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!
Anyone have an updated list?
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?
Sankaku is Sacred
Wouldn’t it be nice if Tori no Uta really were to be the national anthem of my country…
I believe that now is about the time for you all to die.