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Unsheathing the Sword
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About
Unsheathing the Sword or Kamina's Sword refers to a scene from Gurren Lagann anime series in which character Kamina unsheaths his katana. Online, a close-up image of Kamina drawing his sword has been used as an exploitable, usually for purposely misleading memes.
Origin
On April 8th, 2007, episode three of Gurren Lagann anime series premiered in Japan.[1] In one scene of the episode, character Kamina unsheathes his katana in preparation for a fight with character Viral.
Spread
On January 31st, 2019, Redditor MDaenmke posted an edgy meme based on a close-up image of Kamina unsheathing his sword to /r/dankmemes subreddit.[2] The post gained over 5,200 upvotes in five months.
![Mrs Obama get down When you're losing an argument to some stranger on the Internet Ni](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/506/807/a9b.jpg)
Before June 2019, the meme was reposted a number of times on Reddit and Instagram,[3] sometimes being reused with minimal changes.[4][5] On June 14th, 2019, Redditor Mikzing posted a variation of the meme which "baited" the reader into thinking that a racial slur is going to be used, only to dispel this assumption in the second panel.[6]
![Black people say the N word even if they’re right When white people start losing an argument with a black person online. NI NICE, BRO. YOU'RE RIGHT](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/506/811/baf.jpg)
In the following days, more two-panel variations were posted in a number of subreddits, including notable posts in /r/dndmemes, [7] /r/pewdiepiesubmissions [8] and other communities.
Various Examples
![We are the knights The knights who say NI](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/506/815/395.jpg)
![Respect whamen when she asks what's your favorite food Pu Pudding with condensed milk](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/506/817/fb2.jpg)
![GG my dude when someone kills you in video game with one shot CNI 0 /ieamp560 NICE SHOT НOMIE](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/506/819/9b8.jpg)
![Me_irl Me: 'asking a girl if she wants to go out Girl: No No](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/506/818/e32.jpg)
![I hate when they lead you on Me: *rolls a 13 on constitution save* The DM: Take Take a breather, you save](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/506/809/045.jpg)
![Death When you die on the bridge in PUBG Ni Nice kill, gg](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/506/813/45a.png)
![When you're a serial killer, and must hide your identity: MY name is Yoshikage Kira. I'm 33 years old. My My house is in the northeast section of Morioh, where all the villas are, and I get home every day by 8 PM at the latest. don't smoke, but I am not married. I work as an employee for the Kame Yu department stores, Seagrs what. After having a glass of warm milk and doing about twenty minutes of drink. I'm in bed by 11 PM, and make sure I get eight hours of sleep,no Just like a baby, I wake up without any fatigue or stress in the morning. before going to bed, I usually have no problems sleeping until morning. there were no issues at my last check-up. I'm trying to explain that told I'm a person who wishes to live a very quiet life. I take care not to trouble night. That is how I deal with society,and I know that is what brings me with any enemies, like winning and losing, that would cause me to lose Although, if I were to fight I wouldn't lose to anyone nd myself happiness](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/506/814/7b8.png)
Templates
![Unsheathing the Sword Template #1 W](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/506/805/20f.png)
![Unsheathing the Sword Template #2](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/506/806/0d6.jpg)
![Unsheathing the Sword Template #3](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/508/278/930.png)
Search Interest
External References
[1] Wikipedia – List of Gurren Lagann episodes
[2] Reddit – Mrs Obama get down.
[3] Reddit – I thought id blow up
[4] Reddit – the ol' reliable
[6] Reddit – Black people say the N word even if they’re right
[7] Reddit – I hate when they lead you on
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Top Comments
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Jun 24, 2019 at 01:10PM EDT
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