Fans Feel Seen by Megan Thee Stallion’s New Anime-Inspired Song

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Last week, the rapper Megan Thee Stallioncreator of Hot summer for girls And City H legend, dropped a new track who has a part of her Fans jump for joy.

“Otaku Hot Girl”, taken from her new album MEGANmakes several references has Jujutsu Kaisen and other animatedThe song’s intro features Adam McArthur, Yuji Itadori’s voice actor in the English dub, saying that he likes “a tall woman with a nice big ass, like Grammy winner Megan Thee Stallion.”

In the series, Yuji says that his type is like Jennifer Lawrence, and many fans have suggested he would do it have a crush on Megan too, leading McArthur to publish a recording saying Megan’s name instead of Lawrence. Megan’s connection to the anime has since become a canon among fans.

But “Otaku Hot Girl” it’s not just a reference to a meme. Megan is a long time anime fanand often incorporates his love for the art form in her music and public persona. She is do animated cosplay on many opportunities and even appeared at the Crunchyroll Rewards (where she presented Anime of the Year at Jujutsu KaisenActually).

While it is not surprising that Megan released an anime-centric song, The fans were nevertheless delighted to the open cry.

“She is so crazy about this” wrote one fan on X. “I’M GOING TO VOMIT,” wrote another. Many were excited about the content it offers for the Jujutsu Kaisen fandom, noting that the character Gojo now has his own theme song And celebrate fan editions which have already started to appear. Excited about the collision of these two worldsOne fan wrote: “Yuji would do backflips on the wall if he knew he could be the intro to Megan Thee Stallion’s song.”

Some of the most enthusiastic reactions listeners came from black women who identify as both fans of Megan’s music and animeThese fans felt seen by Megan’s proclamation that she is “a weeb and a bad guy.” (A weeb is someone who loves anime and japanese culture.)

“A shout out to all the BLACK Otaku girls, this one for us fr fr,” a fan wrote“Otaku Hot Girl is for girls who love anime and getting turned on and interrogated by anime boys.” another fan wroteby posting a photo of Zendaya.

Although Megan has has always traced its own path In the industry, the connection between anime and hip-hop is not new. Nylon, Jennifer Li writes on rappers’ love of anime, suggesting that anime tells “stories of underdogs rising from humble beginnings to greatness,” a story often found in hip-hopThe social and political milieu of the 1990s, coupled with the global circulation of anime during the decade laid the foundations to make future hip-hop stars anime fans.

And yet, black women have often left out of conversation. Many black women have reported receive racist comments when they cosplay and black women fans are often said— explicitly or implicitly — that they do not belong in these fan spaces. Although black anime fans have always existedas well as racism and misogyny in these communities.

Given this broader context, “Otaku Hot Girl” takes on an additional meaning. Although Megan has has been proving its credibility in anime for yearss, men are always online accuse her of being a fake fan and an influence hunter. She doesn’t need to prove anything to anyone, but this song should silence all opponents.

Megan also does a lot to update our collective image of anime fans and so-called nerds, demonstrating that you can be a anime fan and one “cannon”, as Megan calls her listeners. Arguably one of the most influential and visible anime fans In recent years, she has been at the forefront of the movement for make anime cool againFor fans of Megan’s music and the anime, this crossover is a match made in heaven.

Why is this important?

As we have already discussed this in this column, fans love it when their favorites are authentically themselvesand that’s part of the reason why the reaction to “Otaku Hot Girl” has been so positive.

For Megan’s black female fans, this demonstration of authenticity is particularly encouraging. She has created a universe where being a black girl nerdy is not only acceptable but also aspirational, and the hot girls stand at attention.