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Other Countries Having Cursed Energy refers to a series of Jujutsu Kaisen memes that imagine cursed energy being used by sorcerers from countries other than Japan. The memes typically reference cultural stereotypes and common cliches from memes about these countries.

Origin

In the Jujutsu Kaisen manga and anime series, cursed energy is a power source used by sorcerers to fuel their sorcery-related abilities.^[1] In the series, the ability to harness the energy is almost exclusively limited to Japan.

On January 21st, 2024, X^[2] / Twitter user @khisabs wrote, "Gege REALLY fumbled the idea of other countries having cursed energy." The post received over 3,000 reposts and 7,200 likes in two days.

The post spawned a trend that involved users imagining how cursed energy could be used by sorcerers in other countries, with the posts referencing cultural stereotypes and memes about various countries. On January 21st, 2024, X^[3][4] users @SuckaFreeNickxx and @repPrada posted two of the earliest memes within the trend that received over 920 reposts and 5,800 likes and 4,200 reposts and 36,000 likes, respectively (shown below, left and right).

Spread

In the following days, multiple posts based on the idea of cursed energy being used in the United States, Mexico, United Kingdom, Jamaica, Nigeria and other countries went viral online. For example, on January 21st, 2024, X^[5] user @Extralongdokkan posted a meme referencing a meme about young Latin Americans adoring Goku that received over 2,500 reposts and 3,000 likes in two days (shown below).

Later that day, X^[6] user @CraackedEggs made a post referencing bomboclaat, a meme and slang term of Jamaican origin. The post gained over 8,100 reposts and 58,000 likes in two days (shown below).

The format maintained prevalence on X in the following days, with multiple examples going viral.

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