The 'Japanizing Beam' meme features the Japanese superhero Ultraman Tiga firing a powerful energy beam, which acts as a catalyst for transforming objects, people, or concepts into highly stylized 'moe' anime girl versions. This trend originated in the late 2010s within anime communities, particularly on platforms like Twitter and Reddit, drawing inspiration from the 'gijinka' (anthropomorphization) subculture. The meme typically follows a three-panel structure: an image of the original subject, Ultraman performing his signature attack, and the final 'Japanized' result. It serves as a humorous commentary on the internet's tendency to turn everything into anime tropes and has been used to celebrate or mock the aesthetic differences between Western and Japanese media.