This is a melancholic song from the anime Hunters of the Night. It’s meant to be soothing and emotional, but it’s gone completely wrong in a lot of meme videos.
History & Meaning
The song was created for a character in the anime who is a female assassin. The show is a fantasy series about a group of hunters who protect a village from monsters. The character that sings is named Nyu and she is a young girl who is very strong.
The song itself is meant to be a lullaby she sings to calm herself or someone else. It has a very soft and gentle melody with a sad tone to it. That tone is what makes it so popular for memes.
Frequently Used In
People use it in videos where someone is trying to be cute or innocent but it’s clearly not. It also works well for moments where a character is supposed to be tough but they’re actually being vulnerable.
The contrast between the serious anime context and the silly way it’s used online is what makes the memes funny. It’s one of those sounds that feels like it belongs somewhere else entirely.
This mismatch is the whole joke.