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[โ€“] polysics@lemmy.world 25 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Just in case you weren't aware, that Futurama episode was loosely based on a real life dog that waited for his master at the train station every day for years after the humans death

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hachik%C5%8D?wprov=sfla1

They are too good for us and we don't deserve them, but I'm glad we have them in our lives.

[โ€“] gamermanh@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 4 months ago

Didn't even need to look at the link to know it was Hachiko!

I've been to Shibuya station and seen (and pet) Hachiko (the statue) a few times, always a weirdly melancholic experience