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What Is The 'Yumeko Grabbing Her Chest' Meme? The Context Of The Viral 'Kakegurui' Memes Explained
The anime series Kakegurui is reaching a whole new audience on short-form video sites, thanks to the spicy and strange "Yumeko Grabbing Her Own Boob" meme.
The Kakegurui Masho meme is based on an actual scene from the anime series, and it's going viral after being combined with the City Boy!" meme and other brainrot formats. Now, it's spreading to sites like X / Twitter and Reddit.
So, where does the Yumeko Jabami chest grab scene come from, what is the context, and how is it being used as a meme? Here's what we know.
What Is The 'Yumeko Grabbing Her Own Boob' Meme?
In January 2019, the second episode of Kakegurui – Compulsive Gambler season two was released in Japan.
In the episode, which is about high-stakes gambling, the cast of characters play a game where their hands are put in a tabletop guillotine. They then take bets on whether or not the blade will cut off their finger.
Yumeko Jabami, the series' protagonist, often gets aroused when gambling in high stakes-situations. In this scene, her arousal is shown in a still shot of her grabbing her breast and smiling.
The image spread online in the late 2010s and early 2020s, but didn't become a big meme until January 2026 with the resurgence of the City Boy! meme.
How Is 'Yumeko Grabbing Her Own Boob' Used In Memes?
In January 2026, as the "City Boy!" meme saw a major resurgence online, TikTokers began commenting with the image of Yumeko grabbing herself as a reaction image.
Often, the image is posted alongside the caption "city boy." In more elaborate posts, the image is edited to include the text, alter Yumeko's face, and more.
For those who don't know, "City Boy!" is a meme consisting of a few reaction videos, starting with one from Gravity Falls of the character Deputy Durland calling Dipper a city boy. As a meme, the clip is edited into videos of people owning or "burning" others, particularly women.
Apart from its "City Boy" connection, the meme has now spread through general edits and redraws on sites like TikTok, X and Reddit, some of which replace Yumeko with another popular character from a different series or IP.
What Are Some More 'Yumeko Grabbing Her Own Boob' Memes?
For the full history of Yumeko Grabbing Her Own Boob, be sure to check out Know Your Meme's encyclopedia entry for more information.
