: Much like the Wilhelm Scream in Hollywood, this "Wow!" became a standard stock effect used by multiple production studios across the industry. Usage in Fairy Tail

: The voice belongs to a Japanese voice actress who provided a full sound pack for the game.

: It is used so often in the series that some fans describe it as a "Pavlovian" trigger for comedic timing.

: It can be found on Track 36 of the original arcade Japanese soundtrack (KICA-7904).

Despite its fame in modern anime, the sound originated in a 1990 arcade game called , a parody of the game Gradius developed by Konami.

If you are looking to download the effect for personal use or content creation, it is available on several platforms: