Netflix Adaptation

Netflix adaptation refers to a series of popular image macro memes, comparing anime series and their “Netflix adaptations”, depicting the latter as just a cheap knockoff.

These image macros usually involve photos of cheap cosplays of popular anime and manga characters.

The first image macro, containing a reference to the highly imperfect “Netflix adaptation” of many-a series comes from a Spanish version of the meme, uploaded to Reddit’s r/Animemes sub by u/localConurbano on September 17^th, 2018.

The format gained traction rapidly, sticking with English language users.

In the following few days, numerous users uploaded English language versions of the “Netflix adaptation” meme to the r/Animemes as well as the r/dankmemes subreddits, depicting badly executed cosplays.

The “Netflix adaptation” meme grew rapidly on the web, becoming iconic and frequently encountered on sites ranging from Reddit, to 9GAG, Twitter and Facebook.