# This... Has Turned Into a Difficult Situation A line delivered by virtual YouTuber Kizuna Ai during a November 2016 clip about picking a Twitter handle turned into one of the signature reaction images of /r/Animemes in late 2018. Anime fans adopted the screenshot as shorthand for awkward, uncomfortable, or horny-adjacent predicaments they could not easily explain. ## Origin On November 29th, 2016, the YouTube channel A.I.Channel uploaded a video in which Kizuna Ai tried to register a Twitter handle, only to run into the problem that every variation she tried was already taken, prompting her to sigh out the line that would later title the meme[1]. The video itself was framed as a casual update about the character's new social account, not a comedy bit, which made the hyper-expressive reaction stand out. The reaction image broke out of the original video on April 9th, 2017, when Tumblr user justintaco posted a screenshot of the moment to Tumblr, where it eventually pulled roughly 13,000 notes as anime blogs recirculated it[2]. From that Tumblr post, the still began traveling as a standalone reaction without most reposters knowing the full source clip. - **Platform:** YouTube (source clip) / Tumblr and /r/Animemes (viral spread) - **Creator:** A.I.Channel (Kizuna Ai) - **Date:** 2016 ## Overview This... Has Turned Into a Difficult Situation is a reaction screenshot pulled from an early Kizuna Ai video, where the virtual YouTuber reacts with flustered disbelief to a minor setback[1]. In meme use, the still gets paired with text or secondary images describing a predicament the poster would rather not deal with, from embarrassing anime questions to NSFW tangents that spiraled out of control[2]. The format works because Kizuna Ai's expression sits in that specific zone between polite composure and visible panic, which maps cleanly onto the kind of awkward anime-adjacent situations /r/Animemes loves to post about[3]. Captions are usually written as if the character herself is reacting to whatever cursed scene appears above or below her, treating the two panels as one continuous moment[4]. ## How It Spread The screenshot saw scattered use through 2017 but took off on /r/Animemes in late 2018, where posters began pairing it with cursed anime panels[4]. On October 10th, 2018, Reddit user Bence830 submitted a version matched with a scene from the hentai MC High Eighth Period in which a character delivers a graphic line about dying men, pulling around 3,600 upvotes[3]. Days after that, user xKiro27 posted another entry built around a scene from Ore ga Suki nano wa Imouto dakedo Imouto ja Nai in which Suzuka Nagami asks her brother what Ahegao is, reaching roughly 3,900 upvotes[5]. The format kept its grip on the subreddit through December. On December 8th, 2018, user Mini_Knight uploaded a reaction to a Zombie Land Saga yuri comic by Twitter artist yu_ng_km, which cleared about 3,000 upvotes over the following days[7]. The underlying comic from yu_ng_km had already circulated on Japanese Twitter before being recut into the Kizuna Ai sandwich panel[6]. By that point the still was fully absorbed into /r/Animemes vocabulary, used whenever a poster needed a visual way to say they regretted whatever they had just watched, read, or asked a sibling about[4]. The meme is still cited as one of Kizuna Ai's earliest crossover moments outside dedicated VTuber audiences. ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What is This... Has Turned Into a Difficult Situation? It's a reaction screenshot of VTuber Kizuna Ai looking flustered, used mostly on /r/Animemes to react to awkward or cursed anime moments[4]. ### Where did This... Has Turned Into a Difficult Situation come from? The line comes from a November 29th, 2016 A.I.Channel video in which Kizuna Ai struggles to register an available Twitter handle[1]. ### What does This... Has Turned Into a Difficult Situation mean? In meme use it stands in for the moment someone realizes a conversation or scene has become uncomfortably awkward, often with NSFW undertones[3]. ### How do you use This... Has Turned Into a Difficult Situation? People typically pair the Kizuna Ai still with an anime panel or caption that describes the awkward predicament, treating her face as the reaction to it[5]. ### Is This... Has Turned Into a Difficult Situation still popular? It peaked in late 2018 on /r/Animemes and is still cited as a classic Kizuna Ai reaction image, though its heaviest circulation was during that period[7]. ## References 1. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EoPFGj3uuYo]() 2. [https://justintaco.tumblr.com/post/159372685804]() 3. [https://www.reddit.com/r/Animemes/comments/9n0023/being_dead_may_lower_the_chances_of_enjoying/]() 4. [https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/this-has-turned-into-a-difficult-situation]() 5. [https://www.reddit.com/r/Animemes/comments/9p0t1m/this_is_gonna_take_some_time_to_explain/]() 6. [https://twitter.com/yu_ng_km/status/1066656798424227841]() 7. [https://www.reddit.com/r/Animemes/comments/a48ubp/maybe_should_use_flex_tape_next_time_so_this/]() --- Source: https://meme.com/memes/this-has-turned-into-a-difficult-situation Published by meme.com — The Internet Meme Library