Editor’s Note: WARNING! This entry contains spoilers for Higurashi no Naku Koro Ni! Read at your own risk!
About
The Shion Laugh is a still image and/or gif of the character Shion Sonozaki manically laughing after witnessing another character, Rika Furude, commit suicide. The image has spawned many parodies by putting different characters in place of Shion.
Origin
The image comes from a scene in episode 20 titled Cold Hands, which was released on August 15, 2006[1]. Rika sprays Shion with pepper spray in order to inject her with a immunization for the Hinamizawa Syndrome. Shion retaliates and after a brief scuffle, threatens to torture Rika. Not wanting this fate, Rika stabs herself in the head with a butcher knife multiple times. The laugh starts at when, driven by insanity, Shion laughs maniacally at this.
Spread
Ever since the episode was released, many variations of the image were made. On May 24, 2009, an account made on DeviantArt was dedicated to the Shion Laugh. The account “Shionlaughplz” has accumulated over an estimated 14,000 views.
In 2013, user Marisa submitted a Team Fortress 2 spray of the laugh. It has over 900 downloads and over 3,000 views as of May 2015[2].
On November 22, 2009, YouTube user l0ved0rhated1 uploaded a video of her friend attempting the Shion Laugh.
Notable Examples
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External References
[1]Wikipedia- Episode 20 Air Date
[2]Game Banana- Team Fortress 2 Spray