Mawaru Penguindrum
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- 1EP 1
The Takakura siblings face death and resurrection involving a mysterious penguin spirit.
Jul 8, 2011Shouma, Kanba, and Himari Takakura live together despite Himari having only months to live. After a trip to the aquarium where Shouma buys her a queen penguin hat, Himari collapses and dies. She later revives, cured and possessed by a spirit extending her life, though the effect ends when the hat falls off. The next day, the siblings receive a shipment of frozen items, revealed to be three strange penguins only they can see. The hat possesses Himari again, explaining that her extended life requires the brothers to obtain the Penguin Drum. That night, Shouma sleeps while Kanba appears to kiss Himari, but the scene cuts before contact is confirmed.
- 2EP 2
Penguin Spirit directs Shouma and Kanba to locate Ringo Oginome and the Penguindrum
Jul 15, 2011The Penguin Spirit reappears, instructing Shouma and Kanba to board a train and locate a girl named Ringo Oginome who may hold the Penguindrum. Since Ringo attends a girls' school, the brothers deploy their penguins to trail her movements. They observe her maneuvering around a building exterior to photograph something, which she later presents to their teacher, Keiju Tabuki. Ringo subsequently follows Tabuki to his residence and hides beneath the house. The brothers deduce that she is a stalker and discover a diary she possesses, which allegedly predicts destined events.
- 3EP 3
Ringo prepares curry while Shouma and Kanba search for the Penguindrum at her home.
Jul 22, 2011Shouma and Kanba, fearing Himari’s fate if they do not cooperate, break into Ringo’s house to find the Penguindrum. They narrowly avoid detection when Ringo returns to prepare a special curry for Tabuki. The brothers then follow Ringo to Tabuki’s residence, where she discovers another woman living there. Ringo exchanges the curry she was making with her own and leaves, unexpectedly encountering Himari, who invites her to her house. This development surprises the brothers. After sharing a meal, Ringo returns home and verifies the events recorded in her diary.
- 4EP 4
Ringo prepares lunch for a park date while Shouma searches Kanba's bag for diary clues.
Jul 29, 2011Ringo receives assistance from Himari to prepare lunch for a date with Tabuki at the park. Meanwhile, Kanba instructs Shouma to accompany her and search her bag for a diary, suspecting a connection to the Penguindrum. Upon arriving, they encounter a skunk that sprays Ringo before fleeing. After changing clothes, Ringo and Shouma meet Tabuki, who introduces Yuri Tokikago, an actress Ringo had previously seen with him. When crows destroy Ringo's lunch, she feels overshadowed by Yuri's picnic. Attempting to fulfill a diary entry about a first kiss, Ringo plans to jump into the pond so Tabuki can save her. However, the skunk reappears and knocks her into the water, forcing Shouma to perform CPR. Ringo mistakenly believes Tabuki saved her. Later, a girl Kanba met is pushed down an escalator, matching a diary prediction.
- 5EP 5
Asami loses memory after attack while Kanba seeks funds to save their home
Aug 5, 2011Natsume questions Asami Kubo and fires a red ball at her head, erasing her memory of the escalator incident. Kanba learns his uncle plans to sell their house and visits a strange person to raise money. Shouma and Himari find Ringo, who had a bad day, and invite her home. Shouma asks about her Diary of Fate, but both are summoned by the Penguin Hat. The Hat orders Shouma to retrieve the diary, but Ringo breaks free and throws the hat onto a truck, causing Himari to fall dead again. Kanba retrieves the hat and returns it to Himari, recalling a struggle nine years ago during a typhoon when his father took him out while Himari had a fever.
- 6EP 6
Kanba loses memories while Ringo pursues her sister's diary and Natsume discusses Project M
Aug 19, 2011Kanba visits Asami, who has forgotten him, and attempts to question two other girls before they are attacked by Natsume's red balls and lose their memories. Meanwhile, Shouma follows Ringo's orders to move items to Tabuki's apartment so she can access her diary. Ringo reveals that her late sister Momoka dated Tabuki, leading Ringo to believe she must become Momoka to gain family acceptance. Despite developing a fever, Ringo sneaks under Tabuki's house for their first night together. The episode concludes with Natsume revealing she has a penguin and discussing Project M with an unknown person.
- 7EP 7
Ringo Pursues Tabuki Amidst Yuri’s Engagement Announcement and Potion Mishaps
Aug 26, 2011Tabuki invites Ringo to attend a play by Yuri, followed by dinner where Yuri invites both Ringo and Shouma to a party. During the gathering, Yuri reveals her engagement to Tabuki. Undeterred, Ringo drags Shouma to her school to create a love potion, but the plan is thwarted by Shouma's penguin. Refusing to give up, Ringo sneaks into Tabuki's room one night with the specific intention of getting impregnated by him to secure her goal.
- 8EP 8
Ringo drugs Tabuki while impersonating Yuri, leading to Shouma’s sacrifice to save her.
Sep 2, 2011Ringo tries to approach Tabuki but finds him absent due to a roof leak. The following day, Tabuki informs Shouma that he is moving in with Yuri, a revelation that disturbs Ringo. She subsequently learns that her father is involved with another family. Ignoring these developments, Ringo visits Tabuki’s new apartment while Yuri is away on tour. She uses a special cake to drug Tabuki and impersonates Yuri to initiate sexual contact. Shouma eventually regains consciousness and delays Ringo until Yuri returns. As Shouma attempts to prevent further actions, Ringo’s diary falls and is torn in half by a motorcyclist. Shocked, Ringo walks into traffic, prompting Shouma to push her to safety at the cost of being struck by the vehicle himself.
- 9EP 9
Himari dreams of Sanetoshi and recalls her past with Triple-H before hearing about Shouma's accident.
Sep 9, 2011Himari experiences a vivid dream where she encounters a man named Sanetoshi, who presents books containing her memories. She recalls her elementary school days forming the group Triple-H with best friends Hibari and Hikari. After an argument over a ribbon caused her mother to be scarred by a falling mirror, Himari and her friends attempted to heal her by killing a koi for its blood. Himari eventually left school due to illness while her friends pursued careers as idols. Upon waking with vague memories of a past soulmate, she learns from Ringo about Shouma's accident.
- 10EP 10
Natsume kidnaps Shouma to demand the diary half from Kanba and Ringo.
Sep 16, 2011Shouma recovers in a hospital with minor injuries while concealing his incident with Ringo from his family. Ringo shares the event details in her diary, prompting Natsume to disguise as a nurse and abduct Shouma. She demands the missing diary portion from Kanba and Ringo in exchange for his safety. Kanba chooses to leave the diary with Ringo and ventures out to rescue Shouma, while Ringo is instructed to hand over the book herself. Kanba falls into a trap and is kissed by Natsume before she escapes. However, she is immediately confronted by an individual wearing a penguin hat, whom Natsume recognizes as Mario.
- 11EP 11
Kanba Confronts Natsume About the Diary While Ringo Faces Her Feelings for Shoma
Sep 23, 2011Kanba confronts Natsume regarding the memory-erasing balls and her desire for the diary, unaware she possesses only half of it. Simultaneously, Ringo persists with Project M, creating a love potion for Tabuki that appears effective. However, she hesitates to proceed, leading Yuri to help her realize she is in love with Shoma. During a Survival Strategy meeting led by Penguin Himari, Ringo reveals the events of 16 years ago when Momoka died and she was born. This date coincides with the birth of Shoma and Kanba, connecting their histories to that pivotal day.
- 12EP 12
Shouma reveals past terrorist links as Kanba attempts futile pact with dying Himari
Sep 30, 2011Kanba returns home to receive a call from Sanetoshi warning that Himari will die again. Shouma explains events from 16 years ago, revealing his and Kanba's parents were high-ranking members of a terrorist organization responsible for an incident that killed Momoka. Losing strength, Himari urges Shouma and Ringo to find the Penguin Drum and stop "them." After being transferred to a hospital, Kanba is summoned by Shouma to find Himari dead. He attempts to make a pact to give her his life, but she refuses, stating she must go to "The Destination of Fate." Just as she appears truly dead, Sanetoshi appears.
- 13EP 13
Sanetoshi offers Kanba medicine to revive Himari at a steep price
Oct 7, 2011Sanetoshi presents Kanba with a special medicine capable of reviving Himari, though he warns that accepting it will come with a steep price. This offer prompts Kanba to recall events from three years ago, when he and Shoma discovered that their parents were criminals. Simultaneously, Sanetoshi contacts Natsume, who previously made a contract with him to save Mario, and informs her about the location of the other half of Ringo's Diary. In a separate interaction, Ringo speaks with Tabuki, who helps alleviate her worries and puts her mind at ease regarding her current situation.
- 14EP 14
Yuri reveals her past with Momoka while Shoma and Ringo face relationship turmoil
Oct 14, 2011Yuri feels longing after ending an affair with a co-star. Shoma rejects Ringo, citing unforgivable actions by his parents. Kanba struggles to fund Himari's medicine while Natsume questions his motives. Ringo, depressed by Shoma, is taken to a hot spring inn by Yuri. There, Yuri confesses her past attraction to Momoka, who was the only one to call her beautiful. This connection led Yuri to drug and rape Ringo, attempting to transform her into Momoka. Additionally, it is revealed that Yuri previously stole half of Ringo's diary while riding a motorcycle. These disclosures expose deep psychological trauma and complex motivations driving the characters' current conflicts and interactions.
- 15EP 15
Yuri protects Ringo while Shoma falls unconscious and Natsume attempts to steal a diary fragment.
Oct 21, 2011Yuri shelters Ringo in a room adjacent to Shoma’s temporary lodging during a school trip. Shoma attempts a rescue but suffers a head injury and loses consciousness. The narrative shifts to Yuri’s traumatic past, where her artist father inflicted severe harm, believing he could earn her love by sculpting her appearance. She eventually found refuge with classmate Momoka, who possessed a diary capable of transferring fate for a price. In the present, Natsume confronts Yuri to seize half of the diary. Although Natsume appears to succeed, Yuri reveals she deceived her, leaving only a forgery. Upon waking, Shoma learns of Yuri’s possession of the diary fragment. Motivated by Momoka’s past intervention, Yuri resolves to utilize the diary’s power to resurrect her deceased friend.
- 16EP 16
Masako Reflects on Family Trauma and Refuses Sanetoshi's Plan
Oct 28, 2011Masako recalls her grandfather expelling her father for weakness and rejoices when he dies from eating ill-prepared fugu. She takes over the family corporation but mourns her father's absence. Her grandfather's spirit possesses Mario, forcing Masako to consume the same poison to protect her brother, but Sanetoshi intervenes to save her. Later, Masako observes Kanba meeting the men who abducted her father. Sanetoshi invites her to join his initiative to restore global order, but she firmly declines his proposal.
- 17EP 17
The Takakura siblings face a new possession and a dangerous confrontation at a construction site.
Nov 4, 2011The Takakura siblings enjoy Takoyaki and celebrate Himari’s impending hospital release, but the magic hat possesses Himari again to demand the retrieval of the Penguin-Drum. Meanwhile, Yuri and Tabuki recall their childhood with Momoka, though Yuri cannot forgive the siblings for their parents' crime. The next day, Himari leaves with Ringo for shopping, causing despair for Kanba and Shouma who know she needs medicine before sunset. While the brothers search, Ringo receives a call from Yuri. Yuri waits for Himari but is intercepted by Masako, leading to a fight over the diary halves. Simultaneously, Tabuki approaches Himari and Ringo, inviting them to a construction site where he claims he will finally punish the Takakura family.
- 18EP 18
Tabuki's Past Revealed as He Holds Himari Hostage in a Construction Bucket
Nov 11, 2011Tabuki recalls injuring his hands after his mother favored his pianist brother. He traps Ringo and holds Himari hostage in a bucket, demanding Kanba’s father. Kanba arrives alone, claiming ignorance, while Ringo contacts Shouma instead of police. Tabuki reveals financial ties to Himari’s treatment and recalls Momoka’s sacrifice. He begins cutting wires, forcing Kanba to sacrifice his hand to save Himari. Kanba complies, vowing to protect his sister. Himari attempts to jump to spare him, but Tabuki intervenes, seeing Momoka’s determination in Kanba. Shouma arrives for a tearful reunion. Tabuki departs, encountering Yuri, who reprimands him. Yuri’s prior conflict with Masako ended in a draw, with each holding half of the diary.
- 19EP 19
Himari recovers her true past while Kanba's deception is challenged by Masako.
Nov 18, 2011Following a construction site incident, Tabuki resigns and abandons Yuri, whereas Kanba receives parental praise for protecting Himari, promising they will reunite after achieving their goal. He uses funds from his parents to host a party with Shouma and Ringo to celebrate Himari's return. Meanwhile, Himari questions her conversation with Sanetoshi and doubts her eventual cure. Masako confronts Kanba, reiterating her resolve to thwart his schemes, before visiting Himari to demand she recall her true history. Masako asserts that Himari is not Kanba's biological sister and employs a modified slingshot intended to restore forgotten memories. Although Kanba and Shouma intervene upon their return, Himari successfully remembers that she is not their sister and that her soulmate, Shouma, is the one who saved her.
- 20EP 20
Shouma Reveals His Past With Himari As Masako Withdraws From The Takakura Family
Nov 25, 2011Masako chooses to distance herself from the Takakuras, rejecting their concept of family. Meanwhile, Shouma confesses to Ringo that Himari is not his biological sister. He recalls meeting the orphaned Himari years ago while exploring his condominium during his parents' efforts to change the world. They bonded over an abandoned kitten, but their friendship was strained when the animal was taken away. Upon learning Himari had gone to the Child Broiler, a place where unwanted children vanish, Shouma rushed to rescue her. He adopted her, believing he is responsible for all her past suffering. In the present, Kanba continues discussing world-changing plans with his parents.
- 21EP 21
Himari discovers the truth about the Takakura siblings and Kanba's schemes
Dec 2, 2011Ringo evades a journalist inquiring about the Takakura siblings and warns Himari. Himari follows the journalist to a demolished shop, discovering the skeletons of the Takakura couple. Shouma learns Kanba ordered the journalist's death and that medicine cannot extend Himari's life. He tells her they cannot remain a family and sends her to live with his uncle. Meanwhile, Tabuki and Yuri find the same remains and are attacked. Kanba, the true leader of the Kiga Group, prepares a large-scale operation. Himari stands beside him, declaring her determination to stop him at the cost of her life.
- 22EP 22
Ringo meets Himari's friends while Kanba faces medical resistance and police pursuit
Dec 9, 2011Ringo encounters Himari’s childhood friends, Hibari and Hikari, who request she deliver a gift to Himari. Meanwhile, Sanetoshi informs Kanba that his medicine no longer works on Himari due to resistance, and only his group’s objective can save her. Himari discovers his hideout beneath the aquarium where she died and prays for Kanba’s safety before collapsing. Yuri returns half of the diary to Ringo and stays with an unconscious Tabuki, who was stabbed by Yuri’s former lover. Masako warns Kanba that police have a warrant, but he ignores her to protect her during the confrontation. Injured, Kanba is rescued by his comrades while Masako stays behind to distract the authorities.
- 23EP 23
Shouma confronts Kanba after Himari's death and a bomb explosion at the aquarium.
Dec 16, 2011Sixteen years prior, Momoka’s spirit split into penguin hats for Himari and Mario, while Sanetoshi became two black rabbits. Presently, Shouma learns Himari is dying. Ringo comforts him as Kanba takes Sanetoshi to revive the injured Masako. Ignoring her pleas, Kanba departs with Sanetoshi and half the diary. Shouma sees Himari’s vision, which includes a kiss, before Kanba shoots him unconscious with a penguin bullet. Kanba summons Ringo to the aquarium, where a bomb explodes. Sanetoshi watches her fail to save her diary half and orders Kanba to burn the other. Shouma awakens and pursues Kanba to stop his plans.
- 24EP 24
Shouma and Kanba sacrifice themselves to save Himari and Ringo from a terrorist attack.
Dec 23, 2011Shouma attempts to stop Kanba without success as Ringo boards the train, having learned a secret spell from Himari’s friends to save Himari. Ringo intends to sacrifice herself, but Shouma takes the burden, declaring it a punishment for him and Kanba while confessing his love. Kanba then sacrifices himself to permanently resurrect Masako and Himari, stopping the terrorist attack. Himari and Ringo are found unconscious with no memory of the brothers or events. Masako also recovers, as does her brother Mario. Later, Himari visits Ringo and discovers a message from Kanba and Shouma stating they will always love her. She cries without understanding why as Shouma and Kanba, in children forms, walk past her house with four penguins discussing fate.
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- How many episodes does Mawaru Penguindrum have?
- Mawaru Penguindrum has 24 episodes.
- When did Mawaru Penguindrum come out?
- Mawaru Penguindrum came out in 2011.
- Which studio made Mawaru Penguindrum?
- Mawaru Penguindrum was produced by Brain's Base.
- Who directed Mawaru Penguindrum?
- Mawaru Penguindrum was directed by Kunihiko Ikuhara.
- Is Mawaru Penguindrum finished?
- Current status of Mawaru Penguindrum: Finished.