The conclusion of K-ON! has brought a new epithet for the series, “K-ON! is Our Raison D’être”, which has been accepted as official by 2ch.
However, there are many other such anime truisms circulating on 2ch, and a list of them has been circulating for years. Periodically, new anime are added to the list by a decision making process which is not fully understood, but as it has given rise to such self-evident (to 2ch at any rate) truisms as “Clannad is Life“, “Touhou is Religion” and “Hatsune Miku is the Light of Truth” it is clearly worthy of further study.
Below you can see the full version of the list in its latest iteration, fully translated.
The actual process by which these are made generally appears to be someone using the phrase or one similar to it in a thread, after which the line is approved by some unknown process and someone posts the list with the latest addition and “←New!” written next to it…
CLANNADは人生
Clannad is Life狼と香辛料は経済
Wolf and Spice is EconomicsAirは芸術
Air is Artなのはは燃えアニメ
Nanoha is a Hot AnimeFateは文学
Fate is Literatureこじかは葛藤
Kodomo no Jikan is Discordﾘﾄﾊﾞｽは筋肉
Little Busters is Muscle極上生徒会はモラトリアム
Best Student Council is a Moratorium鳥の詩は国歌
Tori no Uta is the National Anthemハルヒは感性
Haruhi is SensitivitySchoolDaysは神話
Schooldays is LegendARIAは現実
Aria is Reality君が望む永遠は哲学
Kimi ga Nozumu Eien is Philosophyすももは楽園
Sumomomo is Paradise攻殻は政治
Ghost in the Shell is PoliticsMyself;Yourselfは月９
Myself;Yourself is Monday 0900うたわれるものは日本史A
Utawarerumono is Japanese Historyアイマスはわが娘
Idolmaster is My Daughterひぐらしは論理学
Higurashi is Ethics初音ミクは真実の光
Hatsune Miku is the Light of TruthEVAは聖典
Eva is Scripture00は教科書
00 is a Textbook神霊狩は音楽
Shinreigari is Musictruetearsは真実
truetears is TruthKanonは奇跡
Kanon is MiracleH2Oは格差社会
H2O is Stratified Societyゼロの使い魔は国旗
Zero no Tsukaima is the National FlagD.C.～ダ・カーポ～は純愛
Da Capo is Pure Loveムリョウは日常
Muryou is Ordinaryefは旋律
ef is Melodyまなびストレートは青春
Manabi Straight is Adolescenceみなみけは食事
Minamike is a Meal砂糖菓子の弾丸は撃ちぬけないは社会派ミステリ
A Lollypop or a Bullet is Social Mystery東方は宗教
Touhou is Religion電脳コイルはデジタルデバイド
Dennou Coil is Digital Divideらき☆すたは地域振興
Lucky Star is Regional Promotionけよりなは八百屋
Hayorina is Grocerysolaは幻想
sola is Illusionグリーングリーンは若さ
Green Green is Youthキノの旅は絵本
Kino no Tabi is a Picture Bookコードギアスは国家論
Code Geass is National Discourserewriteは嘘
rewrite is Liesバンブーブレードは竹刀
Bamboo Blade is Shinai瀬戸嫁は仁義なきたたかい
Seto no Hanayome is an Immoral Battleかんなぎは中古
Kannagi is Second-handストパンはノーベル賞
Pantsu Witches is Nobel Prizeスケッチブックは昭和
Sketchbook is Shouwaとらドラはリアル
Toradora is Realヨスガノソラはシステム
Yosuganosora is the Systemアキカンはリサイクル
Akikan is Recyclingムントはファンタジー
Munto is Fantasy咲ははいてない
Saki is Not Wearing Anyけいおんは生きがい←New!
K-ON! is Our Raison D’être ←New!
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Bullet Girls 2 PV Unsurprisingly Naughty
Bashful Homura Figure
To Love-Ru Darkness Tentacle Troubles Abound
Mangaka Celebrate Twintails Day
Hoppa Hentai Vaginar Virgin Red Sentai Parody Onahole
Taimanin Yukikaze “Lowest of the Low!”
Yandere Simulator Gets Personal
Naruto SUN Storm 4 OP Endlessly Energetic
Saijaku Muhai no Bahamut Hardly Draconic
Splatoon Squid Sisters Invade NicoNico Tokaigi 2016
Top 9 Anime of 2015, According to IGN
Rena Momozono’s Hot Hardcore F***ing Eloquently Titled
Rance Hikari o Motomete Battles Hard
Final Fantasy XV “Might As Well Be An FPS”
Dimension W Spreads It Open
Okasare Hero Strategically Sexy
Studio FOW Alice H-Short “Truly Mad!”
Uppers PV “All About The JKs!”
Danny DeVito Desired For Great Detective Pikachu
Kantai Collection Movie PV Bright & Cheery
Alluring Ahri Cosplay Magically Charming
Tsukihi Araragi BDSM Ero-Cosplay by Komugi Platinum Sexy
Goddess of Twitter “Pink & Perky!”
Serene Horo Cosplay Pure Gold
Iona Ero-Cosplay by Komugi Taking on Water
Cute Kashima Cosplay Full of Elegance
Umaru Ero-Cosplay by Asami Hamsterific
Goddess of 2ch: “Pink & Soft All The Way!”
Kuroneko Cosplay by Mikehouse Full of Life
Busty Hotaru Cosplay Delightfully Delectable
Sankaku X Otaku...
なのはは燃えアニメ
Nanoha is a Hot Anime
LOLWUT
It is a pun on moe. 燃え is also pronounced moe but means hot.
Shouldn't (Cardcaptor) Sakura deserve that recognition?
seriously, cardcaptor sakura is such a better mahou shoujo anime >>
TOTALLY AGREE !!!!!
K-On!!!!
and yeah, Miku is indeed the light of truth. also agree with most of the ones on that list.
power to the otaku
They forgot one~!!!!
"Shakugan no Shana is mai waifu~"
While a few sound good, most of these look totally made up just to jump on the bandwagon.
Hinako is Exercise
らき☆すたは地域振興
Lucky Star is Regional Promotion
LOL! So true....
鳥の詩は国歌
Tori no Uta is the National Anthem
It desserves it.
ひぐらしは論理学
Higurashi is Ethics
QFT!!!! Trains me not to kill anything irritating.
ok '_' ......
For me at least, 90% of this list is pretty much QFT.
How about we add: Danny Choo is health care? lol
And Sankaku Complex is Family Friendly...?
ﾘﾄﾊﾞｽは筋肉
Little Busters is Muscle
So true, I can already hear Masato doing his kinniku dance now.
Otaku should came together and make the worlda soooo much better place. every one would be happy.
2Ch is made of WIN and AWESOME \o/
Not really
Eva is scripture.
Hah, 2ch has the wisest people in the world, since that is simply put so true.
I believe that now is about the time for you all to die.
ひぐらしは論理学
Higurashi is Ethics
Except 論理学 (ろんりがく, ronrigaku) is logic, not ethics. 倫理学 (りんりがく, rinrigaku) is ethics. So which one is the 2ch truism?
Anyone have an updated list?
Sankaku is Sacred
Wouldn't it be nice if Tori no Uta really were to be the national anthem of my country...
Kodomo no Omocha is Hyperactivity Disorder
Dennou Coil is a marathon.
QFT = all of them.
>Yosuganosora is the System
What does that mean?
http://www.cuffs-sphere.jp/yosuga/
ヨスガノソラ is an eroge from Sphere featuring arts of 鈴平ひろ(better known from Shuffle!, Akikan) and the guy from Pia Carrots 3. The moot point of this game is being able to bang your twin sister 穹. So twincest for the win.
A fan disk ハルカナソラ is coming out on 09/25/09. I am looking forward to banging my beloved twin sister again.
- Simon Cowell of Eroge
Somewhat surprised to see ARIA in that list. It doesn't seem like 2ch material.
ARIA is a famous manga, so it was not a surprise for me to see it on that list. It has won best manga award for its category, the anime is just as good as the manga IMO.
ARIA is the only series I've ever gone fanboy over. But you're right - it doesn't seem like 2ch material. Far too pure and innocent.
That said, I approve of its designation. ARIA as reality sounds pretty darn sweet to me.
The anime and manga are my life! xD
K-oN is a great anime but beginning episode 10 of the series - it begin downhill, I mean the usual setting and plot was re-use from the early episodes (it's becoming old). I wish they introduce more plot and setting otherwise it will be just recycle all over again
It repeats because life repeats. Days, weeks, months, years, they all repeat. Especially in school. Remember Azumanga Daioh? You got everything 3 times there. Why? Because it's a slice-of-life covering the 3 years of high school. I only wish K-On! could do the same.
true that, as students for 3 years, expect repetition of settings. what we need here are fresh contents (jokes etc.). kyoani did fine until episode 9. IMO episode 10 isn't so fresh in term of content as a repetition of beach setting. good thing they don't repeat the same mistake in episode 11. yes, episode 11 was fresh though less jokes there.
Episode 11 was terrible. Forced drama, ugh.
The manga is so much better.
eh, u think so? i thought similar kind of dramas happens quite often everywhere... maybe it's just the drama doesn't fit well into the ever so wacky show...
agreed, the 10th episode was a repetition of beach episode, and what's worse is it's nothing very different from the 4th episode. that was a bad move from kyo ani, since there's actually still a lot of unused comedic material from the manga. but do you think episode 11 is also a repetition? IMO episode 11 was pretty fresh
Sankaku is Awesome!
Anime is more then a hobby its a way of life.
Pantsu Witches is Nobel Prize.
Hahahaha. Wat.
For me, i'll say "Pantsu Witches is Racial Peace", you don't see rascism there.
I guess it might be a reference to a nobel peace prize. Make love not war, that's what pantsu witches is all about. Soothe thouse wounds between past belligerent countries, lol.
Hatsune Miku is the Light of Truth.
Touhou is Religion.
I'm rooting for these~
Some of the term they state is quite true if you think about it. Don't it?
"Little Busters is Muscle" made me laugh.
Animate it, KyoAni. It deserves it.
Come on Little Busters
Come on Little Busters
Come on Little Busters
Come on Little Busters
Come on Little Busters
Come on Little Busters
I'll take a Planetarian OVA over Little Busters anyday.
Planetarian... ;_; would bawwwwwww again.
Amen. Is and always will be my most favorite e-novel. When the merchandise was released I was so surprised I bought it all.
kyousuke ftw
KINNIKU すううごい!