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| so tragic, SO FABULOUS MAX. This show is incredible. Himari is going to give everything to save Kanba... I can't believe... |
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| does anybody know the meaning of the doctor eating puffer fish? |
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| Great episode, the background art in this show is fantastic. looks like more twist will be coming our way before the grand Deus ex Momoka finale. |
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arrozykamehameha said: He's dead soondoes anybody know the meaning of the doctor eating puffer fish? |
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vansonbee said: arrozykamehameha said: He's dead soondoes anybody know the meaning of the doctor eating puffer fish? haha I thought so, but anything else besides that? |
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| damn i love this anime fantastic |
| Man, just this episode. I kinda cried a little. |
| This episode made me cry so much :( |
| err wow this was all over the place. none of the main 3 are actually related ...to each other or the parents? Kanba was hallucinating his parents, and Kenzan has been dead. now Tabuki or Yuri got stabbed. yet Kanba is siblings with Natsume and their father is dead. oh wow this is like a big jumbled mess, and I have no idea how it's going to end. so there could still kinda be wincest?! |
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| Interpreting the Concept of Fate through Mawaru Penguindrum’s Visual Landscape http://behind-the.nihonreview.com/20111204/interpreting-the-concept-of-fate-through-mawaru-penguindrums-visual-landscape/ |
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| damn. i want a shoumaxringo end so bad. it looks like they are pairing himari and kanba together again. finally. lets end this. |
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| I really love this show, is getting more and more interesting... |
| Is it just me or they're going to sell or give the dolls to children and use them in a new terrorist attack? |
m4rc0 said: Is it just me or they're going to sell or give the dolls to children and use them in a new terrorist attack? My thought exactly. I think more like selling them, or using the doll as transport and places them in different toy stores, maybe? Glad I picked up this series. Just caught up to it in two days xD This episode was heartbreaking. All the 3 trio aren't related to each other (I knew somehow about Kanba but I though Himari and Shouma is siblings so that came out as big surprise), the "family" broke and Kanba joining the organization. Also, it hurts me to hear Himari saying Shouma is her soulmate. Reminds me back in Hana Yori Dango. Soulmate doesn't always means its the person you're bound to be with, but the person opens a new door for you. I take my bet on Shouma dying to save Himari, Kanba and the world. That doesn't mean Himari isn't dying, she will die. What Sanetoshi said strikes me when he said the medicine would not last forever. I take that she won't last long and would die along side Shouma. Llooked at the OP near the end where Kanba, Shouma and Himari running. Kanba was running to the left while Shouma and Himari was running straight and the same place. I though it would means something and had a bad feeling that it might suggest what I think. But I could be wrong. 3 episode to go, lets get some more mindblown :D |
| I have so many thoughts and feelings regarding this episode, but I can't put them into words. I love this anime. |
| This episode came as a surprise, since the beginning I always thought Shouma, Kanba and Himari were blood related. Now seeing them as they are now... gives you a weird feeling, as if their family is falling apart, which it is. I think Shouma is gonna have to get his act together if he wants to stop Kanba. I don't think Masako and Himari are gonna pull anything off. Still waiting for some more Ringo action... if there is any. 5/5 |
| Ah, that explains it... They're all just illusions. Makes sense with the opening. Now that I think of it, you can see their hair colours as references: Kanba doing bad things, red hair, Shoma trying to do good things, blue hair, sort of hell and heaven. Himari has brown hair: neutral. Shouldn't Shoma be leaving instead of Himari? I mean, it's decorated for her. Fai-to, Himari! |
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This change in the opening is also interesting |
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| Oh my oh my, I did a Penguin Drum Marathon and at last made it to the up-to-date episode! And wow, what an episode that was! So heartbreaking...)': Can't believe how you beautiful this series is, it had me captured from the first episode on. I wonder who's the one that has been stabbed in the Ramen shop? :o And that whole who-is-realted-to-whom! I have no words. Just that i want the next episode NAO >w< |
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| ^Probably the most "drastic" change in the OP so far, only one I can recall were the glass shards flying by Himari's face after a certain episode. Don't know if anyone else noticed this, but the music in this episode was incredible. And this is probably the biggest shift in a single episode in an anime that I've seen. Damn. It feels like everything is coming together, but even if it doesn't and it's still mainly style over (hinted at) substance at the end.. I don't care. I really enjoyed this show. |
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| This will probably be one of my shortest posts about penguins: 1) too many IRL issues I had to manage last week 2) episode 21 was mostly revealing rather than questioning But there are a couple of interesting remarks I have to post about. Simply compare thw two images in the spoiler. Now, don't ask me what's on the pic to the right. I absolutely accidentally smashed into it while looking through someone's photos of the trip to Tokyo. The comment to the pic says that these are ?ad constructions? somewhere around the Roppongi Hills Mori Tower. The very moment I saw the pic I thought about ep.21. But nobody on the net could give me an explanation what this actually is. So I'm clueless about its meaning and possible relation to the show. The only thing I know is that the Tokyo Tower and Roppongi Hills are both located in the Minato district (ward) of Tokyo, fairly close to each other. Speaking of Tokyo Tower, do you know that there's another TV Tower under construction in Tokyo nowadays? It is called Tokyo Sky Tree. It's already the highest building in Japan and will become the highest building in the world when it's done. Why did I highlight the Tokyo Sky part? I did it because there is a Tokyo Sky Metro in the anime. IRL it's simply Tokyo Metro, the Sky part only appeared in the anime. Well, I know that it was mostly for the allusion to the "Night on the Galactic Railroad" and the "train of fate", or "train to heaven", or "train to other world" - whatever you call it. But perhaps there's that other meaning in this Sky part? I mean just like Tokyo Sky Metro was considered to be the symbol of the modern Tokyo, I wouldn't be surprised if the Tokyo Sky Tree became the symbol of modern Tokyo once it'd been finished, completely replacing the Tokyo Tower. And Tokyo Tower is pretty much the symbol of Momoka. Just how many times have we already seen it shining in the night in Mawaru? This actually made me think that perhaps KIGA group intends to demolish the Tokyo Tower this time? Doesn't make much sense in terms of casualties... But might be interesting enough as a concept of killing the source of light in the city, forcing them to realise how precious it was, how frozen they have become that they stopped noticing such matters. We'll see... Another point is - I'm surprised nobody still posted the most obvious reference: Look for two things on this pic: 1) the Pink coat in the Princess's wardrobe 2) Princess's outlook The reason I highlighted Princess is of course the Princess of the Crystal. Their dresses look very similar (especially the bottom, skirt part). However Himari's coat, the one she left home and went to Kamba, also strongly resembles the princess's clothes. Does it mean that Himari is approaching the destination of fate and transforms into the Princess of the Crystal? Btw, I noticed that the symbol of the Natsume (two leaves in a circle) clan can also be considered as a recycled sign. And the newspaper Masako's granddad was reading in episode 16 also had an article about recycling too (http://jp.japancorp.net/article.asp?Art_ID=19462). So, PingForce, the environmentalists, as well as the KIGA group now, consider recycling as a solution to the trash. They rely on recycling (chosen ones, one of them is Kamba) to clean the world from trash. I think Washizuki-sensei is already dead. That plate of fugu (blow) fish is likely a reference to death. The doctor himself is already a ghost, he just hasn't come to realise it at that point. I think Sanetoshi pretty much killed him when he replaced him as Himari's doctor in ep.12. Another reason why I think this happened - Washizuki-sensei worked in the Pingroup hospital, i.e. he could be considered a member of that organisation in a way... Sometimes, when I look at Takakura Chiemi hair and Esmeralda's wig... I sense something fishy... Shouma needs a good kick from Ringo to start fighting already. Kamba gives his all. Himari gives her all. It's time for Shouma to stop being trash, to stop running away and save the world. He has a superfrog next to him who he can rely on. What's more, her name's Ringo - apple, a symbol of love and universe. So, Come on Shouma, take it already, obtain the penguindrum and fight! GAMBATTE NE!!!! |
| Hmm I just noticed how they emphasized the fact that Sho and Kan sewed teddy bear's stomach... PoC comes out of teddy drum's stomach, so these must be related in some way. :O |
| Im losing interest in the series... Everything seems so forced |
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| Now we know why penguin #1 has a plaster on its face. |
| THE TEARS WON'T STOP, THE TEARS WON'T STOP!!D''''X |
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| so much happened in this episode! so apparently kanba wasn't talking with his parents the whole time that's pretty weird(so is the mom dead as well?). and that reporter told both shouma and himari the truth and kanba did not like that one bit and took action(i remember not to get on his bad side :P) and someone got stabbed in that shop. man they all broke up :( man this episode was pretty epic |
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Wow! I suppose this was already the case, but Kanba's gone all in! And the whole family dynamic has broken down. Shouma... I bet you're feeling real lonely right now. And it looks like either Yuri or Tabuki is dead. This show's not messing around. |
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| This episode. The flashbacks are growing on me. |
bla bla bla The endless debate between fans and haters. At one point, after spending a lot of time on MAL, you just realize it's totally pointless.Niko-kun said: On MAL, everyone who has used the lame rating system becomes a critic and an intellectual by default, haven't you heard? |
| Kanba is a huge faggot |
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| Nooooooooooo not Mamiko Noto! Kanba was a fucking badass, beating Shouma like that. |
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| Man these past few episodes were amazing! |
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| this anime is so confusing |
| Damn it Kanba! I know he only has good intentions in mind but he's gonna end up bringing Himari down along with him. So from ep1 until now the questions surrounding the Penguin Drum hasn't gotten any clearer. There probably was some subtle hints shown in the flashbacks but I still can't connect any of them together. My guess is that the Penguindrum is something intangible, maybe love (though that would be realllly cheesy) |
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| So we have finally definite proof that Kanba is succumbing and not only losing any sense of morality left in him but also losing grip on reality. In the end all his talk of him only being able to save Himari seems to be resulting in the entire opposite... "The ends justify the means" is what Kanba's behaviour always seemed to be - the exact opposite of Sho's view. We'll see how this is about to turn out. Actually, I prefer Sho's way of doing things. Is it okay to do anything as long as the "good cause" asks for it? I personally don't think so, especially as Kanba is tainting himself so much that it is causing Himari much more pain. There's also a suspicious lack of PotC lately. We still need to sort out, WHO she really is. We know Masako's grandfather's spirit is inhabiting Mario's hat, so do we really have Momoka in PotC's? |
| I knew Kanba would kick shoma's ass anyway damn Kanba takes things seriously |
| Himari's last line in this episode was so HNNG |
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| Damn nice development the relations of most of the character is just being scrambled and the effect seems quite nice! To know that their father already passed away I actually wonder what effect that will have, also who got stabbed? I hope Yuri... great episode really nice development, lets see what's next! |
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| 4.825/5 Another sad and upsetting episode. Not even in the same way Clannad/Kanon makes me sad. More so angry, like I feel the characters are making all the wrong choices. The things that are supposed to make me feel for the story could easily be changed if the characters acted differently. |
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| I hope this isn't one of those shows where they waited too long to figure out how they're gonna wrap this up and in a last ditch effort to try an save the show they kill everyone off. |
| I like Hentai, you like real life. Instead of complaining about my tastes, be grateful you now don't have to compete against me. |
| [SCREECHES INTO INFINITY] KANBA NO HIMARI NO SHOUMA NO THEY ALL LEFT HIM IS TABUKI DEAD??? IS THAT THE BODY HIMARI FOUND OR WHAT? ARE THEIR PARENTS REALLY DEAD? WERE THE RAMEN SHOP SCENES FAKE JFC IM SO CONFUSED |
| i'm a bit confuse when see kenza is dead.. kanba was talking with them right? (the parents) well a bit suprised when see this scene |
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