RIP Grape-kun

[Gina Szanboti]

Grape-kun, Tobu Zoo's Humbolt penguin that fell in love with the cardboard cutout of the Kemono Friends' Humbolt, has died.  He was 21 (which is old for a penguin).  I hope she was by his side to comfort him during his illness before he passed away.  May he swim with his waifu in Japari Park Heaven.    :'(

[Chapinator_X]

I was about to post about this. I'm actually really sad right now. Hopefully he's in a better place now, where he can watch Kemono Girls Season 2 with Hululu.

 

 

 

 

 

 

[AnimationFan14]

 

This is especially sad news indeed 

 

 

[mochi]

RIP dirty old man Penguin

[CaptainStarwind]

This is kind of sad.  RIP

[Blatch]

I have to admit that I wasn't too crazy about this story at first. I thought it was about trying to rekindle the "Weird Japan" moniker for no good reason, and this show could stand as awesome on its own merits. But, in the end, it's a prime example of a rare heartwarming story in today's world. For that, I guess I'm grateful.

 

Grape-kun can hang out with his waifu in heaven and not have to witness Kemono Friends S2 be bastardized by a different staff. B}

[Daos]

But in reality, we all know penguins are horny dicks.

 

[Cau]

This is the worst day of my life.

[The1gairon]

Grape-kun, Tobu Zoo's Humbolt penguin that fell in love with the cardboard cutout of the Kemono Friends' Humbolt, has died.  He was 21 (which is old for a penguin).  I hope she was by his side to comfort him during his illness before he passed away.  May he swim with his waifu in Japari Park Heaven.    :'(

 

:::  :'(  This is the most beautiful anime tragedy ever. It shall be made into an anime, or at least I hope.

[Phillies]

**cue kudasai

 

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[Guest Eregion]

[The1gairon]

The character designer of Kemono Friends made an original drawing just for Grape-kun's memorial at the zoo where he was laid to rest.

[Gina Szanboti]

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2017-10-12/fans-mourn-the-death-of-grape-kun-a-true-kemono-friend/.122663

 

"Also, thanks to Hululu who watched over Grape-kun until the very end"  The staff did actually move the cutout into the zoo's clinic.  That makes me ridiculously happy, despite the tears.

 

T.T

[The1gairon]

[Gyaos]

Whelp. I made a thread about this. In the wrong section. Several days late. Oops.

 

Still, he's going to be missed. What I find quite sad is that even though cardboard cutouts cannot reciprocate love....he didn't care. He still loved that cutout. That kind of love is hard to find these days.

[Phillies]

 

This is especially sad news indeed 

 

 

[Delaclease]

That's really sad.