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Caron Izumi Wielding A Knife is an exploitable meme that uses a scene from the 1974 anime Chargeman Ken!. The meme involves fans redrawing the scene with different characters.

Origin

The scene comes from the 45th episode of Chargeman Ken! titled "When the Cuckoo Clock Strikes Three", which first aired on May 31st, 1974.^[1] In the scene (shown below), Caron Izumi is hypnotized by a pianist's cuckoo clock, and is ordered to kill her older brother, Ken Izumi, at 3AM. At 3AM she wakes up, grabs a knife and goes to her brother's room to attempt to stab him. However, Ken dodges the attack and the resulting commotion brings their parents into the room. Afterwards, their father restrains her as she is still wielding the knife.

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