Popularity #837
Mawaru Penguindrum
輪るピングドラム
For the Takakura family, destiny is an ever-spinning wheel, pointing passionately in their direction with equal tides of joy and sorrow before ticking on to the next wishmaker. With their parents gone, twin brothers Kanba and Shouma live alone with their beloved little sister Himari, whose poor health cannot decline any further. On the day Himari is given permission to temporarily leave the hospital, her brothers take her out to the aquarium to celebrate, where the family's supposed fate is brought forth with her sudden collapse. However, when Himari is inexplicably revived by a penguin hat from the aquarium's souvenir shop, the hand of fate continues to tick faithfully forward. With her miraculous recovery, though, comes a cost: there is a new entity within her body, whose condition for keeping her fate at bay sends the boys on a wild goose chase for the mysterious "Penguin Drum." In their search, the boys will have to follow the threads of fate leading from their own shocking past and into the lives of other wishmakers vying for the Penguin Drum, all hoping to land upon their chosen destiny. [Written by MAL Rewrite]
Score: 7.93
Ranked #754
Genre
Avant Garde, Drama, Mystery, Supernatural, Suspense,Source
OriginalFormat
TVSeason
summerEpisodes
24Episodes Duration
24 min per epAired on
Jul 8, 2011 to Dec 23, 2011Status
Finished AiringMemebers
305334Favorites
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Characters & Voice Actors
Oginome, Ringo
Main
Puccio, Veronica
Italian
Takakura, Shouma
Main
Shepard, Blake
English
Takakura, Kanba
Main
Guardiola, Illich
English
Takakura, Himari
Main
Rial, Monica
English
Aoi
Supporting
Uchida, Aya
Japanese
Aoi's Mother
Supporting
Suzuki, Masami
Japanese
Opening Themes
1: "Nornir (ノルニル)" by Etsuko Yakushimaru Metro Orchestra (eps 1-14)
2: "Shounen yo Ware ni Kaere (少年よ我に帰れ)" by Etsuko Yakushimaru Metro Orchestra (eps 15-23)
Ending Themes
1: "DEAR FUTURE" by coaltar of the deepers (eps 1-9, 11-12)
2: "DEAR FUTURE feat. Yui Horie" by coaltar of the deepers (eps 10)
3: "Haiiro no Suiyoubi (灰色の水曜日)" by Triple H (eps 13, 15, 18)
4: "Bad News Kuroi Yokan (Bad News 黒い予感)" by Triple H (eps 14, 17)
5: "Ikarechimattaze!! (イカレちまったぜ!!)" by Triple H (eps 16)
6: "HIDE and SEEK" by Triple H (eps 19)
7: "Private Girl" by Triple H (eps 20)
8: "Tamashii Kogashite (魂こがして)" by Triple H (eps 21)
9: "Asa no Kageri no Naka de (朝のかげりの中で)" by Triple H (eps 22)
10: "HEROES ~Eiyuutachi (HEROES ～英雄たち)" by Triple H (eps 23)
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