[tn]"Explosion gag", "SDM explodes", "Hyperlink: SDM Explodes"[/tn]

[i]"Now that's a real [[Touhou]] [tn](/[[kantai collection|Kancolle]]/[[azur lane|AzLane]]/[[granblue fantasy|Granblue]]/[[girls' frontline|GFL]]/[[genshin impact|Genshin]]/etc.)[/tn] manga!"[/i]

When an explosion is used to provide a literally explosive punchline for comedy purposes.

This often involves the [[Scarlet Devil Mansion|SDM]].

h5. Notable artists
* [[Bomber Grape]]
** Originator of the "[X explodes, and] now that's a real/true [INSERT Y] manga"  meme among English fans who read his translated works.
* [[Misumi (Niku-kyu)]]
* [[Mikagami Hiyori ]]

h5. Notable posts
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* post #747138
** The infamous comic that started the meme among the Western fanbase.
** The "explosion gag" trope actually predates this (even when considering just Touhou), though this comic is the one that made it a meme in the English-speaking fanbase.
* post #916641
** Further expanding on the above.
* post #2585697
** When a normal explosion isn't enough.
** You use [spoiler]a nuke[/spoiler].
* post #4289493
** Another [spoiler]nuke[/spoiler].
* post #3950709
** This entire doujin comic was made to parody and lampoon this trope.
** Note that the actual post doesn't qualify for explosion_gag because it's the cover page. Explosions haven't happened [i]yet[/i].
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h4. See also

* [[Vine explosion (meme)|]]
爆発オチ 紅魔館爆発 紅魔館爆発リンク