How do we translate Chuuni, Menhera, Chigyu?

Since anime and Japanese pop culture have gone mainstream, a lot of Japanese slang has been adopted and reinterpreted by Western audiences.

Jun 16 • Amina Green

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November 2025

NOBODY KNOWS WHAT A PICK-ME IS

The term "pick-me" originated in the Black American community to mock bitchy women. Mainstream liberal progressives stupidly appropriated the term to…

Nov 11, 2025 • Amina Green

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IDOL SCANDALS

The Japanese idol world has been hit with multiple scandals in the past week, and depending on who you ask, these incidents range from serious…

Nov 10, 2025 • Amina Green

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~~CRASHING OUT IN AKIBA~~

A few very short stories of times I CRASHED OUT in Akihabara

Nov 7, 2025 • Amina Green

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ANONYMOUS WAS AN ANOMALY

On decentralization, digital activism, and the fragmentation of young male rage. The conditions that created Anonymous can never exist again. It lives…

Nov 6, 2025 • Amina Green

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TOUHOU PROJECT: THE WORLD'S LARGEST OPEN-SOURCE FANDOM

Last Saturday, I found myself at DNA Lounge in SOMA for AniClover, which is a monthly anime-themed club night.

Nov 4, 2025 • Amina Green

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HOW MUCH DO J-POP IDOLS GET PAID?

bimbollectual is a reader-supported publication.

Nov 3, 2025 • Amina Green

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WHY WAS MIMA AN IDOL IN PERFECT BLUE?

Happy (belated) Halloween!

Nov 1, 2025 • Amina Green

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October 2025

How I became a J-pop idol

A little over a decade ago, I left my small town in suburban Michigan and performed as an idol in Japan. Considering it was quite a while ago and not…

Oct 30, 2025 • Amina Green

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September 2025

SOLUTIONS

A month ago, I wrote about Amanda Seales’ Jubilee debate against Black “conservatives”.

Sep 30, 2025 • Amina Green

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ONE YEAR AGO I WAS CATCALLED IN A WAYMO.

Almost exactly a year ago, I was trapped in a Waymo heading to a hair braiding appointment when men with Discord mod physiognomy surrounded the car in…

Sep 29, 2025 • Amina Green

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August 2025

ENVY IS GOOD

Envy is a great thing, and if you spark it in others, you're helping them out!

Aug 21, 2025 • Amina Green

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