About
Smug Anime Face is a term used for anime characters with a smug smile on their faces. They are often used as reaction images on manga and anime discussions.
Origin
The first known usage of the term “Smug Anime Face” was in response to a post on a “Greentext”: style story on 4chan’s /v/ Video Games board on August 3, 2012, featuring the character Yozora Mikazuki from the 2011 comedy anime series Haganai, or Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai, chastising the author for his post.[1] Later that same day, another user in turn criticised the response, primarily for it’s use of a generic GIF in response, featuring the term “smug anime face”.[2]
Spread
Soon after the first thread, the term “smug anime face” began to appear over 4chan, as well as on other sites, with the first Smug Anime Face image thread being posted to 4chan’s /a/ Anime & Manga board on May 12, 2013[3]. As well as this, there are also a Smug Anime Face Tumblr[4] and Facebook page[5], featuring images of characters from a variety of different anime series.
Various Examples
Search Interest
Not available
External References
[1]Archieve.moe – Friday night
[2]Archieve.moe – Friday night
[3]Archieve.moe . Post your favorite smug anime face.
[4]Tumblr – Smug Anime Face
[5]Facebook – Smug Anime Face