History Memes / Nijisanji

* The Gottem Squid [[labelnote:Explanation]] [[https://twitter.com/shu_yamino/status/1520214516570759175/photo/1 A doodle drawn by Shu]] of a squid with its tentacles positioned like one's thumb and forefinger would be in [[https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/the-circle-game The Circle Game]]. Now an AscendedMeme as of Shu's 3.0 debut, where it makes an appearance as part of the design on Shu's mug.[[/labelnote]]

* [[IdiosyncraticShipNaming Running Shus]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]The ship name for a hypothetical CrackPairing between Shu and Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog coined by Ike according [[https://twitter.com/uki_violeta/status/1545611622097510403 this tweet]] on Uki's account.[[/labelnote]]

* ELIZABETH THERE'S NO TIME FOR SEX VideoGame/{{ELDEN RING}} SHADOW OF THE ERDTREE FINALLY HAS A RELEASE DATE[[labelnote:Explanation]]Vanta's response to a pornographic spam bot's reply to his hype tweet for the release of the aforementioned game expansion, which ended up going viral outside of the [=VTuber=] side of Twitter.[[/labelnote]]

* Negligible[[labelnote:Explanation]]Following the termination of Selen Tatsuki, one of the biggest Nijisanji EN Livers, ANYCOLOR Inc. followed up with a single-page document with two lines reiterating the termination and declaring that "the impact of this decision on [their] financial results would be negligible." This would be perceived as an inept attempt at damage control; investors didn't believe a word of it, and this statement would become a point of mockery in the ensuing fallout.[[/labelnote]]
* ANYCOLOR and they chose black/Kurosanji[[labelnote:Explanation]]A reoccurring quote (based on a Japanese term "black company" used to describe companies that foster a exploitative and sweatshop-like employee culture) used by detractors of ANYCOLOR whenever said company's management affect the Livers negatively. It has seen rampant use throughout the latter half of 2023 and ''especially'' in early 2024 due to a series of graduations and controversies that Nijisanji (particularly the EN side) has faced. "Kurosanji," a portmanteau of "Nijisanji" and "kuro" (Japanese for "black"), has sprung up among detractors as a nickname for the company as a result.[[/labelnote]]
* Pot of Riku/Two percent[[labelnote:Explanation]]A meme reacting to leaks alleging that Nijisanji livers only receive 2% (if even that) of the revenue from sales of their own merch. Commonly associated with [[https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/002/756/176/81e.jpg an image]] where the face of Riku Tazumi, Nijisanji's CEO, is photoshopped onto the (itself memetically infamous) Franchise/YuGiOh card [[https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/yugioh/images/f/f2/PotofGreed-YGLD-EN-C-1E.png/revision/latest?cb=20170814021753 Pot of Greed]], renamed "Pot of Riku" with the effect "Pay your livers two percent".[[/labelnote]]
* The Yacht[[labelnote:Explanation]]As a result of perceived incompetence and greed at the company's higher echelons, it is common for detractors of ANYCOLOR's company policies to joke that Nijisanji's upper management puts more importance on buying expensive yachts than actually investing into the company. It is also commonly joked that the reason why Nijisanji keeps their livers' Youtube play button trophies is so the managers can decorate said yachts with them. "The Yacht" is also often used as a representation of the company as a whole. "Sink the Yacht" is a common rallying cry for those who wish to see transformative changes at the company's executive level.[[/labelnote]]

* There is no favoritism in Nijisanji.[[labelnote:Explanation]]After Selen's termination, Vox would say this in a PR statement issued by the company. This line would be very heavily memed as a result, garnering a lot of comparisons to "[[Memes/AvatarTheLastAirbender There is no war in Ba Sing Se]]" due to coming from the poster boy of a generation widely considered to be a company favorite.[[/labelnote]]