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Mawaru Penguindrum
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Anime 2011
Mawaru Penguindrum
fate-and-family spiralsubway traumasiblings against destiny
This work has been selected for the Aravien index based on editorial review.
Synopsis
For the Takakura family, destiny is an ever-spinning wheel, pointing passionately in their direction with equal tides of joy and sorrow before ticking on to the next wishmaker. With their parents gone, twin brothers Kanba and Shouma live alone with their beloved little sister Himari, whose poor health cannot decline...
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Editorial note
Keeps folklore in play with a different anime voice.
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Why this work is here
For the Takakura family, destiny is an ever-spinning wheel, pointing passionately in their direction with equal tides of joy and sorrow before ticking on to the next wishmaker. With their parents gone, twin brothers Kanba and Shouma live alone with their beloved little sister Himari, whose poor health cannot decline...
Selected for cultural longevity · regional significance · editorial selection · thematic depth
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Connected works
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Anime Tonal line
Neon Genesis Evangelion
Keeps folklore in play with a different anime voice.
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Anime Tonal line
Ghost in the Shell
Lets the folklore thread settle into a deeper anime form.
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Film Cultural line
Rashomon
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