Chapuche was featured in The Japan Times Adopt Me! section in May 2017 and her best friend, Chijimi, was spotlighted the following month.

The two cats had already spent five lonely years at ARK and hope was growing dim that they would ever be adopted. In November of last year, however, a bright light appeared in their lives in the guise of Edleen Guanko, whose heart was big enough to welcome both cats into her home.

Guanko, a native of the Philippines who lives in Ehime Prefecture, first fell in love with the huge, gorgeous Chijimi — now rechristened Fujimi. But when Guanko learned that having two cats would help Fujimi adapt more quickly a new home, she adopted Chapuche (now named Chie) as well.