Mawaru Penguindrum
Anime
輪るピングドラム
2011/07/08
Character count100,600
Word count47,256
Unique words4,909
Words (1-occurrence)2,490
Unique kanji1,249
Kanji (1-occurrence)262
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
DetailsVocabulary
Subdecks
Episode 1
Character count4,492
Word count2,167
Unique words667
Words (1-occurrence)403
Unique kanji323
Kanji (1-occurrence)154
Difficulty beta
Moderate
DetailsVocabulary
Episode 2
Character count4,803
Word count2,222
Unique words680
Words (1-occurrence)412
Unique kanji320
Kanji (1-occurrence)158
Difficulty beta
Moderate
DetailsVocabulary
Episode 3
Character count4,813
Word count2,208
Unique words667
Words (1-occurrence)404
Unique kanji300
Kanji (1-occurrence)149
Difficulty beta
Moderate
DetailsVocabulary
Episode 4
Character count4,515
Word count2,066
Unique words755
Words (1-occurrence)502
Unique kanji366
Kanji (1-occurrence)192
Difficulty beta
Very hard
DetailsVocabulary
Episode 5
Character count4,235
Word count1,937
Unique words645
Words (1-occurrence)406
Unique kanji327
Kanji (1-occurrence)151
Difficulty beta
Hard
DetailsVocabulary
Episode 6
Character count4,092
Word count1,929
Unique words626
Words (1-occurrence)377
Unique kanji317
Kanji (1-occurrence)148
Difficulty beta
Hard
DetailsVocabulary
Episode 7
Character count4,201
Word count1,951
Unique words685
Words (1-occurrence)444
Unique kanji345
Kanji (1-occurrence)193
Difficulty beta
Hard
DetailsVocabulary
Episode 8
Character count4,899
Word count2,326
Unique words704
Words (1-occurrence)434
Unique kanji315
Kanji (1-occurrence)150
Difficulty beta
Hard
DetailsVocabulary
Episode 9
Character count4,309
Word count1,936
Unique words630
Words (1-occurrence)385
Unique kanji314
Kanji (1-occurrence)145
Difficulty beta
Moderate
DetailsVocabulary
Episode 10
Character count3,867
Word count1,812
Unique words538
Words (1-occurrence)346
Unique kanji270
Kanji (1-occurrence)143
Difficulty beta
Hard
DetailsVocabulary
Episode 11
Character count4,478
Word count2,147
Unique words669
Words (1-occurrence)414
Unique kanji325
Kanji (1-occurrence)166
Difficulty beta
Very hard
DetailsVocabulary
Episode 12
Character count3,453
Word count1,622
Unique words619
Words (1-occurrence)402
Unique kanji346
Kanji (1-occurrence)171
Difficulty beta
Very hard
DetailsVocabulary
Episode 13
Character count4,604
Word count2,236
Unique words707
Words (1-occurrence)420
Unique kanji392
Kanji (1-occurrence)180
Difficulty beta
Hard
DetailsVocabulary
Episode 14
Character count4,054
Word count1,872
Unique words618
Words (1-occurrence)390
Unique kanji306
Kanji (1-occurrence)157
Difficulty beta
Hard
DetailsVocabulary
Episode 15
Character count5,236
Word count2,440
Unique words703
Words (1-occurrence)423
Unique kanji357
Kanji (1-occurrence)167
Difficulty beta
Hard
DetailsVocabulary
Episode 16
Character count4,551
Word count2,004
Unique words673
Words (1-occurrence)418
Unique kanji342
Kanji (1-occurrence)160
Difficulty beta
Very hard
DetailsVocabulary
Episode 17
Character count4,294
Word count2,033
Unique words628
Words (1-occurrence)381
Unique kanji317
Kanji (1-occurrence)155
Difficulty beta
Hard
DetailsVocabulary
Episode 18
Character count3,756
Word count1,863
Unique words502
Words (1-occurrence)282
Unique kanji279
Kanji (1-occurrence)131
Difficulty beta
Hard
DetailsVocabulary
Episode 19
Character count4,059
Word count1,910
Unique words586
Words (1-occurrence)354
Unique kanji289
Kanji (1-occurrence)144
Difficulty beta
Moderate
DetailsVocabulary
Episode 20
Character count3,569
Word count1,678
Unique words498
Words (1-occurrence)277
Unique kanji250
Kanji (1-occurrence)106
Difficulty beta
Hard
DetailsVocabulary
Episode 21
Character count3,420
Word count1,644
Unique words542
Words (1-occurrence)345
Unique kanji279
Kanji (1-occurrence)128
Difficulty beta
Hard
DetailsVocabulary
Episode 22
Character count3,330
Word count1,557
Unique words480
Words (1-occurrence)270
Unique kanji272
Kanji (1-occurrence)119
Difficulty beta
Hard
DetailsVocabulary
Episode 23
Character count3,787
Word count1,856
Unique words510
Words (1-occurrence)283
Unique kanji281
Kanji (1-occurrence)120
Difficulty beta
Hard
DetailsVocabulary
Episode 24
Character count3,783
Word count1,840
Unique words520
Words (1-occurrence)290
Unique kanji276
Kanji (1-occurrence)130
Difficulty beta
Hard
DetailsVocabulary