<p>I haven't seen it myself, but apples can often symbolize sexuality, temptation ("forbidden fruit") , fertility ("bearing fruit" as in your screenshot). </p>

<p>Connections can also be made to the stories of Adam &amp; Eve and Sleeping Beauty.</p>

<p>The circular shape of an apple can also be a depiction of loops, or eternity - which is what it appears to be in Penguindrum:</p>

<blockquote class="spoiler">
  <p> It is revealed in the finale that the apple is a metaphor for the Penguindrum, which seems to be Kanba's life, shared between the three siblings</p>
</blockquote>

<p>(<a href="http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Anime/MawaruPenguindrum" rel="nofollow">TVTropes</a>)</p>

<p><a href="http://snippettee.wordpress.com/2011/11/27/afterthoughts-on-mawaru-penguindrum-apples-and-its-symbolisms/" rel="nofollow" title="External Link">This article is more indepth about the apples in Penguindrum</a></p>

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2013-04-03T19:39:55.627Z
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2014-08-19T10:47:02.520Z
Toshinou Kyouko
<p>In the show, the box and apple motifs reoccur throughout Mawaru Penguindrum.</p>

<p>What are the significance the two? Does it tie into the plot in any way?</p>

<p><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/nWtM6.png" alt="Apples"></p>

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What is the significance behind the apples and boxes?
# What is the significance behind the apples and boxes?
Posted by: username_0 on 2013-04-01
In the show, the box and apple motifs reoccur throughout Mawaru Penguindrum.

What are the significance the two? Does it tie into the plot in any way?

![Apples](https://i.sstatic.net/nWtM6.png)
**Tags:** symbolism mawaru-penguindrum
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### Answer by username_1 on 2013-04-03. Score: 5
I haven't seen it myself, but apples can often symbolize sexuality, temptation ("forbidden fruit") , fertility ("bearing fruit" as in your screenshot).

Connections can also be made to the stories of Adam & Eve and Sleeping Beauty.

The circular shape of an apple can also be a depiction of loops, or eternity - which is what it appears to be in Penguindrum:

> It is revealed in the finale that the apple is a metaphor for the Penguindrum, which seems to be Kanba's life, shared between the three siblings

([TVTropes](http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Anime/MawaruPenguindrum))

[This article is more indepth about the apples in Penguindrum](http://snippettee.wordpress.com/2011/11/27/afterthoughts-on-mawaru-penguindrum-apples-and-its-symbolisms/ "External Link")
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