Right after episode 14 is a popular time for characters to come with their backgrounds. I just love the way in which this episode did it, though. Natsume’s background was awesome in its presentation. It was completely over the top, but it fits this series really well. It was a really hilarious episode, and especially [...]
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Absolutely nothing needs to be said about Ep. 14. All you need to know is Yuri + Ringo + Naked + Bed + Rope= Pure Unadultered Rape.  But before we get to the good stuff, we see Shoma, depressed. Apparently realizing he’s gone a bit too far with his choice of words to Ringo, he … Continue reading »
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I came across this passage the other day, and had to share it: I believe in the practice and philosophy of what we have agreed to call magic, in what I must call the evocation of spirits, though I do … Continue reading →
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Normally this would be hot. In Penguindrum… uhhh, not so much. Here’s my quick review of Fall so far: noitaminA is off to a meh start (Un-Go is Un-Good); I might have to revisit C3; Majikoi, Maken-ki and Mashiro are a trifecta of bad ecchi/eroge shows that start with an M; Gundam AGE is the [...]
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So everyone, be prepared for this massive revelation because it might just blow your minds: Yuri is fucked up. I don’t mean shoujo-ai or anything of the sort, because that is truly the sign that some force out there loves us and wants us to be happy. Or at the very least a force that [...]
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Last episode on Mawaru Penguindrum, Ringo was in immediate danger of being sexually assaulted by Yuri.  I have heard people say that this is karma, because of the time Ringo nearly raped Tabuki.  Karma is no excuse, though.  We should seek for good things to happen to good people, and good things to happen to [...]
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As this series continues to intrigue me on many levels, and as just when I have figured stuff out, the show throws a curve ball at me, undoing my thoughts and conclusions that I have made. This episode of Mawaru PenguinDrum deals with Yuri and her background and her relationship with Momoka. I thought that [...]
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With Yuri suddenly thrust into the limelight as a major player in the increasingly crazy world of Mawaru Penguindrum, where next for this series?  Indeed, what else could possibly happen to poor Ringo over the course of the show? Having been drugged by Yuri as she seeks to take advantage of her as a replacement for her love of Momoka, Ringo still has her wits about her enough to phone Shouma,
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by ajthefourth and vucubcaquix ajthefourth: In what appears to be a pivotal episode in the series, I’m going to start us off with something simple, but nuanced: characterization.  Once again, we’re presented with Shouma’s inability to do anything, even when … Continue reading →
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Mawaru Penguin Drum continues to impress. Episode 15 continues to jerk the audience around, setting up and ripping down expectations about plot and character. In addition we get our first real glimpse of Momoka, and it certainly wasn’t what I was expecting; then again nothing is quite what I expected in the world of the [...]
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I felt … happy on this episode. Not that Yuri fields fail to initiate. It’s that we get to see Momoka’s character in the eyes of Yuri’s childhood. This episode is dedication to flushing Yuri as one of the main characters in the series. After that suspense and lustful cliffhanger last week, we are greeted with a nice back story on Yuri. I was [...]
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Sure enough, Masako showed up (and so did Shoma, but we’ll get to that later) to fight Yuri for the other half of Momoka’s diary. Had she not made her stylish entrance, Yuri likely would’ve ravaged Ringo’s body with an … Continue reading →
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Oh Yamashita.* Yamashita may be a cleverly integrated plot device but he has character. He’s probably not as cute as the penguins but his inclusion in Mawaru Penguindrum always intrigues me. Sure they could’ve included him just to screw with us but … Continue reading →
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Finally, Momoka gets introduced! Didn’t expect her to be voiced by Aki Toyosaki though. So it turns out that Momoka’s diary has a spell to switch fates although at the price of physical injury to the caster. Apparently that’s the Penguindrum. I guess if its that powerful, it’s not surprising everyone and their mom is [...]
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We finally learn the reason behind Yuri’s actions Episode 15 – Savior of the World I feel like I have just been trolled by this episode. Review So the episode pretty much dismisses the fact that Ringo was going to get raped by Yuri, and used the whole idea of “coincidence/fate” to have Shouma,who so [...]
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It seems that yuri rape was the necessary element to get Mawaru Penguindrum back on its feet - a turn for the best is taken as the series shows us a sphere of coherent truth in the abstract world.
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Um… what just happened? Daddy Issues So Yuri’s past was overshadowed by the specter of her father (quite literally). I’m not the biggest fan of ascribing all of peoples’ problems to their parents. And Yuri’s father is pretty messed up, … Continue reading →
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With the latest episode, we now have a new nice opening. There have been some new changes, with Momoka being in it briefly. Of course, the OP still hides the mysteries of Mawaru Penguindrum, but we can be sure that … Continue reading →
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