The God of High School began as a South Korean webtoon by Yongje Park, following high school students competing in a national martial arts tournament where fighters use borrowed powers. Its anime adaptation, produced by MAPPA and released in 2020, brought its fast, stylish battles to a wider international audience. Clips from the series are widely shared in anime edits and reaction videos, where short bursts of its tournament energy work as shorthand for an intense showdown. That recognisable hype has kept the series popular with editors long after its first run.