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ηηΊγͺγ η΄ ι逨ηηΊ η΄ ι逨ηηΊγͺγ³γ―
"Explosion gag", "SDM explodes", "Hyperlink: SDM Explodes"
"Now that's a real Touhou (/Kancolle/AzLane/Granblue/GFL/Genshin/etc.) manga!"
When an explosion is used to provide a literally explosive punchline for comedy purposes.
This often involves the SDM.
Notable artists
- Bomber Grape
- Originator of the "[X explodes, and] now that's a real/true [INSERT Y] manga" meme among English fans who read his translated works.
- Misumi (Niku-kyu)
- Mikagami Hiyori
Notable posts
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- post #747138
- The infamous comic that started the meme among the Western fanbase.
- The "explosion gag" trope actually predates this (even when considering just Touhou), though this comic is the one that made it a meme in the English-speaking fanbase.
- post #916641
- Further expanding on the above.
- post #2585697
- When a normal explosion isn't enough.
- You use a nuke.
- post #4289493
- Another nuke.
- post #3950709
- This entire doujin comic was made to parody and lampoon this trope.
- Note that the actual post doesn't qualify for explosion_gag because it's the cover page. Explosions haven't happened yet.