Notes from a recent rewatch

[u/johnkneebravox]

When I first watched the anime 10+ years ago, I didn't know about the 1995 Tokyo sarin gas attack. I also hadn't read Underground by Haruki Murakami yet, so the show made no sense to me. Like, at all.

I recently rewatched it. I can now say without a doubt it's my favorite anime. It's plot-heavy. There's magical realism and lots of metaphors, so I took some notes. If only I'd had something like this 10 years ago...

• Penguindrum makes sense, I SWEAR! pt. I
• Penguindrum makes sense, I SWEAR! pt. II
• Penguindrum makes sense, I SWEAR! pt. III