Mawaru Penguindrum
Anime
輪るピングドラム
2011/07/08
Character count100,752
Word count46,511
Unique words4,719
Words (1-occurrence)2,369
Unique kanji1,255
Kanji (1-occurrence)265
Difficulty beta
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
Character count4,520
Word count2,136
Unique words655
Words (1-occurrence)399
Unique kanji323
Kanji (1-occurrence)154
Difficulty beta
Average
Episode 2
Character count4,820
Word count2,208
Unique words651
Words (1-occurrence)390
Unique kanji320
Kanji (1-occurrence)158
Difficulty beta
Easy
Episode 3
Character count4,785
Word count2,130
Unique words640
Words (1-occurrence)379
Unique kanji300
Kanji (1-occurrence)149
Difficulty beta
Average
Episode 4
Character count4,510
Word count2,024
Unique words736
Words (1-occurrence)486
Unique kanji366
Kanji (1-occurrence)192
Difficulty beta
Easy
Episode 5
Character count4,233
Word count1,901
Unique words632
Words (1-occurrence)396
Unique kanji327
Kanji (1-occurrence)151
Difficulty beta
Average
Episode 6
Character count4,095
Word count1,880
Unique words604
Words (1-occurrence)363
Unique kanji317
Kanji (1-occurrence)148
Difficulty beta
Average
Episode 7
Character count4,200
Word count1,905
Unique words669
Words (1-occurrence)442
Unique kanji345
Kanji (1-occurrence)193
Difficulty beta
Average
Episode 8
Character count4,895
Word count2,308
Unique words671
Words (1-occurrence)394
Unique kanji315
Kanji (1-occurrence)150
Difficulty beta
Average
Episode 9
Character count4,320
Word count1,883
Unique words606
Words (1-occurrence)367
Unique kanji314
Kanji (1-occurrence)145
Difficulty beta
Average
Episode 10
Character count3,882
Word count1,774
Unique words532
Words (1-occurrence)338
Unique kanji270
Kanji (1-occurrence)143
Difficulty beta
Average
Episode 11
Character count4,494
Word count2,099
Unique words636
Words (1-occurrence)388
Unique kanji325
Kanji (1-occurrence)166
Difficulty beta
Average
Episode 12
Character count3,463
Word count1,599
Unique words594
Words (1-occurrence)375
Unique kanji346
Kanji (1-occurrence)171
Difficulty beta
Average
Episode 13
Character count4,606
Word count2,205
Unique words687
Words (1-occurrence)406
Unique kanji392
Kanji (1-occurrence)180
Difficulty beta
Average
Episode 14
Character count4,081
Word count1,847
Unique words600
Words (1-occurrence)378
Unique kanji306
Kanji (1-occurrence)157
Difficulty beta
Average
Episode 15
Character count5,234
Word count2,400
Unique words680
Words (1-occurrence)410
Unique kanji357
Kanji (1-occurrence)167
Difficulty beta
Average
Episode 16
Character count4,597
Word count1,966
Unique words644
Words (1-occurrence)399
Unique kanji342
Kanji (1-occurrence)160
Difficulty beta
Average
Episode 17
Character count4,301
Word count2,007
Unique words615
Words (1-occurrence)371
Unique kanji317
Kanji (1-occurrence)155
Difficulty beta
Average
Episode 18
Character count3,759
Word count1,852
Unique words492
Words (1-occurrence)280
Unique kanji279
Kanji (1-occurrence)131
Difficulty beta
Average
Episode 19
Character count4,069
Word count1,911
Unique words573
Words (1-occurrence)352
Unique kanji289
Kanji (1-occurrence)144
Difficulty beta
Average
Episode 20
Character count3,574
Word count1,675
Unique words484
Words (1-occurrence)262
Unique kanji250
Kanji (1-occurrence)106
Difficulty beta
Average
Episode 21
Character count3,430
Word count1,644
Unique words516
Words (1-occurrence)313
Unique kanji279
Kanji (1-occurrence)128
Difficulty beta
Average
Episode 22
Character count3,320
Word count1,521
Unique words461
Words (1-occurrence)255
Unique kanji272
Kanji (1-occurrence)119
Difficulty beta
Average
Episode 23
Character count3,784
Word count1,823
Unique words489
Words (1-occurrence)266
Unique kanji281
Kanji (1-occurrence)120
Difficulty beta
Average
Episode 24
Character count3,780
Word count1,813
Unique words514
Words (1-occurrence)290
Unique kanji276
Kanji (1-occurrence)130
Difficulty beta
Average