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A major Internet meme based on "Touhou" is , which centers around the disembodied, deformed heads of "Touhou" characters, often referred to as "yukkuris". This meme originated from a disfigured attempt to draw the main characters Reimu and Marisa with Shift JIS art. Yukkuris became so popular that the phrase "Yukkuri shite itte ne!!!" won bronze for 2008's "Net Slang of the Year" in Japan. Yukkuris also appear in Internet advertisements, the anime "Natsu no Arashi!" and "Pani Poni Dash!", and most notably, the front page of 2channel, the largest Internet forum in the world.