3 http://knowyourmeme.com/system/icons/273/thumb/yukkuri.jpg?1242711792 http://knowyourmeme.com/system/icons/273/square/yukkuri.jpg?1242711792 2009-05-19T05:43:13Z 2chan.net 2008 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v= active touhou, toho, japan, 2chan, yukkuri 17 <p>&#8220;Yukkuri shiteitte ne!&#8221; roughly translates to &#8220;Take it easy!&#8221;</p> <p>This meme revolves around giant heads with ridiculous facial expressions resembling Touhou characters. Its origins come from 2chan, where an Anon attempted a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shift_JIS_art">Shift_JIS art</a> of Touhou&#8217;s main characters Reimu Hakurei and Marisa Kirisame. However, the result was hidiously epic fail.</p> <p><img src="http://gigazine.jp/img/2009/04/17/yukkuri/yukkuri.png" alt="" /></p> <p>Another 2channer thought it was hilarious and drew the iconic original picture:</p> <p><img src="http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/touhou/images/e/e1/Yukkuri_MarisaReimu.png" alt="" /></p> <p>Here&#8217;s a more traditonal version of how Reimu and Marisa appear.<br /> <img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ML_kFkjpdzE/SIG2Z_aKOdI/AAAAAAAAF68/TsxYfHknrVk/s400/Swr_reimu_marisa_1.jpg" alt="" /></p> <p>But their fat-headed appearance in the 2chan Yukkuri &#8220;re-draw&#8221; caught on, becoming an epic meme in Japan.</p> <p>Yukkuri&#8217;s popularity soon spread to 4chan&#8217;s /jp/ board, appealing to a wider anime audience. They appear in fanart, doujins, and plushies. Many artists describe detailed Yukkuri behavior, anatomical structure and ecosystem, although since they are purely a fan creation, any rules concerning the creation of a Yukkuri are subject to popular opinion.</p> <p>More detail can be found <a href="http://touhou.wikia.com/wiki/Yukkuri_shiteitte_ne">here</a>!</p> <p>Although Yukkuris started with a large Touhou base, recently it has expanded beyond Touhou; anything with a face can be turned into a Yukkuri.</p> <p>Miku Hatsune &#8211; &#8220;Yukkuri Shiteitte Ne!&#8221;<br /> <object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/3cHsNnDfmDs&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/3cHsNnDfmDs&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object></p> <h3>Google Trends <br /> <em>keyword: &#8216;yukkuri&#8217;</em><br /> <img src="http://www.google.com/trends/viz?q=yukkuri&amp;graph=weekly_img&amp;sa=N" alt="" /></h3> <p><em>researching</em></p> 2009-10-28T22:44:46Z 273 3 781 http://knowyourmeme.com/system/icons/273/original/yukkuri.jpg?1242711792