Honorable Mentions
Hair Bun Onee San | Watari-kun no xx ga Houkai Sunzen
Art Belongs to Hair Bun Onee San and based on manga Watari-kun no xx ga Houkai Sunzen

Danchigai
The woman in this image is a young anime character with long, chestnut-brown hair and warm, golden-brown eyes. She is depicted in a suggestively relaxed pose, reclining on what appears to be a traditional tatami floor. Her outfit consists of a crisp, white button-down shirt paired with a short dark skirt, reminiscent of a school or office uniform. With a slight blush on her cheeks and a gentle, inviting smile, she looks directly at the viewer. The accompanying subtitle, “…to teach you anything you want,” frames her as a “tutor” figure, playing into a classic trope that contrasts with the villainous Skeletor meme below it.

Hr lady (original) drawn by rucchiifu
This image features a woman in a colored manga style, characterized by straight black hair with blunt bangs and long side-locks. She is wearing a professional white button-down shirt, dark trousers, and an office ID lanyard around her neck. Sitting on the edge of a reddish-purple sofa, she has a calm, confident expression with a slight smile and a subtle blush. A dialogue bubble next to her asks, “why are we in hotel room?” followed by a heart symbol, suggesting a private and suggestive setting.

On the left side of the image is a popular reaction meme featuring Fumino Furuhashi from We Never Learn. It shows her emotional progression over one minute—starting with a joyful laugh, moving through realization and shock, and ending with a determined, blushing smirk. This juxtaposition implies that the situation depicted with the woman on the right is one that causes a rapid shift from innocence to understanding.
The Cheat Code Hitter Fu*ks Them
This image is another variation of the story-progression meme, this time utilizing the “Those Who Don’t Know vs. Those Who Know” format. It features three tiers of reactions from Mr. Incredible to characterize the different stages of the narrative:
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Top Tier (“Those Who Don’t Know”): Shows a cheerful, smiling Mr. Incredible. This represents the beginning of the story, which likely appears lighthearted, wholesome, or like a standard romance or slice-of-life series.

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Middle Tier (“Those Who Know”): Features the famous “traumatized” Mr. Incredible in black and white with a hollow, shell-shocked expression. This suggests that as the story progresses, it takes a dark, tragic, or psychologically intense turn that changes the viewer’s perception of the earlier “happy” scenes.
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Bottom Tier (“Those Who Want to Know”): Displays a wide-eyed, intensely curious version of the character. This represents the intrigued audience or a specific moment in the plot where the mystery or “drama” becomes so compelling that the reader is hooked despite the darker themes.
Saimin Seishidou
On the left, a series of panels features Fumino Furuhashi from the anime We Never Learn: BOKUBEN. Her expressions shift dramatically:
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After 1 second: She starts with a bright, joyful laugh.

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After 8 seconds: Her expression turns into a thousand-yard stare, looking shocked or overwhelmed.
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After 1 minute: She settles into a determined, slightly mischievous blushing look.
The right side of the image features a character from the series The Goddess’s Café Terrace, known as Katsuyo Kasugano. She is depicted in a traditional white kimono, leaning forward with a calm and gentle smile. The meme implies that Fumino’s rapid transition from cheerful to stunned—and finally to flustered—is her reaction to meeting or seeing this character.

























