hey guys, I just wanted to clear something up because there’s been confusion about it for years, and I know lots of you already knew.
my name is Angela and I’m the person who originally posted the Surprised Pikachu meme here on Tumblr back in 2018 on this account.
I didn’t draw Pikachu (it’s a screenshot from the anime), but the meme format that went viral everywhere came from the post I made here, and every version online traces back to that original upload.
I’m posting this now because people have been profiting off my meme format and using it without my permission, and I’m in the middle of fighting to get the rights and proper recognition for something I created and originally posted.
It was also brought to my attention that cryptocurrency coins were made about my meme and people have profited big off of them, If you made a lot of money from my meme and would like to donate any amount to help go toward legal fees it would be very much appreciated.
BTC Address: bc1qg5q8k3dn6lqxuwdxq0ul45ulmwnzmp0w3tx9kz
ETH Address: 0xD1f15E75105657966055fb9A5C8f61Daa86a500f
SOL Address: 8jL25JdgJU92RttNvxgtPiVqbci495n3Qxc1t5Zu6Cv5
BNB: 0xCE2BfB78FA091A99D8A3d80651e241D3d0C32BA4
If you look it up, all the major meme sites already credit this Tumblr post:
• KnowYourMeme lists the origin as a post by “Tumblr user ‘popokko’”
https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/surprised-pikachu
• KYM also interviewed me by name
https://knowyourmeme.com/editorials/interviews/surprised-pikachus-creator-tells-us-the-story-behind-the-meme
• Daily Dot confirms the meme started with my Tumblr post
https://www.dailydot.com/unclick/surprised-pikachu-meme/
• Even Wikipedia cites this Tumblr as the origin
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surprised_Pikachu
I’m not posting this for drama — I’m posting it because people and companies have been using something I created without credit, and I want the actual facts to be clear.
— Angela
