First Penguin!
Drama
ファーストペンギン!
2022/10/05
Character count70,710
Word count31,171
Unique words3,748
Words (1-occurrence)1,987
Unique kanji1,168
Kanji (1-occurrence)262
Difficulty beta
Hard
Episodes10
External Rating
72 %

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.

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Episode 1
Character count6,987
Word count3,061
Unique words869
Words (1-occurrence)523
Unique kanji443
Kanji (1-occurrence)198
Difficulty beta
Hard
Episode 2
Character count7,315
Word count3,151
Unique words927
Words (1-occurrence)553
Unique kanji467
Kanji (1-occurrence)205
Difficulty beta
Hard
Episode 3
Character count6,167
Word count2,714
Unique words819
Words (1-occurrence)495
Unique kanji397
Kanji (1-occurrence)172
Difficulty beta
Moderate
Episode 4
Character count6,965
Word count3,044
Unique words918
Words (1-occurrence)562
Unique kanji446
Kanji (1-occurrence)196
Difficulty beta
Hard
Episode 5
Character count6,563
Word count2,927
Unique words881
Words (1-occurrence)542
Unique kanji443
Kanji (1-occurrence)202
Difficulty beta
Hard
Episode 6
Character count7,451
Word count3,351
Unique words953
Words (1-occurrence)567
Unique kanji497
Kanji (1-occurrence)224
Difficulty beta
Hard
Episode 7
Character count7,113
Word count3,164
Unique words936
Words (1-occurrence)553
Unique kanji482
Kanji (1-occurrence)214
Difficulty beta
Hard
Episode 8
Character count7,495
Word count3,267
Unique words987
Words (1-occurrence)572
Unique kanji512
Kanji (1-occurrence)225
Difficulty beta
Hard
Episode 9
Character count7,565
Word count3,405
Unique words1,005
Words (1-occurrence)619
Unique kanji516
Kanji (1-occurrence)210
Difficulty beta
Hard
Episode 10
Character count7,089
Word count3,087
Unique words990
Words (1-occurrence)631
Unique kanji510
Kanji (1-occurrence)224
Difficulty beta
Hard