First Penguin!

Original title: ファーストペンギン！

• 2022
• •
• Ended
• •
• 15

• Drama

★ 7.3 TMDB Rating · 7 votes

The "first penguin" is the courageous first penguin that dives into the sea filled with enemies. Iwasaki Nodoka is a young single mother with no money, no house, and no work. While Nodoka decides that she will do anything to eat, she meets a fisherman who offers her "10,000 yen to rebuild the coast". Thus, Nodoka now carries the dreams of the local fishermen whose lives are on her shoulders. Despite her limited knowledge of the fishing industry, Nodoka does her best working with the stubborn sea men, breaks through the old common sense and customs with her boldness, and creates a revolution in the industry.

Created by

Hidemi Uchida

Seasons

1

Episodes

10

Episode length

~50m

First aired

Oct 5, 2022

Networks

Nippon TV

Original language

Japanese

Origin

Japan