Truck-kun

thumb|300px|right|In the isekai genre, the idea of being sent to a new world by being killed by a truck became so common it turned into a meme.

Truck-kun is an Internet meme that refers to a common trope used in the isekai genre of anime, manga, and light novels, in which characters are transported to other worlds. Typically, the protagonists of the isekai anime or manga are sent to these worlds via various methods, including reincarnation after death, and many isekai works have featured characters being transported upon being hit and killed by a truck. After several isekai works featured this as a means to kill their characters, a meme claiming the existence of a character named "Truck-kun" spread. It is purported that Truck-kun's role is to kill people in their original world and subsequently send them to a new one.