Penguindrum: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

The story centers around the lives of three siblings, Takakura Kanba, Takakura Shouma and their terminally ill sister Takakura Himari. Himari passes away after going out on a trip with her brothers. She was however, miraculously saved by a spirit thriving in a penguin-shaped hat. In return for her extended life, the twins must search for an item known as the Penguin Drum with the aid of three penguins which are visible only to the siblings.

Series details

• Title: Penguindrum
• Format: Animation
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Drama, Comedy, Anime, Mystery
• Premiere date: 2011-07-07
• Final broadcast date listed: 2011-12-22
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: MBS
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 21367
• TVDB ID: 250084

Cast and credited roles

• Miho Arakawa — Himari Takakura | Princess of the Crystal | Penguin Sangou
• Ryohei Kimura — Takakura, Shouma | Penguin Nigou
• Subaru Kimura — Takakura, Kanba | Penguin Ichigou
• Marie Miyake — Oginome, Ringo
• Akira Ishida — Tabuki, Keiju
• Mamiko Noto — Tokikago, Yuri
• Yui Horie — Natsume, Masako
• Yutaka Koizumi — Watase, Sanetoshi
• Aki Toyosaki — Oginome, Momoka
• Saori Hayami — Kuhou, Asami
• Kana Akutsu — Chizuru
• Rei Matsuzaki — Yui

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2011-07-07; final listed air date 2011-12-22; episode order: 24.

Source and licence

Adapted from Penguindrum on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.