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Aug 23, 2011 1:53 PM

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Project M & Eternity...

So much Utena-like.
Aug 25, 2011 1:40 AM

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Shouma x Ringo
Aug 27, 2011 3:45 PM
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Shit, a Death Note in Stalker-chan's hands is far more fearsome than any atomic bomb.

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Aug 27, 2011 11:54 PM

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Hey Ringo's got some sad-past-resulting-in-a-psycho-manner shield! (can't bring myself to look up the trope) Ha, she does, she does need serious help. But, no, not Shouma. He'd be better off with Himari, seriously.

So now only Kanda and Natsume gets the serious focus on plot. Unravel, then, mystery.

Oh btw I feel like gotten trolled, is the diary really the penguindrum? Now we know that it's officially written by Ringo herself so...
Aug 28, 2011 4:03 AM

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Why or rather how can a show that explains nothing and basically makes no sense be so good? How?
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Aug 28, 2011 7:58 PM

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^The fault is all in our minds.
Sep 3, 2011 7:33 PM

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...this show is so...weird. And that stupid girl...Ringo needs some major help, she's beyond creepy.
Sep 4, 2011 6:19 PM
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amirhoss said:
Shouma x Ringo


+1
Sep 6, 2011 1:16 PM

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Geeze, Ringo's really lost it. Poor girl - I really can not bear to think what it's going to be like when/if Tabuki figures her out. x___x
Sep 6, 2011 6:48 PM

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scanta said:
amirhoss said:
Shouma x Ringo


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This is the only option available :(

I never expected much from this series at the beginning, but when Ringo starts going crazier ever episode, I was really enticed :)
Sep 13, 2011 7:15 PM

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I almost want to stop watching this show because it's ridiculously depressing. Ringo's story is painfully tragic and it hits home with me pretty hard because of the relationship I have with my sister.

I'm kinda hoping Ringo ends up with Tabuki just because that other lady he's with still seems like a ho. But if she ended up with Sho, that'd be cute too.
Sep 17, 2011 11:41 PM

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was that a death note i saw?!?!? O.o

Also, i love how Kanba's penguin is always reading porn. Rofl.

Really good episode. It explains quite a bit about Ringo's personality. :)
Oct 1, 2011 8:20 AM

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Finally got to see a part of Ringo's past. Explains the whole "destiny/fate" thing.

I miss the focus on Himari/Shoma/Kanba. There's so much Ringo going on. @_@
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Oct 22, 2011 8:17 PM

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Ringo continues to be a fascinating character. Ikuhara has always been great at characterization but Ringo has got to be one of his better ones. It's crazy how this show can be incredibly funny, dramatic, depressing, and many other things all in one scene.
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Nov 13, 2011 2:27 PM

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Ok Ringo is REALLY messed up in the head! Her past didn't help much, that is one sad story, trying to fill in the shoes of someone else.

And those were some serious head-shots! BANG
Dec 20, 2011 10:15 PM

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So Ringo's backstory is partially revealed, (and that she has a Death Note XD)
although she has gone to a whole new level of creepiness.

And that girl with the chill penguin is bad news.
Dec 30, 2011 4:42 PM

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Holy crap Ringo you crazy bitch! Keep it up!
Jan 7, 2012 4:22 PM

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I'm liking Ringo more and more, with each passing episode.
Jan 14, 2012 10:11 PM

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this show always makes me cry and laugh - definitely my anime obsession right now - more and more, i actually feel sorry for ringo - this is part of this show's greatest strength: the empathy it makes one feel for the characters, even the ones society might deem far outside the pale of normalcy or sanity - love can make a person go truly crazy (haven't we all been there?)........................ truly stupendous!!!
Jan 26, 2012 8:59 PM

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Natsume is so very pretty. I wonder why she has a black colored penguin and not blue? Hmm..
Feb 11, 2012 8:32 PM

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yo. Ringo's starting to freak me out.


Feb 20, 2012 10:01 AM

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Good episode, only complaint is that every mirror I tried watching this episode on had crappy quality and a lot of the scenes were very pixelated which made it hard to enjoy.
Mar 23, 2012 6:27 AM
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was it just me or did ringo have a deathnote?x)
Mar 27, 2012 1:29 PM
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Personally, I enjoy all of Ringo's flashbacks. To me they've been the most interesting scenes in the show so far.
Ringo and Shouma seem to be the most obvious potential couple and as much as I'd like them to get together or whatever, I really hope that doesn't happen.
Also, I think the evil lady that's been mind wiping people also has someone who's life depends on whether or not she can find the Penguindrum and she is therefore trying to eliminate all her competition. But that doesn't really explain why she has all of those red balls with the penguin insignia on them, so I don't really know.
Apr 12, 2012 8:25 PM

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Not a glimpse of Mamiko Noto... and no super awesome Kanba scene...
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Apr 21, 2012 1:06 AM

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lol Ringo's such a freak.

Anyways, this anime is getting much more interesting now! Also, does the fate diary shiet remind anyone else of Mirai Nikki? xD
Oct 25, 2012 4:52 PM
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The episode was as good as the previous one. 5/5.
Highlights:

- Ringo x Shouma scene. I hope they end up together or something like that.
- Ringo's messed up thoughts.
- The red-haired girl shooting red balls at the girls' heads. Dafuq is that?
- The black penguin of the opening finally appears in the end.
- So, the diary was of her sister's and she is trying to become her? That is so sad :(
...Go live your life, girl.

Also, honestly, I can't understand why some many people hate Ringo. :/ Perhaps I like her because twisted characters losing their sanities is something I always liked to see.
Feb 16, 2013 5:10 PM

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The way I see it thus far, it looks like Ringo's mind became quite warped, thanks to her tragic past (sister's death and parents' divorce), to the point she believes that being a replacement for her sister would mend her family issues and she believes that her sister's diary tells the future while she is actually playing out the events experienced by her sister that were written into the diary up to her death.

Wow, you made things so much clearer for me. I didn't think about it simply being her sister's diary, though I still feel like there's more to it, but I bet it was her sister's diary to begin with. It makes more sense that way.

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Okay movies and television are not suppose to alienate the audience with this pyscho stuff. ...especially when they try to cover it with cuteness. Even HIgurashi did not go that cute to that extent and I love the series enough to watch it 4 times over

I just want to say that shows are entitled to do what they want. It's classified as psychological for a reason, because it gets under your skin and you start to get attached to characters, and then something completely mind boggling craps on your mind. Also, this isn't Higurashi. Thus far there have been no weirdly insane murders, and also I think Higurashi has much more pleasant facades going on before everything gets weird, than in this.
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Mar 28, 2013 1:51 PM

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death note ref!
sailor moon ref!
ringo is still as crazy as ever
oh my red haired girl has a penguin
"M is between U and I"??
Umi?
Is that something we need to keep in mind.
Mar 31, 2013 5:39 PM

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Great development! Some interesting stuff happening that mysterious girls with her catapult seems to own also one of those penguins! But why is she targeting them? And why first removing all the memories of their connections? Weird but epic development! Ringo sure managed to make some nice setup under a house!

Lets see what's next!

Did anyone else catch this Death Note Reference:

Apr 2, 2013 1:30 AM

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I like Ringo, pretty determined
Apr 25, 2013 8:36 PM
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Seems like Shouma always finds himself at the wrong place, at the wrong time, haha.

Whoa, what. Did not see that coming. So Ringo is living her life based on what her deceased older sister wrote in her diary? And she's doing this so everyone else around her will be happy again? Wow, what the actual fuck. She's actually not as creepy/yandere anymore. And Tabuki sounded like he might have Blue Screened there.

Popping her cherry. LOL, Penguin!Himari is hilarious.

The plot thickens even more. Seems like the end of Ringo's arc is coming soon.
Jun 3, 2013 5:43 PM

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ringo again.. this time what? she get sick? lol XD okay I dont see anything stupid on this..

seeing ringo past is sad btw.. :/ so she want to marriage tabuki because her sister die? -_- cmon..


kinda weird when see ringo kissing shouma in sofa btw when her mom go home -_-
Jun 16, 2013 7:16 PM

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A lot was revealed in this episode. About the diary and Ringo's real goal. She doesn't want to marry tabuki she wants to be momoka (M) and tries to replicate what her sister did with tabuki in her entries.
Jul 31, 2013 9:33 AM

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They should just keep the penguins on a leash. XP That could be dangerous though, with the antics they get up to.

Ringo was especially creepy this episode, omg. Stop breathing like that, please.

So Ringo is trying to be Momoko. Her 'fate'. o_O

omg why does Ringo have a Death Note

I'm curious what Momoka had written in the journal.

So does Project M actually stand for Project Momoko? What was so special about her?
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Sep 15, 2013 8:02 AM
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IMAAGIINEEE!!

I disliked Ring before, but now after knowing why she does these things, I actually feel a bit sorry for her. And the crazy ona with the slingshot is really messing up Kanba's world. I wonder if it has anything to do with the money he borrowed.

The fantastic thing about this series is that I have absolutely no idea whatsoever of what's happening next.
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Jan 11, 2014 10:27 AM

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If Ringo actually becomes Momoka, she'll probably die lol. I actually like Ringo but I don't want her to end up with Shoma for some reason. Shit got deep this episode though!
Jan 11, 2014 7:49 PM

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Okay, Ringo, you're gone beyond just a creepy stalker.

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omg why does Ringo have a Death Note

^ THIS
Aug 30, 2014 3:53 AM

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Ringo needs help -___-

What's up with the red-haired penguin ping-pong ball sniper? And she has a penguin too O__O
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Nov 13, 2014 10:24 AM

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Ringo is so far down the rabbithole...absolutely delusional!! But her family should've given that child some love if she thinks the only way to bring her family together is to become Momoko through her diary. Now I wanna see Kanba's side with the sling shot chick.

Oh, and Ringo needs to keep her hands to herself...down girl!
Jan 7, 2015 6:23 AM

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Ringo is a professional stalker lol I found her character very funny, still love the penguins they're the best from this anime

Jul 29, 2015 5:53 AM

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It's finally happened, she's gone completely deranged!

That lady at the end, this 'Project M' she was saying makes me wonder if she's Momoka.
Oct 12, 2015 4:15 PM

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Wow that was a very dark backstory to explain Ringo's creepy ways.


The part where Himari called her out on being a perverted stalker was funny. It was jerk move for Ringo to punch her and momentarily cause Himaru to die again.

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Oct 13, 2015 8:57 AM

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That death note reference haha

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Feb 9, 2017 1:19 PM

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Damn, even more crazy by being a replacement, guess the family was that dysfunctional. Ringo has a fever yet goes and creeps under Tabuki's house for the night 0_0
Apr 19, 2017 3:22 PM

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Farabeuf said:

I disliked Ring before, but now after knowing why she does these things, I actually feel a bit sorry for her. And the crazy ona with the slingshot is really messing up Kanba's world. I wonder if it has anything to do with the money he borrowed.

The fantastic thing about this series is that I have absolutely no idea whatsoever of what's happening next.


to me that's the biggest problem about her. i don't wanna just feel sorry for her, i want for her to get better and stop acting so crazy. although i don't like tabuki, he doesn't really have anything to do with her plan to become her sister, and what she's doing is trespassing boundaries.

anyway, i wonder why the slingshot girl wants to erase kanba from everyone's memory. i can't help but think he did something really bad to get that kind of reaction of someone.
still confused, but enjoying it.
May 15, 2017 10:35 AM

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Ringo is creepy but the biggest information and plottwist of the day
Nov 12, 2017 8:53 AM

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No, seriously this is beyond repair.


I don't know why Shou or Kanba go straight to Tabuki and tell him and SHOW him what's going on, i mean that scene of her sleeping under his house was way too much...

Also, i got over my intentions of feeling sorry for her, it's not a thing that deserves it, she is just crazy on her own and needs to stop asap.


I don't know what's going on hahaha i'm kinda clueless with this series (sorta)

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Oct 18, 2018 3:45 PM

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I hate Ringo now. Shouma is trying so hard to keep his sister alive, and Ringo is just being an arse to him. This story isn't very fair to him.

The end was interesting.

The penguins are every where. I wonder what they're supposed to be.
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