An anime music video in which a blonde loli in a school uniform dances energetically has been popping up everywhere lately. If you came across this explanation in your search, you’re in luck, we’ve compiled everything we know about the viral success of Ui Shigure“Loli God Requiem“, and we have summarized it here.
Ui Shigure is an indie YouTube virtual illustrator and singer who debuted in March 2019. She is best known for designing Hololive Production’s VTuber, Oozora Subaru, as well as illustrating franchises such as Osananajimi ga Zettai ni Makenai Love Comedy (Osamake: Romcom Where The Childhood Friend Won’t Lose) and WIXOSS Diva(A)Live.
On May 21, 2022, Ui Shigure released her single “Shukusei!! Loli Kami Requiem ☆“. At that time, the song was not very successful, but in September 2023, the VTuber released a colorful anime music video for the song, and it went viral.. The song was followed by several short videos from YouTubers in which Ui Shigure shared parts of the song, and an endless amount of memes and dance videos on both TikTok and YouTube soon followed.
In the song, Shigure Ui sings about a “divine purification” against those who are interested in lolis.mocking them with lyrics like “if you touch me you will be arrested” and “I don’t ever want to like someone like you.“. In the music video, the VTuber zaps dirt spots depicting brooding guys with literal lightning bolts. Divine purification!
- If you touch me, you will be arrested. Time for a prison call, one, two, three, four! I’m sorry! Hey? I can’t hear your apology! Hey? Divine purification! It’s the Loli God Requiem!
The song can also be classified under the trope of “mesugaki“: a girl who acts brazenly and provocatively towards adults. As Ui Shigure’s song went viral, TikTok users in Japan and beyond began recreating the VTuber’s energetic dance moves in real life and shared memes about this unexpectedly catchy song.
Additionally, in late September, some users shared fan-made video re-animationshaving their original characters and favorite characters from various video games like Genshin Impact perform Shigure Ui’s dance routine.
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