Himari Takakura ( 高倉 陽毬, Takakura Himari) Voiced by: Miho Arakawa (Japanese) Monica Rial (English) The brothers’ younger, cheerful sister. He was adopted by Takakura family to become the brother for both Himari and Shōma. Kanba does not consider legality or self-preservation when it comes to saving his family. He takes his duty to obtain the Penguindrum and Himari's medicine very seriously, willing to resort to any method to obtain them. As the oldest member of the Takakura siblings, he is responsible for maintaining his family's finances and livelihood. He cares a lot for Himari and will go to great lengths for her happiness and safety. He has several angry girls that pursue him, with Masako Natsume being the most aggressive. Kanba Takakura ( 高倉 冠葉, Takakura Kanba) Voiced by: Subaru Kimura (Japanese) Illich Guardiola (English) The more serious and experienced of the brothers who has a history as a playboy, dating girls only to dump them soon after. In the novel adaptation, Shoma is the narrator. He accompanies Ringo as she follows their teacher, and the two become close. He is assigned to obtain Ringo's diary, believing that it is the Penguindrum, and hesitates after being told to obtain it by any means necessary. He is uneasy at thoughts of performing any morally ambiguous deeds. However, in exchange for extending her life, the spirit tasks Himari's brothers, Kanba and Shoma, to seek out an elusive item known as the Penguindrum with the assistance from a trio of strange penguins.Ĭharacters Shoma Takakura ( 高倉 晶馬, Takakura Shōma) Voiced by: Ryōhei Kimura (Japanese) Blake Shepard (English) The middle child of the Takakura siblings and the only biological child in the Takakura family. Main article: List of Penguindrum episodesĪ terminally ill girl named Himari Takakura is miraculously saved from death by a strange spirit who resides in a penguin-shaped hat.