In anime, manga, and light novels published in Japan. Trucks are often an important key in the existing storyline. The truck vehicle here acts as the cause of the death of the MC or the main character in anime, manga, and webnovel.
What is truck kun ?
Who is truck-kun ?,
What does Truck-Kun mean ?. As I explained in the intro above. Trucks often hit the main character in anime, manga, and novels. Especially in fantasy-isekai genre stories. This truck kun is tasked with sending the main character to a new world, namely to isekai (isekai transporter). Without a truck kun, the main character cannot go to isekai smoothly.
What's the origin of Truck-Kun ?
Truck kun, truck sama, or truck chan moniker was first popularized on the internet by the shwag945 account on the reddit forum.
Precisely in 2015, at that time the shwag945 account commented on the reddit r/manga subforum on a thread entitled "Trucks in manga", with the comment "oh truck-kun you are my favorite plot device". Which means there was an accident with a truck kun, that was used as the starting material for the isekai story plot.
From comments and threads on the Reddit forum, the term truck kun as an isekai transporter began. And much discussed in other forums such as 4chan, and so on. To the extent that the kill count by truck kun meme was created.
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An example of a light novel that uses a truck kun in the story is "mushoku tensei". For a brief description of the novel it is like this.
A 34-year-old NEET otaku, who was kicked out of the house by his family, finds that his life has reached a dead end. He then remembered that his life could actually have been much better if he had made better choices in the past.
Just when he was at the point of regret, he saw a truck moving very fast, and there were three middle school students in its path. Gathering all the strength he had, he tried to save them and he ended up being hit by a truck, and died.
Then when he opened his eyes, he was reincarnated into the world of sword and magic as Rudeus Greyrat. Born in a new world (isekai), and a new life, Rudeus decided that, "This time, I will truly live my life to the fullest with no regrets!". Thus begins the journey of a man who longs to start his life again.
Truck kun job and main task
The main task of the truck kun in the isekai story is to end the suffering of the main character. He serves as the main character's life reset, in order to be able to start life in a new world / isekai.
So that the main character in the isekai story becomes happier with his new life. Gained a lot of happiness that was not found in his old world. Like building relationships with other people, getting a decent job. Having a partner, family, friends, power and position. Etc.
