Mawaru Penguindrum
Anime
輪るピングドラム
2011/07/08
Character count100,613
Word count47,427
Unique words4,602
Words (1-occurrence)2,281
Unique kanji1,247
Kanji (1-occurrence)260
Difficulty beta
Hard
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
Magic
Satire
Teen Cast
Fairy Tale
Cult
Non-Chronological
Age Gap
Animals
Subdecks
Episode 1
Character count4,491
Word count2,168
Unique words652
Words (1-occurrence)388
Unique kanji323
Kanji (1-occurrence)154
Difficulty beta
Moderate
DetailsVocabulary
Episode 2
Character count4,803
Word count2,225
Unique words662
Words (1-occurrence)397
Unique kanji320
Kanji (1-occurrence)158
Difficulty beta
Moderate
DetailsVocabulary
Episode 3
Character count4,814
Word count2,214
Unique words648
Words (1-occurrence)384
Unique kanji300
Kanji (1-occurrence)149
Difficulty beta
Hard
DetailsVocabulary
Episode 4
Character count4,514
Word count2,072
Unique words727
Words (1-occurrence)476
Unique kanji366
Kanji (1-occurrence)192
Difficulty beta
Very hard
DetailsVocabulary
Episode 5
Character count4,235
Word count1,913
Unique words622
Words (1-occurrence)385
Unique kanji327
Kanji (1-occurrence)151
Difficulty beta
Hard
DetailsVocabulary
Episode 6
Character count4,093
Word count1,939
Unique words622
Words (1-occurrence)373
Unique kanji317
Kanji (1-occurrence)148
Difficulty beta
Hard
DetailsVocabulary
Episode 7
Character count4,201
Word count1,901
Unique words650
Words (1-occurrence)418
Unique kanji345
Kanji (1-occurrence)193
Difficulty beta
Hard
DetailsVocabulary
Episode 8
Character count4,898
Word count2,348
Unique words676
Words (1-occurrence)400
Unique kanji315
Kanji (1-occurrence)150
Difficulty beta
Hard
DetailsVocabulary
Episode 9
Character count4,308
Word count1,956
Unique words624
Words (1-occurrence)377
Unique kanji314
Kanji (1-occurrence)145
Difficulty beta
Moderate
DetailsVocabulary
Episode 10
Character count3,870
Word count1,808
Unique words525
Words (1-occurrence)335
Unique kanji270
Kanji (1-occurrence)143
Difficulty beta
Hard
DetailsVocabulary
Episode 11
Character count4,480
Word count2,133
Unique words630
Words (1-occurrence)376
Unique kanji325
Kanji (1-occurrence)166
Difficulty beta
Very hard
DetailsVocabulary
Episode 12
Character count3,453
Word count1,644
Unique words613
Words (1-occurrence)392
Unique kanji346
Kanji (1-occurrence)171
Difficulty beta
Very hard
DetailsVocabulary
Episode 13
Character count4,604
Word count2,280
Unique words702
Words (1-occurrence)409
Unique kanji392
Kanji (1-occurrence)180
Difficulty beta
Hard
DetailsVocabulary
Episode 14
Character count4,055
Word count1,840
Unique words591
Words (1-occurrence)369
Unique kanji306
Kanji (1-occurrence)157
Difficulty beta
Hard
DetailsVocabulary
Episode 15
Character count5,237
Word count2,485
Unique words686
Words (1-occurrence)400
Unique kanji357
Kanji (1-occurrence)167
Difficulty beta
Hard
DetailsVocabulary
Episode 16
Character count4,552
Word count1,945
Unique words625
Words (1-occurrence)386
Unique kanji342
Kanji (1-occurrence)160
Difficulty beta
Very hard
DetailsVocabulary
Episode 17
Character count4,294
Word count2,035
Unique words601
Words (1-occurrence)358
Unique kanji317
Kanji (1-occurrence)155
Difficulty beta
Hard
DetailsVocabulary
Episode 18
Character count3,756
Word count1,899
Unique words491
Words (1-occurrence)267
Unique kanji279
Kanji (1-occurrence)131
Difficulty beta
Hard
DetailsVocabulary
Episode 19
Character count4,059
Word count1,921
Unique words575
Words (1-occurrence)341
Unique kanji289
Kanji (1-occurrence)144
Difficulty beta
Hard
DetailsVocabulary
Episode 20
Character count3,569
Word count1,700
Unique words485
Words (1-occurrence)264
Unique kanji250
Kanji (1-occurrence)106
Difficulty beta
Hard
DetailsVocabulary
Episode 21
Character count3,423
Word count1,656
Unique words534
Words (1-occurrence)334
Unique kanji279
Kanji (1-occurrence)128
Difficulty beta
Hard
DetailsVocabulary
Episode 22
Character count3,330
Word count1,579
Unique words473
Words (1-occurrence)260
Unique kanji272
Kanji (1-occurrence)119
Difficulty beta
Hard
DetailsVocabulary
Episode 23
Character count3,791
Word count1,900
Unique words493
Words (1-occurrence)264
Unique kanji281
Kanji (1-occurrence)120
Difficulty beta
Hard
DetailsVocabulary
Episode 24
Character count3,783
Word count1,866
Unique words519
Words (1-occurrence)292
Unique kanji276
Kanji (1-occurrence)130
Difficulty beta
Hard
DetailsVocabulary