Board Thread:Fun and Games/@comment-24187738-20170416093415/@comment-28806491-20170429081048

Mari Ohara is possibly one of the most underappreciated characters in Aqours, rarely ever ranking in the top 5 in popularity polls. But don't be fooled; in this day and age, with the internet becoming an ever so prevalent part of our lives, Mari has transcended from the status of an anime idol to something much more - a meme.

Tell me, when was the last time you've seen idols and memes collide? I don't mean the occassional posts on reddit or twitter where the OP smashes some existing meme to a relevant screenshot from the anime, no no no no, those are bootleg memes.

Mari Ohara, the comic relief Nozomi reincarnate rich mixed blood chairwoman idol of Uranohoshi High; her English - that's a meme.

It's Joke? Which other catch phrase has generated this many parody videos ranging from the ear piercingMari says "It's joke" 435,848,050 times. to the tear jerking It's prank? Now I know what you're going to say, "oh what about nico nico nii!"

No, stop right there. Don't even compare nico nico nii to the tier of it's joke. It might come close, sure, but It's more among the likes of Pretty bomber head or the classic "Shiny!".

Listen, nico nico nii is catch phrase in context. It might be a popular meme, but it has no meaning without context of the anime. It's joke, on the other hand, you can use that anywhere. Forgot to do your homework? "it's joke!!", spilt some coffee on your pal? "it's joke!!", bait your childhood friend into a highly anticipated emotional reconciliation only to pull a M Night Shyamalan and throw everyone off? "It's not joke".

You know what, I just realised that youtube links might not be allowed for this contest, but hey at least y'all get to see some amazing, high quality, premium memes.

It's 2017, you're a liar if you're on the internet and tell me you don't like memes. To some people, memes are like dadjokes, they just can't accept the fact that they enjoy them; they might give you a disappointed sigh or shake their head in disapproval, but deep inside you know they're laughing their heads off.

This is what I feel about Mari. Sure she serves as the role of comic relief and her defining qualities may seem more like trivial humour than real character design. But that's exactly what I, and I'm sure many viewers also enjoy. Memes are witty, funny, and very easily digestible; I'm not sure if you can tell yet but I love memes, and for this reason I'd be lying to myself if I didn't put Mari Ohara as my number one.