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Both Re:cycle of Penguindrum Films Will Have U.K. Screenings on May 20
posted on by Andrew Osmond
films will both be screened (subtitled) in Odeon Cinemas on Saturday May 20.
Details of the venues will be given at https://www.odeon.co.uk/films/recycle-of-the-penguindrum-part-1--2-subbed/HO00004269/.
Scriptwriter Tomomi Kawatsuma also designed the characters.)
The films re-edited all 24 episodes of the television anime, but also added new sequences and new characters.
Ikuhara directed the project, and Lapin Track produced the film version.
Ikuhara remarked that the staff still hears from many fans of Penguindrum, and that he is happy that the characters still live in their hearts. Referencing the story, he adds, "Shall we use survival strategies together again on this 10th anniversary?"
The Otome Yōkai Zakuro manga creator Lily Hoshino handled the original character designs for the 24-episode television series.
The psychological drama story begins when a girl named Himari Takakura es away after going out on a trip with her brothers Kanba and Shōma. A spirit in a penguin hat appears and miraculously saves her. However, in exchange for saving Himari's life, the brothers must search for the Penguindrum for the spirit. A trio of strange penguins accompany the siblings on their quest.
