"As it turns out, living was a punishment…" — Himari Takakura Quote

"Let's share the fruit of fate."

— Kanba Takakura · Mawaru Penguindrum

"It's no use. It's akin to love. Akin to the first kiss. It only works once."

— Himari Takakura · Mawaru Penguindrum

"You see, there was this girl and she just appeared out of the blue. To my surprise, she was the same kind of person as me, and she had the same kind of eyes, at first sight, I realized I wasn't a solitary existence in this world, I was so happy. That's right, until I met her, I was all alone in this world, I had not a soul with whom to share the scenery before my eyes, and not a soul with whom to share the music in my ears. But...I heard the voices all over the world, I could hear the whole world crying out, "save me". It's true, thus I could see the optimal path of the world. But it saddened me, because the moment I saw her - I knew we were never meant to be, yes, she refused to side with me. She rejected me - the only person who could see the same scenery."

— Sanetoshi Watase · Mawaru Penguindrum

"Let´s see how many people you can kill with the power of love."

— Sanetoshi Watase · Mawaru Penguindrum

"I love the word "fate". Because, you know how they talk about "fated encounters"? A single encounter can completely change your life. Such special encounters are not just coincidences. They're definitely... fate. Of course, life is not all happy encounters. There are many painful, sad moments. But this is what I think: sad and painful things definitely happen for a reason. Nothing in this world is pointless."

— Ringo Oginome · Mawaru Penguindrum

"I hate the word "fate." Birth, encounters, partings, success and failures, fortune and misfortunes in life. If our lives are already set in stone by fate, then why are we even born? There are those born to wealthy families, those born to beautiful mothers, and those born into the middle of war or poverty. If that's all caused by fate, then God is incredibly unfair and cruel. Because, ever since that day, none of us had a future and the only certain thing was that we wouldn't amount to anything..."

— Takakura Shouma · Mawaru Penguindrum