'With This Treasure I Summon' Explained: the Ultimate Guide to Megumi's Trump Card
By Sophia Al-Mansoor
Following Studio MAPPA’s breathtaking television adaptation of the Shibuya Incident in late 2023, the somber weight of Megumi’s ritual dissolved into one of the most prolific memes in modern anime history. The chant morphed into a universally recognized punchline across digital platforms.
Content creators rapidly established a comedic formula. Whenever a character or individual faces mild friction, a bad grade on an exam, a minor inconvenience at a drive-thru window, or losing a single round in a competitive video game, the edit cuts instantly to Megumi crossing his wrists. The audio swells with his deep chant: "With this treasure, I summon..."
The comedic engine relies on radical disproportionality. Megumi summoned a city-leveling divine god because a blonde assassin hit him with a hand-sword. By mirroring that absurdity in everyday scenarios, audiences turned a grim suicide gesture into shorthand for dramatic overreaction. The phrase remains heavily referenced in gaming chats, sports banter, and short-form video algorithms, cementing its status well beyond the manga's conclusion.
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