Anime Intro vs. Anime Outro

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About

Anime Intro vs. Anime Outro refers to a series of memes humorously comparing stereotypical intro and outro sequences in anime. The format gained a moderate spread on Reddit in late June 2019.

Origin

On June 23th, 2019, Redditor DSzer0 posted the earliest known meme comparing stereotypical anime intro and outro by representing them via still images from Kaguya-Sama: Love Is War anime series.^[1] The post gained over 800 upvotes in nine days (shown below).

Spread

On June 24th, 2019, Reddutor R-Didsy posted the first derivative of the meme to /r/dankmemes subreddit,^[2] gaining over 13,000 upvotes in eight days (shown below, left). The format did not receive mainstream attention until on June 26th, 2019, Redditor cominatcha133 posted a variation of the meme using images of Kermit the Frog (shown below, right),^[3] with their post accumulating over 53,300 upvotes in six days. Additionally, reposts in /r/animemes,^[4] /r/me_irl^[5] and /r/memes^[6] received over 5,200, 55,800 and 17,200 upvotes in the same period, respectively.

In the following days, the format saw a moderate spread on Reddit, with notable examples appearing in /r/animemes^[7] and /r/memes.^[8] In most examples, anime intro was represented as an active, aggressive sequence in contrast to a calm, melancholic outro.