# Lesbian Space Princess Lesbian Space Princess is a 2025 Australian animated sci-fi comedy that quietly won festival awards for a year before Netflix regional recommendations dropped it in front of unprepared viewers in August 2026. The resulting mockery pulled fans from Hazbin Hotel, Steven Universe, Five Nights at Freddy's and Invincible into one of that summer's biggest coordinated drag sessions, catchphrased 'Just This Once.' ## Origin Lesbian Space Princess was written and directed by South Australian filmmakers Emma Hough Hobbs and Leela Varghese, developed through the Film Lab: New Voices initiative co-funded by the South Australian Film Corporation, Adelaide Film Festival and Screen Australia[2]. The plot follows introverted Princess Saira from planet Clitopolis, who sets off on a 24-hour mission to rescue her bounty-hunter ex-girlfriend Kiki after Kiki is kidnapped by the Straight White Maliens[2]. The film previewed at the Adelaide Film Festival in October 2024 and premiered at the Berlin International Film Festival in February 2025, where it took the Teddy Award for Best Feature Film[4]. Umbrella Entertainment released the official trailer on YouTube on July 31st, 2025[3]. - **Platform:** Netflix (regional recommendation) / TikTok (viral spread) - **Creator:** Unknown - **Date:** 2026 ## Overview The meme runs on two formats. The first is clip-and-shut reaction videos, where a TikToker plays the film's opening seconds, reacts in silence and dramatically closes the laptop, treating the premise as unwatchable[1]. The second is the 'Just This Once' fandom-truce edit, where posters cut footage of characters from rival animation communities teaming up, framing Lesbian Space Princess as the common enemy that finally paused the fandom wars[4]. The jokes fixate on specific writing choices: the protagonist's home planet named Clitopolis, the antagonist faction called the Straight White Maliens, and the royal labrys weapon that drives the plot[1]. Critics online also latched onto the labrys imagery to accuse the film of TERF undertones, a reading the co-directors addressed in a November 2025 JoySauce interview by acknowledging awareness of the symbol's modern associations[1]. The pile-on ran alongside an unverified rumor that Netflix had swapped Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts and The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants for the film, which added fuel even after being debunked[1]. ## How It Spread The film stayed obscure outside Australia and New Zealand until August 2026, when it began appearing in Netflix regional recommendations and reached audiences with no context for it[1]. Clips and screenshots started circulating on TikTok, X and Reddit, with the character names and sexual humor becoming the entry point for mockery[1]. On August 21st, 2026, TikToker @xtoofarx[5] posted a clip captioned 'Possibly the worst way to start your movie,' which pulled over 5.4 million views and 535,300 likes within three days. Two days later, @leahashwag[6] posted a reaction video showing the opening scene followed by an abrupt laptop-slam that hit 5.5 million views and 799,300 likes in about two days[4]. The 'Just This Once' angle took off in parallel. On August 22nd, 2026, TikToker @blitzing00[7] posted a video edit of multiple animated fandoms allying against the film, reaching over 1.5 million views and 232,800 likes in two days. The same day, @fennix4007 ran the same setup with a clip from My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, hitting over 2.6 million views and 634,600 likes[4]. ## How to Use Two templates dominate. The clip-and-close format typically opens with the film's introduction, cuts within seconds and ends with the poster physically shutting the device[4]. The 'Just This Once' template pairs a rival-fandom montage (commonly Hazbin Hotel, Steven Universe, Invincible or Friendship is Magic footage) with text framing Lesbian Space Princess as the shared enemy[1]. ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What is Lesbian Space Princess? A 2025 Australian adult animated sci-fi comedy about a lesbian princess rescuing her ex-girlfriend from the 'Straight White Maliens,' which became a viral punching bag on TikTok in August 2026[1]. ### Where did Lesbian Space Princess come from? The film was written and directed by Emma Hough Hobbs and Leela Varghese through South Australia's Film Lab: New Voices program and premiered at Berlin in February 2025[2]. The meme wave started when Netflix regional recommendations pushed it to new audiences in August 2026[1]. ### What does Lesbian Space Princess mean? Online the title works as shorthand for the film's mockable elements (planet Clitopolis, the Straight White Maliens, the royal labrys) and the improvised fandom truce it triggered under the phrase 'Just This Once'[1]. ### How do you use Lesbian Space Princess? Post the film's opening clip and shut your laptop mid-scene, or edit rival fandoms teaming up against it captioned 'Just This Once'[4]. ### Is Lesbian Space Princess still popular? The mockery was actively trending in late August 2026, with @leahashwag's laptop-slam reaction alone pulling 5.5 million views in two days[6]. ## References 1. [https://www.primetimer.com/features/what-is-lesbian-space-princess-and-why-does-everyone-hate-it-sci-fi-animated-film-leaves-multiple-fandoms-in-uproar]() 2. [https://new.adelaidefilmfestival.org/program/2024/lesbian-space-princess]() 3. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nra14aUNYS8]() 4. [https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/lesbian-space-princess]() 5. [https://www.tiktok.com/@xtoofarx]() 6. [https://www.tiktok.com/@leahashwag]() 7. [https://www.tiktok.com/@blitzing00]() --- Source: https://meme.com/memes/lesbian-space-princess Published by meme.com — The Internet Meme Library