In 2017, Sumida Aquarium noticed a solo female penguin named Sakura who refused to mate with any male. Instead, she was obsessed with a cardboard cutout of a male anime character from the series Yuri on Ice . Rather than remove the cutout, the aquarium leaned into the . They created a "love corner" where visitors could write letters to Sakura. The aquarium's social media framed Sakura’s unrequited love as a "pure, one-sided Tokyo romance." The exhibit became a pilgrimage site for lonely hearts.
Some of the most famous storylines in Tokyo zoos are those of loyalty and longing.
In 2017, Sumida Aquarium noticed a solo female penguin named Sakura who refused to mate with any male. Instead, she was obsessed with a cardboard cutout of a male anime character from the series Yuri on Ice . Rather than remove the cutout, the aquarium leaned into the . They created a "love corner" where visitors could write letters to Sakura. The aquarium's social media framed Sakura’s unrequited love as a "pure, one-sided Tokyo romance." The exhibit became a pilgrimage site for lonely hearts.
Some of the most famous storylines in Tokyo zoos are those of loyalty and longing.