December is coming and with this fabulous time of the year also comes the famous “Padoru“, a classic among anime and manga fans, because this is a time that surely any otaku will enjoy a lot, Christmas gifts and winter vacations are the perfect setting to enjoy a marathon of anime or video games, but also this famous meme that have as protagonists different “waifus” of anime in “chibi” version with cute Christmas outfits. But surely you are wondering where this iconic meme for this time of the year came from, today we will tell you how these became such a popular resource to celebrate the arrival of winter.
The iconic “Padoru” and its fabulous origin
The “padoru” is a meme that accompanies this fabulous time of the year and surely you have already seen them as “icons” in different social networks, but here we will introduce its origin and how it has become so popular until today. In 2011 was released in Japan the game “Fate/Extra” a spin-off that belongs to the “Fate/Stay Night” franchise and within the extra content of that release called “Type Moon Ace OMake Theater” we were presented with a series of short films where the characters in “chibi” form starred in different adventures and very funny events.
It was there where the now famous “Padoru” that we know saw the light for the first time. In this we could see Nero Claudius in his “chibi” form in a short video of only 11 seconds where he was seen changing through the school corridors, wearing the classic red and white Christmas costume, singing the famous song: “Hashire sori yo, kaze no you ni, tsukimihara wo padoru padoru~!“, which has become a hit today.
While when these shorts were released their repercussion was not very big and it was not until Christmas and the celebrations of 2017 where thanks to Twitter, Reddit and Facebook this short was picked up again and inevitably went viral where from then until today anime and manga fans celebrate every year with their favorite anime characters in “chibi” form dressed in Christmas costumes which we call “Padoru”, as a curious fact this term is the Japanese onomatopoeia for the sound of the hooves on the legs of the reindeer that are related to Santa Claus.
Undoubtedly this is one of the best things with which we can open the end of the year and start the month of December in good spirits, because we are sure that whatever your “waifu” or favorite anime character is, there will be a “padoru” with which you can celebrate the festivities that are about to begin today. So we recommend that you join the community’s celebration and share in your social networks and profiles your favorite “padoru” to be in tune with this fabulous curiosity that once again the industry has given us.
Tell us in the comments section what you thought of this meme and especially if you knew the origin of these “chibi” images of our favorite anime characters, also tell us if you are one of those who every year looks forward to the last month of the year to fill your otaku friends with “padorus” in all their chats and social networking profiles or if, on the contrary, you are not a fan of this type of illustrations, we are very interested in knowing your opinion.
