L Staring at Kira
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L Staring at Kira refers to a memorable scene from the anime series Death Note in which the character L intensely stares at the character Light Yagami (Kira). In mid-August 2019, the video, accompanied with the soundtrack composition "L's Theme," gained significant popularity as a reaction on Twitter and Instagram, often used to illustrate mistrust.
Origin
On November 28th, 2006, episode nine "Encounter" of the anime series Death Note premiered in Japan.[1] In one scene of the episode, character L, a detective, reveals himself to his suspect Light Yagami, Kira, and studies him intensely.
Spread
The exact first person to use the scene as a reaction is currently unknown. On August 14th, 2019, Twitter user @MemeDeIncognito posted the earliest known viral tweet using the scene as a reaction, with the tweet gaining 1,100 retweets and 3,200 likes in two weeks (shown below).[2]
Doctor: consumes la droga el porro??
— memes (@MemeDeIncognito) August 14, 2019
Mi madre: pic.twitter.com/KDIHiLkVgg
On August 15th, 2019, Twitter user @animxe posted another meme using the video, with the post receiving over 2,300 retweets and 7,800 likes in two weeks (shown below).[3]
Doctor: Now before we continue I have to ask, are you sexually active?
— anime (@animxe) August 15, 2019
Me and my mom: pic.twitter.com/OJLoe5UdrE
In the following days, more memes based on the video were posted on Twitter, with the format also spreading to Instagram in the following days.[4][5]
Various Examples
Search Interest
External References
[1] Wikipedia – List of Death Note episodes
[2] Twitter – @memedeincognito's Post
[3] Twitter – @animxe's Post
[4] Instagram – dsavageintern's Post
[5] Instagram – humanity.gone24's Post
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