Key visual of the series, featuring the main characters: (from left to right) Himari, Kanba, and Shōma.
輪るピングドラム (Mawaru Pingudoramu)
Genre
Mystery[1]
Psychological[1]
Supernatural[1][2]
Created by
Kunihiko Ikuhara
Anime television series
Directed by
Kunihiko Ikuhara
Shouko Nakamura[a]
Produced by
Hiroo Maruyama
Shinichi Ikeda
Written by
Kunihiko Ikuhara
Takayo Ikami
Music by
Yukari Hashimoto
Studio
Brain's Base
Licensed by
AUS:Siren Visual
NA:Sentai Filmworks
UK:Anime Limited
Original network
MBS, TBS, TVA, AT-X, BS11
Original run
July 8, 2011 – December 23, 2011
Episodes
24 (List of episodes)
Manga
Written by
Kunihiko Ikuhara
Illustrated by
Lily Hoshino
Isuzu Shibata
Published by
Gentosha
English publisher
NA:Seven Seas
Magazine
Comic Birz
Demographic
Seinen
Original run
May 30, 2013 – January 30, 2017
Volumes
5
Anime film
Re:cycle of Penguindrum
Directed by
Kunihiko Ikuhara
Produced by
Masakazu Watanabe
Saori Tadokoro
Written by
Kunihiko Ikuhara
Takayo Ikami
Music by
Yukari Hashimoto
Studio
Lapin Track
Licensed by
NA:Sentai Filmworks
UK:Anime Limited
Released
April 29, 2022 (part 1) July 22, 2022 (part 2)
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Penguindrum, known in Japan as Mawaru Penguindrum (輪るピングドラム, Mawaru Pingudoramu, lit. "Spinning Penguindrum"), is a Japanese anime television series produced by Brain's Base. It was written by Kunihiko Ikuhara and Takayo Ikami, was co-directed by Ikuhara along with Shouko Nakamura, and was broadcast in Japan from July through December 2011.
A two-part compilation film titled Re:cycle of Penguindrum premiered in 2022, with the first part premiering in April and the second part in July. It follows the efforts of two brothers, Kanba and Shouma, as they attempt to save their sickly little sister Himari from death by cooperating with a magical penguin hat. In the process, they confront their family's dark past.
^ abcSherman, Jennifer (December 27, 2016). "Isuzu Shibata's Mawaru Penguindrum Manga Ends in January". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on May 24, 2019. Retrieved January 25, 2019.
^"Penguindrum". Sentai Filmworks. Archived from the original on January 25, 2019. Retrieved January 25, 2019.
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Penguindrum, known in Japan as Mawaru Penguindrum (輪るピングドラム, Mawaru Pingudoramu, lit. "Spinning Penguindrum"), is a Japanese anime television series produced...
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