History YMMV / KeitAi

** As pointed out by this Website/{{Reddit}} [[https://www.reddit.com/r/OutOfTheLoop/comments/5iux93/what_is_the_a_boy_falls_on_love_with_a_girl_copy/dbcybw3/ comment]] in reply to the similarities between ''Your Name'' and ''Keit-Ai'', "The strangest thing was that the posters and trailers for that film were actually shopped to make fake 'promotional material', ''[[AchievementsInIgnorance before anyone even knew what]] [[AccidentallyCorrectWriting the plot of Kimi No Na Wa was about.]]'' Then it came out, and the [[HilariousInHindsight resemblances did not escape the attention of /a/]]."

* {{Woolseyism}}: It's been suggested by an anon on 4chan's /a/ board to render "Keit愛" (Keit-Ai) in full Japanese text as "毛糸愛" (Keito-Ai). In this instance, "Keito" means "Yarn" and "Ai" (still) means "Love". The Japanese version of the title now involves a pun on cellphones, the RedStringOfFate, and love, adding a new layer of meaning into it.

* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: The copypasta's fake anime has an impressive and theme-related OST that includes [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ycfdfinG_P8 "Love Distance]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NShEKYoPXw Long Affair"]] by [[Creator/Deco27 DECO*27]] feat. Topi, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXDNGS9V4Us "Heart's]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IIX9aoN7g4o Homing Instinct"]] by DECO*27 feat. Creator/AoiYuuki, and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4DyTjrruVo "Persecution Complex]] [[http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm23229863 Cellphone Girl"]] by Otamin feat. [[Music/{{Vocaloid}} Gumi]].

* MemeticMutation:
** As the ''Keit-Ai'' Website/KnowYourMeme [[http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/keit-ai-finds-a-way page]] shows, this copypasta is often modified to reference the latest seasonal anime or popular manga at the time.
** It's also been linked to/claimed to actually be the mega-hit Creator/MakotoShinkai movie, ''Anime/YourName'', to the point of people making ''Keit-Ai'' references in edited [[http://skyholic.tumblr.com/post/135014050529 promo posters]] and [[https://angryanimebitches.com/2016/11/thoughts-on-kimi-no-na-wa Your Name reviews]].
** The copypasta has become so ubiquitous that when you search for the generic term [[https://www.google.com/search?q=a+boy+falls+in+love+with+a+girl "A boy falls in love with a girl"]] on Website/{{Google}}, the first few search results are all related to ''Keit-Ai''.
** ''Keit-Ai'' even [[http://i3.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/001/084/067/fa0.jpg found a way]] to cross the memes by linking [[http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/keit-ai-finds-a-way itself]] with the "[[http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/kyoani-finds-a-way X]] [[http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/life-uh-finds-a-way finds a way]]" meme made by 4chan's /a/ board based on a famous line from Film/JurassicPark.

* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: For an anime that doesn't exist, the [[AwesomeMusic/NewMedia tracks]] selected for the mock ''Keit-Ai'' OST sure are some of the catchiest [[Creator/Deco27 DECO*27]] (and otherwise) songs around, which includes an [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ycfdfinG_P8 opening]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXDNGS9V4Us two]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4DyTjrruVo endings]].

* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: For an anime that doesn't exist, the [[AwesomeMusic/NewMedia tracks]] selected for the mock ''Keit-Ai'' OST sure are some of the catchiest [[Creator/Deco27 DECO*27]] (and otherwise) songs around, which includes:
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ycfdfinG_P8 Opening Theme]]: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NShEKYoPXw "Love Distance Long Affair"]] by DECO*27 feat. Topi
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXDNGS9V4Us Ending Theme 1]]: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IIX9aoN7g4o "Heart's Homing Instinct"]] by DECO*27 feat. Creator/AoiYuuki
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4DyTjrruVo Ending Theme 2]]: [[http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm23229863 "Persecution Complex Cellphone Girl"]] by Otamin feat. [[Music/{{Vocaloid}} Gumi]]

* {{Irony}}: Although ''Keit-Ai'' was originally conceived as a concept for a "Write an Anime Plot" thread, [[http://keitai-project.wikia.com/wiki/Keit-Ai_Project_Wiki it]] [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7950479/1/Cellphones has]] [[https://www.fictionpress.com/s/3206139 become]] [[http://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/keit-ai/list?title_no=36825 everything]] [[http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/keit-ai-finds-a-way/ but]] an anime, jokes about ''Your Name'' and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JcVGDV67L-g troll]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_rz1bluG_k videos]] aside.

* ForcedMeme: ''Keit-Ai'' is an example of one that actually became a meme. It was originally posted over and over on "Write an Anime Plot" threads since 2011 as a RunningGag of sorts reminiscent of [[LoliconAndShotacon "Lolis skateboarding competitively"]], [[http://www.pbnation.com/showthread.php?t=2795296 "Imagine punching somebody so hard that they turn into a door"]], or [[https://www.lurkmore.com/view/Ghost_slide "Ghost Slide"]] (another fake anime concept based on a 4chan in-joke).

* HilariousInHindsight: As pointed out by this Website/{{Reddit}} [[https://www.reddit.com/r/OutOfTheLoop/comments/5iux93/what_is_the_a_boy_falls_on_love_with_a_girl_copy/dbcybw3/ comment]] in reply to the similarities between ''Your Name'' and ''Keit-Ai'', "The strangest thing was that the posters and trailers for that film were actually shopped to make fake 'promotional material', ''[[AchievementsInIgnorance before anyone even knew what]] [[AccidentallyCorrectWriting the plot of Kimi No Na Wa was about.]]'' Then it came out, and the [[HilariousInHindsight resemblances did not escape the attention of /a/]]."

* AwesomeMusic: For an anime that doesn't exist, the [[AwesomeMusic/NewMedia tracks]] selected for the mock ''Keit-Ai'' OST sure are some of the catchiest [[Creator/Deco27 DECO*27]] (and otherwise) songs around, which includes:

* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: Or rather, Germans seem to love the Keit-Ai meme the most, as evidenced by these [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZEERtZjlLs two]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jrw8AW8LMNk videos]] at least.

* HilariousInHindsight: As pointed out by this Website/{{Reddit}} [[https://www.reddit.com/r/OutOfTheLoop/comments/5iux93/what_is_the_a_boy_falls_on_love_with_a_girl_copy/dbcybw3/ comment]] in reply to the similarities between ''Your Name'' and ''Keit-Ai'', "The strangest thing was that the posters and trailers for that film were actually shopped to make fake Keit-Ai 'promotional material', ''[[AchievementsInIgnorance before anyone even knew what]] [[AccidentallyCorrectWriting the plot of Kimi No Na Wa was about.]]'' Then it came out, and the [[HilariousInHindsight resemblances did not escape the attention of /a/]]."

* HilariousInHindsight: As pointed out by this Website/{{Reddit}} [[https://www.reddit.com/r/OutOfTheLoop/comments/5iux93/what_is_the_a_boy_falls_on_love_with_a_girl_copy/dbcybw3/ comment]] in reply to the similarities between ''Your Name'' and ''Keit-Ai'', "The strangest thing was that the posters and trailers for that film were actually shopped to make fake Keit-Ai 'promotional material', ''[[AchievementsInIgnorance before anyone even knew what the plot of Kimi No Na Wa was about.]]'' Then it came out, and the [[HilariousInHindsight resemblances did not escape the attention of /a/]]."

** As the ''Keit-Ai'' {{KnowYourMeme}} [[http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/keit-ai-finds-a-way page]] shows, this copypasta is often modified to reference the latest seasonal anime or popular manga at the time.

* ForcedMeme: ''Keit-Ai'' is an example of one that actually became a meme. It was originally posted over and over on "Write an Anime Plot" threads since 2011 as a RunningGag of sorts reminiscent of [[{{Lolicon}} "Lolis skateboarding competitively"]], [[http://www.pbnation.com/showthread.php?t=2795296 "Imagine punching somebody so hard that they turn into a door"]], or [[https://www.lurkmore.com/view/Ghost_slide "Ghost Slide"]] (another fake anime concept based on a 4chan in-joke).

** ''Keit-Ai'' even [[http://i3.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/001/084/067/fa0.jpg found a way]] to cross the memes by linking [[http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/keit-ai-finds-a-way itself]] with the "[[http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/kyoani-finds-a-way X]] [[http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/life-uh-finds-a-way finds a way]]" meme made by 4chan's /a/ board based on a famous line from Main/JurassicPark.

* HilariousInHindsight: As pointed out by this Website/{{Reddit}} [[https://www.reddit.com/r/OutOfTheLoop/comments/5iux93/what_is_the_a_boy_falls_on_love_with_a_girl_copy/dbcybw3/ comment]] in reply to the similarities between ''Your Name'' and ''Keit-Ai'', "The strangest thing was that the posters and trailers for that film were actually shopped to make fake Keit-Ai 'promotional material', ''[[AchievementsInIgnorance before anyone even knew what the plot of Kimi No Na Wa was about.]]'' Then it came out, and the resemblances did not escape the attention of /a/."

* ForcedMeme: ''Keit-Ai'' is an example of one that actually became a meme. It was originally posted over and over on "Write an Anime Plot" threads since 2011 as a RunningGag of sorts reminiscent of [[{{Lolicon}} "Lolis skateboarding competitively"]], [[https://www.reddit.com/r/WTF/comments/bj8g9/imagine_punching_somebody_so_hard_that_they_turn/ "Imagine punching somebody so hard that they turn into a door"]], or [[https://www.lurkmore.com/view/Ghost_slide "Ghost Slide"]] (another fake anime concept based on a 4chan in-joke).

* {{Irony}}: Although ''Keit-Ai'' was originally conceived as a concept for a "Write an Anime Plot" thread, [[http://keitai-project.wikia.com/wiki/Keit-Ai_Project_Wiki it]] [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7950479/1/Cellphones has]] [[https://www.fictionpress.com/s/3206139 become]] [[http://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/keit-ai/list?title_no=36825 everything]] [[http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/keit-ai-finds-a-way/ but]] an anime, jokes about ''Your Name'' and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JcVGDV67L-g troll]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_rz1bluG_k videos]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JLUjMWRCzic aside]].

* HilariousInHindsight: As pointed out by this Website/{{Reddit}} [[https://www.reddit.com/r/OutOfTheLoop/comments/5iux93/what_is_the_a_boy_falls_on_love_with_a_girl_copy/dbcybw3/ comment]] in reply to the similarities between ''Your Name'' and ''Keit-Ai'', "The strangest thing was that the posters and trailers for that film were actually shopped to make fake Keit-Ai "promotional material", ''[[AchievementsInIgnorance before anyone even knew what the plot of Kimi No Na Wa was about.]]'' Then it came out, and the resemblances did not escape the attention of /a/."

* {{Defictionalization}}: ''Keit-Ai'' was originally a concept for an anime that doesn't exist written JustForFun on a thread on Website/FourChan. Though it never actually became an anime (''Anime/YourName'' doesn't count), it did spawn multiple [[WebOriginalFiction original stories]], [[{{Fanfic}} fan fiction]], and an honest-to-goodness [[{{Webcomics}} webcomic]] through "[[MemeticMutation meme magic]]".

* {{Vaporware}}: Unfortunately, ''Your Name'' by Creator/MakotoShinkai is probably the closest thing to a ''Keit-Ai'' anime that we're going to get barring some [[MemeticMutation meme magic]] [[AscendedMeme miracle]] happening in the future.

* {{Defictionalization}}: ''Keit-Ai'' was originally a concept for an anime that doesn't exist written JustForFun on a thread on Website/FourChan. Though it never actually became an anime (jokes about ''Anime/YourName'' aside), it did spawn multiple [[WebOriginalFiction original stories]], [[{{Fanfic}} fan fiction]], and an honest-to-goodness [[{{Webcomics}} webcomic]] through "[[MemeticMutation meme magic]]".

* {{Vaporware}}: Although ''Keit-Ai'' was originally conceived as a concept for a "Write an Anime Plot" thread, [[http://keitai-project.wikia.com/wiki/Keit-Ai_Project_Wiki it]] [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7950479/1/Cellphones has]] [[https://www.fictionpress.com/s/3206139 become]] [[http://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/keit-ai/list?title_no=36825 everything]] [[http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/keit-ai-finds-a-way/ but]] an anime, jokes about YourName and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JcVGDV67L-g troll]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_rz1bluG_k videos]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JLUjMWRCzic aside]].

* HilariousInHindsight: As pointed out by this Website/{{Reddit}} [[https://www.reddit.com/r/OutOfTheLoop/comments/5iux93/what_is_the_a_boy_falls_on_love_with_a_girl_copy/dbcybw3/ comment]] in reply to the similarities between ''Your Name'' and ''Keit-Ai'', "The strangest thing was that the posters and trailers for that film were actually shopped to make fake Keit-Ai "promotional material", ''before anyone even knew what the plot of Kimi No Na Wa was about.'' Then it came out, and the resemblances did not escape the attention of /a/."

** The copypasta has become so ubiquitous that when you search for the generic term, [[https://www.google.com/search?q=a+boy+falls+in+love+with+a+girl "A boy falls in love with a girl"]] on Website/{{Google}}, the first few search results are all related to ''Keit-Ai''.