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:
… well, you know what a missile is.
The “Waisetsu Missile” refers to a piece of digital content—usually a short video, a deepfake, or an unsolicited illustration—that gets “launched” into a public timeline or group chat. Once fired, it cannot be recalled. It will land in someone’s DMs, replies, or For You page whether they like it or not. waisetsu missile