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Re:cycle of Penguindrum anime review

Re:cycle of Penguindrum anime review


After Anime Boston announced the premiere of the RE:cycle of the Penguindrum movies, I decided to finally watch the original Penguindrum anime, which is known for being complex and strange. I wanted to understand the story and assess if any confusion in the recap movies was due to editing or the material itself.

As a fan of the original series, I watched the RE:Cycle films as an excuse to rewatch Penguindrum. The movies condense the series down to just over four hours, with a small amount of new footage. The new material includes a framing story centering on Shoma and Kanba as children visiting the Hole in the Sky library and live-action shots of various locations and animals. These new scenes integrate naturally with the existing content and enhance the story's theme of fate vs. free will.

While the RE:cycle edit works well for Part 1 of the series, it negatively affects the pacing of Part 2. The second half of the Penguindrum anime is so packed with story and character development that any cut is going to lose something. The serialized format of the original series also allowed for breaks between episodes, which are lost in this condensed adaptation.


Re:cycle of Penguindrum anime review


Despite these issues, the RE:cycle of the Penguin movies is still a fascinating and powerful story, told with style and absurd humor that makes it entertaining despite its heavy and upsetting subject matter. While the movies are not the best version of the story, they are worth watching for fans of the original series.

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