Kirigiri Execution

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Updated Mar 09, 2026 at 12:48PM EDT by Zach.

Added Feb 13, 2026 at 03:31AM EST by XYZ.

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About

Kirigiri Execution, also known as Danganronpa Execution, is a bad ending from the 2010 video game Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc. The execution is called "After School Lesson." This ending reveals that the character Kyoko Kirigiri has been executed, and it is a bad ending route. In February 2026, it became a meme format in which meme creators used it to express dread or portray impending doom via text captions alongside background music that featured a Thomas the Tank Engine remix of "Thick of It" by KSI (called "Thick of it Thomas the train remix extended music").

Origin

The scene used in the meme comes from chapter 5 of the 2010 video game Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc. During the trial, the character Kyoko Kirigiri was wrongly accused because the evidence was manipulated. As a result, she was executed and died.

On March 19th, 2025, YouTube user SixtyCargp posted a "Thick of It" by KSI remix featuring Thomas the Tank Engine, which received over 2.1 million views and 81,000 likes in a year.^[1] The song later became incorporated into many of the meme edits featuring Kirigiri.

On January 18th, 2026, X / Twitter user @AxeButDumber posted the first meme edit from Kyoto Kirigiri's execution in Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc. It gained over 1.4 million views and 94,000 likes in roughly a month.^[11]

wanting to talk to people but never knowing what to say pic.twitter.com/rDcinwfJiz

— jill² (@AxeButDumber) January 18, 2026

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On February 7th, 2026, TikTok user @moxxie._.24 posted an example of the Kirigiri Execution meme with the Thomas the Tank Engine remixed version of KSI's song "Thick of It." It gained over 5 million views and 944,000 likes in a week.^[2]

Also on February 7th, YouTube user Mematus posted a POV meme using the format titled "POV: When mom told you to wake up 5 minutes ago, and you start hearing footsteps." It gained over 3.7 million views and 81,000 likes in a similar timeframe.^[3]

On February 13th, 2026, TikTok user @leotropical_acc uploaded a video using the format and garnered over 725,000 views and 100,000 likes in a day.^[4]

On February 15th, 2026, TikTok user @overeaction101 posted a video of a fan-made recreation of Natsuki from Doki Doki Literature Club. It gained over 813,000 views and 275,000 likes in a day.^[5]

On February 11th, 2026, TikTok user @onamwtf posted a video about the POV of watching family TV. It gained 1.8 million views and 360,000 likes in two days.^[6]

On February 14th, 2026, TikTok user @michaelf.an posted a video with the meme while playing the piano from the "Thick of it Thomas the train remix" song, which gained over 905,000 views and 161,000 likes in a day.^[7]

On February 13th, 2026, TikTok user @tykkimykki posted another example of the meme and gained over 1 million views and 251,000 likes in a day.^[8]

On February 10th, 2026, TikTok user @mrgogetembruv posted a video about a confession of love using the format, garnering over 2.3 million views and 335,00 likes in three days.^[9]

On February 16th, 2026, TikTok user @morganisalostcause posted a POV meme using the scene about someone having your phone but still being nervous even when you have nothing to hide, receiving over 2.2 million views and 502,000 likes in a day.^[10]