*Cracks Finger*

About

“*Cracks Finger*” is a gestural Tic shown by Ken Kaneki, Naki, and Yamori. It`s a habit started by Yamori`s torturer, then imitated by Yamori, Naki, and Kaneki.

Origin

In the anime “Tokyo Ghoul”, Yamori cracks his finger every time he tortures Ken Kaneki. This teaches him to crack his own fingers after his escape.(Shown Below)

Spread

This gesture has had some spread in use as a meme. On March, 12 2015, Imgur user posted a comic of a female cartoon character cracking her finger after watching Tokyo Ghoul. (shown below).

On October 15th, 2015, Twitter user @SoleneMcQueen posted a picture of her cracking her finger (shown below).

On May 3rd, 2015, Youtube User Pun Prince Akiri posted a youtube video of him cracking his finger before eating (shown below).