Penguindrum

Once you make a decision, does the universe conspire to make it happen? Is destiny a matter of chance, a matter of choice or the complex outcome of thousands of warring strands of fate? All twins Kanba and Shoma know is that when their terminally ill sister Himari collapses at the aquarium, her death is somehow temporarily reversed by the penguin hat that she had asked for. It's a provisional resurrection, however, and it comes at a price: to keep Himari alive they need to find the mysterious Penguin Drum. In order to do that, they must first find the links to a complex interlocking chain of riddles that has wrapped around their entire existence, and unravel the knots that tie them to mystifying diary and a baffling string of strangers and semi-acquaintances who all have their own secrets, agendas and "survival strategies." And in order for Himari to live, someone else's chosen destiny will have to change. It's a story of love, fate, life, death... and Penguins!
(Source: Sentai Filmworks)

Episode List (24)

Franchise & Related Anime (2)

Philosophy 97% Found Family 95% Family Life 92% Coming of Age 90% Tragedy 89% Ensemble Cast 87% Meta 82% Terrorism 82% Denpa 79% Male Protagonist 79% Female Protagonist 79% Politics 79% Parody 76% Inseki 73% Trains 73% Heterosexual 72% Henshin 72% Surreal Comedy 72% Yandere 70% Crime 70% Animals 70% Memory Manipulation 69% Magic 68% Satire 65% Fairy Tale 60% Primarily Teen Cast 60% Psychosexual 60% Tsundere 60% Ghost 60% Cult 60% Twins 56% Achronological Order 54% Love Triangle 53% Rape 52% Age Gap 51% LGBTQ+ Themes 49% Incest 48%