Penguindrum | |
輪るピングドラム (Mawaru Pingudoramu) | |
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Genre | |
Created by | Kunihiko Ikuhara |
Anime television series | |
Directed by |
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Produced by |
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Written by |
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Music by | Yukari Hashimoto |
Studio | Brain's Base |
Licensed by | |
Original network | MBS, TBS, TVA, AT-X, BS11 |
Original run | July 8, 2011 – December 23, 2011 |
Episodes | 24 |
Manga | |
Written by | Kunihiko Ikuhara |
Illustrated by |
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Published by | Gentosha |
English publisher | |
Magazine | Comic Birz |
Demographic | Seinen |
Original run | May 30, 2013 – January 30, 2017 |
Volumes | 5 |
Anime film | |
Re:cycle of Penguindrum | |
Directed by | Kunihiko Ikuhara |
Produced by |
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Written by |
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Music by | Yukari Hashimoto |
Studio | Lapin Track |
Licensed by | |
Released | April 29, 2022 (part 1) July 22, 2022 (part 2) |
Penguindrum, known in Japan as Mawaru Penguindrum (輪るピングドラム, Mawaru Pingudoramu, lit. "Spinning Penguindrum"), 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, and was broadcast in Japan from July through December 2011.
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. 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 terminally ill girl named Himari Takakura is miraculously saved from death by a strange spirit who resides in a penguin-shaped hat. However, in exchange for extending her life, the spirit tasks Himari's brothers, Kanba and Shoma, to seek out an elusive item known as the Penguindrum with the assistance from a trio of strange penguins.
Penguindrum was released in 2011, and has a message about "one of the most bizarre and traumatic events in modern Japanese history", the Tokyo subway sarin attack perpetrated on 20 March 1995, in Tokyo, Japan, by members of the cult movement Aum Shinrikyo. The anime was described as a "tale of a Tokyo still picking up its pieces after this horrific turn of events". Two of Penguindrum's characters, doctor Sanetoshi Watase and a schoolgirl Momoka Oginome, are reflections of the terrorist doctor Ikuo Hayashi who was spotted by a schoolgirl right before the attack. Other characters, such as Shoma, Kanba and Himari Takakura are portrayed as a children of the terrorists who performed the 1995 attack; in the story "they will be forced to account for the crimes of their parents". [3]
Penguindrum was inspired by Japanese classical book Night on the Galactic Railroad by Kenji Miyazawa. [3]
The production of the series was announced in February 2011 in the magazine Kera, [4] before being formalized in April of the same year. [5] The series was produced by Brain's Base, written by Kunihiko Ikuhara and Takayo Ikami, and was co-directed by Ikuhara along with Shouko Nakamura. Consisting of twenty-four episodes, the series aired from July 8 to December 23, 2011. [6] Eight DVDs and Blu-ray box sets were released between October 2011 and May 2012. [7]
Sentai Filmworks has licensed the series for North America, while Kazé UK has licensed the series in the United Kingdom, Siren Visual has licensed the series in Australia and New Zealand, and Dynit licensed the series in Italy.
Penguindrum's two opening themes are performed by Etsuko Yakushimaru. " Nornir" (ノルニル, Noruniru), is used for episodes 1–14, and "Boys, Come Back to Me" (少年よ我に帰れ, Shōnen yo Ware ni Kaere) from episode 15 onwards. Eight pieces of music are used for ending themes. "Dear Future" by Coaltar of the Deepers is used for episodes 1–12, with a special performance by Yui Horie for episode 10. Episodes 13 onwards use several covers of ARB performed by Marie Miyake, Yui Watanabe and Miho Arakawa as the fictional band "Triple H": "Grey Wednesday" (灰色の水曜日, Hai-iro no Suiyōbi) is used for episodes 13, 15 and 18; "Bad News (Kuroi Yokan)" (Bad News (黒い予感)) for episodes 14 and 17; and "Ikarechimattaze!!" (イカレちまったぜ!!) for episode 16, "Hide and Seek" for episode 19, "Private Girl" for episode 20, "Tamashii Kogashite" (魂こがして, "Scorching Soul") for episode 21 and "Heroes ~Eiyū-tachi~" (HEROES ~英雄たち~) for episode 23. [8] [9] [10]
A two-part compilation film produced by Lapin Track titled Re:cycle of Penguindrum premiered in 2022, with the first part premiering on April 29, and the second part on July 22. [11] [12] [13] [14] Sentai Filmworks screened both films at Anime Boston 2023, [15] and released them on Blu-ray (with an English dub) on July 4 of the same year. [16]
Almost two years after the premiere of the anime series, a manga adaptation by Isuzu Shibata began serialization in the monthly magazine Comic Birz on May 30, 2013. [17] [18] [19] The manga ended serialization on January 30, 2017. [1] The first volume was released on September 24, 2014, and the fifth and last one on April 24, 2017. [20] [21] It was licensed for an English release by the Seven Seas Entertainment and published between 2019 and 2021. [22]
Penguindrum was part of the Jury Selections at the 15th Japan Media Arts Festival in the Animation category in 2011. [23] The series was nominated for the 43rd Seiun Award in the Best Media category in 2012. [24] In 2019, Polygon named Penguindrum as one of the best anime series of the 2010s. [25]
HIDIVE will also show advanced screenings of the Tsurune The Movie: The First Shot and Re:cycle of the Penguindrum anime films at the event on April 7–8.
Penguindrum | |
輪るピングドラム (Mawaru Pingudoramu) | |
---|---|
Genre | |
Created by | Kunihiko Ikuhara |
Anime television series | |
Directed by |
|
Produced by |
|
Written by |
|
Music by | Yukari Hashimoto |
Studio | Brain's Base |
Licensed by | |
Original network | MBS, TBS, TVA, AT-X, BS11 |
Original run | July 8, 2011 – December 23, 2011 |
Episodes | 24 |
Manga | |
Written by | Kunihiko Ikuhara |
Illustrated by |
|
Published by | Gentosha |
English publisher | |
Magazine | Comic Birz |
Demographic | Seinen |
Original run | May 30, 2013 – January 30, 2017 |
Volumes | 5 |
Anime film | |
Re:cycle of Penguindrum | |
Directed by | Kunihiko Ikuhara |
Produced by |
|
Written by |
|
Music by | Yukari Hashimoto |
Studio | Lapin Track |
Licensed by | |
Released | April 29, 2022 (part 1) July 22, 2022 (part 2) |
Penguindrum, known in Japan as Mawaru Penguindrum (輪るピングドラム, Mawaru Pingudoramu, lit. "Spinning Penguindrum"), 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, and was broadcast in Japan from July through December 2011.
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. 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 terminally ill girl named Himari Takakura is miraculously saved from death by a strange spirit who resides in a penguin-shaped hat. However, in exchange for extending her life, the spirit tasks Himari's brothers, Kanba and Shoma, to seek out an elusive item known as the Penguindrum with the assistance from a trio of strange penguins.
Penguindrum was released in 2011, and has a message about "one of the most bizarre and traumatic events in modern Japanese history", the Tokyo subway sarin attack perpetrated on 20 March 1995, in Tokyo, Japan, by members of the cult movement Aum Shinrikyo. The anime was described as a "tale of a Tokyo still picking up its pieces after this horrific turn of events". Two of Penguindrum's characters, doctor Sanetoshi Watase and a schoolgirl Momoka Oginome, are reflections of the terrorist doctor Ikuo Hayashi who was spotted by a schoolgirl right before the attack. Other characters, such as Shoma, Kanba and Himari Takakura are portrayed as a children of the terrorists who performed the 1995 attack; in the story "they will be forced to account for the crimes of their parents". [3]
Penguindrum was inspired by Japanese classical book Night on the Galactic Railroad by Kenji Miyazawa. [3]
The production of the series was announced in February 2011 in the magazine Kera, [4] before being formalized in April of the same year. [5] The series was produced by Brain's Base, written by Kunihiko Ikuhara and Takayo Ikami, and was co-directed by Ikuhara along with Shouko Nakamura. Consisting of twenty-four episodes, the series aired from July 8 to December 23, 2011. [6] Eight DVDs and Blu-ray box sets were released between October 2011 and May 2012. [7]
Sentai Filmworks has licensed the series for North America, while Kazé UK has licensed the series in the United Kingdom, Siren Visual has licensed the series in Australia and New Zealand, and Dynit licensed the series in Italy.
Penguindrum's two opening themes are performed by Etsuko Yakushimaru. " Nornir" (ノルニル, Noruniru), is used for episodes 1–14, and "Boys, Come Back to Me" (少年よ我に帰れ, Shōnen yo Ware ni Kaere) from episode 15 onwards. Eight pieces of music are used for ending themes. "Dear Future" by Coaltar of the Deepers is used for episodes 1–12, with a special performance by Yui Horie for episode 10. Episodes 13 onwards use several covers of ARB performed by Marie Miyake, Yui Watanabe and Miho Arakawa as the fictional band "Triple H": "Grey Wednesday" (灰色の水曜日, Hai-iro no Suiyōbi) is used for episodes 13, 15 and 18; "Bad News (Kuroi Yokan)" (Bad News (黒い予感)) for episodes 14 and 17; and "Ikarechimattaze!!" (イカレちまったぜ!!) for episode 16, "Hide and Seek" for episode 19, "Private Girl" for episode 20, "Tamashii Kogashite" (魂こがして, "Scorching Soul") for episode 21 and "Heroes ~Eiyū-tachi~" (HEROES ~英雄たち~) for episode 23. [8] [9] [10]
A two-part compilation film produced by Lapin Track titled Re:cycle of Penguindrum premiered in 2022, with the first part premiering on April 29, and the second part on July 22. [11] [12] [13] [14] Sentai Filmworks screened both films at Anime Boston 2023, [15] and released them on Blu-ray (with an English dub) on July 4 of the same year. [16]
Almost two years after the premiere of the anime series, a manga adaptation by Isuzu Shibata began serialization in the monthly magazine Comic Birz on May 30, 2013. [17] [18] [19] The manga ended serialization on January 30, 2017. [1] The first volume was released on September 24, 2014, and the fifth and last one on April 24, 2017. [20] [21] It was licensed for an English release by the Seven Seas Entertainment and published between 2019 and 2021. [22]
Penguindrum was part of the Jury Selections at the 15th Japan Media Arts Festival in the Animation category in 2011. [23] The series was nominated for the 43rd Seiun Award in the Best Media category in 2012. [24] In 2019, Polygon named Penguindrum as one of the best anime series of the 2010s. [25]
HIDIVE will also show advanced screenings of the Tsurune The Movie: The First Shot and Re:cycle of the Penguindrum anime films at the event on April 7–8.