Mawaru Penguindrum

Mawaru-Penguindrum (Pronounced as Mawaru Pingudoramu, 輪るピングドラム in Japanese) is an original 2011 Japanese anime series produced by Brain's Base. The series is directed and co-written by Kunihiko Ikuhara and began airing on in Japan from July 8, 2011.

Production Overview

This series will span a total of 24 episodes, with the novel released before the TV series airs. For the novel, it is written by Ikuni Chouder, most likely a pseudonym of the director Ikuhara. The novel will be in 3 volumes, with the first volume covering the first 8 episodes of the show.

It is also the seiyuu debut of Miho Arakawa, the main heroine of the series.

Story

"Strategy for Survival---!!"

Himari Takakura , the main heroine of the story, is miraculously revived from the death by a strange spirit named Princess of the Crystal, who resides in a strange shaped hat, thought to be just a souvenir. However, as an exchange for saving Himari's life, Princess of the Crystal has forcefully requested both Himari's brothers, Kanba and Shoma, to search for an item called the Penguin Drum with the assistance of a trio of strange penguins.

Characters

Kanba Takakura（CV:Subaru Kimura）

The most serious out of the brothers. He takes his duty to search for the Penguin Drum seriously and will resort in dirty methods to obtain them, such as hacking and unlocking residence doors illegally. He is also famous with the girls, and is assumed that he is also a playboy. He seems to harbor feelings for his sister, as he is seen kissing her after her resurrection.

Shoma Takakura（CV:Ryouhei Kimura）

Himari Takakura（CV:Miho Arakawa）

Ringo Oginome（CV:Marie Miyake）

Keiju Yabuki（CV:Akira Ishida）

Mari Tokikago（CV:Mamiko Noto）

Keiju Yabuki's fiancee, Ringo harbors a feeling of dislike towards her. It is also implied that she is a famous idol.

Masako Natsume（CV:Yui Horie）

Nothing is known about this character at this point.

Saneri（Unannounced）

Nothing is known about this character at this point.

Mari Fujishiro （CV:Hibiku Yamamura）

Ringo Oginome's friend. The one with the short hair.

Yukina Kashiwagi （CV:Yoshiko Ikuta）

Ringo Oginome's friend. A girl who spots ganguro features.

Penguin No.1

Penguin No.2

Penguin No.3

Princess of the Crystal（CV:Miho Arakawa）

Himari when she is being possessed. While details about her is unknown at this point, it is known that she is looking for an item called the Penguin Drum, which she ordered Kanba and Shoma to look for the said item.

Staff

Original Work	Ikuni Chouder
Original Story, Director	Kunihiko Ikuhara
Original Character Designer	Lily Hoshino
Series Director, Script	Kunihiko Ikuhara, Takayo Ikami
Character Designer	Terumi Nishii
Conceptual Design	Shouko Nakamura, Katsunori Shibata
Art	Kentaro Akiyama, Chieko Nakamura
Color Settings	Kunio Tsujita
Editing	Shigeru Nishiyama
Music	Yukari Hashimoto
Music Production	Star Child Records
Sound Director	Kunihiko Ikuhara, You Yamada
Sound Effects	Tomokazu Mitsui
Assistant Director	Mitsue Yamazaki
Series Director	Shouko Nakamura
Animation Studio	Brain's Base