AboutWhat does the meme depict?
The 'Yuu Buys a Cookie' meme features a three-panel image from the anime series 'Wataten!: An Angel Flew Down to Me'. In the first panel, the character Yuu Matsumoto is depicted buying a cookie, and in the subsequent panels, different interactions can take place based on the context of the meme. This scene occurs during a school play where Yuu buys the cookie from another character, Hana Shirosaki. The template is primarily used within the anime community to create various exploitable memes.
OriginWho did it first?
The origin of this meme is a specific scene from the twelfth episode titled 'Angel's Gaze' of the anime series 'Wataten!: An Angel Flew Down to Me' (Watashi ni Tenshi ga Maiorita!), which is adapted from a manga of the same name published in 2016. The episode first aired in Japan on March 26, 2019. In the memorable scene, Yuu Matsumoto, participating in a school play, buys a cookie from a character portrayed by Hana Shirosaki. The series itself can be explored further on its Wikipedia page.[1]
Origin: 2019