Mawaru Penguindrum ending [SPOILER POST]

Sep 30, 2012 3:29 PM

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Can somebody explain to me what exactly happened in the end of this anime. I'm not exactly sure why they disappeared and why did Himari and the rest not remember Kanba and Shoma?

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Sep 30, 2012 3:47 PM

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The apple/penguindrum represents love/existence. If you are loved you have somewhere to belong, so you exist. If you are unloved you will be sent to the Child Broiler, since you are unwanted and will cease to exist.

In the scene where Kanba and Shoma were in cages with no food or whatsoever to survive, they were being sent to the Child Broiler. Kanba finds an apple in his cage, so he is chosen to survive. He decides to split the apple in half to share it with Shoma, so he can also survive. Then, Shoma meets Himari who is on her way to the Child Broiler, so he gives half of his apple to her. Now, we have Kanba with half of an apple and Shoma and Himari with a quarter of an apple.

At the end, to save Himari's life, Momoka needs the penguindrum, and so, Kanba, Himari and Shoma, gave up their apples to make it whole to form the penguindrum. So, now Himari's life is saved, but Kanba does not have an apple anymore so he disappears. But Himari's life is still in danger because she is on a subway that is to be bombed, so Ringo uses the fate diary to change her fate, saving her life again. By doing so, Ringo needs to be punished, so Shoma (who's going to disappear anyway because of the lack of an apple) decides to take the punishment for her and he disappears.

I am guessing that Ringo shared her half of the apple with Himari, when she gave hers up, so that's why they know each other in the new world. So, since Himari has no connection (doesn't share apples) with Kanba and Shoma, she doesn't remember them anymore.

Sep 30, 2012 3:48 PM

kyrie_kyo

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look here, alot of people have written their thoughts about the ending there

http://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=379423

Oct 13, 2012 5:50 AM

reiko_

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@Rynia Actually, Himari knew Ringo because they both collapsed in the train and they met in the hospital later (as what Himari said in the phone call).

From my understanding, their change of fate was like moving to another timeline. In that timeline, Shoma and Kanba didn't exist OR they were born into a different fate (the two kids walking in the end). So, they wouldn't have anything to do with Himari thus the explanation why Himari doesn't remember/know them.

reiko_Oct 13, 2012 5:55 AM

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