The 'Anime Girl Hiding From a Terminator' meme is based on a piece of fan art by the artist @tony_g_p, featuring the character Nono Morikubo from The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls cowering under a desk as a T-800 Terminator searches for her. First appearing on Twitter in 2020, the template quickly became a go-to visual for representing situations where a small, innocent, or unprepared entity is being hunted or oppressed by an unstoppable, overwhelming force. It is commonly used to illustrate the feeling of being overwhelmed by work, social anxiety, or impending deadlines, effectively utilizing the extreme visual contrast between the 'moe' anime aesthetic and the gritty sci-fi horror of the Terminator franchise.