Mawaru Penguindrum

(Penguindrum)

Type

TV

Episodes

24

Status

finished

Ep.Length

24 Min

Rating

R

Aired

2011-07-08

Season

Winter 2011

Description:

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]

Alternative Titles:

輪るピングドラム, Mawaru Penguindrum

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(Revolutionary Girl Utena)

8.07

Description:

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Type

TV

Episodes

39

Ep.Length

23 Min

Rating

Teens 13 or older

Status

finished

Aired

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(Puella Magi Madoka Magica)

8.21

Description:

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Type

TV

Episodes

12

Ep.Length

24 Min

Rating

Teens 13 or older

Status

finished

Aired

2011-01-07

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(Bakemonogatari)

8.21

Description:

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Type

TV

Episodes

15

Ep.Length

24 Min

Rating

17+ (violence & profanity)

Status

finished

Aired

2009-07-03

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(Night on the Galactic Railroad)

7.14

Description:

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Type

movie

Episodes

1

Ep.Length

105 Min

Rating

All Ages

Status

finished

Aired

1985-07-13

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(Blast of Tempest)

7.89

Description:

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Type

TV

Episodes

24

Ep.Length

24 Min

Rating

Teens 13 or older

Status

finished

Aired

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