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Opinions regarding the finale of Mawaru Penguindrum have been divided right down the middle between those that say it was an incomprehensible mess that proves that Ikuhara hates puppies, freedom, and apple pie more than Hans Gruber, and those that say it was a bizarre, yet fitting end to a fascinating story… even if they [...]
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Opinions regarding the finale of Mawaru Penguindrum have been divided right down the middle between those that say it was an incomprehensible mess that proves that Ikuhara hates puppies, freedom, and apple pie more than Hans Gruber, and those that say it was a bizarre, yet fitting end to a fascinating story… even if they [...]
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Since the end of Mawaru Penguindrum, I’ve seen a lot of people say things along the lines of, “this anime sucked, there was no real story and no explanation whatsoever.” OK, comments may not have been that extreme, but you get the idea. I actually thought that the story was great, and no great story holds [...] Related posts: Mawaru Penguindrum Review
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“As it turns out, living was a punishment. I’ve been punished in small doses living as a Takakura. …But, still, we were together. We took all the punishments, no matter how small and trivial. They’re all precious memories. Because the … Continue reading →
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“As it turns out, living was a punishment. I’ve been punished in small doses living as a Takakura. …But, still, we were together. We took all the punishments, no matter how small and trivial. They’re all precious memories. Because the … Continue reading →
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What a beautiful final episode! Everything is wrapped up nicely and there are no big loose threads, but it hasn’t spelled out too much directly either. The ending they went with was very satisfying— it wasn’t a cop out; people … Continue reading →
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After more then a ten year wait, another Ikuhara TV Series comes to an end, and the ending IMO is worth the wait. As I’m a fan of Ikuhara, and that I found it interesting that the production of this TV series were mostly female, I would say they have done a fanstastic storytelling job, [...]
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Mawaru Penguindrum (輪るピングドラム) Kunihiko Ikuhara, the director for Mawaru Penguindrum, sure created one heck of a monster in terms of story, visuals, and music. Ikuhara has been fairly well know for his more unique storytelling style, with Revolutionary Girl Utena being one of his most famous works. And it seems that he hasn’t lost his [...]
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Breaking Free From Fate We’re here! Episode 24 of Mawaru Penguindrum. Thursday was not only a great day for me with office holiday stuff, but also the latest music from Penguindrum. The Triple-H songs are really great (I’m a fan of the more upbeat tunes), and the 3rd OST has some more good tracks (I [...]
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Going into its final instalment, Mawaru Penguindrum has an absolutely colossal amount to sort out of its tangled mess of plot threads and concepts - can it really squeeze everything into under twenty-five minutes? The answer is, ultimately, "kinda".  Offset against some ill-explained flashbacks which sees Shouma and Kanda imprisoned in boxes as children, this episode is effectively the final
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Darling of the erudites and intellectuals, Mawaru Penguindrum is a series quite like any other. A visual and cerebral feast, it explores the ideas of fate, of families and, as the title would suggest, penguins. Its allegories and layers however are unfortunately but an enticing mask for a flaky and unsatisfying story beneath. Morsels of exposition [...]
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Episode 24 Final - I guess that, in the end, my worries about this series came to fruition. Considering all the questions that Ikuhara had brought up throughout the series, I had my doubts on whether he could answer everything. There’s still a tremendous amount of questions that have yet to be answered, which probably [...]
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Whenever a series ends, I ask myself: What did I get from this series? This is a question I ask regardless of a series’ literary or artistic value. It’s a  personal question and one that I find to be the … Continue reading →
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“WTF was that, I had no idea what happened and what this has to do with penguins but it was FABULOUS MAX” 103 Characters. Or even shorter: “?” 001Character. Tagged: Airing, Anime, DELICIOUS SANETOSHI, gif, I AM PUZZLEDE, IKUHARA YOU … Continue reading →
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Episode 24 (Final) – I Love You The series finally comes to an end on a nice sentimental note. Although I wouldn’t go so far as to say that this ending lets the show down, this last episode wasn’t as satisfying to watch as I thought it’d be. Perhaps it was the way the episode [...]
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I bet a lot of anime bloggers have already written about what they love in Mawaru Penguindrum and no doubt that there’s a lot to love about Mawaru Penguindrum and one of those is the pairing of Shoma and Ringo. … Continue reading →
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Revolutionary Girl Utena aired in 1997, when I watched it, it immediately conquered a spot on my list of favorite series ever, and still stands there. After that, its director, Kunihiko Ikuhara put out the Utena movie, and after that things became eerily quiet around him for more than a decade. Once in a while [...]
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The point where I realized what the Penguin Drum was came at the beginning of this episode, in which we saw the caged Shouma and Kanba, and Kanba found the apple in his cage. There, it all made sense: Kanba would share the apple, and they both probably would have died if that apple wasn’t [...]
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