Chickenhare and the Hamster of Darkness (2022)

Twenty years ago, adventuring hare brothers Peter and Lapin are on a quest to find the mystical Hamster of Darkness, to no avail. However, they find something else in their journey, a baby who is both part chicken and part hare. Peter adopts and raises him as his son, naming him Chickenhare. As he grows up, Chickenhare is enamored with plans to follow his father’s footsteps. In the present day, Chickenhare attempts to pass the Royal Adventure Society trials to become an adventurer, but his disguise used to cover his chicken features weighs him down, causing him to fail the test. Undeterred, he decides to search for the Hamster of Darkness to prove himself as an adventurer and visits Lapin, who has been imprisoned after attempting to overthrow Peter as the King of Featherbeard but has information on the artifact. Lapin manages to escape using one of Chickenhare’s feathers and sets off with a crew of prisoners to find the artifact as well.

Determined to stop Lapin, Chickenhare, joined by his tortoise servant Abe, follow him. The duo arrive at a desert city to find a guide to get through the Desert of Death but are intercepted by two of Lapin’s goons. The pair are rescued by skunk explorer Meg, who agrees to guide them through the desert. The group is later captured in a bamboo forest by Pigmies, tribal pig-like creatures who mistake Chickenhare for a god and plan to throw the trio into a volcano as sacrifices for their god. While caged, Chickenhare blames his appearance on his misfortune, but Meg snaps him out of it by telling how she embraced her skunk nature in the past and encourages Chickenhare to do the same as they continue their journey.