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Questions tagged [meme]

This tag should be used for questions about internet memes, concerning manga and anime. Memes which are not closely related to anime and/or manga are off topic on this site.

This tag should be used for questions about internet-memes, concerning manga and anime. Memes which are not closely related to anime and/or manga are off topic on this site.

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Has the "It's over 9000!" meme spread back to Japan?

Has the "It's over 9000!" meme from DBZ spread back into Japan? Is it referenced in other manga or anime? If it is, do they use 9000 (which is, depending on who you ask, a translation error or an intentional mistranslation) or 8000?
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What was the first anime to have a "please notice me senpai" moment?

This meme has been prevalent in English-speaking part of the internet, but so far no one really knows its true origins. I've searched for something similar in the Japanese sphere of the internet and I haven't really found anything either. So far as…
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What does "padoru padoru" mean?

In the short Nero in a Santa outfit sings a "Jingle Bells" with some rather casual lyrics. Hashire sori yo, kaze no you ni, tsukimihara wo, padoru padoru The lyric is a song of this clip (for the full clip, click here). The song sounds like a…
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Which anime did the pregnancy test meme come from?

Several months back, there was a meme circulating where anime characters had pregnancy tests photoshopped onto a picture of them. Some examples: The two hands and device look fairly well drawn, so I presume it was cut out from another show. I…
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What is spinning a girl in yukata like a top a reference to?

From left to right, top to bottom: Nisemonogatari, Midori no Hibi, Is the Order a Rabbit? and Mawaru-Penguindrum. In the case of Midori no Hibi, why is Midori calling Seiji "governor"? Is this a reference to something?
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Why is it said that the Tsukihime anime "does not exist"?

I've been hearing people talk about how the 2003 Tsukihime anime "does not exist", for example, here and here. I wonder why that is, when the anime had great art and music for its time. On the other hand, I don't hear people saying Studio Deen's…
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What is the actual dialog for this Death Note swimming meme?

There is a meme created from the Death Note manga which details a character yelling at Matsuda and instructing him to swim. (A similar meme was created as a GIF from the anime.) (And a link to the manga version, since it's quite large: Clicky) I…
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When did people start calling "manga" as "mangos"?

I've heard a lot of people jokingly spell "anime and manga" as "animus and mangos". I don't really know what an animu is, but I know that a mango* is a pretty delicious fruit: While those do look delicious, I don't see much connection to manga.…
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Where did the "Not this shit again" bad sub meme originate from?

I have been seeing this meme all over the internet. Guessing from most of the Q&As I have found, this seems to be edited in. If so, what was the original verse and why did it get twisted in this way?
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Where does the 'lewd' meme come from?

Occasionally someone posts a ecchi/H picture on the internet and users reply with a prudish anime/manga girl with a sign saying 'LEWD'. Definition of Lewd: crude and offensive in a sexual way. Where does this meme originate? what was the original…
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What are the original memes mentioned in Steins;Gate?

As I understand it, the memes used in the fansubbed version of Steins;Gate were adapted for English audience. The Japanese audience would not know the "Yo Dawg" meme, for instance, since it is an English based meme. They would have their own set of…
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What do people mean when they say "Notice me, senpai"?

I'm new to anime and my friends really like it. They really like to say to me "notice me, senpai!" and I don't get the reference. I could be walking to class and one of my friends would say "Can you go to the canteen?" and I would say no I can't and…
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Was there any canonical or production-related reason for the fights in Dragon Ball Z being dragged out?

A person and I had a chance to discuss DBZ over this weekend, and they weren't one of the few people that grew up watching it, but were trying to catch up. However, they were very put off from the length of the fights with major protagonists, and I…
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Rub a dub dub, Thanks for the grub

Occasionally I've seen "itadakimasu" translated as Rub a dub dub, Thanks for the grub. Most often it's used as an joking example of subbing/dubbing that doesn't stick strictly to the original Japanese script. Where does it come from though? Was…
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What exactly does "best girl" mean and where did the expression originate from?

I've seen the expression "best girl" being used several times, and I find it quite self-explanatory. However, some people seem to define it in slightly different ways. Here are some different definitions from one or two reddit threads: It's when…
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