About time we had this. This anime is so open to discussion and predictions, it needs its own thread.
Episode 15 now! Just 9 episodes left, and still there's so much we don't know.
As I said on the "Currently Airing Anime" Thread:
Momoka appeared! It seems Ringo didn't get raped... can't say otherwise for Yuri, poor girl. But was she really raped or just physical abused?
AND... THE FIRE POWER! Seems like it's the price you pay for changing destiny. Though, Ringo didn't seem to be suffering when bursting to flames in the first opening. Talking about openings, NEW OPENING! The beginning seemed pretty re-used from the first one, but afterwards it gets better. Though, I liked the first one more.
At the end of the new opening, both Shoma and Himari run straight forward, while Kamba takes a diagonal route. What could that mean?
Then, Esmeralda (Masako Natsume's penguin), appears besides Kanba's penguin... Will Kamba join Masako?
Ringo's fire power is in the second opening again, but I'm not sure of her expression afterwards.
At the end, there's an apple and a bear where I suppose Himari should be, between Shoma and Kamba.
I've just noticed that in the first opening Masako is using a gun, while in the actual show she uses a slingshot-like device. strange.
Check it out in this video (which is an awesome fandub i found)
I've just noticed that in the first opening Masako is using a gun, while in the actual show she uses a slingshot-like device. strange.
Check it out in this video (which is an awesome fandub i found)
You're right! Maybe she'll get more aggressive later? And I just noticed the bear from OP 2 is there on Himari's bed on the first one.
That episode was AWESOME. Things got pretty intense and sad, I was starting to cry when Himari was falling! Thankfully, those tears were transformed into tears of joy when Tabuki saved her. Yuri and Masako each still have their own piece of the diary, and by what Yuri and Tabuki talk about, would it be that Yuri really loves him? I CAN'T WAIT UNTIL NEXT WEEK!
As i said in the currently airing anime thread:
Not sure if anyone else picked up on this, but the man who Kanba works for that he met on the train is Masako's father, Tabuki implying that this man is also Kanba's father suggests that they are half-brother and sister, which explains why Masako also has a penguin, and explaining why Mario is somehow involved with the spirit in the hat. Curious.
Also from looking at the second opening.. Masako has a gun in that one too :P
Tabuki and Yuri are so not FABULOUS MAX. What they are doing is totally wrong and payback isn't what Momoka would want i'm guessing.
As i said in the currently airing anime thread:
Not sure if anyone else picked up on this, but the man who Kanba works for that he met on the train is Masako's father, Tabuki implying that this man is also Kanba's father suggests that they are half-brother and sister, which explains why Masako also has a penguin, and explaining why Mario is somehow involved with the spirit in the hat. Curious.
Also from looking at the second opening.. Masako has a gun in that one too :P
Tabuki and Yuri are so not FABULOUS MAX. What they are doing is totally wrong and payback isn't what Momoka would want i'm guessing.
Curious indeed.
Kamina and Momoka should have a kid. It'd be the second coming of uber-Christ.
I know I'm late to the party, but this was indeed one of the funniest things to have happened in this anime. They seem to have developed an idiom for each character and play on it pretty hard.
Anyone else also love what the penguins did during the preview in episode 17? Where the penguin dropped his porn book, and the cliche "Did you drop this silver Porno, or this golden Porno?" thing from RPGs happened. That was also great.
Takakura parents are alive!
Kanba sides with them, Shouma hates them!
Masako takes out the gun!
Himari is not their sister! So Masako is/was supposed to be?!
SHOUMA IS HIMARI'S FATED ONE. OH CRAP. I was going for Ringo x Shouma... >:
Now, what did he do? Maybe he changed Himari's destiny with Masako (if she was supposed to be their sister). And if that's it, it means Shouma had the diary?! Does he have any relation to Momoka?!
I'm more interested in what happened to /* Himari */ near the beginning.
Masako is a much better character than i ever thought, shame.
Kanba is... ridiculous.
But seriously, what the hell happened to the Princess of the Crystal? she hasn't shown up in ages, when she was arguably one of the best things in the series. "SURVIVAL STRATEGY!"
And why the hell does Mario have a similar hat, what was the point of Mario's character (or lack of) at all considering that Masako already had enough motivation to obtain the diary?
Far too much to explain with only 2 episodes left :/
Well, it's over. It's been a wild ride over these last 24 weeks.
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This series was awesome. Since the first few episodes it became one of my favorites anime, and after reading on many sites about the troll Ikuhara pulled on Utena, I was worried about this ending. It turned out much better than expected. Kanba and Shoma dying was pretty sad, and Masako saying it was a dream almost made me go nuts. Good to know it was not. The ending was great, seems like it's all in an alternative world, with Shoma and Kanba still alive and being kids, Masako not being Kanba's sister, and Himari and Ringo not knowing each other, although they turned out to be good friends. Kanba suddenly bleeding out penguin logos, Ringo bursting in flames, Shoma saying "I love you", and Himari crying over the note was very moving, made me almost cry.
This series was awesome, and I started watching without any expectations, but turned out to be one of the bests of the year.
Mawaru Penguindrum, along with Steins;Gate are my choices for Anime of the Year. (Followed by Madoka)
I was surprised that Himari/Double H knew the /* spell to transfer fate */
Was Himari like Momoka in that sense?
And was Momoka or her diary ever explained? and why the hell /* did nothing happen to Sanetoshi */ he was let off far too easily
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