写真1枚。Ryuk AI動画が1本。

What this template does

One photo → a grinning death god with glowing yellow eyes and black wings leans over your shoulder, crunches a red apple and throws a peace sign.

What is the Ryuk AI trend, and where did it start?

Ryuk is the apple-obsessed shinigami — a god of death — from Death Note, the manga by Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata that began in 2003 and became an anime in 2006. Bored in his own world, he drops a notebook among humans and then simply follows its owner around, grinning. That tag-along energy is the meme: cosplay clips of "Ryuk only wants your apples", "Ryuk behind you" shadow edits and, since late 2025, AI photos with the death god standing next to you like a friend. The October 2026 wave turns those companion portraits into moving clips. RemixMeme keeps your photo untouched and adds the lean-in, the apple bite and a peace sign — no notebook, no weapon, no blood.

Ryuk AI timeline

• 2003年冬Death Note begins serialisation; the shinigami Ryuk, who loves apples, is one of its main characters.
• 2023年春A cosplay clip, "Ryuk only wants your apples", goes viral and keeps growing to more than 6 million views.
• 2025年秋A "Ryuk behind you" shadow-edit tutorial takes off, passing 4 million views.
• 2025年冬Tutorials for AI shinigami photos with Ryuk standing next to you appear and pass a million views.
• ここ数週間"Ryuk companion" portrait tutorials with the prompt on screen spread again ahead of Halloween, and video versions follow.

Photo tips for Ryuk AI

• A waist-up photo with some space over one shoulder, so the death god has room to lean in.
• Indoor evening light or a dim street at night looks most cinematic.
• A clear face and a relaxed smile — you will laugh at the end.
• Adults with photo rights only. Fan-made: no official artwork is used.

Troubleshooting Ryuk AI

• He appears in front of your face → use a photo with more empty space beside or behind you.
• The apple turns into another object → regenerate; every run is a new take.
• Your face changes when you laugh → use a sharper, front-facing photo.
• Extra fingers on the peace sign → run again.

How Ryuk AI on RemixMeme differs from common face-swap templates

Caption & hashtag ideas for Ryuk AI

• My new bestie only wants apples
• He follows me everywhere now
• POV: you picked up a weird notebook
• Apple tax 🍎

Hashtags that fit: #ryuk · #deathnote · #shinigami · #aivideo

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