Penguindrum

About Penguindrum

A terminally ill girl named Himari Takakura is miraculously saved from death by a strange spirit who resides in a penguin-shaped hat. However, in exchange for extending her life, the spirit tasks Himari's brothers, Kanba and Shōma, to seek out an elusive item known as the Penguin Drum with assistance from a trio of strange penguins.

Penguindrum is an animation, mystery, and science fiction series that ran on MBS. Its one season of 24 episodes aired between July 2011 and December 2011.

The series is filed under terrorism, surrealism, philosophical, and penguin. Subaru Kimura stars as Kanba Takakura (voice), Ryohei Kimura as Shoma Takakura (voice), Miho Arakawa as Himari Takakura (voice), and Marie Miyake as Ringo Oginome (voice).

Produced by Brain's Base.

Neon Genesis Evangelion, Psycho-Pass, and Terror in Resonance make useful companions to Penguindrum, all filed under psychological and symbolism. TMDB voters put it at 8.0 out of 10 across 91 votes and it carries a TV-14 rating.