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It's Snowing On Mt. Fuji

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About

It's Snowing On Mt. Fuji is a catchphrase started by a Game Grumps segment in which Dan Avidan botches the final line of a haiku with, "It's snowing on Mt. Fuji," even though that line has seven syllables (instead of the correct five) and had nothing to do with the preceding two lines. The line became a prevalent reference among the fandom and has featured in multiple parodies and memes of bad poetry online.

Origin

On January 6th, 2015, Game Grumps uploaded an episode of their Sonic Boom playthrough.[1] The episode opens with Dan Avidan attempting a haiku:

"Sonic the Hedgehog
You are the best game ever
It's snowing on Mt. Fuji"

Avidan immediately realized he botched the haiku, as "it's snowing on Mt. Fuji" has seven syllables instead of five, which would be needed to adhere to the "5-7-5" rule of a haiku. Nevertheless, he and Arin Hanson joke that all haikus should end with the phrase and riff on haikus for several minutes. The episode gained over 995,000 views in nine years (shown below).



Spread

The line quickly spread throughout the Game Grumps fandom in multiple video parodies. On September 17th, 2015, YouTuber Lightbox posted an animation of the moment, gaining over 90,000 views in eight years (shown below, left). On September 7th, YouTuber Dio Brando edited several lyrics in songs by Avidan's band, Ninja Sex Party, to end with "It's snowing on Mt. Fuji," gaining over 5,500 views in a similar timeframe.



Furthermore, the line "It's snowing on Mt. Fuji" became a common way to signal someone was intentionally writing a parody poem over the following years online. On February 21st, 2020, the subreddit /r/itssnowingonmtfuji[3] launched, devoted to posting "odd poems." The subreddit gained over 2,000 subscribers in four years.

On October 12th, 2018, Louie Zong used it in a Twitter post[4] that gained over 50 retweets and 1,100 likes in five and a half years (shown below, left). On October 12th, 2022, Redditor Nanoespectro posted a parody haiku in /r/pokemongo[2] that included the line, gaining over 120 points in 18 months (shown below, right).


Louie Zong @everydaylouie cleaning up my desk, a drawing of a bad horse. it's snowing on mt. fuji. พอม 6 T Y 9 19 H BN L 00 M Posted by u/Nanoespectro 1 year ago 124 And now, a Haiku: Teased two years ago. It's snowing on Mount Fuji. Still no Megas yet. Art

Various Examples


Sixty seconds pass Two hundred religions die It's snowing on Mt. Fuji Sonic the Hedgehog @sonic _hedgehog な Follow @SlenderSphere When writing of speed some lines become overused it's snowing on mt. fuji RETWEETS FAVORITES 279 501 11:28 AM-8 Jul 2015 Waj @EditedbyWaj Once every year, Balloons suddenly appear, Am 23 now. It's snowing on Mt. Fuji 1.4 HI Tweets Following 933 38 Followers 116 Likes 2,152 0 Lists Moments Tweets Tweets & replies Media Waj @Editedbywaj Video Editor Mango. Worked on videos for @thettvchannel, moderated the TTV MB for 3.58 yrs and currently runnin' @Modularity and @ztpfm; I am my own views. After Effects/Premiere Pro / Sony Vegas Movie Studio HD Platinum 11.0 bit.ly/2HX60Cm Joined March 2010 Happy birthday! You Retweeted Anthony Wilson @TrulyNotAWalrus May 29 Centipede - Plague Mech: Omicron 8:40 AM Jun 8, 2019 Edit profile Who to follow Rush View all Followed by dionicle Knight Spiderus Follow @SpiderusP... x Followed by Cryoshell Fans and others Danny Burns @technocin... x Follow Followed by Nick Anderson Jon Brangwynne @jonbr...x Follow : sonic cookbook stan @berryallergy It's snowing on Mt. Fuji X Elon Musk ☑@elonmusk. Jul 12, 2021 those who attack space maybe don't realize that space represents hope for so many people 4:46 PM ⚫ Jul 13, 2021 Elia Stellaria 【V-Dere】 @EliaStellaria My laundry basket Why must you always be full It's snowing on Mt. Fuji • 11:47 AM May 26, 2023 G2 Esports @G2esports a haiku for you mr lec The MAD Lions suck but so do we, time to int it's snowing on Mt. Fuji #G2WIN 6:12 AM Jul 30, 2021 •

Search Interest

External References

[1] YouTube – This Is A Haiku

[2] Reddit – /r/pokemongo

[3] Reddit – /r/itssnowingonmtfuji

[4] Twitter – everydaylouie

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