'Blue Lock's 'A Genius' Panel Has Been A Growing Reaction Image This Year

A Genius is a reaction image of Isagi from the manga series Blue Lock with wide eyes and a hand on his head saying, "…A genius…" The reaction image is used to call someone or something "genius," both genuinely and ironically. The panel comes from Blue Lock chapter 162, released in Japan on February 9th, 2022 and in English on April 16th, 2023. It was popularized as a reaction image on sites including X, Reddit and TikTok, largely in comment sections, throughout 2026.