Penguin Musume

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Penguin Musume
Original title ペ ン ギ ン 娘
transcription Pengin Musume
genre Comedy
Manga
country JapanJapan Japan
author Tetsuya Takahashi
publishing company Akita Shoten
magazine Shūkan Shōnen Champion
First publication 2006 - 2007
expenditure 3
Manga
title Penguin Musume Max
Original title ペ ン ギ ン 娘 MAX
transcription Pengin Musume MAX
country JapanJapan Japan
author Tetsuya Takahashi
publishing company Akita Shoten
magazine Champion Red
First publication December 2007 - ...
expenditure 3
Web anime
title Penguin Musume Heart
Original title ペ ン ギ ン 娘 ♥ は ぁ と
transcription Pengin Musume Hāto
Country of production JapanJapan Japan
original language Japanese
year 2008
Studio Picture Magic
length 7 to 12 minutes
Episodes 22nd
Director Hitoyuki Matsui
First broadcast April 19 - November 15, 2008 on Nico Nico Douga
synchronization

Penguin Musume ( Japanese ペ ン ギ ン 娘 , Pengin Musume , Eng . "Penguin Girl") is a manga series by Tetsuya Takahashi that has been published in Japan since 2006. The series is about the otaku sakura "Penguin" Nankyoku and their daily adventures in which she often gets in her own way.

content

The schoolgirl Sakura Nankyoku, called Penguin by her friends because of her hairstyle and last name , is an avid fan of anime and manga , a so-called otaku . She is also moody and a little perverted. Her friends in particular get to feel this again and again. These include Kujira Etorofu, who is considered a boy by her father and was brought up accordingly, and Nene Kurio, who works in a temple, but also masters some fighting techniques if the situation calls for them.

In addition to everyday school problems, characters appear again and again who, for various reasons, work against the Nankyoku family or their companies. Including Mary Chupacabra W. Whitebear with her servants, the White Knights, who since a tragic incident in the past have been constantly trying to outdo the Nankyoku family.

publication

The first manga was published between 2006 and 2007 in Shūkan Shōnen Champion magazine by Akita Shoten and then brought out in three anthologies ( Tankōbon ). Since December 2007 the sequel Penguin Musume Max ( ペ ン ギ ン 娘 MAX ) follows in the magazine Champion Red of the same publisher. Its individual chapters will also appear in three volumes by August 2009.

Web anime

In 2008, Picture Magic studio produced a 22-part web anime called Penguin Musume Heart ( ペ ン ギ ン 娘 ♥ は ぁ と ), directed by Hitoyuki Matsui . The artistic direction was Maho Takahashi, the scripts were written by Kazuharu Sato and Tatsuto Higuchi.

The first eleven episodes were from 19 April at the site Nico Nico Douga via streaming released. The second season followed from September 7 to November 15, 2008 with the other eleven episodes. In 2008 and 2009 the episodes appeared on three DVDs in Japan.

synchronization

role Japanese speaker ( seiyū )
Sakura Nankyoku Azusa Kataoka
Kujira Etorofu Mariya Ise
Nene Kurio Nanjō Yoshino
Mary Chupacabra W. Whitebear May Kadowaki

music

The opening credits used the song Renai Jiyū Shōjo ♀ ( 恋愛 自由 少女 ♀ ) from PNGN 6, consisting of the Seiyū Azusa Kataoka, Mariya Ise, Yoshino Nanjō, Sakura Nogawa, Mai Kadowaki and Rina Hidaka. The final title Yurete Hajikete Afurechau ☆ Miwaku no Penguin Musume ( 揺 れ て は じ け て あ ふ れ ち ゃ う ☆ 魅惑 の ペ ン ギ ン 娘 ) was interpreted by PNGN 3. These were the Seiyū Azusa Kataoka, Mariya Ise, Yoshino Nanjō and Rina Hidaka. From the twelfth episode, the credits changed and the title Yurayura + Yuriyura + Nananana ~ ( ゆ ら ゆ ら ＋ ゆ り ゆ ら ＋ な な な な な ー ), sung by PNGN 3 (Azusa Kataoka, Mariya Ise and Yoshino Nanjō), used. All three songs were released as singles by dwango AG Entertainment and BinaryMixx Records.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Penguin Girl Heart's 2nd Season Begins Online in Japan. Anime News Network , September 7, 2008, accessed December 27, 2009 .

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