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Penguindrum: Season 1

24 episodes Premiered Jul 3, 2011 Updated Jul 22, 2026
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Episodes

S1·E1

Ringing the Bell of Destiny

Jul 3, 2011 · 24 min

Three siblings, Shōma, Kanba and Himari Takakura are living together, despite the fact Himari was given only a few months to live by the doctor. The three visit an aquarium to see

S1·E2

Risky Survival Strategy

Jul 15, 2011 · 24 min

The Penguin Spirit appears again and tells Shōma and Kamba to board a train and find a girl named Ringo Oginome who may possess the Penguindrum. With Ringo attending a girl's schoo

S1·E3

Then Devour Me Currageously

Jul 22, 2011 · 24 min

As Ringo contemplates making a special curry for Tabuki, Shōma and Kamba, having been reminded about Himari's fate if they don't cooperate, break into Ringo's house to search for t

S1·E4

Descension of a Princess

Jul 29, 2011 · 24 min

As Ringo gets help from Himari preparing lunch for a 'date' with Tabuki at the park, Kamba tasks Shōma to go with her and look through her bag for her diary, believing it may be re

S1·E5

This is What Drives Me

Aug 5, 2011 · 24 min

Asami Kuho, the girl who was pushed down the escalator, is questioned by a woman named Natsume, who then fires a red ball at her head, causing her to remember nothing about the inc

S1·E6

You and I are Bound by M

Aug 19, 2011 · 24 min

Kamba goes to see Asami only to find she has forgotten all about him. He tries getting some information out of two other girls, but they are attacked by Natsume's red balls, causin

S1·E7

The Eggchanting Girl

Aug 26, 2011 · 24 min

Tabuki invites Ringo to see one of Yuri's plays with him, followed by dinner, where Yuri invites her and Shoma to a party. At the party, Yuri announces that she and Tabuki are enga

S1·E8

Even if Your Love is a Lie, I...

Sep 2, 2011 · 24 min

Ringo attempts to make a move on Tabuki only to find he is not there as his roof had a leak. The next day, Tabuki tells Shoma that he is moving in with Yuri, which does not settle

S1·E9

Frozen World

Sep 9, 2011 · 24 min

Himari has a strange dream in which she meets a man named Sanetoshi, who shows her various books containing her memories. In elementary school, she formed a group called Triple-H w

S1·E10

Because I Love Him

Sep 16, 2011 · 24 min

Shoma wakes up in hospital with supposedly minor injuries, keeping quiet about what happened between him and Ringo from his siblings. As Ringo explains what happened to her diary t

S1·E11

You Have Finally Realized It

Sep 23, 2011 · 24 min

Kanba goes to confront Natsume about the memory-erasing balls and why she desires the diary, unaware that she only has half of it. Meanwhile, Ringo is still determined to complete

S1·E12

The Wheel That Spins Us Round

Sep 30, 2011 · 24 min

Kanba goes home and is called by Sanetoshi claiming that Himari will die once more. Shoma goes into detail of what happened 16 years ago, as Shoma and Kanba's parents were high ran

S1·E13

Our Crime & Punishment

Oct 7, 2011 · 24 min

Sanetoshi offers Kanba a special medicine to revive Himari, though mentions there will be a steep price in return. Kanba recalls three years ago when he and Shoma learned about the

S1·E14

Princess of Lies

Oct 14, 2011 · 24 min

Yuri, after breaking off an affair with one of her co-stars, feels a longing for a certain someone. Meanwhile, Shoma is ignoring Ringo, feeling she will never be able to forgive hi

S1·E15

Saving the World

Oct 21, 2011 · 24 min

Yuri holds Ringo into her room that coincidentally is next to a room Shoma is staying with a classmate on a field trip. Shoma rushes to rescue her after figuring this but he trips

S1·E16

Uncrushable Man

Oct 28, 2011 · 24 min

After realizing that she was tricked by Yuri, Masako reminisces about her grandfather, a powerful business tycoon who expelled her father claiming that he was not strong enough to

S1·E17

The Unforgiven

Nov 4, 2011 · 24 min

The Takakura siblings are enjoying Takoyaki together and happy with the news that Himari will soon be released from hospital when the magic hat posesses Himari again for another Su

S1·E18

So Please be There for Me

Nov 11, 2011 · 24 min

Tabuki reminisces about how he injured his own hands in despair of being relenquished by her mother as she only cared about his younger brother who was a much better pianist than h

S1·E19

My Soulmate

Nov 18, 2011 · 24 min

After the incident at the construction site, Tabuki quit his job and leaves Yuri, while Kanba is praised by his parents for protecting Himari, claiming that once their true objecti

S1·E20

Thank You for Choosing Me

Nov 25, 2011 · 24 min

Masako decides to leave the Takakuras alone, still not accepting the 'family' they have. As Himari has another conversation with Sanetoshi, Shouma confesses to Ringo that Himari is

S1·E21

The Door of Fate We Choose

Dec 2, 2011 · 24 min

Ringo is approached by a journalist asking about the Takakura siblings, but she avoids him and warns Himari about him. Later that night, Himari, who was told by the same journalist

S1·E22

Beautiful Casket

Dec 9, 2011 · 24 min

Ringo stumbles on two girls dressed suspiciously standing before the Takakuras' house and finds that they are actually Himari's childhood friends Hibari and Hikari from the Double-

S1·E23

The Destination of Fate

Dec 16, 2011 · 24 min

On the day of the terrorist attack, 16 years before, Sanetoshi is contronted by Momoka who was determined to stop him and while her spirit ends up split in two with each half becom

S1·E24

I Love You

Dec 23, 2011 · 24 min

Shouma tries to dissuade Kanba with no success while Ringo also boards the train, claiming she had learned from the present she got from Himari's friends the secret spell contained