First Penguin! (Complete) (Patreon)

Episode 1: "A single mother on the brink becomes the boss of the rowdy fishermen!"
Nodoka, a single mother with no home, money, or job, has just moved to a desolate port town with her five-year-old son. One day, by chance, she meets Kataoka, a fisherman who leads a fleet of fishing boats, and receives an outlandish offer to rebuild his shore for 10,000 yen! However, the head of the fishing cooperative, Sugiura, who controls the local community, stands in his way as a powerful enemy...!

Episode 2: "Breakdown with the men of the sea!? "Fish direct sale" in a big pinch!"
Nodoka boldly defied not only the fishing cooperative but the fishermen as well. Unfazed, she asks Kataoka to share his fish for the "fish box," but Kataoka refuses. Under pressure from Sugiura, the union president of the fishing cooperative, Nodoka has to lose her job as a waitress...! Nodoka was also informed by Mizoguchi of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries that certification for the "Fish Box" project was about to be revoked, which nearly broke her heart...!?

Episode 3: "Single mother suspected of being a scammer? Does she have a man behind the scenes?"

To increase orders for the "fish box," Nodoka began making sales trips to Tokyo. Meanwhile, at the port, a rumor spread by Sugiura, the union president of the fishing cooperative, that Nodoka is a scammer and that she has a bad man behind the scenes, arouses the fishermen's suspicions about Nodoka. Furthermore, it was discovered that a large sum of money had been withdrawn from the fishermen's account that Kataoka had given to Kataoka.

Undeterred by the interference of the fishing cooperative, the fishermen began to unite around Nodoka. However, the all-important "fish box." Complaints of "damaged fish" and "wrong order" kept coming in. A storm of replacements caused a huge deficit! She gets into a huge fight with Kataoka, and Nodoka, who is in a bind, receives a call from Nagareyama, a chef at a French restaurant in Tokyo. Nodoka proposed a "secret plan" to change the mindset of the fishermen, spending a large sum of money to take the entire crew out to Tokyo!?

Episode 4: "Genius French Chef vs. Fishermen's Army!"

Undeterred by the interference of the fishing cooperative, the fishermen began to unite around Nodoka. However, the all-important "fish box." Complaints of "damaged fish" and "wrong order" kept coming in. A storm of replacements caused a huge deficit! She gets into a huge fight with Kataoka, and Nodoka, who is in a bind, receives a call from Nagareyama, a chef at a French restaurant in Tokyo. Nodoka proposed a "secret plan" to change the mindset of the fishermen, spending a large sum of money to take the entire crew out to Tokyo!?

Episode 5: "What is the real identity of the mysterious "Sensei"?!"

Nodoka's idea of a "fish box" is selling well! The fishermen's salaries also increase, and Soyo joins them as a clerk, boosting everyone's motivation. One day, Kotohira, whom Nodoka calls "sensei," came from Tokyo to see Nodoka, saying, "I have something important to talk to you about. When Kataoka found out that Nodoka was meeting with a man, he was secretly anxious. Then, a call comes in from Sugiura, the union president of the fishing cooperative, and the identity of the mysterious "sensei" is revealed...?

Episode 6: "TV appearance cause a huge disturbance in the port"

Nodoka is stunned by Nagasawa's announcement that he is leaving the company. Apparently, his girlfriend is pregnant and wants him to "quit being a fisherman"... Then, a TV station requests an interview for the "Fish Box". Nodoka thought that if they are featured on TV, Nagasawa's girlfriend might change her mind, so persuaded Kataoka and the others. Everyone gets excited, saying, "If it's for Nagasawa's sake..." A big fight breaks out with the fishermen of the other fleet, who are jealous! What is Nodoka's "secret plan to turn the tables"?

Episode 7: "A "strong personality" newbie appears! Ship capsizing & in desperate situations"

Three newcomers join Sanshisendanmaru! Kataoka takes over for the busy Nodoka and offers himself as a trainer, but the atmosphere of the fleet becomes more and more bitter due to the behavior of Komori, a new college graduate who is naive and doesn't read the atmosphere... Meanwhile, Tatsumi, an influential local official, visits Sugiura, the Union President, and smiles wryly at him, saying, "To destroy Sanshi, you just need to plant a "needle" in them." Then a major life-threatening incident strikes the fleet...?

Episode 8: "Sudden bankruptcy crisis!! A new encounter... friend or foe?"

At Mizoguchi's request, Nodoka was asked to speak at a Fisheries Fair where fishermen from all over the country gather. There, she met Hazama, a business coordinator who was a former government bureaucrat, who asked her if she wanted to do business with him, and her eyes lit up at the offer, but Kataoka, who was accompanying Nodoka, was mortified by her appearance, and they got into a huge fight on the way home!! Kataoka, who was left behind, finds himself on the street in Tokyo... Meanwhile, Nodoka receives a call from the bank saying that they want to cut off the loan, and suddenly the company is on the verge of bankruptcy...?

Episode 9: "The "Savior of the Shore" suddenly approaching?! A dark shadow is creeping up"

Shocked by Hazama's appearance, who had saved Sanshisendanmaru from bankruptcy, Kataoka said, "There is no place for me anymore," and stayed at the house where his son, Yusuke, lived with his partner, Raku. Meanwhile, in Kataoka's absence, Hazama makes a bold proposal to Nodoka: "Why don't we join all the shore fleets into one company?" Nagasawa, who was bothered by Nodoka and Hazama's sudden closeness, took "a certain action" to bring Kataoka back...?

Episode 10 END: "Fighting and Farewell... Nodoka's last tearful heated words"

Nodoka reports to Kataoka that the entire shore has been sold to a foreign company. To get a clean slate, she said, all of that shore's fleet would have to break the contract they had signed through Hazama's intermediary. Kataoka immediately begins to persuade the rest of the fleet to join him! Nodoka also asks Sugiura, the Union President of the fishing cooperative, for "some help"...?! Meanwhile, Hazama plans to "turn the shore into one company" with the rest of the fleet excluding Sanshi. The biggest crisis hits the shore in this tumultuous final episode!

SYNC TO MagicStar/Hikari Raiders

Updates:

Oct. 9, 2022 - Episode 1 is out!
Oct. 16, 2022 - Episode 2 is out!
Oct. 22, 2022 - Episode 3 is out!
Oct. 30, 2022 - Episode 4 is out!
Nov. 5, 2022 - Episode 5 is out!
Nov. 12, 2022 - Episode 6 is out!
Nov. 20, 2022 - Episode 7 is out! (with HDTV)
Nov. 27, 2022 - Episode 8 is out!
Dec. 5, 2022 - Episode 9 is out! (Sorry it took so long. I took a break)
Dec. 10, 2022 - Episode 10 END is out!