Sad Cartoon Dog Meme - “Oh Kotaku </3” Illustration #2321123 (License: Personal Use)

The artwork features a stylized, round-headed dog with oversized floppy ears, tearful eyes, and a scribbled mouth, standing on a wavy black ground line. Its body is outlined in bold ink with sketchy cross-hatching, set against a warm yellow-orange watercolor wash that evokes both warmth and melancholy. A hand-drawn speech bubble above reads “Oh Kotaku </3”, referencing the 2016 closure of the gaming blog Kotaku’s original editorial team-a moment widely memorialized in online communities.

This image is commonly used in retrospectives, fan tributes, or memes about gaming journalism history, especially on platforms like Reddit, Twitter (X), and image boards. It serves users seeking emotional resonance, nostalgia, or commentary on media change-often paired with discussions about legacy, fandom, or digital culture shifts.