Minato Aqua debuted in August 2018 as part of Hololive's second generation of VTubers, performing in Japanese streams with a maid outfit and an energetic, clumsy image. Short moments from her broadcasts are frequently clipped by fans, and her sneezes became a recurring favourite under the Japanese phrase kushami tasukaru, meaning sneezing helps. As Hololive grew internationally, those tiny clips spread across YouTube, TikTok and soundboards, where Aqua's sneeze is now shared less as stream context and more as a standalone cute anime reaction.