It’s one of the oldest tropes in Japanese anime: a schoolgirl looks at the time and realizes she’s running late. Bag in hand and toast in mouth, she dashes out of the house as quickly as she can, the better to unexpectedly run into her handsome love interest by accident.
It’s so common, there’s a blog whose sole purpose is to document every instance.
Just in time to go back to school, Tumblr users have breathed new life into the meme by reenacting it themselves in a variety of ways. Check out our Storify to see where Tumblr’s rushing out the door to:
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