Tobu Zoo
Grape-kun
Grape-kun was a 21-year-old Humboldt penguin at the zoo. His attachment to an anime cutout of a character from Kemono Friends earned him international fame. The zoo announced his death on 12 October 2017.
Rocky-kun
In promoting the 2018 movie Bungo Stray Dogs: Dead Apple, Tobu Zoo a pictures of weretiger character Atsushi Nakajima alongside white tiger known as "Rocky-kun". During the promotion of this event, Atsushi's voice actor, Yūto Uemura, collaborated in making multiple announcement which was run between February 24 and March 3, 2018.
Roller coasters
Access
Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen Station on the confluence of the Tobu Isesaki, Nikko, and Skytree Lines is located nearby the zoo.
See also
References
- ^ Rogers, Jon (2 May 2017). "Pick up a penguin? Humboldt bird falls in love with cardboard cutout placed in his pen". Express.co.uk.
- ^ "Japan zoo mourns death of love-struck penguin". Yahoo News. 14 October 2017.
- ^ "Japan mourns anime-loving penguin". 13 October 2017 – via www.bbc.com.
- ^ "「2次元に恋したペンギン」グレープ君が死ぬ。 『けものフレンズ』のパネル見つめる姿で有名に". 13 October 2017. (in Japanese)
- ^ "東武動物公園で"おにいさん"がペンギントーク". Mainichi Daily News. 15 May 2015. Archived from the original on 14 October 2017. (in Japanese)
- ^ 安藤健二 (15 June 2017). "東武動物公園×けものフレンズ コラボ企画 人気なのだ！". Huffington Post Japan. (in Japanese)
- ^ Oona McGee (13 October 2017). "Japan's anime-loving penguin Grape-kun passes away at Tobu Zoo". SoraNews24.
- ^ ""Bungo Stray Dogs DEAD APPLE" Teams Up with Tobu Zoo". Crunchyroll. Retrieved June 1, 2019.
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