S5.E2 ∙ Hardcore Chore

This animated version of the original story by Osamu Tezuka depicts the cruelty of love through the fate of spacemen destined to drift through the universe after losing their mother ship.

The penguin named Doris Fairfeather is framed by her boyfriend Charlie Abaloney, for pearl robbery, and is sentenced to 10 years in prison. While in prison, one of her prison-mate, Mad'm Millie, teaches Doris the life of prison, and also gives Doris the tip how to clear her name in the pearl robbery.

A single rocket landed on the desolate frontier planet Eden. Romi and her lover George, who escaped from Earth for some reason , vow to make this planet their new home, but life on this undeveloped planet is tough. George lost his life in an accident while digging a well, and Romi decided to live a lonely survival life with her only son, Cain, and an AI robot. Romi decides to extend her life for Cain and goes into cold sleep. However, due to a mechanical failure, he has been sleeping for 1,300 years. When Romi finally wakes up, she becomes the queen of Eden 17, a huge town built by new humans. One day, a kind-hearted boy named Kom meets the grieving Queen Romi at the palace. Knowing Romi's nostalgia for her hometown, Kom decides to go to Earth with her, and while knowing that it's her reckless challenge, the two of them fly out into the vast universe. Along the way, he meets Earthling astronaut Makimura, space generalist Zudaban, and many unknown life forms beyond human comprehension, aiming for his home planet Earth.

A terminally ill girl is revived by a magical penguin spirit. In return, her brothers are sent on a quest for the mysterious Penguindrum.

Armless gunslinger Slim (Sam Seder) comes to town seeking revenge against bank robber Tommy Morgan (H. Jon Benjamin). Assisted by the town's resident sidekick Gummy (H. Jon Benjamin), Slim makes his intentions known to Morgan's gang which leads to a showdown in the center of town.