Frieren Looking Up Meme: SpaceDev1's Accidental Masterpiece

The meme features Frieren (from the anime Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End) drawn from an extreme low angle, looking up at the sky. The perspective makes her chin appear unnaturally pointed, flat, and concave. This sketch first appeared on social media in November 2025 and spread rapidly across TikTok, X (Twitter), Reddit, and anime fan communities. By mid-November 2025, the meme had generated over 2.7 million engagements on X alone.

Where It All Started

The original post came from Reddit. On November 12, 2025, user u/SpaceDev1 shared a sketch titled “I practiced drawing faces in a different angle, but it looks kinda weird lol” on r/Frieren.

The result showed Frieren tilting her head up with an oddly pointed, flat, and concave chin. The post caught attention immediately, collecting over 770 upvotes in two days.

It Went Viral Real Fast

The meme spread across Reddit within 24 hours. On November 13, 2025, user u/Big-black-banana-man reposted the drawing to r/animation with the question “How do you guys draw different angles?” gaining 35,000+ upvotes. The artwork also appeared on r/painting (2,800+ upvotes), r/Me_IRL (18,000+ upvotes), and r/blursedimages (30,000+ upvotes). Both r/animation and r/painting reposts were later removed by moderators.

Early Viral Edits

Meme creators immediately started making variations:

u/Gibbs_xx created the famous skull edit (760+ upvotes):

u/Bobbest_Bob redrew it with their OC “Stella” on r/OriginalCharacter (120+ upvotes):

X user @ChibiReviews amplified it with “Blessing the timeline,” gaining over 2,300 likes.

Why Fans Embraced It

The meme resonates because it’s wholesome, not mean-spirited. Fans didn’t mock SpaceDev1‘s artwork—they celebrated it. The drawing taps into a universal artist struggle: drawing faces from difficult angles is genuinely hard.

The community treated it as an art challenge where everyone could participate and laugh together.

People Making They’re Own Versions and the “Friangle Challenge”

The trend gained its own name: the “Friangle Challenge” (combining “Frieren” + “angle”). Artists used Procreate, Photoshop, and even 3D modeling software.

Professional Artists Joined In

@say_nri shared their take on November 16, 2025, earning 29,000 likes:

@rrrroch1 drew the cartoonish “Brieren” mashup (Frieren + Brain from Inside Out), reaching 60,000 likes:

Professional animator versions:

Famous manga artist bkub’s version:

Creative Fan Variations

Artists created countless interpretations:

These remixes kept the meme alive by adding new contexts and creative spins. Each interpretation brought something unique, from chibi styles to realistic attempts to deliberately exaggerated versions.

How It Affected Culture and What People Thought

Voice actress Mallorie Rodak (who voices Frieren in the English dub) changed her profile picture to SpaceDev1’s artwork, driving massive attention from both casual fans and dedicated anime communities.

SpaceDev1’s thank you message (posted to X as @SpaceDev1158) expressed genuine gratitude:

“So my drawing blew up. It even became a meme. Thank you so much for that… I’m happy that it inspired a lot of you to draw this apparently hard angle. I’m glad that you challenged yourself to do better than I did. I’m absolutely flattered this drawing became Mallorie Rodak’s pfp… I didn’t even know that drawing would touch that many people’s soul.”

The artist also revealed they had drawn “Phern” a week before and included a “Stark” drawing to complete the character family.

Where Things Stand Now and Where It Spread

As of December 2025, the meme continues appearing on TikTok, Reddit, X, Instagram, and Discord fan servers, though posting frequency has decreased from its mid-November peak. The trend remains most active in English-speaking anime communities, but versions have appeared from fan artists in Japan, Europe, Latin America, and Southeast Asia.

The Main People Behind It

u/SpaceDev1 (Reddit) / @SpaceDev1158 (X) created the original sketch.

Early amplifiers included:

u/Big-black-banana-man (r/animation reposter)
u/ProfBubbles1 (Navy Seal Copypasta edit)
u/Gibbs_xx (skull edit creator)
u/Bobbest_Bob (OC Stella redraw)
@ChibiReviews (early X amplifier)
@say_nri (29k-like version)
@rrrroch1 (“Brieren” creator)
@mallorie (Mallorie Rodak, Frieren’s English VA)

Various subreddits (r/Frieren, r/animation, r/painting, r/Me_IRL, r/OriginalCharacter, r/blursedimages) and Discord servers kept discussions active.

What’ll Probably Happen Next

The meme will likely fade but could return during future Frieren news cycles (new episodes, season announcements). The “Friangle” style might inspire similar challenges for other anime series, fans testing their skills on difficult drawing angles.

In short: the trend had its cultural moment in November 2025, and now exists as a reference point within the Frieren fandom.

The Important Stuff Summarized

Started November 12, 2025 (u/SpaceDev1 post – 770+ upvotes in 2 days)
November 13, 2025: Viral explosion (r/animation: 35,000+ upvotes; r/blursedimages: 30,000+ upvotes)
November 17, 2025: @SpaceDev1158 thank you (234,000+ likes)
Jump from Reddit to global platforms: 48 hours