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Praying Astronauts is a memorable manga panel from Chapter 64 (titled "Welcome to Hell") of the manga series Chainsaw Man in which 10 dead astronauts, all cut in half, are arranged opposite their bottom halves, their hands folded in prayer with their legs stuck in the air. Starting in 2020, the panel has been used in memes as an exploitable and referenced and reimagined in various ways, including redraws.

Origin

On May 30th, 2020, chapter 64 titled "Welcome to Hell" of the Chainsaw Man manga series was released.[1] In the chapter, Denji, Aki and several other characters find themselves in Hell. The group almost immediately encounters The Darkness Devil as the darkness surrounds them and a row of 10 astronauts cut in half appears. The dead astronauts hold their hands together, as if in prayer (panels shown below).

000 AAAAAH...
31 ܢ ܕ ܘ ܐ ܟ ܓ ܕ ' ܐ ܐܐ ++)/(6.1 wyil.. Ik ܐܘܬܘܝ & qzr

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Immediately following the release of the chapter, the panel became a subject of discussion in manga communities online. For example, in late March 2020, it was brought up in Chainsaw Man threads on 4chan's /a/ board.[2][3] On July 17th, 2020, Redditor Ahedala100 posted a fan-colored version of the panel to the /r/ChainsawMan[4] subreddit, where it received over 1,600 upvotes in six months.

On September 18th, 2020, following the explosive popularity of the multiplayer video game Among Us, Redditor Therealestprofoak posted the earliest found meme based on the pane, adding a caption referencing the game (shown below, left). The post received over 200 upvotes on /r/ChainsawMan[5] in six months. On November 9th, 2020, Redditor[6] Snowball-XD posted a fan remake of the panel switching the Darkness Devil with the astronauts, with the post gaining over 360 upvotes in the subreddit in the same period.

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Starting in late 2020, the panel has been actively used in various Chainsaw Man communities, such as the /r/ChainsawMan subreddit on Reddit and Chainsaw Man Pochitaposting on Facebook, for memes and references. For example, on March 8th, 2021, Redditor[7] kingbonobo posted an Among Us redraw of the panel that gained over 6,600 upvotes in the subreddit in six months (shown below, left). On May 29th, 2021, Facebook user Vasko Asenov made a bait post[8] referencing the song ""Astronaut in the Ocean": https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/astronaut-in-the-ocean" that gained over 440 reactions and 180 shares in the Facebook group in one year (shown below, right).

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Васко Асенов May 29, 2021- Guys it has officially been stated by Fujimoto himself what the meaning of this godly panel is ! In the latest intervew before the trailer for the anime drops Fujimoto sensei states that this is supposed to represent the lack of self awareness we have as humans. What do we know about rolling down in the deep. When our brain goes numb we can call that a mental freeze. When these people talk too much, put that s--- in slow motion I feel like an astronaut in the ocean. I think this truly solidifies Fujimoto as the GOAT. Stay blessed and happy Cinta M ... Ste

On January 16th, 2022, Twitter[9] user @xinohpp posted another Among Us redraw that received over 16,600 retweets and 134,200 likes in eight months. More viral memes based on the panel and referencing it were posted on various websites in 2022.

Various Examples

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Daniel Shim May 3, 2021 Same energy
P に。 バ フィー に。 Wir. ツッラク ソッ なに に。 に。 *ソリ
HOM w EDO Mu

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External References

[1] Chainsaw Man Wiki – Chapter 64

[2] Desuarchive – /a/ Post #200887748

[3] Desuarchive – /a/ Post #200891364

[4] Reddit – I coloured this panel!!

[5] Reddit – Among Us be like

[6] Reddit – The astronaut is best

[7] Reddit – Among us devil

[8] Facebook – Васко Асенов

[9] Twitter – @xinohpp



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About

Praying Astronauts is a memorable manga panel from Chapter 64 (titled "Welcome to Hell") of the manga series Chainsaw Man in which 10 dead astronauts, all cut in half, are arranged opposite their bottom halves, their hands folded in prayer with their legs stuck in the air. Starting in 2020, the panel has been used in memes as an exploitable and referenced and reimagined in various ways, including redraws.

Origin

On May 30th, 2020, chapter 64 titled "Welcome to Hell" of the Chainsaw Man manga series was released.[1] In the chapter, Denji, Aki and several other characters find themselves in Hell. The group almost immediately encounters The Darkness Devil as the darkness surrounds them and a row of 10 astronauts cut in half appears. The dead astronauts hold their hands together, as if in prayer (panels shown below).


000 AAAAAH... 31 ܢ ܕ ܘ ܐ ܟ ܓ ܕ ' ܐ ܐܐ ++)/(6.1 wyil.. Ik ܐܘܬܘܝ & qzr

Spread

Immediately following the release of the chapter, the panel became a subject of discussion in manga communities online. For example, in late March 2020, it was brought up in Chainsaw Man threads on 4chan's /a/ board.[2][3] On July 17th, 2020, Redditor Ahedala100 posted a fan-colored version of the panel to the /r/ChainsawMan[4] subreddit, where it received over 1,600 upvotes in six months.

On September 18th, 2020, following the explosive popularity of the multiplayer video game Among Us, Redditor Therealestprofoak posted the earliest found meme based on the pane, adding a caption referencing the game (shown below, left). The post received over 200 upvotes on /r/ChainsawMan[5] in six months. On November 9th, 2020, Redditor[6] Snowball-XD posted a fan remake of the panel switching the Darkness Devil with the astronauts, with the post gaining over 360 upvotes in the subreddit in the same period.


Defeat EDC Zwright WE @laffy.traffy PRE хун 47

Starting in late 2020, the panel has been actively used in various Chainsaw Man communities, such as the /r/ChainsawMan subreddit on Reddit and Chainsaw Man Pochitaposting on Facebook, for memes and references. For example, on March 8th, 2021, Redditor[7] kingbonobo posted an Among Us redraw of the panel that gained over 6,600 upvotes in the subreddit in six months (shown below, left). On May 29th, 2021, Facebook user Vasko Asenov made a bait post[8] referencing the song ""Astronaut in the Ocean": https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/astronaut-in-the-ocean" that gained over 440 reactions and 180 shares in the Facebook group in one year (shown below, right).


2 Васко Асенов May 29, 2021- Guys it has officially been stated by Fujimoto himself what the meaning of this godly panel is ! In the latest intervew before the trailer for the anime drops Fujimoto sensei states that this is supposed to represent the lack of self awareness we have as humans. What do we know about rolling down in the deep. When our brain goes numb we can call that a mental freeze. When these people talk too much, put that s--- in slow motion I feel like an astronaut in the ocean. I think this truly solidifies Fujimoto as the GOAT. Stay blessed and happy Cinta M ... Ste

On January 16th, 2022, Twitter[9] user @xinohpp posted another Among Us redraw that received over 16,600 retweets and 134,200 likes in eight months. More viral memes based on the panel and referencing it were posted on various websites in 2022.

Various Examples


CS AEBIRDS EXERT
Daniel Shim May 3, 2021 Same energy P に。 バ フィー に。 Wir. ツッラク ソッ なに に。 に。 *ソリ HOM w EDO Mu

Search Interest

External References

[1] Chainsaw Man Wiki – Chapter 64

[2] Desuarchive – /a/ Post #200887748

[3] Desuarchive – /a/ Post #200891364

[4] Reddit – I coloured this panel!!

[5] Reddit – Among Us be like

[6] Reddit – The astronaut is best

[7] Reddit – Among us devil

[8] Facebook – Васко Асенов

[9] Twitter – @xinohpp

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I thought it was breddy gud to use astronauts as the Darkness Devil's representation. The devils feed upon humanity's fear of something, so it was apt to use a more modern representation for Denji and crew; for them being in modern times, space is often referred to as the final frontier, the vast unexplored darkness. Humans have that primal fear of the dark for it represents the unknown, so astronauts, and by association space, was the perfect visual choice for that.

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