Penguindrum
Sign in to saveAlso known as Mawaru Pingudrum, Spinning Penguindrum, Mawaru Penguin Drum, Mawaru Penguindrum, Mawaru-Penguindrum, Penguin Drum
Penguindrum, known in Japan as , is a Japanese anime television series produced by Brain's Base. It was written by Kunihiko Ikuhara and Takayo Ikami, was co-directed by Ikuhara along with Shouko Nakamura, with character designs by Lily Hoshino, and was broadcast in Japan from July through December 2011. It follows the efforts of two brothers, Kanba and Shouma, as they attempt to save their sickly little sister Himari from death by cooperating with a magical penguin hat. In the process, they confront their family's dark past.
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Penguindrum
- Score
- 7.92/10 (112,936 votes)
- Rank
- #867
- Popularity
- #887
- Type
- TV
- Episodes
- 24
- Status
- Finished Airing
- Season
- Summer 2011
- Studios
- Brain's Base
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 Him…
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Key facts
- Animanga/Header.name
- Penguindrum
- Animanga/Header.image
- Mawaru pen.jpg
- Animanga/Header.caption
- Key visual of the series, featuring the main characters: (from left to right) Himari, Kanba, and Shōma.
- Animanga/Header.ja_kanji
- 輪るピングドラム
- Animanga/Header.ja_romaji
- Mawaru Pingudoramu
- Animanga/Header.creator
- Ikunichawder (creative group centered on Kunihiko Ikuhara)
- Animanga/Video.type
- Film
- Animanga/Video.music
- Yukari Hashimoto
- Animanga/Video.studio
- Lapin Track
- Animanga/Video.network
- MBS, TBS, TVA, AT-X, BS11
- Animanga/Video.first
- July 8, 2011
- Animanga/Video.last
- December 23, 2011
- Animanga/Video.episodes
- 2
- Animanga/Video.episode_list
- List of Penguindrum episodes
- Animanga/Print.type
- Manga
- Animanga/Print.illustrator
- Isuzu Shibata
- Animanga/Print.publisher
- Gentosha
- Animanga/Print.first
- May 30, 2013
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Wikidata facts
- Official website
- penguindrum.jp
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- number of episodes
- 24
- Commons category
- Mawaru Penguindrum
- social media followers
- 59196
- number of seasons
- 1
- start time
- 2011-07-08
- end time
- 2011-12-23
- title
- 輪るピングドラム
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11 sectionsContents
- Plot
- Production
- Characters
- Media
- Anime
- Films
- Manga
- Reception
- Notes
- References
- External links
Penguindrum, known in Japan as , is a Japanese anime television series produced by Brain's Base. It was written by Kunihiko Ikuhara and Takayo Ikami, was co-directed by Ikuhara along with Shouko Nakamura, with character designs by Lily Hoshino, and was broadcast in Japan from July through December 2011. It follows the efforts of two brothers, Kanba and Shouma, as they attempt to save their sickly little sister Himari from death by cooperating with a magical penguin hat. In the process, they confront their family's dark past.
A two-part compilation film titled Re:cycle of Penguindrum premiered in 2022, with the first part premiering in April and the second part in July.