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About
Higuruma Stressed Out or Stressed Out Higuruma refers to a reaction video, GIF and exploitable meme featuring Hiromi Higuruma from the anime and manga series Jujutsu Kaisen (JJK) looking stressed out due to an overwhelming workload, eventually covering his head and face. The clip is derived from a flashback sequence featured in Jujutsu Kaisen season 3, episode 8, which premiered on February 26th, 2026.
The clip quickly spread on social media platforms like X / Twitter, TikTok and Instagram, and is utilized to express burnout and stress related to work, school or life in general.
Origin
The viral clip comes from an animated recreation of the scene, presented as a flashback sequence in the Jujutsu Kaisen anime during season 3, episode 8, titled “Tokyo No. 1 Colony, Part 2,” which premiered on February 26th, 2026. The clip began to spread quickly following the episode's release, surfacing on various social media platforms and websites.
The same day, X user @satoshokoism posted the clip with the hashtag "#NEEDTHAT," which received about 165,500 views and 12,000 likes in about one week.
#NEEDTHAT pic.twitter.com/iBa0SWIrcS
— a ★ (@satoshokoism) February 26, 2026
Spread
On February 26th, 2026, X user @Go_Jover quoted the video, with the subsequent post reaching 8.8 million views and 43,000 likes in about one week. The quoted post soon became the source for other posts.
The video continued to be quoted throughout the day, with X user @manganimist posting, "this about to go triple platinum as a reaction gif," which received 2.3 million views and 148,000 likes in about one week.
Later on February 26th, 2026, X user @bigguccicraigy quoted the clip, commenting, "I’ve never seen nothing so humanly accurate in an anime ever wtf," which received about 834,400 views and 55,000 likes in about one week.
The same day, X user @kirawontmiss quoted the video with a GIF derived from the clip and the caption, "new reaction gif just dropped," which received 2.4 million views and 110,000 likes in about one week.
On February 27th, 2026, the clip was uploaded to Instagram Reels by the official 9GAG Instagram account with the caption, "When the meeting should've ended 10 minutes ago but your co-worker is still asking questions." The post received over 147,400 likes in one week.
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