![Majima Everywhere Majima Everywhere meme depicting Majima from the Yakuza video game series emerging from a sewer.](https://i.kym-cdn.com/entries/icons/mobile/000/036/996/11.5-7b0ff2e19ad0384c9b256e66d0d27ede.jpg)
Majima Everywhere
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About
Majima Everywhere refers to a series of memes about the Yakuza Kiwami gameplay system which has supporting character Goro Majima ambushing protagonist Kazuma Kiryu in a large variety of ways, including climbing out of manholes and trashcans and disguising himself as a zombie. The game mechanic inspired fan art and memes, while an image of Majima climbing out of a sewer saw frequent use as an exploitable. The memes and fan art often have Goro Majima shouting "Kiryu-chan!" to Kiryu.
Origin
On January 21st, 2016, the video game Yakuza Kiwami, a remake of the 2005 video game Yakuza, was released in Japan,[1] with a worldwide release following on August 29th, 2017. The game introduced a new gameplay system called "Majima Everywhere" that has supporting character Goro Majima frequently challenging protagonist Kazuma Kiryu to fights. As a part of the system, Majima disguises himself in a variety of ways or hides in various places to ambush Kiryu (demonstration video shown below).
On June 13th, 2017, a trailer for Yakuza Kiwami premiered at E3 2017,[2] presenting the "Majima Everywhere" system.
Prior to August 26th, 2017, an unknown user created the first known meme which referenced the mechanic, a Kenshiro Hiding in a Haystack meme (shown below). On August 26th, 2017, Twitter[3] user @Pyro_Jackkun made the earliest found repost of the GIF.
![The Mad Fist of the Shimano Family](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/072/891/361.gif)
Spread
In the following month, the image was widely circulated, including a September 17th repost on Imgur.[4] On September 29th, 2017, YouTube[5] user LunarRoses uploaded a video version of the meme (author unknown) that gained over 194,000 views in four years.
On September 2nd, 2017, Tumblr[6] user kefka-palazzo posed a transparent PNG of Majima climbing out of a manhole (shown below). The image was later used in multiple memes, with users editing Sewer Majima into various images (example shown below, right).[7][8]
![Sewer Majima Transparent PNG](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/072/897/e86.png)
![Got Ya Now, Kiryu-chan! Got ya now, Kiryu-chan!](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/072/914/eb2.png)
Starting in 2018, fan art and memes about Majima Everywhere system were posted online on Tumblr, Reddit and other sites. For example, on January 19th, 2018, Tumblr[9] user majimemegoro posted an It's More Likely Than You Think meme that gained nearly 4,000 likes and reblogs in three years (shown below).
![Majima? In My Everywhere? Majima ? In my everywhere?" It's more tikely than you think. FREE PC CHECK! CONTENTWatch.](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/072/898/60c.png)
In the following years, the meme maintained moderate popularity online, mainly through fan art, references and the use of Sewer Majima exploitable.
Various Examples
![Sewer Majima GIF OSE](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/072/896/67e.gif)
![Police Officer Majima GIF](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/072/890/18f.gif)
![Trashcan Majima 814 OSEGA](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/072/894/289.gif)
![I Sure Do Love Being an Ex-Yakuza in Kamurocho Oh boy, sure do löve being an ex-yakuza in Kamurocho AS ware 190 市重場所5日8,人Mのa Sure hope nothing wacky happens Open Hous 20d0-Last 03-3200-4181 VLABI UNIKA BLDG YUN 業館 are as 恶質な 晚肉 mo-ze 190m ALOWTAPAS 名古 所588.AMのaが休 A Nani? Kifyu-Chan! Cpen Hours 2000-Last 1微 車兵](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/072/912/046.png)
![Crewmate-chan! Kiryu-chm! OEJAHWARRIOR](https://a.kym-cdn.com/assets/blank-b3f96f160b75b1b49b426754ba188fe8.gif)
![Untitled Yakuza Game KIRYU- CHAN!](https://a.kym-cdn.com/assets/blank-b3f96f160b75b1b49b426754ba188fe8.gif)
They did say EVERYWHERE, but this is getting ridiculous… pic.twitter.com/jeHtWNJPyp
— Emerald Demond (@EmeraldDemond) May 17, 2020
Templates
![Sewer Majima Transparent PNG](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/072/897/e86.png)
Search Interest
External References
[1] Wikipedia – Yakuza Kiwami
[2] YouTube – Yakuza Kiwami – PS4 Trailer | E3 2017
[3] Twitter – @Pyro_Jackkun
[4] Imgur – Majima Everywhere
[5] YouTube – Kiryu finds Majima
[6] Tumblr – kefka-palazzo
[7] Facebook – Jack Thomas
[8] Reddit – Majima EVERYWHERE
[9] Tumblr – majimemegoro
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