Mawaru Penguindrum

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. ...

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Episode 1 was previewed at a screening as a part of an event held at Animate's Yokohama branch on July 3, 2011. Regular broadcasting began on July 8, 2011.

Character

Oginome, Ringo Image

Oginome, Ringo

Main

Puccio, Veronica

Italian

Puccio, Veronica Image
Takakura, Shouma Image

Takakura, Shouma

Main

Shepard, Blake

English

Shepard, Blake Image
Takakura, Kanba Image

Takakura, Kanba

Main

Guardiola, Illich

English

Guardiola, Illich Image
Takakura, Himari Image

Takakura, Himari

Main

Rial, Monica

English

Rial, Monica Image
Aoi Image

Aoi

Supporting

Uchida, Aya

Japanese

Uchida, Aya Image
Aoi's Mother Image

Aoi's Mother

Supporting

Suzuki, Masami

Japanese

Suzuki, Masami Image

staff

Ikeda, Shinichi Image

Ikeda, Shinichi

Producer

Maruyama, Hiroo Image

Maruyama, Hiroo

Producer

Ikuhara, Kunihiko Image

Ikuhara, Kunihiko

Director

Nakamura, Shouko Image

Nakamura, Shouko

Director

Yamada, Haru Image

Yamada, Haru

Sound Director

Aizawa, Kagetsu Image

Aizawa, Kagetsu

Episode Director