The 'Make Anime Real' meme represents the ultimate, often ironic, desire of anime fans to bring their favorite fictional characters and worlds into the physical realm. It gained significant traction through photoshopped images of political figures and celebrities, most notably Elon Musk, appearing to promise the manifestation of anime in reality as a campaign slogan. The meme plays on the 'otaku' subculture's deep devotion to 2D media while simultaneously mocking the absurdity of such a promise. It is frequently used in discussions about AI, robotics, or simply as a way to express extreme enthusiasm for a particular series or character.