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The impossible impossibility

This is a 4-panel comedy comic. In the first panel, an excited young girl tells Santa Claus that her Christmas wish is to get a philosopher's stone, a mythical magical item with reality-altering powers. In the second panel, Santa smiles and dismisses her request, telling her to 'Be realistic.' In the third panel, the girl revises her wish, stating she wants an open world anime game that is not an arena fighter, referencing a common complaint among gaming fans that most anime-licensed games are arena fighting titles rather than expansive open world games. In the fourth and final panel, Santa appears shocked and immediately relents, asking what color she wants her philosopher's stone to be, implying that the requested video game is significantly more impossible to obtain than the mythical magical item. The girl confidently replies that she wants a red philosopher's stone.
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For Christmas I want a philosopher's stone!
Be realistic.
Open world anime game that isn't arena fighter.
What colour do you want your philosopher's stone?
Red

Overview

This is a 4-panel comedy comic. In the first panel, an excited young girl tells Santa Claus that her Christmas wish is to get a philosopher's stone, a mythical magical item with reality-altering powers. In the second panel, Santa smiles and dismisses her request, telling her to 'Be realistic.' In the third panel, the girl revises her wish, stating she wants an open world anime game that is not an arena fighter, referencing a common complaint among gaming fans that most anime-licensed games are arena fighting titles rather than expansive open world games. In the fourth and final panel, Santa appears shocked and immediately relents, asking what color she wants her philosopher's stone to be, implying that the requested video game is significantly more impossible to obtain than the mythical magical item. The girl confidently replies that she wants a red philosopher's stone.

Origin notes

This comic was originally created by illustrator Dami Lee, posted on her Tumblr account illustratedtextposts.tumblr.com, with the artist watermark @DAMI_LEE visible on the work. It was later reposted to the Reddit:Meme subreddit under the title 'The impossible impossibility', referring to the joke that the requested non-arena open world anime game is a far more unattainable item than the mythical philosopher's stone. It has circulated as a relatable meme among video game communities.

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