Mawaru Penguindrum is one of the rarest breed of anime series to come out of the industry lately. It's so undoubtedly weird and different, that analyzing and more so reviewing or recommending it is a challenge in itself. Saying the cliche' phrase "There's nothing like it" is an understatement. The anime features a story that is akin to a journey. Its not just any journey either, its one of intense prodding and unearthing to discover some semblance of meaning. And at the end of it all, its quite difficult too discern what the whole journey meant anyway, after the 24 episodes that its spread across. Simply put, Mawaru penguindrum is so different, its worth watching that spectacle as it truly does some mind bending and unconventional things. Mind bending is definitely the key word for the series, as it hardly feels cohesive, nor does it have one particular theme, nor does it follow any of the other major rules that make any from of sequential storytelling let alone an anime series, great.
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