"Kunimitsu Tezuka Wiped Them Out": How a Bizarre 'Prince of Tennis' Meme Broke the Internet
With the release of the remastered versions of the popular anime and manga series The Prince of Tennis fan-favorite video games, Gakuen no Oji-sama (GakuPri) and Doki Doki Survival (DokiSaba), a shocking phrase trended heavily on social media: "Kunimitsu Tezuka wiped them out." The sensation started with an official media post on X (formerly Twitter) announcing the game releases. The article's description contained a line that left readers baffled: "Since dinosaurs—which Kunimitsu Tezuka was supposed to have wiped out in the 2005 movie—appear in certain routes, this may suggest a parallel universe or the possibility of survivors." Fans and social media users were caught between utter confusion and uncontrollable laughter. Comments flooded in, such as: "Wait, what dinosaurs did Kunimitsu Tezuka wipe out?", "That is way too much of a power word," and "I hate that this sounds grammatically absurd, yet I understand every single word of it...