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“Injured penguin soldier Mike, estranged from family, wanders aimlessly after leaving hometown.”
Penguin's Memory: Shiawase Monogatari
ペンギンズ・メモリー幸福物語
7.14
3,996 rank · 6,185 viewers · 42 favorites
Drama
Anthropomorphic
Military
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Synopsis
Injured penguin soldier Mike, estranged from family, wanders aimlessly after leaving hometown.
Mike is a penguin soldier who returns home after being injured during combat. Estranged from his family and friends, he leaves his hometown and starts to roam adrift through the country. (Source: ANN)
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Community consensus
Derived from 9 sampled reviews
7.6
/10
What 9 viewers settled on.
100%
recommend
Score distribution
median 8
mode 8
σ 1.07
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σ 1.07 · scores cluster tight
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Not enough recommend signal yet
Score over time
↑ 0.56
Running avg · Aug 2017 → Mar 2025
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· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 8 “This is about a penguin experiencing trauma from this universe's version of the vietnamese war. It's a sweet story that's worth checking out, especially because it looks almost exactly like club...”
- 9 “an absolute emotional rollercoaster. Mike was incredibly well written and I haven't seen anything flow quite like it. this is a must watch. if you've ever questioned the long term effects of PTSD...”
- 8 “It is almost sickly sweet but in a good way. It is a very good presentation in tone and mood. Perfectly conveys the emotional states of the characters. Music is high quality and memorable and very...”
Verbosity
Short · 44%
Medium · 22%
Long · 33%
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A Movie Production
Animation Staff Room.- Format 1 × 102′ eps × min
- Total runtime 1h 42m all episodes
- Aired Jun 1985 – ongoing
- Source Movie media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-7410 catalog