Touka Kirishima is a central character in Tokyo Ghoul, the manga by Sui Ishida that became a popular anime in 2014, where she balances life as a ghoul with trying to appear human. One recurring source of strain is eating normal food made by her friend Yoriko, which tastes awful to ghouls and forces her to hide her disgust. Clips of her exasperated reactions were later shared on soundboards and in edits, where the good grief line became a compact shorthand for weary disbelief that still fits modern anime memes.