Meisho Doto is a shy horse girl in Uma Musume Pretty Derby, the anime and game franchise based on real Japanese racehorses. Her nervous personality made awawawa, a Japanese expression for flustered stammering, her signature reaction in fan edits. Short clips of the sound spread through anime communities, TikTok and soundboards because the panic is instantly readable even without context. It remains popular alongside other cute anime voice reactions like the tuturu sound, which fans use for a cheerful greeting instead of embarrassment.