About
“ME!ME!ME!” is a 2014 electronic pop song created by Japanese DJ and producer Teddyloid that quickly gained cult status among anime fans for its catchy tunes and the enigmatic premise of its music video, which prominently features suggestive themes and an abundance of attractive-looking female characters.
Origin
On November 17th, 2014, a preview of the animated music video for Teddyloid’s “ME!ME!ME!”[1] was released on the official website of Japan Animator Expo[2], a weekly web series launched and curated in collaboration between the Neon Genesis Evangelion creator Hideaki Anno’s Studio Khara and the Japanese media company Dwango in late October 2014 as an outlet to showcase various works by up-and-coming artists, followed by the release of the full-length music video on November 21st. According to the official description, the music video illustrates the story of a young man being “attacked and ravished by many girls.”
[NSFW: This Music Video Contains Mature Content]
The track was originally composed by Japanese electronic musician Teddyloid with lyrics provided by Daoko; the animated music video for the song was produced as a joint effort between character designer Shuichi Iseki and executive director Hibiki Yoshizaki.
Spread
Following its release, the music video was instantly met with high acclaims from the viewers and critics alike, many of whom cited its high quality animation and catchy-sounding composition, as well as its suggestive themes intended for mature audience and the enigmatic premise of the music video, especially surrounding the role of female protagonist Mimi.
Throughout the week, the music video for “ME!ME!ME” was reported on by several English-language anime news sites and other forums, including AnimeNewsNetwork[3][4] and NeoGAF.[5] It also soon reached 4chan’s /a/ (anime) board, where numerous discussions[6][7] took place at length, with many threads eventually reaching the limit of 500 posts per thread.[8][9][10] In addition, dozens of character fan art inspired by the music video began to emerge on illustrator communities on the Japanese web and overseas, such as pixiv[11], Tumblr[12] and DeviantART,[13] as well as several booru-style imageboards like Danbooru[14] and Gelbooru.[15]
Notable Examples
Search Interest
External References
[1]Japan Animator Expo – ME!ME!ME! / 11-21-2014 [NSFW: Explicit Content]
[3]AnimeNewsNetwork – Khara’s Japan Animator Expo Posts TeddyLoid Music Video / 11-20-2014
[4]AnimeNewsNetwork – 3rd Animator Expo Short is “ME!ME!ME!” TeddyLoid Music Video / Posted on 11-18-2014
[5]NeoGaf – Short anime video by Studio Khara / Posted on 11-22-2014
[6]Archive.moe – Is ME!ME!ME! the On Your Mark of our times? / Posted on 11-23-2014
[7]Archive.moe – Has Anno saved anime yet? / Posted on 11-23-2014
[8]Archive.moe – I feel like we need more threads about this masterpiece / Posted on 11-21-2014
[9]Archive.moe – Lets have another lengthy thread about this masterpiece shall we? / Posted on 11-21-2014
[10]Archive.moe – Lets talk about the masterpiece that is this short / Posted on 11-22-2014
[11]pixiv – Search results for the tag ME!ME!ME!
[12]Tumblr – Search results for the tag me!me!me!
[13]DeviantART – Search results for the tag mememe
[14]Danbooru – Search results for the tag me!me!me![NSFW: Explicit Content]
[15]Gelbooru – Search results for the tag me!me!me![NSFW: Explicit Content]