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Penguin Highway
Synopsis
The story
Budding genius Aoyama is only in the 4th grade, but already lives his life like a scientist. When penguins start appearing in his sleepy suburb hundreds of miles from the sea, Aoyama vows to solve the mystery. When he finds the source of the penguins is a woman from his dentist’s office, they team up for an unforgettable summer adventure!
DramaMysterySci-FiSlice of Life
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1 episodes
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01Episode 1Unwatched · AiredAired Aug 16, 2018Characters & voices
9 credited
Onee-san
Main
Aoyama
Main
Uchida
Supporting
Suzuki
Supporting
Hamamoto
Supporting
Hanamoto no Otou-san
Supporting
Aoyama no Imouto
Supporting
Aoyama no Otou-san
Supporting
Aoyama no Okaasan
Supporting
Production staff
500 credited
Junichi SatouCreative Advisor
Hikaru UtadaTheme Song Performance (ED)
Tetsuya TakeuchiKey Animation
Kanta KameiUnit Director
Yuusuke TakedaArt Director
Youko TakadaKey AnimationKenji FujisakiAnimation DirectorHitoshi KatsuraIn-Between Animation
Hiroyasu IshidaDirectorHiroyasu IshidaStoryboardShinichi UeharaBackground Art
Eriko KimuraSound Director
Tomihiko MorimiOriginal Creator
Hiroshi ShimizuKey Animation (OP)
Kazuki HigashijiBackground Art
Yuu YamashitaAnimation DirectorYuu YamashitaKey Animation
Kunihiko InabaBackground Art
Harumi OkamotoBackground Art
Kouji YamamotoChief ProducerThemes & motifs
AniList community tags
Coming of AgeTheme-Drama93%
KidsDemographic90%
AnimalsTheme-Other85%
Male ProtagonistCast-Main Cast81%
Primarily Child CastCast-Main Cast80%
PhilosophyTheme-Other78%
EnvironmentalTheme-Other71%
SchoolSetting-Scene64%
RuralSetting-Scene63%
CGITechnical45%
BullyingTheme-Drama43%
SwimmingTheme-Game-Sport40%
Female ProtagonistCast-Main Cast20%
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What viewers say
500 community reviews
A decent coming-of-age tale that could have been better.
@fffillyy19/103 helpful
Studio Colorido's stateside debut promises young love & loss at the edge of the world.
@planetJane95/100 helpful
World Given Mysteries With Own Found Answers
@DeathCounterX43/48 helpful
Penguins can't fly, except when they fly, so therefore penguins can fly if they fly.
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