Anime Girls Holding Signs
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About
Anime Girls Holding Signs also known as Sign Memes refers to images of popular animated characters from media including anime, manga, video games, etc. holding signs which are edited to express the poster's message, similar to memes like Double D's Facts Book. These type of post are particularly popular in anime-related subreddits and communities like /r/Animemes.
Precursor
One of the older variants of this meme corresponds to edits on the sign to make it look like a list of prices for various sexual services.
Origin
The exact origin of the meme is unclear. The oldest extant variation on KnowYourMeme features the character Amami Haruka, and was uploaded on November 25th, 2012 by user WeegeeNumbuh1 (shown below).
Spread
The meme has been used to express messages and shitpost has been continuous in anime-related communities through the 2010s. As of 2018, the trend is particularly popular in /r/animemes. On October 15th, 2018 /r/Animemes user WheedleINT[1] uploaded a collage of different anime and manga girls holding signs expressing their love and care for the community, gaining over 12,600 upvotes (shown below left). A few day later the user Canadian_not-relly[2] posted a image of the character Kaede Akamatsu from Danganronpa V3 saying the phrase "I'm completely Fucking dead inside" (shown below middle) which gained over 11,000 upvotes. On November 1st, 2018 user idsdank uploaded a variant complaining about his Kill la Kill memes not being popular (shown below right), gaining over 10,900 upvotes.
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