Mawaru Penguindrum
Anime
輪るピングドラム
2011/07/08
Speech duration
5h 21min
Word count45,453
Unique words4,699
Words (1-occurrence)2,384
Unique kanji1,249
Kanji (1-occurrence)261
Speech speed
311
Difficulty Average
Episodes24
External Rating
79 %

Once you make a decision, does the universe conspire to make it happen? Is destiny a matter of chance, a matter of choice or the complex outcome of thousands of warring strands of fate? All twins Kanba and Shoma know is that when their terminally ill sister Himari collapses at the aquarium, her death is somehow temporarily reversed by the penguin hat that she had asked for. It's a provisional resurrection, however, and it comes at a price: to keep Himari alive they need to find the mysterious Penguin Drum. In order to do that, they must first find the links to a complex interlocking chain of riddles that has wrapped around their entire existence, and unravel the knots that tie them to mystifying diary and a baffling string of strangers and semi-acquaintances who all have their own secrets, agendas and "survival strategies." And in order for Himari to live, someone else's chosen destiny will have to change. It's a story of love, fate, life, death... and Penguins! (Source: Sentai Filmworks)

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Genres
Drama
Mystery
Psychological
Supernatural
Tags
Philosophy
Family
Coming of Age
Metafiction
Female Protagonist
Male Protagonist
Denpa
Politics
Parody
Trains
Absurdist Comedy
Henshin
Animals
Magic
Satire
Teen Cast
Fairy Tale
Cult
Non-Chronological
Age Gap
Subdecks
Episode 1
Speech duration
13min
Word count2,105
Unique words653
Words (1-occurrence)396
Unique kanji323
Kanji (1-occurrence)154
Speech speed
318
Difficulty Average
Episode 2
Speech duration
14min
Word count2,140
Unique words653
Words (1-occurrence)388
Unique kanji320
Kanji (1-occurrence)158
Speech speed
307
Difficulty Easy
Episode 3
Speech duration
14min
Word count2,114
Unique words630
Words (1-occurrence)369
Unique kanji300
Kanji (1-occurrence)149
Speech speed
325
Difficulty Average
Episode 4
Speech duration
14min
Word count1,998
Unique words734
Words (1-occurrence)482
Unique kanji366
Kanji (1-occurrence)192
Speech speed
309
Difficulty Easy
Episode 5
Speech duration
13min
Word count1,842
Unique words613
Words (1-occurrence)377
Unique kanji327
Kanji (1-occurrence)151
Speech speed
309
Difficulty Average
Episode 6
Speech duration
13min
Word count1,836
Unique words603
Words (1-occurrence)367
Unique kanji317
Kanji (1-occurrence)148
Speech speed
302
Difficulty Average
Episode 7
Speech duration
13min
Word count1,850
Unique words665
Words (1-occurrence)441
Unique kanji345
Kanji (1-occurrence)193
Speech speed
300
Difficulty Average
Episode 8
Speech duration
14min
Word count2,264
Unique words672
Words (1-occurrence)399
Unique kanji315
Kanji (1-occurrence)150
Speech speed
332
Difficulty Average
Episode 9
Speech duration
12min
Word count1,838
Unique words601
Words (1-occurrence)360
Unique kanji314
Kanji (1-occurrence)145
Speech speed
341
Difficulty Average
Episode 10
Speech duration
12min
Word count1,709
Unique words525
Words (1-occurrence)333
Unique kanji270
Kanji (1-occurrence)143
Speech speed
271
Difficulty Average
Episode 11
Speech duration
14min
Word count2,053
Unique words631
Words (1-occurrence)383
Unique kanji325
Kanji (1-occurrence)166
Speech speed
332
Difficulty Average
Episode 12
Speech duration
11min
Word count1,579
Unique words598
Words (1-occurrence)382
Unique kanji346
Kanji (1-occurrence)171
Speech speed
313
Difficulty Average
Episode 13
Speech duration
14min
Word count2,172
Unique words688
Words (1-occurrence)408
Unique kanji392
Kanji (1-occurrence)180
Speech speed
336
Difficulty Average
Episode 14
Speech duration
13min
Word count1,778
Unique words589
Words (1-occurrence)367
Unique kanji306
Kanji (1-occurrence)157
Speech speed
302
Difficulty Average
Episode 15
Speech duration
15min
Word count2,362
Unique words695
Words (1-occurrence)424
Unique kanji357
Kanji (1-occurrence)167
Speech speed
340
Difficulty Average
Episode 16
Speech duration
13min
Word count1,904
Unique words638
Words (1-occurrence)402
Unique kanji342
Kanji (1-occurrence)160
Speech speed
317
Difficulty Average
Episode 17
Speech duration
13min
Word count1,964
Unique words606
Words (1-occurrence)363
Unique kanji317
Kanji (1-occurrence)155
Speech speed
319
Difficulty Average
Episode 18
Speech duration
12min
Word count1,819
Unique words494
Words (1-occurrence)281
Unique kanji279
Kanji (1-occurrence)131
Speech speed
302
Difficulty Average
Episode 19
Speech duration
13min
Word count1,866
Unique words571
Words (1-occurrence)345
Unique kanji289
Kanji (1-occurrence)144
Speech speed
306
Difficulty Average
Episode 20
Speech duration
11min
Word count1,639
Unique words495
Words (1-occurrence)264
Unique kanji250
Kanji (1-occurrence)106
Speech speed
309
Difficulty Average
Episode 21
Speech duration
11min
Word count1,594
Unique words509
Words (1-occurrence)306
Unique kanji279
Kanji (1-occurrence)128
Speech speed
310
Difficulty Average
Episode 22
Speech duration
11min
Word count1,493
Unique words463
Words (1-occurrence)259
Unique kanji272
Kanji (1-occurrence)119
Speech speed
281
Difficulty Average
Episode 23
Speech duration
12min
Word count1,779
Unique words490
Words (1-occurrence)270
Unique kanji281
Kanji (1-occurrence)120
Speech speed
298
Difficulty Average
Episode 24
Speech duration
12min
Word count1,755
Unique words515
Words (1-occurrence)292
Unique kanji276
Kanji (1-occurrence)130
Speech speed
288
Difficulty Average