it's called Mawaru PenguinDrum!  http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/20 … ndrum-work



http://penguindrum.jp/
^ the website

I think the fact that Evangelion's made like a billion dollars since its release completely refutes the idea that the people want nothing but silly entertainment. It's simply the fact that people who can make these kinds of shows are very, very rare. The whole idea of a "mainstream audience" is complete bull, artists only make make good art when they make it for themselves, which is in this case anime directors who like to cynically deconstruct their own work.

Last edited by Overlord Morgus (04-06-2011 02:13:57 PM)

Hm, found this on another board. Anyone know what it says?



As excited as I am, I'm finding it easy not to get my hopes up tooo high because I don't see how it could possibly outdo Utena.. but I'm really looking forward to seeing this

Last edited by artemis88 (07-03-2011 10:36:07 AM)

... THIS MAKES NO SENSE. Random penguins, random transformation scenes, random everything. It was very cool but didn't really deliver a lot in the substance department. It all looks and sounds freaking beautiful though and the penguins are adorable. Sexy ending animation and song. Overall the show is very lighthearted with some dark twists and hints of it becoming a lot more serious later on.

Here's the opening and ending animations:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KbIHwkETqgQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxCux3B2hCQ

Seeing someone get something ripped out of their chest as part of the transformation was nostalgic.

Last edited by chrisb (07-07-2011 04:31:02 PM)

Yeah, I agree!  I'll sticky this temporarily -- ANN says the show premieres in a week, is that right? -- and change its name to something with penguins in it. 

I.  Fucking.  Love.  PENGUINS!

i just finished watching the first episode, with...i think chinese subs xD i have very mild japanese skills and...i dont speak any chinese xD but i enjoyed what i did see, and i absolutely LOVED the ed and theme, i hope there's an english release of this

I just watched the first episode and can I say now, I think I'm in love! The animation is absolutely beautiful, especially on the color aspect. The music is fantastic and oh did the transformation scene make me so happy. The penguins are so absolutely adorable that it makes me giggle every time they are on screen. Very much looking forward to the next episode!

Saw it, loved it, can't wait for seconds.  The premise is just as bizarre as one might expect coming from Ikuhara, but damn am I already super invested in the siblings and the mystery of what the heck is going on.  As Ragnarok mentioned, the pacing is great; the plot moves along at a brisk clip but there's still plenty of those trademark atmospheric moments.  I'm just worried that the series is going to have a hardcore Downer Ending based on the first episode.    I like these kids, so it might be hard to watch their existential-incest-penguin crisis.

chrisb wrote:

Seeing someone get something ripped out of their chest as part of the transformation was nostalgic.

NGL I was expecting a sword to come out

Or it could simply be an homage, a "We don't forget what happened in 1995" sort of nod as well.

Because the black one doesn't need a number because she is a hat/possibly demonic entity.

After the OP, I was able to distance myself from Utena because the siblings actually have a positive relationship (so far). Still, that scene where these two kids are talking about apples made me think of Kanae. I really liked the subway imagery and the massive amounts of mood whiplash.

I'm hoping we'll see more of the school girl in the next episode.

Malacoda wrote:

Because the black one doesn't need a number because she is a hat/possibly demonic entity.

You're probably right. Damn Ikuhara just makes it so hard not to over think things

WHAT THE FUCK DID I JUST WATCH

Kanba (the red haired brother) comes across as a fatalist to me. So that's why I think he says that, artemis.