In Penguin Village, humans coexist with talking animals and objects. Senbei Norimaki is one of these humans, and he is an inventor with the grand ambition of creating the world's finest robot girl. The result of his work is Arale, but depending on how you define perfection, she is far from it! Not only is Arale extremely nearsighted, but she also lacks common sense! At least she possesses super-strength, although that often turns out to be a drawback as well. Even though she has good intentions, Arale only brings trouble to her neighbors in the whimsical Penguin Village!