RIP Grape-kun

http://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-news-from-elsewhere-41608350

“Grape the Humboldt penguin became on online star in May after seemingly falling in love with the picture of Hululu, an anthropomorphic penguin character from the Japanese anime series Kemono Friends, after it was placed in his enclosure.”

“He is thought to have become fixated on the cut-out after being jilted by a female penguin called Midori, which had been his mate for a decade.”

Is this a commentary on Japanese culture as a whole?