Waisetsu Missile ⚡ «Official»

If you’ve been scrolling through Japanese Twitter (X) or lurking in certain image boards lately, you might have seen a new term popping up in the lexicon:

At first glance, it sounds like something out of a sci-fi anime—a terrifying weapon of mass destruction. But like most things on the Japanese internet, the reality is much weirder, much funnier, and slightly more unsettling. Let’s break it down. Waisetsu (わいせつ / 猥褻) is a Japanese adjective meaning obscene, indecent, or lewd. It’s the kind of word you see in legal codes regarding public indecency or in news reports about creepy behavior on trains. waisetsu missile

Have you been hit by a Waisetsu Missile? Tell us your war story in the comments (but keep it clean enough for the FCC). If you’ve been scrolling through Japanese Twitter (X)

… well, you know what a missile is.