Mawaru Penguindrum
Anime
輪るピングドラム
2011/07/08
Character count100,913
Word count46,325
Unique words4,283
Words (1-occurrence)2,218
Unique kanji1,240
Kanji (1-occurrence)259
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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Episode 1
Character count4,502
Word count2,120
Unique words634
Words (1-occurrence)373
Unique kanji323
Kanji (1-occurrence)154
Difficulty beta
Hard
Episode 2
Character count4,812
Word count2,151
Unique words645
Words (1-occurrence)384
Unique kanji320
Kanji (1-occurrence)158
Difficulty beta
Moderate
Episode 3
Character count4,825
Word count2,160
Unique words634
Words (1-occurrence)370
Unique kanji300
Kanji (1-occurrence)149
Difficulty beta
Moderate
Episode 4
Character count4,522
Word count2,008
Unique words717
Words (1-occurrence)466
Unique kanji366
Kanji (1-occurrence)192
Difficulty beta
Very hard
Episode 5
Character count4,262
Word count1,882
Unique words617
Words (1-occurrence)382
Unique kanji327
Kanji (1-occurrence)151
Difficulty beta
Hard
Episode 6
Character count4,125
Word count1,899
Unique words617
Words (1-occurrence)371
Unique kanji317
Kanji (1-occurrence)148
Difficulty beta
Hard
Episode 7
Character count4,204
Word count1,835
Unique words635
Words (1-occurrence)410
Unique kanji345
Kanji (1-occurrence)193
Difficulty beta
Hard
Episode 8
Character count4,909
Word count2,271
Unique words669
Words (1-occurrence)396
Unique kanji315
Kanji (1-occurrence)150
Difficulty beta
Hard
Episode 9
Character count4,312
Word count1,901
Unique words618
Words (1-occurrence)367
Unique kanji314
Kanji (1-occurrence)145
Difficulty beta
Moderate
Episode 10
Character count3,901
Word count1,777
Unique words520
Words (1-occurrence)329
Unique kanji270
Kanji (1-occurrence)143
Difficulty beta
Hard
Episode 11
Character count4,486
Word count2,060
Unique words627
Words (1-occurrence)374
Unique kanji325
Kanji (1-occurrence)166
Difficulty beta
Very hard
Episode 12
Character count3,451
Word count1,620
Unique words608
Words (1-occurrence)391
Unique kanji346
Kanji (1-occurrence)171
Difficulty beta
Hard
Episode 13
Character count4,601
Word count2,219
Unique words692
Words (1-occurrence)408
Unique kanji392
Kanji (1-occurrence)180
Difficulty beta
Hard
Episode 14
Character count4,075
Word count1,821
Unique words591
Words (1-occurrence)367
Unique kanji306
Kanji (1-occurrence)157
Difficulty beta
Hard
Episode 15
Character count5,244
Word count2,464
Unique words687
Words (1-occurrence)403
Unique kanji357
Kanji (1-occurrence)167
Difficulty beta
Hard
Episode 16
Character count4,573
Word count1,919
Unique words617
Words (1-occurrence)378
Unique kanji342
Kanji (1-occurrence)160
Difficulty beta
Very hard
Episode 17
Character count4,311
Word count1,971
Unique words593
Words (1-occurrence)353
Unique kanji317
Kanji (1-occurrence)155
Difficulty beta
Hard
Episode 18
Character count3,774
Word count1,803
Unique words485
Words (1-occurrence)263
Unique kanji279
Kanji (1-occurrence)131
Difficulty beta
Hard
Episode 19
Character count4,079
Word count1,881
Unique words569
Words (1-occurrence)337
Unique kanji289
Kanji (1-occurrence)144
Difficulty beta
Hard
Episode 20
Character count3,582
Word count1,676
Unique words485
Words (1-occurrence)267
Unique kanji250
Kanji (1-occurrence)106
Difficulty beta
Hard
Episode 21
Character count3,429
Word count1,632
Unique words523
Words (1-occurrence)324
Unique kanji279
Kanji (1-occurrence)128
Difficulty beta
Hard
Episode 22
Character count3,335
Word count1,539
Unique words466
Words (1-occurrence)257
Unique kanji272
Kanji (1-occurrence)119
Difficulty beta
Hard
Episode 23
Character count3,800
Word count1,877
Unique words491
Words (1-occurrence)260
Unique kanji281
Kanji (1-occurrence)120
Difficulty beta
Hard
Episode 24
Character count3,799
Word count1,839
Unique words514
Words (1-occurrence)289
Unique kanji276
Kanji (1-occurrence)130
Difficulty beta
Hard