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爆死 bakushi
Blew it all, got nothing.
What does bakushi mean?
Literally "explosive death". You spent the money, spun the gacha, and walked away empty-handed. Posted with a screenshot of the results, it's practically its own genre.
Example
十連を三回回して爆死した。
I did three ten-pulls and got absolutely nothing.
Vibe
Who you can say this to, and how it lands.
Friends only Casual. Natural with friends, out of place at work or with strangers.
The story behind bakushi
爆死 means explosive death, and Japanese used it for spectacular failures long before gacha: a film nobody came to see, a product that dies on the shelf. Games gave it a precise new home. You saved, you decided, you spent, and the results screen showed you nothing you wanted.
What is charming is that the reporting is compulsory. A 爆死 post arrives with the screenshot attached, the count of pulls, and no attempt at dignity, and it reliably collects more replies than a lucky result would. Misery is better company. There is a whole comic register built on this, and the appropriate response from friends is sympathy first, laughter immediately afterwards.
Get bakushi in your pocket
爆死 is one of 308 words in YABAI, a Japanese culture snack for Android. Every word comes with its meaning, an example sentence, a vibe check and a story like the one above — in 13 languages, read aloud by your device. Paid app: no ads, no sign-up, no subscription.
