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Penguindrum To Be Released Over Two Sets

posted on 2013-03-07 19:44 EST by Andrew Osmond

Part 1 on May 6 with first 12 parts, Part 2 'hoped' for third quarter.

Manga Entertainment posted the following message on its facebook page.

We've had it confirmed by Kaze that the upcoming release of Penguindrum on DVD will be released in two half-season sets. We appreciate this is contrary to what was has been previously reported and for that we apologise.
Part 1 will be released on 6th May and is set to include episodes 1-12. The release date of Part 2 is unconfirmed at this time, but we're hoping for around Q3 [the third quarter] of 2013.

Any pre-order listings currently online will be updated accordingly as soon as possible.

Please understand that we're unable to comment any further on this alteration at this time.

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Penguindrum To Be Released Over Two Sets