| Penguindrum | |
 Key visual of the series, featuring the main characters: (from left to right) Himari, Kanba, and Shōma. | |
| 輪るピングドラム (Mawaru Pingudoramu) | |
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| Genre | |
| Created by | Ikunichawder (creative group centered on Kunihiko Ikuhara) |
| Anime television series | |
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| Produced by |
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| Written by |
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| Music by | Yukari Hashimoto |
| Studio | Brain's Base |
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| Original network | MBS, TBS, TVA, AT-X, BS11 |
| Original run | July 8, 2011 – December 23, 2011 |
| Episodes | 24 |
| Novel series | |
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| Illustrated by | Lily Hoshino |
| Published by | Gentosha |
| Original run | July 4, 2011 – February 29, 2012 |
| Volumes | 3 |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Ikunichawder |
| Illustrated by | Isuzu Shibata |
| Published by | Gentosha |
| English publisher | |
| Imprint | Byrds Comics |
| Magazine | Comic Birz |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Original run | May 30, 2013 – January 30, 2017 |
| Volumes | 5 |
| Anime film | |
| Re:cycle of Penguindrum | |
| Directed by | Kunihiko Ikuhara |
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| Music by | Yukari Hashimoto |
| Studio | Lapin Track |
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| Released | April 29, 2022 (part 1) July 22, 2022 (part 2) |
Penguindrum, known in Japan as Mawaru Penguindrum (輪るピングドラム, Mawaru Pingudoramu, lit. "Spinning Penguindrum"), is a Japanese anime television series produced by Brain's Base. It was written by Kunihiko Ikuhara and Takayo Ikami, was co-directed by Ikuhara along with Shouko Nakamura, with character designs by Lily Hoshino, and was broadcast in Japan from July through December 2011. It follows the efforts of two brothers, Kanba and Shouma, as they attempt to save their sickly little sister Himari from death by cooperating with a magical penguin hat. In the process, they confront their family's dark past.
A two-part compilation film titled Re:cycle of Penguindrum premiered in 2022, with the first part premiering in April and the second part in July.
- ^ a b c Sherman, Jennifer (December 27, 2016). "Isuzu Shibata's Mawaru Penguindrum Manga Ends in January". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on May 24, 2019. Retrieved January 25, 2019.
- ^ "Penguindrum". Sentai Filmworks. Archived from the original on January 25, 2019. Retrieved January 25, 2019.
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