Babe Please Stop
Also known as: Babe Please · Crying Girlfriend Meme
Babe Please Stop is a multi-panel meme template featuring a crying anime girl from the manga *Magical Girl Site* pleading with a male character to stop doing something, only to be ignored. The format took off in mid-October 2020 after appearing on Reddit's r/dankmemes, where it quickly picked up tens of thousands of upvotes1. The template follows a simple setup: one person begs their partner to stop an obsessive behavior, and the partner doubles down.
Overview
The Babe Please Stop template uses panels from *Magical Girl Site*, a dark magical girl manga by Kentarō Satō2. The key image shows the protagonist Aya Asagiri in tears, paired with a stoic male figure (often the "Yes Chad" character from other meme formats). The joke structure is always the same: a girlfriend-type character begs someone to stop doing something ridiculous or obsessive, and the other character either ignores her or affirms they won't stop. The crying Aya panel does the heavy emotional lifting, making even the most trivial obsessions look dramatically serious.
The source artwork comes from Chapter 103 of *Magical Girl Site* (魔法少女サイト, *Mahō Shōjo Saito*), written and illustrated by Kentarō Satō1. The manga ran on Akita Shoten's Champion Tap! website starting July 2013 before transferring to *Weekly Shōnen Champion* in October 2017, where it continued until August 20192. The series follows Aya Asagiri, a severely bullied high school student who gains magical powers through a mysterious website2. The specific panel used in the meme captures Aya crying, which fits the template's emotional setup perfectly.
On October 18, 2020, Redditor u/VeryFirstRedditor posted what appears to be the first iteration of the meme to r/dankmemes1. One popular variation paired the crying Aya with the "Yes Chad" character, creating a two-panel format where Aya pleads and the Chad figure simply refuses to comply. The post pulled in more than 21,000 upvotes within its first week1.
Origin & Background
How It Spread
How to Use This Meme
The format typically follows a four-step pattern:
Panel 1: A girlfriend character (usually the crying Aya panel) says something like "Babe, please stop [obsessive behavior]."
Panel 2: The partner character (often Yes Chad or a similar stoic figure) ignores the plea or responds with something that confirms they won't stop.
Panel 3 (optional): The girlfriend cries harder or adds another plea.
Panel 4 (optional): The partner doubles down on the behavior.
Fun Facts
The manga *Magical Girl Site* got an anime adaptation in 2018 produced by production doA, which aired on MBS, TBS, and BS-TBS.
The series was licensed for English release in North America by Seven Seas Entertainment.
Aya Asagiri's character design, with blood flowing from her eyes when she uses her powers, makes her crying panels especially dramatic and meme-ready.
The original Reddit post by u/VeryFirstRedditor hit 21k upvotes in just one week, a strong debut for a new template on r/dankmemes.
Derivatives & Variations
Yes Chad crossover:
The most popular variant pairs crying Aya with the Nordic Gamer / Yes Chad character, creating a relationship dynamic where the Chad acknowledges but dismisses the plea[1].
Babe Are You OK:
A related format flips the dynamic, with one partner checking on the other who is clearly distracted or upset about something trivial.
Frequently Asked Questions
References (3)
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- 2Girlbossencyclopedia
- 3Magical Girl Site - Wikipediaencyclopedia