Asuka Gives Me Confidence

I’m tired of being this way. I’m taking control of my life I’m going to ask out a cute girl that I know who looks like Asuka. I’m finally going to overcome my fear of rejection, my hatred of myself, and my total lack of self confidence. We’re all going to make it. I can feel it.

An anime girl resembling Asuka stands in a hallway while an earnest confession about overcoming insecurity appears over the image. The joke is that the narrator builds up courage to ask out a girl who looks like Asuka, combining relatable self-doubt with exaggerated anime fandom. It is used as a hopeful but self-deprecating reaction to finally taking control and making a bold romantic move.

• @eternalclassic / 923 2021-10-06