Penguin Musume

Penguin Musume
Cover of the first volume
ペンギン娘 (Penguin Girl)
Genre	Comedy
Manga
Written by	Tetsuya Takahashi
Published by	Akita Shoten
Demographic	Shōnen
Magazine	Weekly Shōnen Champion
Original run	2006 – 2007
Volumes	3
Manga
Penguin Musume Max
Written by	Tetsuya Takahashi
Published by	Akita Shoten
Demographic	Shōnen
Magazine	Champion Red
Original run	December 19, 2007 – finished
Volumes	4
Original net animation
Penguin Musume Heart
Directed by	Hitoyuki Matsui
Studio	Picture Magic
Released	April 19, 2008 – November 25, 2008
Episodes	22 (+ 1 extra episode)

Penguin Musume (ペンギン娘, Pengin Musume^?, lit. Penguin Girl) is a Japanese manga series, written by manga author Tetsuya Takahashi. The manga was serialized in the Japanese shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Champion between 2006 and 2007. After the manga ended serialization in Weekly Shōnen Champion, the serialization was restarted from the February 2008 issue of Champion Red magazine with the Penguin Musume Max title. An original net animation adaptation entitled Penguin Musume Heart (ペンギン娘♥はぁと, Pengin Musume ♥ Hāto^?) was streamed on Nico Nico Douga between April 19, 2008 and November 25, 2008.

The story follows Sakura 'Penguin' Nankyoku and her friends Kujira Etorofu and Nene Kurio through their daily lives, which are often corrupted by either Penguin herself, her economic rival Mary Whitebear, or other people who have interest in the Nankyoku family.

Sakura Nankyoku is a total otaku. Due to a fluke, she gets elected as her class' student council president. Everything takes off from there into a series of crazy misadventures revolving around Sakura, her family, and her classmates.

The original manga by Tetsuya Takahashi ran in Akita Shoten's Weekly Shōnen Champion magazine between 2006 and 2007. This was followed by Penguin Musume Max, which was serialized in Champion Red from December 2007.