What Is The 'Lobotomy Kaisen' Meme And Why Are Fans Calling The Anime That? The Jujutsu Kaisen Fandom Joke Explained

Do you feel like there is a considerable amount of Jujutsu Kaisen memes going around the internet lately? The fandom of the anime got a bit tired of memes like Domain Expansion, 'Nah, I'd Win,' 'Get Gojoed' and started a new subgenre of jokes on Reddit called Lobotomy Kaisen

The anime's second season production meltdown in mid-November 2023 and the manga's short break in the same period caused mayhem between the fans, who found relief by posting the weirdest you can think of.

What Is The 'Lobotomy Kaisen' Meme?

The earliest known mention of the phrase "Lobotomy Kaisen" on the internet is an October 21st, 2023, YouTube video posted by LoLeo. The post showed a redrawn version of the show's title song "SPECIALZ," gathering over 9,000 views in two months (seen below).

The popularization of the phrase, however, is generally attributed to JJK subreddit /r/JujutsuFolk, which started to share nonsensical and bizarre memes about the series during the manga's break from publishing and the anime's production meltdown in mid-November 2023.

For instance, on November 12th, 2023, Redditor /u/Blizzard108 posted a recaptioned clip of two JJK characters carrying on a conversation rife with meme catchphrases and buzzwords from the show. The post was captioned, "Lobotomy Kaisen week is almost over," gathering over 3,000 upvotes in two months.

How Fans Are Posting 'Lobotomy Kaisen' Memes On The Internet?

Jokes about Lobotomy Kaisen flooded the /r/JujutsuFolk subreddit into late 2023, as the fandom used their creativity to share their most insane takes on this genre of meme. For example, on November 30th, 2023, Redditor /u/cultoftheinfected posted a Thousand Yard Stare meme with the caption, "I know we're on break next week but don't become lobotomy kaisen," gathering over 1,000 upvotes in a month.

On December 14th, 2023, YouTuber MAG posted a video titled "LOBOTOMY KAISEN," documenting why and how the series fandom's collective spiraled into inane meme posting. The video attributed the trend to Gojo's death in late 2023 and gathered over 100,000 views in a month (seen below).

For the full history of the Lobotomy Kaisen, be sure to check out Know Your Meme's encyclopedia entry for more information.