About

Just This Once and Let's Larp, Just This Once, is a catchphrase most commonly associated with a panel and reaction image from the Jujutsu Kaisen manga, in which the character Yuta says, "Just this once," with a battered face and a finger raised in the air next to his head.

The Yuta panel comes from Jujutsu Kaisen chapter 180, in which Yuta fights Ryu while giving himself a tactical disadvantage for the sake of making the battle more enjoyable. The image, as well as the scene from the anime series, became the subject of memes, including redraws and video edits, throughout 2026. In April 2026, reaction images using the phrase, "Let's larp, just this once," started going viral as a way of calling someone out for "larping" or pretending to be into something they have no knowledge about.

In August 2026, the catchphrase "just this once" was closely associated with the Great Fandom Truce of 2026, a meme trend about all of the internet's fandoms coming together to hate on the movie Lesbian Space Princess.

Origin

On April 4th, 2022, Jujutsu Kaisen chapter 180 was released. In the chapter, Yuta has a fight with Ryu. He has a power beam clash with Ryu. Before he unleashes his power, he says, "Just this once," claiming he will give himself a disadvantage to make the battle more enjoyable just this one time.^[1]

The scene became the subject of edits on TikTok in March 2026. One early example was posted on March 26th, 2026, by TikToker^[2] @ykkghost, garnering over 760,000 views in five months.

Spread

In late March and early April 2026, reaction image memes based on the panel that features the caption, "Let's larp, just this once," began spreading on social media.

For example, on March 26th, 2026, X^[3] / Twitter user @Ohaikou2 posted two images from Jujutsu Kaisen with the caption, "'Let's larp, okkotsu,' 'just this once then, newgen…,'" garnering over 22,000 likes in five months.

On April 5th, TikToker^[4] @tokyoishated404 posted a meme about getting comfortable enough to open up to someone who uses the panel, garnering over 450,000 views in four months.

On April 11th, 2026, X^[5] user @ludookdosatonum posted a version of the "let's larp" meme that gained over 3,500 likes in four months.

In August 2026, the meme became associated with the Great Fandom Truce of 2026, a meme trend about fandoms joining together against the movie Lesbian Space Princess.

For example, on August 23rd, TikToker^[6] @naufalnaufal7164 posted a meme using the catchphrase that gained over 113,000 views in a day.

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