Penne

Penne (ぺんね) is the pet penguin of the Yūki family and is an emperor penguin. The family's café, Penguin Café is named after Penne.

Scientific Classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Sphenisciformes Family: Spheniscidae Genus: Aptenodytes Species: A. forsteri

Appearance
The emperor penguins are the tallest and heaviest of all living penguin species and is endemic to Antarctica. The dorsal side and head are black and sharply delineated from the white belly, pale-yellow breast and bright-yellow ear patches.

Behavior
Penne is a very smart penguin who is capable of many things, such as entertaining children, taking care of customers to the extent of holding a waiter's tray, even excelling at volleyball.

Personality
Penne appears to be a very sharp observer.

Relationships

 * Masamune Yūki
 * Penne's family.


 * Nene Yūki
 * Penne's family.


 * Kazune Yūki
 * Penne's family.


 * Suzune Yūki
 * Penne's family.


 * Aine Yūki
 * Penne's family. Penne is very fond of Aine and asks Aine for food.


 * Momone Yūki
 * Penne's family. Penne often disciplines Momone, keeping her away from bothering Aine's conversations with her friends.


 * Yoshitsune Yūki
 * Penne's family. Penne often babysits Yoshitsune, playing "Peek-a-boo" with him.


 * Mio Minato
 * Mio fell in love with Penne, but Penne teases her by avoiding her petting hand and is proud of his skills.

Etymology
Penne (ペんね) is a combination between the "Pen" from Penguin (ぺんぎん) and ne (ね), which refers to the fact that every Yūki household member's names end with a "ne".

Trivia

 * He shares his voice actor with Masamune Yūki, as well as with Johnny Bepp from the original Aikatsu! series.