The Gojo Figure Trend: Behind the Viral Clips and Shibuya Incident Releases
By Sophia Al-Mansoor
The timeline below traces how an isolated piece of platform shock intertwined with massive, legitimate commercial campaigns run by Bandai Spirits and official licensing channels.
| Timeframe | Milestone Event | Fandom & Market Impact |
|---|---|---|
| January 2024 | Original graphic TikTok upload surfaces and gets banned. | Over 50 million secondary impressions on TikTok; Know Your Meme publishes case study. |
| Mid, 2024 | The Daily Dot investigates algorithmic secondary spread. | Search term shifts from genuine panic into a universal community inside joke. |
| October 2025 | Ichiban Kuji 5th Anniversary releases commemorative trio figures. | Focus shifts to legitimate collectibles honoring Yuji, Nobara, and Megumi. |
| March 2026 | Bandai Spirits launches Ichiban Kuji Shibuya Incident ~Part 1~. | Ready-to-fight Nanami and Gojo releases spark worldwide lottery sellouts. |
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