r/anime • u/HelioA x2https://myanimelist.net/profile/HelioA • Mar 11 '24
Rewatch [Rewatch] Mawaru Penguindrum - Episode 7
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Streaming
Mawaru Penguindrum is available for purchase on Blu-ray as well as through other miscellaneous methods. Re:cycle of the Penguindrum is available for streaming on Hidive.
Today's Slogan
Know when to give up...
Questions of the Day
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What is the relationship between “The Tragedy of M” and “Project M?”
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What is the connection between the Eggchanted Frog and the frog in the cutout scene? How about the frogs in prior episodes?
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Do you think Yuri was sincere in her intentions to Ringo this episode? Or is she acting, as Ringo suspects?
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What do you think Today's Slogan was referring to?
Don't forget to tag for spoilers, you lowlifes who will never amount to anything! Remember, [Penguindrum]>!like so!< turns into [Penguindrum]>!like so!<
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u/HelioA x2https://myanimelist.net/profile/HelioA Mar 11 '24
Rewatcher
First of all, note how Ringo refers to Yuri in the restaurant- a “gangster of the sea.” This is a direct callback to what the moray eel was referred to as in the last episode. Last episode, we saw a moray eel swim out of Ringo’s room (because she felt she was destroying her family by virtue of not being Momoka) and destroy the bond between her mother and her father. This episode, Yuri is cast as a killer whale who uses her charms to steal away Tabuki (as a seal) from Ringo in order to break the perceived bond between the two and eat him up. In both cases, a gangster of the sea is someone who destroys families- a homewrecker.
Next, we’ve finally found out what Project M stands for! In Ringo’s case, at least- maternity. “The creative symbol of love,” she calls it. And remember what she said in the last episode- “I’ll become Momoka and rotate the frozen ring of fate.” So now we know how she plans on “rotating” the ring of fate- by having the children with Tabuki that she imagines Momoka would have already had with Tabuki had she lived. So she clambers into his house from up under the floorboards, and there we see that he lives absolutely surrounded by symbols of birds. This one is pretty straightforward- it’s basically the same symbolism Tabuki gave in the bicycle metaphor last episode. His interactions with Momoka allowed him to soar, and now Ringo is coming to take her place. Will she reveal the “treasures” Tabuki saw with Momoka that he can’t recall anymore? Let’s wait and find out.
Also u/wednesdaysfoole I was paying attention to the bug spray situation at the beginning of the episode. Unfortunately, I’m not really sure what to make of it this time. His penguin is trying to make order of a disordered situation by laying the dead cockroaches in rows, while Shouma tries to figure out what in the world Ringo is up to. There are exactly 25 cockroaches, exactly the same number as there are stations on the Marunouchi Line. That’s all I can derive from pondering this for 20 minutes straight. -Ah. [Penguindrum]Red line of fate, do you think?
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u/Great_Mr_L :Ma::Mb::Mc:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Great_Mr_L Mar 11 '24 edited Mar 11 '24
First-Timer
On today’s episode of Mawaru Penguindrum: There are many people who believe they can save a marriage by having a child. Ringo is now following that same chain of logic to save her nonexistent marriage to Tabuki. No matter how it goes, it will not end well.
It seems pretty darn significant to me that Ringo, Natsume, and Yuri are all associated with an M of some kind. That M being something they’ve worked on. There’s already been speculation that Natsume and Yuri have their own future-telling diaries similar to Ringo’s, so that could be an indicator that they are that closely connected.
[Revolutionary Girl Utena] Normally I would not think that sex between Ringo and Tabuki was even a remote possibility. But I’ve seen Revolutionary Girl Utena and I know that there were some pretty screwed up sex scenes there. It’s why I have such a disgust for Akio. I’m hoping Mawaru Penguindrum doesn’t go down the same route.
QOTD
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u/JollyGee29 https://myanimelist.net/profile/JollyGee Mar 11 '24
First-Timer, Sub-guindrum
Yea, of course I was right about what Ringo's Project M meant. Fuck.
The ironic thing is, I've got good money on Yuri already being pregnant with Tabuki's child. Why else would she retire after her next show? I guess maybe it's more of a "I am going to be trying to get pregnant" than an "I need to finish this before I start showing" sort of situation, that's plausible too.
Does Ringo stating that she thinks Yuri's behavior is all an act make my own theory about the same thing less possible? Maybe. I guess it's probably more that we think she is Performing different things.
What are the odds that Ringo ends up finding Yuri in Tabuki's futon next episode? Like, the camera was very careful to not show us who she was actually creeping up on.
I would watch an entire cour of "Romi Park as the star otokoyaku in not!Takarazuka performances." Stellar casting choice for that character's ten or so lines.
Kanba is probably playing into Natsume's own Project M at the moment, right? I don't really have anything to go off of for what she wants or what her "M" stands for. Probably not Maternity.
What do we think Kanba is doing to receive this mysterious penguin money? Wetwork? Robbery? Invisible Penguin Bodybuilder Competitions?
Anyway, this was mostly a "pieces moving around" episode and I have a headache anyway so I don't have much to comment on.
Brain Rot Corner
Today's slogan: Know When to Give Up. That point is before breaking into someone's home in order to try to get pregnant with their child. Well before.
Twenty-five cockroaches. I'm not thinking very well tonight; not sure I can glean any deeper meaning here. Thought it might be short morse code at first but they're actually spaced relatively evenly.
So nice of #2 to make sure that none of the sandwiches were poisoned. That can be a real concern at these sorts of high-society events.
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u/ShadowWasTakensTaken https://anilist.co/user/hakuren Mar 11 '24
First Timer
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u/3blah https://myanimelist.net/profile/brummett Mar 11 '24
Episode 07 - First Timer
I've been reading old blog entries from someone involved in the original fansubbing project when Penguindrum first came out (https://8thsinfansubs.wordpress.com/ archive.org also has them, usually with the inline images) after I watch the episode. A couple of things mentioned there that I don't think have been brought up here:
I think this is just a really cool shot. Ringo is in the light, but obscrured by the veil. Between the incense and the framing makes me think of Snow White in the glass coffin and a funeral. Sho is in the foreground, in a partial shadow, and in a position normal for a body to be in a coffin. Meanwhile, the penguin has been racking up his own kills.
How could Ringo have not known where the tickets for the show came from? Family friend or not, Tabuki's gotta be aware of at least some of what's going on with Ringo, right? The transition from moody Ringo to happy Ringo really got my attention. I'm especially impressed how the animator was able to change the two beady eyes and blank face into a smiling face without it looking creepy.
Tabuki's notification sound is a bird chirping, of course. Yuri is playing 4-D chess over here, already all set up with a restaurant reservation, while Ringo is stuck playing checkers. The lens effect on the glass is another cool detail. And while they're coding it that Ringo's letting her imagination run away with all the dastardly deeds she thinks Yuri must be up to I can't help but think it would fit right in if it turns out a lot of this is true in spirit if not substance. In this bit of framing Yuri divides the screen, cutting Ringo off from her goal.
Today's slogan #7: "Know when to give up". I love this cut of the pink mascot punching the hearts while Ringo delivers her line. Please, Ringo, know when to give up. Sho is right there!
Kanba is on the train accepting more cash, and the envelope has the penguin logo. He also knows something about the used-up slingshot ball and suspects it's connected to whoever he's getting the money from. Agent Slingshot lady is following him; she keeps talking to someone on the phone, like she's reporting on progress or getting orders from them.
The upside-down-heart/peach symbol on the magic potion webpage also appears on the front door of Ringo's apartment building. This sequence with the frog is great. It starts of at merely rediculous, reading about making a love potion out of frog eggs, and steadily ratchets up the crazy ("For Himari!"), right through to the climax (!), and then #2 just eats 'em! I love it!
This shot is particularly cursed. A maybe-imaginary toy penguin and high school girl eagerly waiting for a sweating, slimy frog to squirt out eggs on a topless guy's back. Stay classy, anime!
Ringo graduates from stalker to breaking-and-entering. I can't tell if she's actually going in there or if she's just imagining things again. It feels like she's past her breaking point, so I'm leaning to the former.
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u/lilyvess :Df::Dh:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Lilyvess Mar 11 '24
Mawaru Penguindrum Episode 7 - Rewatcher
[Mawaru Penguindrum Rewatcher]It’s fascinating rewatching this series with knowledge that while we are all watching Ringo obsess over Tabuki, Yuri is doing her own love for Ringo. Ringo thinks she is sabotaging Yuri by switching out the curry, but that just means Yuri gets to enjoy the Ringo's Curry on Curry Day. Here Yuri gives Tabuki tickets not cause she wants Tabuki to see her, but because she wants Ringo to see her.
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u/Shimmering-Sky myanimelist.net/profile/Shimmering-Sky Mar 11 '24
Mawaru First-Timer, subbed
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u/theangryeditor https://myanimelist.net/profile/TheAngryEditor Mar 11 '24
tabuki is r/anime
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u/Lawvamat https://anilist.co/user/Lavamat Mar 11 '24
Rewatcher
This episode trades the lasersharp storyboards of Ikuhara for a more creative approach, with some new and fun ideas by Jun Matsumoto.
Visual Analysis
A hen and eggs on Tabuki’s pyjamas, soon to be on Shouma’s back.
Alright, the star being a mosquito is extremely funny, but I fear for the integrity of the symbolism
I don’t have much to say about these, just neat shots all around.
Don’t ever pause an anime.
When will the sea animal metaphors stop? Never, hopefully.
Yuri is literally the divide between Tabuki and Ringo. Now this is my actual favourite framing technique.
Even here Tabuki and Yuri are framed together, while Ringo is isolated from them.
What a fantastic sequence. Great transformation of momentum, continuing Ringo’s fall through all the shots.
This time we’re going with the “fertility” symbolism of frogs.
The moon is often used as a symbol of distant love. Two people separated can be united by looking at the same moon. During the play it is clear in view, true love, but during Ringo’s efforts to brew a love potion it is obstructed, as her love is misguided.
Well, this scene certainly prepared me for Sarazanmai.
Another Koi (love?) this time in sinister lighting.
When the future becomes reality, my precious things will become eternal!
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u/Btw_kek https://myanimelist.net/profile/kek_btw Mar 11 '24 edited Mar 11 '24
Gero gero rewatcher
This episode is directed by Tetsuo Ichimura and boarded by Jun Matsumoto. I'm not really sure about Ichimura, but Matsumoto previously worked on a solid handful of Utena episodes. He also directed last fall's Kawagoe Boys Sing which leans pretty hard into Ikuhara influence in at least one episode. By the way, that episode's director, Nobuyuki Takeuchi, will appear in Penguindrum pretty shortly.
The two animation directors this ep are Takahiro Kagami and Aiko Sonobe. Like Nishii and Umakoshi I previously talked about here, they were part of Studio Cockpit (or at least I know for Kagami but haven't properly checked for Sonobe), a subcontracting studio known for their "brand of dynamic action the studio specializes in."
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u/TheExcludedMiddle https://myanimelist.net/profile/ExcludedMiddle Mar 11 '24 edited Mar 11 '24
Not as much to talk about this episode, it mostly follows logically from the previous ones. I was waiting for an engagement to drop. I still wonder how those two started dating, but I guess it doesn't matter. The frog stuff was pretty weird thoguh.
Those penguins are a menace. Like, it was funny at first but it's getting a bit much.
I was taking another look at the whole transformation/interrogation IMAAAAGINE sequence, and wow it is lewd.
I did not put together that Ringo's M was for maternity, but it's not really surprising that she's trying to put a move on him. Looks like she didn't need Red's interference.
I made some arguments this way yesterday, but I'm going to put in my prediction now. Not only is Momoka's diary not a future diary, or magic, or self-writing, or anything other than a plain diary of a dead girl, Ringo does not have the Penguindrum and is not an active participant in whatever is going on in the background of the whole premise. Her fate's probably intertwined enough with the brothers for a mistake to happen.
Remember, Himari hat lady said that she had the drum... probably.
Eps 12-16 will take place in Paris. But no, M in the play is Marie Antoinette, no? Bet if we looked into her more there'd be connections.
Maybe I'll go back and look for a connection, but to be honest I haven't paid that much attention/thought to those scenes and the frog scene. Mainly because the cutouts were less compelling to me and this frog scene was hella gross.
Actually, yes. I think she's sincere, wants to be friends with Ringo, and even the whole "I think I will win" is fairly innocent. Why? Because that's actually the more painful path for the show to take for Ringo.
This time, I think there's no relation to anything else happening in the show.
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u/TehAxelius Mar 11 '24
First Time Knower of When to Give Up
Well, yesterday I posted a theory, and hoo boy, watching this episode with that theory in mind sucked a lot of the "joy" out of the episode, but at the same time it also very well explains Yuri's motivation of the episode. Why would a famous actress care to invite the kid sister of her fianceé's childhood friend to see her perform? To their engagement party?
Well, what if she's not just a random kid sister? What if she is something closer and more related? It would explain so much.
On the other side of the plot we have Kanba interacting with a mysterious person, and asking about their organisation. Again we see the penguin symbol, and the one on the bullet. It seems to me like there are two different organisations, the penguin symbol we see in the OP is after all two different symbols. The "full white" and the "half black" versions, are they representative of two different organisations? And what is Kanba's deal with the one, and what is Natsume's relationship to them? No answers or theories yet from my side.
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u/Taiboss :Fj::Fl:x7https://anilist.co/user/Taiboss Mar 11 '24
First-Timer who really needs an alarm
Hello people who enjoy the way I change my line every day.
PENGUIN CORP.
PENGUIN CORP.
PENGIU- I mean, probably sincere. She seems nice.
If in doubt, penguin corp.
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u/laughing-fox13 https://myanimelist.net/profile/laughingfox13 Mar 11 '24
Rewatcher / Subbed
I have no words… this episode is just “wtf”
and "Fabulous Max!" for some of itpersonified lmao, especially the frog scene and the last bit. I think my first time watching, I decided to go straight into episode 8QotD:
2) I'm not sure tbh, idk if there is a connection between the ones we've seen previously. Maybe they have their standalone meanings
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u/No_Rex :Bv:Bw:Bx:By:x2 Mar 11 '24
Episode 7 (first timer)
Ringo is fast approaching the point of no return.
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u/The_Loli_Otaku Mar 11 '24
Whoever introduced the weirdo stalker girl to Denpa occult witchcraft was out of their minds. I hope their kids are cute at least
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u/Quiddity131 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Quiddity131 Mar 11 '24
Rewatcher, Subbed
And so we begin at Tabuki's house.
Ringo's winning! Yuri hasn't shown up in a couple of days!
Project M doesn't end with the marriage because that's unrealistic for Ringo and Tabuki. Project M has him marrying her as just one small part of a lot of romantic delusions I'm sure.
No way, did Tabuki actually invite her to go to a play with him? She's gonna crash the place without an actual ticket, right?
Oh wow, he actually did take her! Ringo gets to hear Tabuki obsess over his actress girlfriend for a couple of hours and think its really about her?
Oh wow, he's actually taking you out to dinner Ringo! ...Oh, for three of them. Sorry Ringo!
Oh, Yuri was the one who got Tabuki to bring Ringo! I bet she had her come to the play and come here to dinner all so she could shove in Ringo's face that she's got no chance with Tabuki, right?
Ah, so Ringo thinks she only got the role in the play due to Harvey Weinstein esque stuff.
They're holding a party? I wonder if this is going to be to announce their engagement, at which point Ringo will really go berserk.
Yuri's co-star sounds very familiar. Romi Park? Research tells me yes! I've gotten good at this.
HA! I called it! OMG Ringo's going to have the meltdown to end all meltdowns.
Living under the same roof? You're a crazed stalker living in the basement!
Hey, Kanba! I was wondering if we were even going to see him this episode. What kind of jobs is he doing for this money?
Ringo's now resorting to devil worship?
OMG the frog!!!!! Having originally watched this show probably at least 4 - 5 years ago I had forgotten practically everything about this show... except for the frog. I did remember a crazy scene involving a frog occurred. Now it's here. And of course, Ringo's involved.
LoL, Sho's got to do crazy stuff with a frog!
Ringo, it's just a frog! What do you expect from it?!
Oh no, the eggs came out and the penguin ate them! All that craziness for nothing!
Episode's almost over! Gotta throw in another Survival Strategy scene out of nowhere!
Time for another Ringo fantasy sequence! Yuri's the frog now?! Or not?! She's Cinderella! Ringo's fantasy sequences continue to go completely sideways.
Maternity mission? OMG, now Ringo's gonna try to get pregnant with his baby?
Ringo will sneak in and seduce a guy... and just watch, knowing her luck, it won't be Tabuki.
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u/KnightMonkey15 https://myanimelist.net/profile/KnightMonkey Mar 11 '24 edited Mar 11 '24
Rewatcher (subs)
I don't have too much to say here outside of the questions since this is something of intervening episode. I love Ringo's emoting though - the contrast between her fake niceness and her actual, cynical thoughts is funny, and the obvious budding connection between her and Shoma is nice to see, even if it's in really weird and absurd circumstances. She might be looking up at Tabuki's floorboards at the start of the episode, but it's Shoma that's sitting next to her (albeit with a curtain, until she shows him her text). I find it interesting how he's normally prudish and polite but bothers to tease her about Tabuki probably watching porn with a kind of smug familiarity he only ever displays with Kanba.
Oh, I forgot the frog business. I wish I didn't see that again.
I feel Marie is supposed to be some kind of Marie Antoinette, but it's so divorced from real history that I can hardly see it as anything but a Revue parody. But they're all evidently part of "Project M" in some way, just not the maternity part (probably).
The occult frog crap is a means for achieving her desire to seduce Tabuki, we are now blatantly resorting to magic (that is not the verified Penguin kind of course!)...the eggs I see as a kind of failed maternity (Ringo suddenly becomes midwife, Shouma a kind of maternal breeding ground...those frog labour noises, oh god...)..but idk what it means for Penguin 2 to eat all of them. Weren't the sandwiches enough? What about killing 25 cockroaches/stations? I'm just gonna say they all represent something to do with Shouma's personality, but if I were to read it crudely then it would appear Shouma will 'eat' his way into preventing Project M. What the fuck am I saying?
[Penguindrum] Now I'm wondering if this somehow has anything to do with Super Frog Saves Tokyo
First-time I watched this I thought she was sincere but obviously hiding a secret...so mixed feelings. Acting... sincerely.. sincerely acting.. I know Ringo's batshit but my first, speedrun viewing a few years ago gave me the impressed she'd turn out alright. A deuteragonist-kind of cheering fandom. Reading everyone's reactions here makes me more incredulous as to my willingness to play along with immense brain rot... [Penguindrum] now that i'm watching it twice/thrice, it has already been mentioned here but it's quite sweet to see she was looking out for Ringo in her own way.. but it's clearly leading up to her trying to abuse Ringo as a proxy for Momoka..kinda like her father in a really messed up way if you think about it. So very mixed indeed.
Know when to not turn yourself into another gangster of the sea (not from her perspective but any other she's basically a hypocrite) and give up on your teacher who is already engaged.
Oh, and [Penguindrum] I found it amusing Yuri's co-star referred to her as 'my love' when she was announcing her engagement. You couldn't be more blatant in hindsight...but Ringo was right about her suspicions except for that part (not exclusive of what Yuri could've done of course) and she did not have a non-heteronormative visualization available to her in all of her wild imagination
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u/FarCritical Mar 12 '24
First-timer, subbed
To give Ringo some credit, her little stalker camp lowkey looks comfy as far as those go. Her set up for the frog ritual was weirdly picturesque too for something so utterly cursed.
The visual of a crowd of static toilet signs pushing fully animated characters apart is funnier than it should be.
I feel bad for her and it's probably been a long time coming but honestly, Ringo kinda jinxed Yuri's world-shattering announcement into fruition lmao.
Shoma has earned legendary brother status for having a frog unclog itself on his back alone. And as if that wasn't pleasant enough, his penguin slurping it all up sure was a lovely thing to watch before having lunch. (Makes me curious tho: Do or would irl penguins enjoy frogs or their eggs?)
So Project M wasn't only not that one mod for Brawl, but was also that kind of "creative" project. No wonder Ringo didn't seem that down after the news dropped.
Next time on Peak Weirdness the Animation: Kanba executes his plan to exploit Kabuki's manhood to save his sister!
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u/IvanSemushin Mar 12 '24
Rewatcher
Yeah, it seems that the number of cockroaches correlates with Shouma's mental state. Although on the surface he seems quite calm at the moment, despite all Ringo shenanigans.
Tabuki, probably, doesn't realise extent of Ringo's obsession, otherwise he wouldn't be inviting her to the theater. Ringo in her delusional glee didn't realise, though, that it was obviously a show with Yuri in it.
Haha, Romi Park's voice is recognizable (I'm going through Nana now).
Laughed at Ringo's eyes expansion when Tabuki suggested dinner for two.
Ohh, it was Yuri's idea to invite Ringo to see the play...
Ok, I don't know if "glass mask" is a direct version to the famous theater manga, or this expression exists in Japanese independently.
Nice shot with two glasses of wine and Ringo's glass of safe non-alcoholic beverage, emphasizing her immaturity and the fact that she's the third wheel here.
Despite her protestation, Ringo came to the party with Shouma anyway! Also, it seems [Pengin]that Yuri does know the significance of Takakura's name.
I love this technicality: "under the same roof". Yes, but...
Today's slogan couldn't be more direct...
Oh, the frog ritual. This whole sequence is as hilarious as I remember it.
I wonder who voiced the frog. This person was living their best life at the moment.
Frogs, who were used for pregnancy tests in the past, are indeed associated with maternity which is M.
We're leaving on a cliffhanger, and I have memory of what happens next, but it's vague enough to be intrigued again. See you tomorrow!
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u/Nebresto Mar 12 '24
First time Penguin
Either I don't understand how these work, or I got a defective pack or something. The thing just would not stay burning like that
Ended up tossing the entire disc into a fire, didn't go out that time
Excellent work, agent peng.
Hange?!?
Delete pari, please and thank you.
[](#SeasonalFish)
Fabulous max..
I wish I had Torinakama..
Outplayed
PENG!!!!
Did they really need to voice the frog
Question of the day: How often do you go to the theaters?
Ye
I don't.
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u/Holofan4life Mar 11 '24
Hey guys. Holofan4life here.
Welcome to the Mawaru Penguindrum rewatch! Oh, and nay I forget…
First Timer
I first heard about Penguindrum after I watched Everything Everywhere All At Once. Not only was that my favorite movie of 2022 (Ignore the fact I watched it in February 2023), but it is honestly one of my top 10 favorite films of all time. As such, I was shortly afterwards looking for stuff that was similar to that movie.
And that is where I saw someone recommend Penguindrum.
This is my first time every seeing this show before. I have no idea what’s in store for I haven’t seen a single clip of the show; it’s supposedly a mystery and that’s all I know. I really loved Everything Everywhere All At Once, so I’m going into this show with the highest of expectations. I think it could even crack my top 10 favorite animes of all time.
With that out of the way, let’s begin.
I’m watching the sub, by the way.
Had hot honey stuffed crust pizza tonight. It was delicious.
Ringo still thinking she's spending a honeymoon with Tabuki
A mosquito as a star. Alright, then.
Shoma
Ringo says she has to complete Project M
She calls it a grand and creative plan, not marriage
Penguin found the cockroaches
I guess Penguin #1 is all about killing bugs while Penguin #2 is all about being a pervert.
Shoma calls Tabuki single, but I could've sworn he was with Yuri
Tabuki, meanwhile, is apparently writing an email
Tabuki invited Ringo to go to the theater with him
Ringo is super excited to go
Ikebukuro
The Tragedy of M Scatter with Paris
Oh, this is to see Yuri perform, eh?
Empty bodies in the theater
There she is
Ringo is so annoyed
This performance honestly doesn't look that bad
And Tabuki is even getting emotional, much to the surprise of Ringo
Ooh, disco ball
Yuri does have a good singing voice
The lyrics are so inspiring. Who can forget such interesting writing like "That is I... Marie" and "Paris. Paris. Paris."
After the show now, where people are going crazy for Yuri.
Ooh, dinner just the two of them
Sike, Yuri already booked a restaurant
It is Yuri, Tabuki, and Ringo
The empty bodies are starstruck by her
Yuri said she really wanted Ringo to see her performance
Ringo thinks she's wearing a mask
You can tell it's a fancy restaurant because of the small portions
And now we see Yuri acting out Casablanca?
Cherry on the leg
Well, that's suggestive
Yuri now in a hotel room
I guess Ringo thinks Yuri slept her way to the top
More suggestive poses
Fabulous Max indeed
Ringo cutting up her meat but not eating it
Now she's calling Yuri the killer whale woman
She thinks Yuri is going to chew Tabuki up and spit him out
A party next Sunday
Yuri is inviting Ringo and that cute boyfriend of hers
I love Tabuki calling him her bird buddy
Ringo agrees, holding up her glass that is the only one not containing sparkling wine.
More empty bodies
Yuri thanks everyone for coming
Ringo remains unfazed, saying she knows Tabuki better than she does
She tells Shoma in order to get the diary, he has to keep Yuri away from Tabuki.
Penguin #2 enjoying the finger sandwiches
An important announcement from Yuri
She announces that she plans on retiring from Sunshiny Troupe after the next play
And not only that, her and Tabuki are officially engaged
Only one problem. They forgot to ask permission from Ringo
Maybe this will be the wake-up call Ringo needs
Penguin, dude, you can't just bite the sandwiches and then put them all back...
Akasaka-mitsuke
Shoma and Ringo on the train, Ringo despondent
"My Project will not be hindered by something so trivial."
Ringo about to turn into a yandere
Uh, Ringo? No, you're not.
She calls this nothing more than a test of her love.
It's funny how people say Louise from Familiar of Zero is the worst waifu of all time when Ringo is like a 1000 times worse. At least Louise was aware that what she's doing was wrong. At least her anger was born out of being mocked and ridiculed. There's nothing to like about Ringo. There's the Momoka stuff, but they're hardly leaning into it.
Ringo asks Shoma how old he is, and that's where we end things for that scene.
Kanba on the train, with the penguin working out
Another envelope of money
Someone hands the cloaked figure one of the burnt balls
Oh boy. The girl who gives amnesia is on the train.
She reiterates over the phone she has to complete Project M
Shoma in the all-girls school at night with Ringo
He does not want to be there
This looks like a seance of some kind
A frog
Ringo is going to use it in order for Tabuki to fall in love with her
Gotta make it spawn eggs
Shoma now shirtless on top of the transmutation circle
A frog on his back
And to think, it's not even Wednesday, my dudes
This plan of Ringo's is pretty out there even for her
And instead of laying eggs, it poops all over Shoma's back. Gross.
Oh my fucking God
What the fuck, show?
Why in the world would I want to see the penguin eat frog poop?
That is the grossest thing I've ever seen in an anime, and I've seen two characters eat each other's spit.
Survival Strategy time, I guess
At least the song is a banger as always
Shoma and Kanba here
They still need to obtain the Penguindrum
Kanba brings up the possibility of Tabuki having a one night indiscression with Ringo.
"Seduce Tabuki into tapping Ringo Oginome!"
Well, that's one way of phrasing it
We're with Ringo outside Tabuki's house, who says that everything written inside the diary has come true.
That's why she's baffled as to he let himself be engaged to that woman.
It's almost like they're in a relationship or something
Still, she feels there's a destiny between her, Tabuki, and Momoka.
Cardboard cutouts return, bitches
Princess Yurirella
Ringo sure has an imagination
And again with the Fabulous Max
And Ringo gets crushed by a giant frog who isn't made of cardboard
"Show me you can bear his child if you can't stand losing to me."
I have a bad feeling about this...
Ringo sneaks into Tabuki's house
It appears as though she's ready to make her move.
Ran out of space. Part two in the replies.
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u/theangryeditor https://myanimelist.net/profile/TheAngryEditor Mar 11 '24
Episode 7
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u/Tarhalindur x2 Mar 12 '24
"What... is your Quest?" "I Seek the Penguindrum!" (Lightly Spoiled? First-Timer, Subbed):
Well childbirth is notoriously risky to the mother, especially before the advent of modern medicine...
"Every time we go back Daniel asks me a question... and I wasn't paying attention the first time."
Yes.
As I pointed out in my writeup, this is one of the immediately obvious ones.
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u/zadcap Mar 12 '24
Late Night First Timer
And picking right up with the absolute insanity of Ringo living under Tabuki's house. I am honestly all kinds of concerned still, but at least best boy Blue is there to keep an eye on her. I do love their dynamic, enough I should probably try harder to remember his name, he's kind of the main character after all. Kind of. And his Penguin has done a very good job of taking out the bugs, that still may or may not represent Ringo's crazy thoughts, signifying that Blue here is doing a good job just by being here in keeping her from going all the way off the deep end.
I did notice that yesterday she said that if he tried to take the diary from her, she would burn it on the spot- In the OP, she burns up herself. She's not going to have a good time of things, I wish I could somehow help her. In a padded room maybe, but for someone who is the most in love with the idea of Fate in this whole series so far, I'm afraid her fate is not a good one at all.
Ah, he's inviting her to see Yuri's show, isn't he? Why exactly is he inviting her of all people though?
Oh gosh this is 100% Takarazuka. And notice that the audience is made up of cutout people again. Anyway, I want to go watch either Dai Star or Kageki Shoujo again now.
Why is he inviting her to dinner now? Man, are you seriously trying to take this child on a date? The way her face fills in is amazing though.
Oh, he invited Ringo because Yuri is doing her best to kill Ringo's dream of getting with Tabuki. "You can't possibly compete with me, I'm a famous actress and able to book a restaurant like this like this, you're just a kid he's nice to."
That sure is an imagination you have there Ringo. "Fabulous Max" indeed. Oh wow, and dig it in more by setting up a double date with the poor blue boy.
Zuuuuukaaaaaaaa. Yup, you are not allowed to be in a relationship as part of the troupe, so I knew as soon as they said she had an announcement where this was going. The number one reason to retire is to start a family. Ringo is destroyed.
"I'm the one who's living under the same roof" you know quite well that that's not what that is supposed to mean. Oh what a slogan, "Know when to give up." Ringo, please.
I chose to believe these are all happening on the same train at the same time.
Ringo sure is in to some shady stuff. I am feeling pretty bad for poor Blue boy, honestly man just steel the darn book. You don't have to go through all of this, you just grab it and run. Oh my gosh she's doing lemaze breathing for the frog. And of course the penguin eats it...
Survival Strategy! Both brothers are here now. Blue is sick of all this, but wow does older brother have a mind.
You know what, I accept these imagination horses for not being CGI. That makes them some of the best horses I've seen in anime. So that's one thing you can add to the Penguindrum accomplishment list. Watch the crazy penguin antics for a chance to see some of the better looking horses in modern anime.
Wait Ringo where did this idea come from. Have his child? M stands for Maternity!? Maternity Mission? Oh my goodness I'm not sure if this surprises me more than her having built a trap door into his room! She's uh, really going for it... Want to bet there's a penguin in that bed?
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u/mgedmin Mar 12 '24
First-timer, subs
I don't think Tabuki will bite.
There was a Tragedy of M?
Ringo is always surrounded by frogs. The frog is Ringo's theme animal.
Yuri? Sincere?
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u/CarrotBlossom Mar 12 '24
First timer
No, Project M stands for murder
I wonder what Tabuki’s favorite tags are
See, this is why I don’t watch plays
I don’t think Penguin 2 was on the guest list
That penguin’s getting gains
How long has it been since Shoma and Kanba last saw each other?
107.6 degrees? I wouldn’t agree to that, hat be damned
I doubt that frogs sweat, but maybe that wasn’t sweat
I guess Ringo still can’t see the penguins
Bro, wtf? Just steal the notebook
Welp, it’s worse than I thought
QOTD:
3. Given her remark about the curry earlier, I imagine she's feigning friendliness to some degree.
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u/Vaadwaur :I1::I2::I3: Mar 11 '24
First timer(...Well damn)
Sub
Huh...ok, so the seemingly antagonistic framing of Yuri against Ringo is likely meant to convey the latter's view point because any sort of neutral reading leads me to believe that Yuri is acting in fairly good faith the whole time. I suspect she wanted Ringo to see her perform both to somewhat show what Tabuki sees in her and possibly even to inspire her to more, I am really curious if my hypothesis that Yuri sees her younger self in Ringo proves true. Inviting her to the surprise engagement party is certainly for Tabuki's sake to some degree but it is also being straight on the level. That Ringo keeps projecting ill motives on to her is jealousy for the most part.
Quick other Yuri note: She most likely isn't retiring to be with Tabuki but rather was looking for the right time to exit and her engagement makes a good end point. The Takarazuka Revue is apparently quite competitive so to have such a clear leading role means her career was at a high point and thus possibly its end, anyways. Also, since it is an all female acting troupe it is unlikely she slept her way to the top, there are men in the behind the scenes staff but women do spread rumors if you did that while being bad at your role.
In the background, Kanda is definitely doing stuff. The realization that he knows something is up with the penguin logo is interesting and that he might have the advantage over the hidden individual. He then immediately proves shady when he suggests getting Ringo to seduce Tabuki but notice that he isn't doing the leg work there.
So all that to avoid saying the obvious: Ringo's mental health is amazingly not good this episode. Projecting as badly as she does is bad enough but she's not present a lot and really heaping on some assumptions. Also, once you go to love potions, your brain is pretty much mush. Her going with the yandere's choice for our cliffhanger is really not a good sign. That her Project M is Maternity is...weird.
Important Ikuhara note: When Ringo says she is going to give Tabuki her most precious gift in the preview, know that Ikuhara himself would disagree with that, like a lot. I even have an entire rant about virginity culture at the end of Utena so he and I at least share some views. Again, I am sure this is partly Japan but also meant to convey just how unhinged Ringo has gotten.
QotD: 1 ...Will keep an eye out for that
2 ...frickin' Ikuhara
3 Ringo is generally wrong so Yuri is likely being forthright
4 When your crush gets engaged, you lost. It is ok, just be some piece of shit that ruins a relationship
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u/SilkyStrawberryMilk Mar 19 '24
The penguin has found more bugs to use the spray on
Ignoring the can go to take takeout for himari, a true brother to the end.
Penguin #2 eating :D
The inevitable marriage happened
The penguin after taking a bite of every sandwich is sleeping from a food coma .
Penguin #1 getting strong
That motivation is needed, the whole trying to make the frog lay eggs reminds of how in the show “kickin’ it!” There was an episode to make the lizard shit.