#kanba

[peridoxikal-redux]

Cumber gets a little smooch (from 2022)

These two are boyfriends I can't be convinced otherwise.

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From the endtag of episode 11. There're a bunch of widescreen+RTL and ultrawidescreen+RTL versions, but the phone versions suffered since there isn't a good way to position this image with 9:16.

Another one that isn't edited at all.

If you have another resolution you want, set up or anything else you can send me an ask.

Requests are open, but I’ll only do official art and no gore.

Enjoy :)

[muraski-yume]

3/25 Penguindrum (20,23,24)

Wow okay I'm even more confused....

So Kanba has this like secret twin sister, Momoka was the hat princess, and Shouma and Kanba die? so the destination of fate is reversed?

I'm not sure if even if I watched the whole series I wouldn't be confused. After we discussed the real life incident and cult this is based off of in class those references are definitely a lot more clear, especially in the last few episodes with all this talk of a new world order and the failure of people in charge and these teddy bear bomb things.

I'm also still a bit foggy on how Himari ties into all of this. She was just this random kid Shoma found one day when he was ditching his dad's propaganda meeting and he saves her from the child boiler (terrifying seriously) and just brings her into the family? And was this before or after he and Kanba were locked in those boxes to starve and split the apple of fate. That seems to be a reference to "original sin" with Adam and Eve and that everything following after was a punishment seems to reinforce that but I'm still so lost honestly.

ALSO insert another rant about why the heck is Himari naked every 2 seconds?!?! I don't know exactly what her point is as a character because every other scene she's either "died" for the 15th time or her clothes are just magically ripping off.

ALSO ALSO in this new alternate reality where the destination of fate was reversed did the parents never do the subway attack? Cause I'm confused as to why if Himari was never their REAL child in the first place how she ended up with the "normal life" in that house with the parents and Kanba and Shoma are in their alternate reality?

I'm hoping after we discuss more in class it'll be a bit clearer because I am LOST.

[entamewitchlulu]

briefly thought about Masako Penguindrum and how yeah it's haha funney incest she kissed her brother ewwww lol but if you barely scratch the surface you realize she kisses her brother because her family was irreparably broken by a wildly abusive grandfather, negligent and then dead parents, and her only other source of support essentially kidnapped by another family, leaving her alone to be her younger sibling's only protector against their mutual abuser who fucks up her brain at a critical time in her childhood development so badly she hallucinates near constantly, with the only hope in her life being that one day the idealized vision of her Last Hope in the form of her brother, who is Supposed to Protect Her, will come back and save her from the horrors, only to find out that he has abandoned her entirely for a girl he is clearly in love with but insists on calling his sister, essentially completely replacing her and leaving her completely alone.

Of course she fucking kisses Kanba. She sees him playing house with a girl he insists is his sister, and yet is clearly deeply in love with her, so in a desperate attempt to take back her family, she playacts at romantic interest in her brother because as far as she can tell from the outside this is what Kanba wants, that's what she'll be if only it will put him back in her family and give her back the security of a Family that she's wanted and been denied her entire life. So if Himari is going to replace her, then she can be the "sister" Kanba clearly wants, right?

Maybe that will finally make him come home.

[xbuster]

[hearts4miyu]

why dis 🐧 look so mad 😭😭😭 collab w/ @bad-kendi (im shoma)

[puwella]

37/365

[bluepicmi]

Pls forgive me for my very cringe comic

[witchofanguish]

SHOUMA: we are worthless pieces of shit. God hates us.

KANBA, TEN MILES AWAY, TALKING TO CORPSES: mom do you think shouma hates me

[horse-girl-anthy]

Penguindrum centers on the love between the Takakura siblings. while they have many secrets and avoid sensitive topics, the family bond between them is not forced; there is plenty of evidence that they care about each other. both Shoma and Kanba let their sister down at times, but neither of them harbor any ill intentions towards her. in contrast, the dynamic between Shoma and Kanba is marked by real disdain and even hatred on Kanba's side. while the conflict between them is present from the beginning of the show, the extent of Kanba's negative feelings for Shoma is revealed in the final arc, culminating in a murder attempt. why exactly does Kanba hate Shoma so much?

one possiblity is jealousy. the tension in their relationship started when the Takakura parents chose Kanba to be the elder brother, which implies special responsibilities and privileges. from Shoma's point of view, this choice was hard to understand, but he doesn't seem to have done too badly as the younger brother of the family. we don't get much insight into Kanba's feelings on this front, but it's possible that he felt jealous of Shoma for being a biological child of the Takakuras; at the very least, Shoma didn't experience as much early childhood trauma as his siblings. another reason for Kanba's jealousy could be Shoma's relationship with Himari, as he gets along with her more smoothly. finally, there is the most likely cause of Kanba's hatred: he may be resentful that Shoma is more carefree than he is, or at least, that's how he perceives the situation.

Kanba doesn't take Shoma seriously. when Shoma raises moral objections to his plans to obtain the Penguindrum, Kanba dismisses him like he's a child. as far as he's concerned, Shoma is just an errand boy, to be trusted only with the simplest of tasks, while Kanba holds the family together.

interestingly, the very same traits that Kanba prizes in Himari cause him to disdain Shoma: innocence, purity, and kindness. of course, Kanba does also care about Shoma, so there's a push-pull between love and hate in their relationship, but why does he resent one sibling and not the other?

Kanba has worshipped Himari since the day he met her. he may rely on Shoma at times, but Himari doesn't factor into his designs at all, beyond being an princess to be saved. the most clear explanation for this is the difference in age and gender. as his younger sister, it's only natural for Himari to be innocent and dependent. on the other hand, while he is not blood related to Shoma, they are called twins for a reason. they are both male and were born on the same day. thus, they serve as mirrors to one another.

on a character level, Shoma represents everything Kanba wishes to distance himself from. it is important to him to be a provider, taking over from the father who has left them. Shoma is too soft and nurturing to understand the difficult decisions facing a real man. Kanba feels he must do anything possible to achieve his goals, but Shoma always interferes with weak-willed moral concerns. there is also the difference in their attitude towards their parents. Kanba still wants their approval and love, denying their crimes, while Shoma disowns them.

taking things full circle, I imagine that Kanba's hatred grew slowly over time. he suddenly became the brother of this other boy, taken in by a loving family after losing his old one. his new brother doesn't even know how good he has it and gets to live out his childhood unstained by misery. then when they find out the truth about the Takakura parents, Shoma has the gall to reject them--an ungrateful act which negates the family. after all, the Takakura parents were the ones who brought Kanba in. not wanting to blame them, it may have been easier to blame Shoma.

while Kanba kept his resentment for Shoma hidden, he equally kept his affection for his brother close to his chest. the embrace in episode 23 is an expression of both love and hate, another example of Kanba's self-destructive inner conflict. the final episode emphasizes the bond between them, moving the story away from being about brothers fighting over their sister to one about all three siblings coming together. the love was there before the hate, and once the hate is dissolved, the brothers are free to journey among the stars.

[trishakaambl]

My anime/manga list:

Mawaru Penguindrum

[handdrawnverathin]

IT'S HERE. IT'S DONE.

I probably could have had it done a few weeks ago, but I kept finding little problems that only showed up after Youtube compression did its thing. Honestly there are still a few of them in there, but they only appear on full screen mode and only for a second. So I'm going to say that it's probably fine. This is my baby.

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Another Penguindrum one, this one from endtag of episode 8. There are 2 variations on widescreen + RTL version, 3 phone resolutions and 2 ultra widescreen

This one isn't edited at all. If you have another resolution you want, set up or anything else you can send me an ask.

Requests are open, but I’ll only do official art and no gore.

Enjoy :)

[hug-kiss-marry-kill]

[shinhonkaku]

[xbuster]