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AsahinaKimi

(20,776 posts)
Wed Apr 17, 2013, 08:33 PM Apr 2013

HADOKEN-ing Is Japan's Hottest New Meme And It Is Awesome

It's great, you can do it anywhere, like in the middle of the street:


FYI if you dont get what they're doing:



http://www.buzzfeed.com/ryanhatesthis/if-this-is-what-the-japanese-harlem-shake-looks-like-america


Hadokening Is the Latest Twitter Trend to Confuse You

When young people aren't taking to social media to show off their ability to consume thousands of calories in one sitting, they are "Hadoken-ing," reenacting scenes from cartoons with pretty awesome results.

While definitely not searching for twerk .gifs on Tumblr last night, I happened upon this post, originally from KentBalls.com. The site describes the trend thusly:

"[O]ne of the latest twitter trends coming out of Japan is for young school girls to take photos with their friends doing poses and power moves from anime series like Dragon Ball Z."

Essentially, this involves one person using her (or his) "power" to toss enemies (or frenemies) into the air. One person will reach out his or her arms, mimicking an anime pose, while others pretend to be propelled back by the force. Vice refers to the trend "


http://abcnews.go.com/ABC_Univision/hadokening-/story?id=18830076#.UW8-a0qLobs


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HADOKEN-ing Is Japan's Hottest New Meme And It Is Awesome (Original Post) AsahinaKimi Apr 2013 OP
That's awesome. nt ZombieHorde Apr 2013 #1
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