Teikou Penguin is one of the short anime titles Plott will move to terrestrial television starting in 2027, as part of a three-title broadcast push. Plott is also using METI IP360 localization support to build overseas distribution for its short anime, including Teikou Penguin.
Teikou Penguin appears in Yomimono coverage as one of the short anime titles made by Plott, the studio that built an audience on YouTube and TikTok. In September 2026, Plott was selected for the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry's IP360 program, through which it will use the localization support track to build multilingual and overseas distribution systems for its short anime IPs. The program gives Plott up to 40 million yen in support, and the company says it aims to establish a repeatable model for exporting Japan-origin short anime.
The scale of that overseas audience is the context Plott is working from. Overseas monthly views reached about 95 million in June 2026, roughly 20 times the year-earlier figure, and cumulative overseas views have passed 900 million. Teikou Penguin is named among the titles behind those numbers, alongside Konketsu no Calcol and Zenryoku Kaihi Flag-chan!.
A month later, in October 2026, Plott announced it is entering the terrestrial television anime business. Three short anime titles will roll out on terrestrial TV starting in 2027, and Teikou Penguin is named in that group, alongside Konketsu no Karekore. Plott will handle planning, production, licensing, and merchandising in-house. Titles, broadcasters, and dates will be announced as they are decided, so the only confirmed window so far is 2027.
What the stories establish is a company moving short-form IP from social platforms to broadcast while building its own overseas pipeline, with Teikou Penguin carrying both efforts. No specifics on the broadcast rollout or the overseas localization work beyond those points have been reported.
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Plott Inc., the studio behind short anime such as "Konketsu no Karekore" and "Teikou Penguin," announced on Tuesday, October 6 that it is entering the terrestrial television anime business. Three short anime titles will roll out on terrestrial TV starting in 2027, with titles, broadcasters, and dates to be announced as they are decided. Plott will handle planning, production, licensing, and merchandising in-house.
Plott, the company behind short anime such as Konketsu no Calcol, Teikou Penguin, and Zenryoku Kaihi Flag-chan!, has been selected for the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry's IP360 program. The company will use the localization support track to build multilingual and overseas distribution systems for its short anime IPs, aiming to establish a repeatable model for exporting Japan-origin short anime. Overseas monthly views reached about 95 million in June 2026, roughly 20 times the year-earlier figure, and cumulative overseas views have passed 900 million.