Meme - Attack on Titan
Meme is a neologism that first appeared in a work on scientific diffusion written by renowned evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins in 1976. At that time, it was used to describe in writings and theories on cultural diffusion the theoretical unit of cultural information that is transmitted from one individual to another and from generation to generation.
However, the word meme is now also used in cyberculture to refer to a particular type of cultural manifestation that spreads across the network and can have several connotations: from simple humorous or political parody to protest. These memes can take the form of a video, an image, hashtags, or simple text.
In short, a meme is a cultural act that is taken up by Internet users and reproduced in all kinds of media, including blogs, websites, social networks or emails, among others, and can be transmitted as is or modified according to the circumstances.
Attack on Titan Memes
Due to the immense success of the Attack on Titan manga and its anime adaptation has had national and international success, the number of memes is rather impressive. Attack on Titan memes could be divided into those that focus on the well-known opening of the first season ( Guren in Yumiya , by Linked Horizon), those that refer to the story of the series or the personality of one of its characters, those that parody the Titans, and memes that are a mixture of all or some of the previously mentioned types.
Guren in Yumiya
The opening song for the first season of the anime series Attack on Titan has become very popular due to its intense music and unique blend of Japanese and German lyrics. As such, it has been used in several memes to create crossovers (mixing characters or settings from different films, series, or artists into one story) and parody videos. Memes that use Guren in Yumiya combine not only other anime series like Hunter x Hunter None Hell None Berserk None Pokémon , and Neon Genesis Evangelion , but also international productions like The Avengers None Spider-Man , and Teletubbies These memes can also feature video games like Kingdom Hearts None PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale None Halo or Animal Crossing . Even movies like High School Musical and Titanic are not immune to becoming a Guren in Yumiya meme.
Memes involving specific characters
In the case of these memes, they often refer to characters from Attack on Titan , particularly Eren None, Levi , and Mikasa , although the memes can come from other characters like Annie None, Hange , Bertolt, Zeke, Armin , or even Eren's father.
Memes about Eren often focus primarily on his tragic life or his expressive facial expressions and capricious personality, which are so characteristic of him. Several examples highlighting the similarities between his last name (Jaeger) and the song "Moves Like Jagger" have also been made. On Levi's side, these memes reference his extraordinary strength and ability to kill Titans, and, above all, his great obsession with cleanliness. Regarding Mikasa, memes centered on her also reference her incredible strength, as well as her potential love for Eren and the infinite desire she feels to protect him.
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Titans Memes
Titan memes are about as varied as the Titans themselves. While more memes seem to be generated by the Nine Titans , due to their larger role, an incredible number of "background" Titan memes have also made their way onto the internet. Their unnatural body proportions and unusual way of walking or running only help meme creators turn the Titans into something funny.
A video of someone dancing inside a colossal Titan went viral, leading some to take photos of the dance and add it to various scenes to create new GIFs. Other Titan memes sometimes revolve around fans noting similarities between the show's Titans and other real-world figures like Freddie Mercury and Nicolas Cage of Queen.
Miscellaneous
There are also memes that don't fit into the categories mentioned above. In this case, the memes focus on jokes more related to the story of Attack on Titan. They may refer to certain arcs or a notable scene that occurs in one of the series' volumes or seasons. Memes can also include quotes from the series that fans have come to instantly recognize, such as the phrase "Sorry, that was a weird thing to ask," which Erwin says after asking Eren something that catches him off guard. Many edits of this scene were created to change the original question into something a little more humorous.
Attack on Titan Meme Generator
There are several free meme generators like IMGFLIP that help people create their own memes. Users can customize and add custom, resizable text captions to images to create memes. It is commonly used as a meme captioner, making it a fairly limited meme creator. Users can also upload their own images as templates.
The site features a page called "Attack on Titan Meme Generator." Here, users can create memes based on pre-defined Attack on Titan-themed images by simply adding text, drawings, or editing the image.
