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Realizing how stupid the culture war over fictional media is. Realizing there are people who take culture war way too seriously. Realizing some a------ on either side of a culture war could take things too far that may get politicians and government involved. Realizing the culture war could actually lead in to a Civil War 2 all because of fictional media.

My 4yr old daughter when I ask if she wants a Princess castle or a Barbie dream home for Christmas. My 4yr old daughter when she opens the dragon castle she asked for instead. @NewDadNotes

I like a girl She doesn't seem to be interested in me She rejected me I found a girl who seems like a better partner for me She too rejected me How many times have I been through this? I have become immune to rejections, it doesn't hurt anymore! Butl also don't feel excited about finding a girlfriend The idea of love seems alien and distant to me There is no joke in this meme - the joke is my life

You come out as lesbian to your catholic parents They become angry and blame your friends They transfer you to a Catholic school It's an all girls school

When all you want is snuggles u/TheBeardedGeko But all you get is struggles

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Distressed Fumino refers to a scene from episode nine of the 2019 slice of life anime series We Never Learn in which character Fumino Furuhashi rapidly changes her expression from that of excitement to that of deep distress. Online, a four-panel meme format based on the scene has been circulated, used in a similar manner to the Stressed Chika meme format.

Origin

On June 2nd, 2019, episode nine "He Struggles with [X] in a Forbidden Zone" of anime series We Never Learn (Bokutachi wa Benkyō ga Dekinai) premiered in Japan.^[1] In one scene of the episode, character Fumino Furuhashi exits a fitting room at a lingerie shop and realizes that the person assisting her before was the main protagonist Nariyuki Yuiga. She proceeds to react by rapidly changing her facial expression to that of deep distress.

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God is dead, Yuiga.

Spread

On June 3rd, 2019, Redditor Foxgirls4life posted a four-panel meme based on the scene to /r/animemes subreddit.^[2] The post received over 5,500 upvotes in three weeks.

Seeing a new potential format to replace the Chika format Taking the time to get the images needed to make a format Realizing that this is the Internet and am probably really late to the idea Making the format anyway in hopes that it's not too late to try and start something

In the following weeks, the format gained a significant presence on Reddit, primarily in /r/animemes community.^[3]^[4]

Various Examples

my English teacher watches anime doing a normal activity and he goes on the computer he asks the class for 6 random numbers a kid yells "sauce?" and he smiles

has alzheimer's and tries to make a meme wait what is this

u/brostopcying Going on Reddit to see some memes Sorry, can't reach Reddit

*feels a sneeze* haa.. HAAAAA.. *sneeze f------ stops* "what the f---."

She fail tests I know I'm lowlier than the lowliest worm! She flat chest but most importantly t's A after all! She depressed

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^[1] Wikipedia – We Never Learn

^[2] Reddit – I'm really trying here

^[3] Reddit – A true story

^[4] Reddit – C'mon Reddit not again

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