This Penguin Was Dumped By His Girlfriend And Is Now In Love With An Anime Cutout

Get the Full StoryA Humboldt penguin at Tobu Zoo in Miyashiro, Japan, has caused a stir on social media for apparently being in love with an anime character cutout.

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Grape's love became known when he began staring at the design of Hululu a character in Kemono Friends designed after a Humboldt penguin that had been placed inside the penguin section.

The figure was in the enclosure as the zoo is currently doing a collaboration with Kemono Friends.

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However, Zoo staff told BuzzFeed News that Grape's love life has not a happy one. Grape came to Tobu Zoo 10 years ago, coupled with Midori, a female who still lives in the same penguin section.

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But Midori left Grape who now is twenty years old for a younger penguin. Since being dumped, Grape has drifted further and further away from the group.

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While it is difficult to totally verify Grape's feelings for Hululu, staff at the zoo said that Grape's nesting habits suggest he is definitely a fan.

"Grape has definitely started going to that spot since we installed the panel ," the keepers said. "He might have mistaken it for a staff, but it's certain that he goes there because he's attracted to something."

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The love story has inspired people around the world. People have created fan art of the unlikely couple, even imagining situations where they could be together IRL.

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This post was translated from Japanese.

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