A popular genre in Japanese media is the Isekai or "another world" genre, in which the main character is brought from our world to a different one. There are many mechanisms by which this happens such as portals or summoning magic, but the most common method by far is reincarnation after death.
Because it's more interesting if the death is sudden and the main character is unprepared, the death is usually in some sort of accident. The most commonly used accident is a car accident, usually with a truck like the one seen in the post here.
Therefore it's become a meme among people who consume Isekai stories that "Truck-kun" will send you to the afterlife.
The truck pictured is an example of truck-kun, an isekai trope where isekai protagonists get killed by a truck to begin their journey to a life in another world.
Leaving this here for anyone interested in why the grim reaper has a scythe.
Wikipedia
The scythe as an artistic symbol of death has deliberate agricultural associations since the medieval period due to the importance of farming and seasons. The tool symbolizes the removal of human souls from their bodies in huge numbers, with the analogy being to a farmer (reaper) cutting through large swaths of grain crops during harvest.
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aeronmelon@lemmy.world · 33 pts · 33d
Egyptian god of death: “I have existed since before time.”
European god of death: “I have existed since before time.”
Japanese god of death: “Built in 2003 at the Isuzu Automotive Plant in Fujisawa.”
FenrirIII@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 33d
ブーンブーン、この野郎
Bonifratz@piefed.zip · 20 pts · 33d
Explanation plz
Ashen44@piefed.ca · 53 pts · 33d
A popular genre in Japanese media is the Isekai or "another world" genre, in which the main character is brought from our world to a different one. There are many mechanisms by which this happens such as portals or summoning magic, but the most common method by far is reincarnation after death.
Because it's more interesting if the death is sudden and the main character is unprepared, the death is usually in some sort of accident. The most commonly used accident is a car accident, usually with a truck like the one seen in the post here.
Therefore it's become a meme among people who consume Isekai stories that "Truck-kun" will send you to the afterlife.
chuckleslord@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 33d
The truck pictured is an example of truck-kun, an isekai trope where isekai protagonists get killed by a truck to begin their journey to a life in another world.
From TV tropes: https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/RunningOverThePlot
cannedtuna@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 33d
They’re gods of death and the afterlife.
Egypt has Anubis, the god of funerary rights and protector of graves.
Europe has the Grim Reaper, the soul collector.
Greece has Charon, the ferryman who ferries souls across the River Styx
And Japan has the Box Truck who delivers the unfortunate to their rebirth in another world.
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frog@feddit.uk · 13 pts · 33d
wax@feddit.nu · 7 pts · 33d
Leaving this here for anyone interested in why the grim reaper has a scythe.
Wikipedia
GreenKnight23@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 33d
I believe in truck-kun because people have seen it actually happen. can't say the same for the other two.
HAL_9_TRILLION@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 1 pts · 33d
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