Tomatoes in the blender. ExplanationA really disturbing—or hilarious—usage of symbolism instead of actually showing us the disposal of a murder victim’s body
SPOOKY BOOGIE ExplanationThe way the Japanese cast pronounced this name was either awesome or terrible.
2Spooky4Boogie ExplanationA mashup of the first meme with this one.
Moe is banned, No Moe allowed, Anti-Moe, etc.ExplanationAn interview with the staff behind the show revealed that the director (jokingly) banned the word “Moe” during the production, as a way of countering the Moe trend found in contemporary anime.
No moe they said. ExplanationUsed ironically while referencing anything in the show that can be interpreted even vaguely cute, from the creepy holograms to just about anything Akane does.
So who’s going to die first? Explanation Gen Urobuchi isn’t known as “Urobutcher” for nothing—people were placing their bets on who’s going to kick the bucket first even before the show aired!
PLASTIC TAC TICS ExplanationLyrics from the first opening theme, coupled with some Narm-tastic facial expressions in the animation sequence itself, that quickly reached memetic status in the fandom.
Smiling Kougami ExplanationThe shot of Kougami smiling from the end of the first episode caught on for how uncharacteristic it was of him and what a smile it was. It's often combined with the "Cause I FEEL" and Hyper Oats memes below.
CAUSE I FEEEEEEEEEL ExplanationLyrics from the second opening theme, which happens to be extremely catchy.
HAPPY MEALExplanationA popular Filk Song variation of this song. With performances here and here.
"We have detected that you are experiencing a great deal of stress." Explanation (spoiler)One of the police drones asks this to a woman who is literally being beaten to death on a crowded city street. No one comes to help her.
HYPER OATS ExplanationThe constant mentioning of "hyper oats" in Episode 19, something completely ridiculous-sounding said in the most serious tone ever. It is usually matched with pictures of a smiling Kougami. http://www.tumblr.com/tagged/hyper-oats
"Hipster Makishima" for these same reasons—particularly after his speech about how physical novels are objectively better than e-books.
KOUGAMI FUCKING WHERE?! ExplanationFandom has been on the edge of its seat wondering where the hell Kougami is since the second season started. They got their answer when the movie's trailer was released.
MUH SASAYAMA ExplanationKougami is obsessed with hunting down Makishima because he orchestrated the death of one of his Enforcers, Sasayama, who he was apparently very close to. Cue shipping jokes.
Ginoza's a 1000% virgin! ExplanationUrobuchi once said that, well, Ginoza is a 1000% virgin. The fandom never let it go.
an Ascended Meme, courtesy of Funimation.