You know, I was in inch away of droppping Mawaru Penguindrum for good in the first few minutes. The beginning with Ringo in the toilet was interesting and even funny (where the heck did the sparkly stars come from?) at first so I got my hopes a little bit higher compared to last time. But […] The post Mawaru Penguindrum – 02 first appeared on anislice anime blog.
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