About

The Tunnel Effect is a catchphrase used in a series of memes referencing a particular special ability from a character in the Sakamoto Days manga series. Since early June 2025, the phrase has been referenced in memes, parodies and edits of other prominent manga series using the power, especially Jujutsu Kaisen (JJK) characters like Satoru Gojo and Sukuna.

Origin

On June 8th, 2025, chapter 216 of the Sakamoto Days^[1] manga series was released on the Manga Plus website. In a particular panel of the chapter, the character Atari is explaining to Shin Asakura why he wasn't slashed by a sword attack, calling the phenomenon "the tunnel effect," a special ability "in which a particle can penetrate a barrier greater than its own energy, making the particle in his body and the sword to miraculously not collide."

On the same day, X^[2] user @farris206 posted the panel along with the caption, "It gets to a point," which amassed more than 1.3 million views and 35,000 likes in three days.

Spread

Over the days after the comic panel was shared on Twitter, parodies and memes started to be shared among fans of the series and manga in general.

For example, on June 8th, 2025, X^[3] user @PandtraYamus uploaded a Jujutsu Kaisen fan art in which Satoru Gojo's attack is avoided using "the tunnel effect." The post (seen below) received more than 2.9 million views and 76,000 likes in three days.

On June 9th, 2025, X^[4] user @ToxicWeave posted a painting of Jujutsu Kaisen's villain Sukuna, captioning it, "Ah yes The Tunnel Effect Technique, haven't used this since the Heian Era." The tweet (seen below) received more than 249,000 views and 23,000 likes in a day.

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