John Oliver's attempt to reconnect with his 2 favorite otter mascots is hilariously emotional

Forget Frozen 2. There's only one emotional cinematic experience you need in your life right now, and that's the story of John Oliver, Chiijohn and Shinjo-kun.

First, some important backstory. Back in 2018, a Japanese otter mascot called Chiitan went viral on social media, prompting John Oliver to do a segment on him for Last Week Tonight. Despite Chiitan's popularity, the city of Susaki — which he was the unofficial mascot for — eventually broke ties with him, leaving their official mascot, another giant otter known as Shinjo-kun, tragically alone.

"That broke our hearts, so we did something uncharacteristically sweet for us — we created our own replacement mascot, Chiijohn: a near-sighted otter," explains Oliver. "We actually sent him to Japan to find Shinjo-kun. I will admit, he came on a little strong at first, but eventually they became great friends and have been living in Susaki together ever since." Read more...