The sound comes from Dragon Ball, the long-running anime series created by Akira Toriyama. Goku learns Instant Transmission after the Namek saga, having been taught the technique on Planet Yardrat, and it becomes one of his most recognisable moves for travelling huge distances in an instant. Clips of the effect spread through anime edits, gaming videos and soundboards, where its short length makes it easy to drop over any sudden movement. It remains popular because fans instantly connect the whoosh with Goku arriving, leaving, or dodging at the last second.