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The best character in literature refers to an exploitable meme in which people share who they think is the “best” character in animanga or fiction. The meme uses examples of other notable anime characters and exemplifies them with traits such as “IQ”, “leadership skills”, “potential”, “writing/character development”, “aura”, and “backstory”. After using this format to distinguish Sanji from A piece Ironic variations of the meme made the rounds on Reddit, featuring characters like Noko Shikanoko from My deer friend Nokotan and people like Hawk Tuah Girl.
Origin
On July 2, 2024, X-user @Ifr1tjambe posted the first known meme depicting Sanji from A piece the “best character in Animanga”, who possesses the characteristics of various popular manga personalities, including Guts from BerserkerLight from Death noticeErwin from Attack on Titanand Johan von MonsterThe post (see below) received over 3.6 million views and 1,500 likes in about two months.
Spread
On July 15, 2024, Redditor /u/Keijidu38 posted a version of the meme that Griffith made Berserker as the “best character in literature” and collected over 1,000 upvotes in one month (see below).
A post from July 16, 2024 on /r/Overlord titled Solution Epsilon from the light novel Overlord as the best character in literature, garnering over 1,000 upvotes in one month (see below).
In August 2024, Internet users began posting ironic versions of the meme, as seen in a post from August 17, 2024 by X-user neinmuse, who copied the protagonist from My deer friend Nokotanand collected over 27,000 likes in one week.
In an August 24, 2024 post by X-user @TheShootyGuy, Hawk Tuah Girl was jokingly called the best character in literature and received over 20,000 likes in two days (see below).
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