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41. Mawaru Penguindrum
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@Turnsniper

Sorry too kill two of your anime in a row, Turnsniper. Its definitely just a coincidence. I dont think Im as much of a fan of Penguindrum as a lot of people are. It has its slow moments, and some of the episodes later on could have their weird parts (like all the child broiler stuff. Wasnt into that at all). Theres some weird character choices as well, particularly with Kanba (IIRC). But theres a lot of fun stuff too. The ridiculousness of the early episodes is great, and every scene with the princess is awesome. Ringo is a ton of fun, the transformation sequence thingy is great, and the writing is top notch. There are a lot of fun side characters, who make for a good combination of both episodic and overarching plots. Yuri makes for a super interesting character. Mr. President Watch Out guy is one of those classic things that makes Ikuhara anime better than stuff by other people (Revue Starlight an eternal imitator). My favorite thing about the show, however (which most people dont seem to talk about much) is Momoka. Shes just amazing. We dont really get to see her outside of flashbacks, but those flashbacks were my favorite part of the show. Her voice is awesome, and the confidence with which she faces those who oppose her is just super cool. She was possibly my favorite anime character that year. While shes kind of the type of person you cant have around in a story too much because shed just solve all the problems, its sure fun to see her when shes around. Anyway, shes the best part of it, but the whole show is good. Ikuhara is great in general. Id rank Utena a good deal higher and Yurikuma in the same region. Hoping his series next year is great too!
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