Ayumu Kasuga (Osaka)
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About
Ayumu Kasuga is a fictional high school character from manga and anime series Azumanga Daioh . She is often called by the nickname Osaka by her friends, the city Ayumu is transferred. She later known in memes as Osaker after resurgence in 2023.
Origin
Between March-April 1999, the chapter 02 of Azumanga Daioh manga series has been released in the Gekkan Komikku Dengeki Daioh magazine[1]. In the part 1 of the chapter, Ayumu has been introduced as transferred student from Osaka (shown below).
Spread
The memes related to her started gained popular in 2020s. For example on April 21st, 2023, Twitter / X[2] user @rytuwil uploaded fan art based on the Say the Line, Bart! meme. The post received more than 800 reposts and 5,800 likes in nine months (shown below, left). On July 2023, X[3] user @StreetPassSaji uploaded Osaka's fan art based on Now We Are Homeress meme. Unfortunately the post was deleted (shown below, right).
Related Memes
Osaka Shoe Kick
Osaka Shoe Kick refers to a scene taken from the sixth episode of an anime called Azumanga Daioh wherein which Ayumu "Osaka" Kasuga, a dim-witted character in the series, kicks her shoe off as a means to foretell the weather and has it accidentally fall on top of a truck that quickly drives away. This scene has been parodied in plenty of different ways with something surprising happening to the shoe as it falls back down to the ground (examples shown below).
Hello Everynyan / OH MY GAH
Hello Everynyan, also known as OH MY GAH, refers to a humorous scene and viral video in which Chiyo-chichi from Azumanga Daioh meets Ayumu Kasuga (also known as Osaka) and attempts to greet her in broken English. The scene became popular years after the episode aired, as many social media users have shared, parodied and re-enacted it (examples shown below).
Osaka "Sata Andagi!"
Osaka 'Sata Andagi!' refers to a scene from episode 21 of the anime series Azumanga Daioh where Ayumu "Osaka" Kasuga excitedly and repeatedly says "sata andagi" while holding sata andagi. Sata andagi is a type of deep-fried bun similar to a doughnut. The episode originally aired in 2002 and became the subject of edits and memes as an exploitable throughout the 2000s. In October 2023, memes using the clip became popularized on TikTok after the release of the song "fwyb" by Juanono!, which prominently features the audio clip of Osaka saying "sata andagi" (examples shown below).
"Who Can It Be Now?" Osaka
'Who Can It Be Now?' Osaka refers to a series of videos and fan art that show Azumanga Daioh character Ayumu 'Osaka' Kasuga dancing and playing the saxophone with the song "Who Can It Be Now?" by Men at Work. The videos were posted on Instagram and TikTok in early 2024, predominantly made in Roblox (examples shown below).
https://www.tiktok.com/embed/v2/7327539646320233733
https://www.tiktok.com/embed/v2/7329560944185625902
Top Comment
nickelstickman
Jul 18, 2023 at 10:38PM EDT