Nani?! The Nani meme originated from the anime Fist of the North Star (Japanese: 北斗の拳 - Hokuto no Ken). A clip was published on YouTube by the channel "Ivan Ching", which is why this scene became a meme. The scene depicts a fight between Kenshiro and Zeed whose head explodes due to Kenshiro's attack, and during which this dialogue plays out:
One of the songs he can sing is called "Baka Mitai" (eng. "I've Been A Fool"), whose chorus starts with the lyric "Dame Da Ne," (eng. "It's no use"). [1] Parodies of the song began appearing on YouTube in 2018.
This famous line comes from a character named Kenshiro from the anime/manga series Hokuto no Ken (translated to Fist of the North Star) which premiered in 1983 in Japan.
The Nani meme originated from the anime Fist of the North Star (Japanese: 北斗の拳 - Hokuto no Ken). A clip was published on YouTube by the channel "Ivan Ching", which is why this scene became a meme.
Anime memes, like most memes, often use an image from an anime series to make an observation about everyday life or a direct comment on the series or film from which the image is taken. Many anime memes will only make sense to those that are well versed in a particular franchise.
Kawaii and Kakkoii かわいい (kawaii) is one of the most common Japanese words to hear in anime and about anime. It means “cute” in Japanese.
“Omae”is the male term for you. In the Japanese language words are said differently based on gender. Of all of the different ways males can say the word you, “Omae” is the more rough or aggressive way to say it. “wa” means the verb, are (being). “mou” means already.
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On July 10th, 2019, Instagram user animescoop used the instrumental version of the remix for a meme (shown below), with the post gaining over 48,400 views and 9,600 likes in one month. [9] .
The song, which includes the "Omae Wa Mou Shindeiru" sample at the start, is a remixed version of "Tiny Little Adiantum" by ShibayanRecords.
On August 5th, 2010, a page titled "You Are Already Dead" was created on TV Tropes, [1] describing it as a martial arts trope involving finishing moves that have a delayed effect, including diagonal sword cuts, pressure point and ki attacks. On August 8th, DeviantArt user inui submitted an illustration of Kenshiro with the caption "You are already dead" (shown below).
A couple years later on July 17th, 2020, Twitter user @Tortokhod posted a doctored video of YouTuber Linus from Linus Tech Tips singing the song (shown below). The tweet seemed to have popularized the meme.
Dame Da Ne refers to a lyric from "Baka Mitai," a pop ballad which can be sung in karaoke sections of the video games Yakuza 0 and Yakuza 5. The song has been paired with numerous humorous videos in remixes on YouTube, before also gaining popularity in First Order Motion Model Deepfakes in July 2020.
In Yakuza 0, Yakuza 5, Yakuza Kiwami and Yakuza: Like A Dragon, the player can choose to have the main character, Kiryu, sing karaoke as a side mission. One of the songs he can sing is called "Baka Mitai" (eng. "I've Been A Fool"), whose chorus starts with the lyric "Dame Da Ne," (eng. "It's no use").