The Rasengan comes from Naruto, the manga by Masashi Kishimoto that began in 1999 and the anime adaptation that followed in 2002. In the story it is a high level technique created by Minato Namikaze and later learned by his son Naruto Uzumaki under Jiraiya. Clips of its spinning charge sound spread through AMVs, fighting game edits and anime forums in the 2000s, then resurfaced on short video platforms. It remains popular because the rising whoosh instantly signals a power up without needing any dialogue or context.