Have you ever stopped to think about which memes or viral trends have spread in recent years that are linked to anime? We did a little investigation and in this article, we will share the biggest and most popular anime memes or related ones that became popular or went viral on the internet in recent years.
To create this list of viral anime memes, we will use the website knowyourmeme as our research base, which is one of the largest meme databases on the internet. There, you can understand the origin of the meme, how it became popular, and its viral rate. Before we start, let’s list the memes we have already talked about on the site:
- Nevada-tan: A homicide case that became a meme
- Do you know the famous Doge of memes?
- Momo – All about the cursed doll
- Anime characters running with bread in their mouths
- Ahegao – All about strange faces in mangas and animes
- Nyan Cat – How did this viral trend start?
- Horse head mask – How did it go viral?
- What does Nico Nico ni mean? Why did it go viral?
- Pen-Pineapple-Apple-Pen – Japanese viral
- Chabudai Gaeshi – Throwing and flipping tables
- Waifu – Do you know what it is? How did it come about?
List of Anime Virals and Memes
On our site, we write articles about the most popular memes involving some animes, such as in the case of nico nico, as well as others involving clichés that ended up going viral as memes. Now, let’s move on to a list of anime memes and virals that you might not even know existed. It’s worth mentioning that most of these memes and virals are in English.
Mega Milk or Titty Monster – A viral meme that consists of an anime character holding giant breasts while wearing a shirt that says mega milk. This meme originated from a hentai published in 2007 by Shigen Akira called Tiny Boobs.
Yaranaika? [やらないか?] – A popular meme on the internet that originated from a dialogue in Kuso Miso Technique, a gay manga released in 1987. The meme was adapted in 2002 using a strange face with the dialogue yaranaika.
Just like in an ero doujin! – This phrase appeared in a doujin comic related to Gundam where the following dialogue occurs: Stop… You intend to rape me, right? Just like in an ero doujin. In the end, the guard replies: No way, move your butt! [やめて… 私に乱暴する気でしょう? エロ同人みたいに] The meme became popular in 2012.
My hips are moving on their own – A frequent quote in doujins and hentais, this slogan ended up spreading on 4chan until it became a meme accompanied by various images. The slogan went viral around 2010 and still has a good search rate today.
Pomf Pomf Pomf – Pomf is the onomatopoeia of a loli falling onto a bed, originating from the doujin Light of Tsukimi Manor 2. The meme went even more viral when a parody of the song ponponpon by Kyary Pamyu Pamyu was made.
Te-Te-Te [てってってー] – These Japanese phonemes started appearing frequently in comments on nico nico videos and other online communities. Te te te comes from a song from Idolmaster and its meaning is similar to a pickup line.
It’s over 8000 – This slogan from Dragon Ball Z doesn’t need an explanation as it is used as an uncountable quantifier to describe a large number of something. But did you know that in other countries the meme is over 9000 due to a translation error?
Impossibru – The photo of Japanese comedian Ayumy Kato accompanied by the caption Impossibru spread in 2010 to express a feeling of disbelief, fear, anger, or genuine surprise.
ME!ME!ME! – The meme originated from a music video released in 2014 on the Japan Animator Expo website. The video addresses various suggestive themes related to attractive-looking girls, and these girls became a source of various gifs, images, and edits that went viral and created the meme.
Want more anime memes and virals?
There are many other memes and virals that we did not detail in this article because they probably appeared in that list of articles at the beginning or are scattered in other articles on the site. The most popular anime memes usually arise from simple cliché words like desu or even from little noticed scenes that suddenly go viral.
Unfortunately, it is impossible to list all the anime-based memes that have emerged on the internet, not to mention that many others do not have their origin related to animes or mangas, but constantly appear using their characters. We will do our best to keep this list updated constantly.
If you remembered any other anime meme or viral, comment so we can research and write about it. Thank you for the comments and shares, and see you in the next article!
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