Yuri shall conquer the earth
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| Meme | |
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| Synonyms: | Yuri shall conquer the earth |
| Date Started: | Late 2013 |
| Related: | Yuri |
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Yuri shall conquer the earth is a meme originating on 4chan's /u/ board that has gone on to spread to the broader yuri fandom.
The original template comes from the back cover of Fuguri-ya's A Kiss for the Petals drama CD: Futari no Campus Life, which was first released on 2013/08/10.[1] In the original image, Shitogi Eris says "Shizuku! It's our drama CD!" with Kirishima Shizuku smiling in the background. After the image was edited to have Eris say "Yuri shall conquer the earth" it became popular to draw yuri couples in the same pose. The phase is also popular in its own right and is often said in celebration by yuri fans.
In 2019 Tsubasasfamily of Yuri Deathray noted that:
I was wondering earlier today about how many yuri fans these days are new to the genre. I get the impression it’s actually quite a lot. So maybe not everyone will get how wack this is when I say it, but a little over a year ago, it wasn’t at all surprising for yuri fans when months went by without any new localized material. In fact, I remember when the “Yuri shall conquer the Earth!” meme first popped up on 4Chan as a half ironic, half hopeful, and 100% serious declaration of superiority over the entire romance genre (quality over quantity, right?) and fans translated the entire SonoHanabira series themselves and put them up for free.[2]
Examples
| Examples Wanted: Editors are encouraged to add more examples or a wider variety of examples. |
- All "Yuri shall conquer the Earth" versions I was able to find on the internet!
- Haru from Riddle Story of Devil. (2014)
- Reimu and Yukari from Touhou. (2017)
- Miorine and Suletta from Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury. (2022)
- Luz and Amity from The Owl House. (2023)
- Shamiko and Momo from The Demon Girl Next Door. (2023)