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** Besides [=IchiRuki, IchiHime, UlquiHime, and RenRuki=], many het fans support Uryuu/Orihime, Hitsugaya/Hinamori, Gin/Rangiku, and/or Kisuke/Yoruichi. Slash fans have their share of preferred ships as well, such as Ichigo/Renji, Ichigo/Uryuu, Ichigo/Grimmjow, or Ulquiorra/Grimmjow. Almost all yuri fans support Yoruichi/Soi Fon.
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** Besides [=IchiRuki, IchiHime, UlquiHime, and RenRuki=], many het fans support Uryuu/Orihime, Hitsugaya/Hinamori, Hitsugaya/Hinamori (despite this being a [[AllThereInTheManual confirmed]] LikeBrotherLikeSister relationship), Gin/Rangiku, Hisagi/Rangiku and/or Kisuke/Yoruichi. Slash fans have their share of preferred ships as well, such as Ichigo/Renji, Ichigo/Uryuu, Ichigo/Grimmjow, or Ulquiorra/Grimmjow. The most prominant yaoi ship is Ikkaku/Yumichika which, while [[HeterosexualLifePartners not present]] in the manga, is given almost as much ShipTease by the anime as they give [=IchiRuki=]. Almost all yuri fans support Yoruichi/Soi Fon.
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*** Uryuu/Orihime was especially popular during the Soul Society arc, as the two were paired together throughout the majority of the arc. It didn't help that this was the point Orihime's character transitioned from TheDitz into being relatively more serious and empathic; this resulted in her showing a deep care and concern for Uryuu (especially when he ended up facing Mayuri) that several interpreted as a product of deeper feelings (though later on it was revealed to simply be Orihime's nature). Needless to say, Orihime's silent confession to Ichigo was considered a FaceHeelTurn for some.
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*** Uryuu/Orihime was especially popular during the Soul Society arc, as the two were paired together throughout the majority of the arc. It didn't help that this was the point Orihime's character transitioned from TheDitz into being relatively far more serious and empathic; this resulted in her showing a deep care and concern for Uryuu (especially when he ended up facing Mayuri) that several interpreted as a product of deeper feelings (though later on it was revealed to simply be Orihime's nature). Needless to say, Orihime's silent confession to Ichigo was considered a FaceHeelTurn for some.
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*** Uryuu/Orihime was especially popular during the Soul Society arc, at it didn't help that the two were paired together throughout the majority of the arc. Needless to say, Orihime's silent confession to Ichigo was considered a FaceHeelTurn for some readers.
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*** Uryuu/Orihime was especially popular during the Soul Society arc, at it didn't help that as the two were paired together throughout the majority of the arc. It didn't help that this was the point Orihime's character transitioned from TheDitz into being relatively more serious and empathic; this resulted in her showing a deep care and concern for Uryuu (especially when he ended up facing Mayuri) that several interpreted as a product of deeper feelings (though later on it was revealed to simply be Orihime's nature). Needless to say, Orihime's silent confession to Ichigo was considered a FaceHeelTurn for some readers.some.
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** The case of Athrun/Cagalli was certainly a peculiar one, as they were a canon pairing in the first series and the beginning of DESTINY, but through a series of strange events (both in the series and in RL), they ended up dropping out. Even so, fan demand was apparently so much (especially when the pairing wasn't reestablished in the revamped DESTINY finale) that Mitsuo Fukuda, the director for both series, ended up putting together a few Athrun/Cagalli themed AMVs in response.
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** The case of Athrun/Cagalli was certainly a peculiar one, as they were a canon pairing in the first series and the beginning of DESTINY, Destiny, but through a series of strange events (both in the series and in RL), they ended up dropping out. Even so, fan demand was apparently so much (especially when the pairing wasn't reestablished in the revamped DESTINY Destiny finale) that Mitsuo Fukuda, the director for both series, ended up putting together a few Athrun/Cagalli themed AMVs in response.
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*** Despite the WordOfGod and the opinions of the VAs, it's really hard to dissuade that fan POV (even in the manga) when Ichigo and Rukia A.) are the two most prominent characters in the series, B.) hold the most dynamic love/hate relationship of the entire cast, which was even a focal point in the early parts of the story (and is still brought up to every so often in the latter parts) and C.) have had comparatively greater development between them than the other characters. Really, while neither character has crossed the line, there's certainly enough between them to do so, much more enough to have first time readers/viewers convinced.
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*** Despite the WordOfGod and the opinions of the VAs, voice actors, it's really hard to dissuade that fan POV (even in the manga) when Ichigo and Rukia A.) are the two most prominent characters in the series, B.) hold the most dynamic love/hate relationship of the entire cast, which was even a focal point in the early parts of the story (and is still brought up to every so often in the latter later parts) and C.) have had comparatively greater development between them than the other characters. Really, while neither character has crossed the line, there's certainly enough between them to do so, and much more enough to have first time readers/viewers convinced.
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** The case of Athrun/Cagalli was certainly a peculiar one, as they were a canon pairing in the first series and the beginning of DESTINY, but through a series of strange events (both in the series and in RL), they ended up dropping out. Even so, fan demand was apparently so much (especially when the pairing wasn't reestablished in the revamped DESTINY finale) that the Mitsuo Fukuda (the Fukuda, the director for both series) series, ended up putting together a few Athrun/Cagalli themed AMVs in response.
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** The case of Athrun/Cagalli was certainly a peculiar one, as they were a canon pairing in the first series and the beginning of DESTINY, but through a series of strange events (both in the series and in RL), they ended up dropping out. Even so, fan demand was apparently so much (especially when the pairing wasn't reestablished in the revamped finale) that the Mitsuo Fukuda (the director for both series) ended up putting together a few Athrun/Cagalli themed AMVs in response.
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*** Despite the WordOfGod and the opinions of the VAs, it's really hard to dissuade that fan POV (even in the manga) when Ichigo and Rukia A.) are the two most prominent characters in the series, B.) hold the most dynamic love/hate relationship of the entire cast, which was even a focal point in the early parts of the story (and is still brought up to every so often in the latter parts) and C.) have had comparatively greater development between them than the other characters. Really, while neither character has crossed the line, there's certainly enough between them to do so, once more in spite of Kubo's intentions; for what it's worth however, Ichigo holds similar potential with Orihime, though to a lesser degree somewhat.
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*** Despite the WordOfGod and the opinions of the VAs, it's really hard to dissuade that fan POV (even in the manga) when Ichigo and Rukia A.) are the two most prominent characters in the series, B.) hold the most dynamic love/hate relationship of the entire cast, which was even a focal point in the early parts of the story (and is still brought up to every so often in the latter parts) and C.) have had comparatively greater development between them than the other characters. Really, while neither character has crossed the line, there's certainly enough between them to do so, once much more in spite of Kubo's intentions; for what it's worth however, Ichigo holds similar potential with Orihime, though enough to a lesser degree somewhat.have first time readers/viewers convinced.
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*** Despite the WordOfGod and the opinions of the VAs, it's really hard to dissuade that fan POV (even in the manga) when Ichigo and Rukia A.) are the two most prominent characters in the series, B.) hold the most dynamic love/hate relationship of the entire cast, which was even a focal point in the early parts of the story (and is still brought up to every so often in the latter parts) and C.) have had comparatively greater development between them than the other characters. Really, while neither character has crossed the line, there's certainly enough between them to do so, once more in spite of Kubo's intentions; for what it's worth however, Ichigo holds similar potential with Orihime, though to a lesser degree somewhat.
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* For the Manga/KeroroGunsou fanbase, you're more likely to find fanart of Giroro with Natsumi rather than her canon crush, Saburo.
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** Oddly enough, this trope only applies to Ichihime in America. In Japan, Ichihime scored ''50th'' in the same poll mentioned above, making it less popular over there than a lot of {{Crack Pairing}}s and ''[[IncestIsRelative pairings grouping Ichigo with his sisters]]''. While it's thankfully not that unpopular in other countries, it doesn't have a very large fanbase in them, either.
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** At least in America. In Japan, theirs is the most popular pairing.
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* Manga/{{Bleach}}: Ichigo/Rukia, despite Creator/TiteKubo stating twice that they had a unique, non-amorous relationship and both Japanese and American voice actors agreeing that there was no romantic interest, and preferring Ichigo with another LoveInterest, Orihime, manages to have captured the hearts and souls of 90% of the FanDumb. These fans believe [=IchiRuki=] to be totally [[OfficialCouple canon]] and every other Ichigo pairing to be a CrackPairing.
** And the anime hasn't helped, adding a LOAD of [=IchiRuki=] ShipTease that was not in the original manga.
** And the anime hasn't helped, adding a LOAD of [=IchiRuki=] ShipTease that was not in the original manga.
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* Manga/{{Bleach}}: Ichigo/Rukia, despite Creator/TiteKubo stating twice that they had a unique, non-amorous relationship and both Japanese and American voice actors agreeing that there was no romantic interest, and preferring Ichigo with another LoveInterest, Orihime, manages to have captured the hearts and souls of 90% Ichigo/Rukia is one of the FanDumb. These fans believe [=IchiRuki=] to be totally [[OfficialCouple canon]] and every other Ichigo pairing to be a CrackPairing.
** And the anime hasn't helped, adding a LOADgolden examples of [=IchiRuki=] ShipTease that was not this in the original manga.Bleach fandom. Kubo himself has a strong hand in this, considering the fact that he was heavily involved in Fade To Black, '''THE''' IchiRuki film, and he goes out of his way to emphasize Ichigo's bond with Rukia whenever possible. It should be no surprise that much of the fandom hopped onto this bandwagon.
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* The amount of Domon/Allenby shipping in ''[[Anime/MobileFighterGGundam G Gundam]]'' is rather amazing considering that this show came before [[GundamWing the series]] that allegedly attracted all the [[EstrogenBrigade stereotypical shippers]] to the franchise. Proof that {{Love Triangle}}s can survive and thrive even in a fairly straightforward {{shounen}} kung-fu-with-giant-robots show.
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* The amount of Domon/Allenby shipping in ''[[Anime/MobileFighterGGundam G Gundam]]'' is rather amazing considering that this show came before [[GundamWing [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamWing the series]] that allegedly attracted all the [[EstrogenBrigade stereotypical shippers]] to the franchise. Proof that {{Love Triangle}}s can survive and thrive even in a fairly straightforward {{shounen}} kung-fu-with-giant-robots show.
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** [[TheStoic Ulquiorra]]/[[TheMessiah Orihime]], '''big time'''. A poll taken in 2007 revealed that it was the second most popular Bleach heterosexual ship in Japan, with [=IchiRuki=] being first, of course. The poll was taken just after the infamous "slap scene"...as in, ''before'' the majority of their FoeYay. Needless to say, it's still holding that position, and after their [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming final]] [[TearJerker scene]] and the short story released in ''Unmasked'', it probably always will. It's pretty popular here in America, too (tied with Ichihime as the most popular Orihime pairing).
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** [[TheStoic Ulquiorra]]/[[TheMessiah Orihime]], '''big time'''. A poll taken in 2007 revealed that it was the second most popular Bleach heterosexual ship in Japan, with [=IchiRuki=] being first, of course. The poll was taken just after the infamous "slap scene"...as in, ''before'' the majority of their FoeYay. Needless to say, it's still holding that position, and after their [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming final]] [[TearJerker scene]] and the short story released pretty much cemented it in ''Unmasked'', it probably always will.that position. It's pretty popular here in America, too (tied with Ichihime as the most popular Orihime pairing).
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** Ulquiorra/Orihime, '''big time'''. A poll taken in 2007 revealed that it was the second most popular Bleach heterosexual ship in Japan, with [=IchiRuki=] being first, of course. The poll was taken just after the infamous "slap scene"...as in, ''before'' the majority of their FoeYay. Needless to say, it's still holding that position, and after their [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming final]] [[TearJerk scene]] and the short story released in ''Unmasked'', it probably always will. It's pretty popular here in America, too (tied with Ichihime as the most popular Orihime pairing).
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** Ulquiorra/Orihime, [[TheStoic Ulquiorra]]/[[TheMessiah Orihime]], '''big time'''. A poll taken in 2007 revealed that it was the second most popular Bleach heterosexual ship in Japan, with [=IchiRuki=] being first, of course. The poll was taken just after the infamous "slap scene"...as in, ''before'' the majority of their FoeYay. Needless to say, it's still holding that position, and after their [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming final]] [[TearJerk [[TearJerker scene]] and the short story released in ''Unmasked'', it probably always will. It's pretty popular here in America, too (tied with Ichihime as the most popular Orihime pairing).
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* ''CardCaptorSakura'' has Eriol/Tomoyo, even though Eriol/Kaho is canon, and [[spoiler: Tomoyo is in love with Sakura]]. But many fans will pair them because of their similar personality traits and that they find Eriol dating Kaho to be "creepy" because of their apparent age-difference (WordOfGod has stated though that [[spoiler: Eriol is Fujitaka's age, technically making him older than Kaho and ''way'' older than Tomoyo]]).
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* ''CardCaptorSakura'' ''Manga/CardCaptorSakura'' has Eriol/Tomoyo, even though Eriol/Kaho is canon, and [[spoiler: Tomoyo is in love with Sakura]]. But many fans will pair them because of their similar personality traits and that they find Eriol dating Kaho to be "creepy" because of their apparent age-difference (WordOfGod has stated though that [[spoiler: Eriol is Fujitaka's age, technically making him older than Kaho and ''way'' older than Tomoyo]]).
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* CardCaptorSakura has Eriol/Tomoyo, even though Eriol/Kaho is canon, and [[spoiler: Tomoyo is in love with Sakura]]. But many fans will pair them because of their similar personality traits and that they find Eriol dating Kaho to be "creepy" because of their apparent age-difference (WordOfGod has stated though that [[spoiler: Eriol is Fujitaka's age, technically making him older than Kaho and ''way''older than Tomoyo]]).
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* CardCaptorSakura ''CardCaptorSakura'' has Eriol/Tomoyo, even though Eriol/Kaho is canon, and [[spoiler: Tomoyo is in love with Sakura]]. But many fans will pair them because of their similar personality traits and that they find Eriol dating Kaho to be "creepy" because of their apparent age-difference (WordOfGod has stated though that [[spoiler: Eriol is Fujitaka's age, technically making him older than Kaho and ''way''older ''way'' older than Tomoyo]]).
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* ''{{Trigun}}'': Naturally, the fandom ships Vash/Meryl, but a sizeable portion ships Wolfwood/Millie as well despite the latter couple not ''being'' a couple in the manga [[spoiler:the fact that the anime heavily implies the two slept together may have something to do with it]]. Then there are those who ship [[HoYay Vash/Wolfwood]], due to their persistent BackToBackBadasses moments together in both anime and manga and Wolfwood's constant analyzing of Vash's personality [[spoiler:(this because he was appointed by Knives to guide Vash to him)]].
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* ''{{Trigun}}'': Naturally, the fandom ships Vash/Meryl, but a sizeable portion ships Wolfwood/Millie as well despite the latter couple not ''being'' a couple in the manga [[spoiler:the fact that the anime heavily implies the two slept together may have something to do with it]]. Then there are those who ship [[HoYay Vash/Wolfwood]], due to their persistent BackToBackBadasses moments together in both anime and manga and Wolfwood's constant analyzing of Vash's personality [[spoiler:(this because he was appointed by Knives to guide Vash to him)]].him)]].
* CardCaptorSakura has Eriol/Tomoyo, even though Eriol/Kaho is canon, and [[spoiler: Tomoyo is in love with Sakura]]. But many fans will pair them because of their similar personality traits and that they find Eriol dating Kaho to be "creepy" because of their apparent age-difference (WordOfGod has stated though that [[spoiler: Eriol is Fujitaka's age, technically making him older than Kaho and ''way''older than Tomoyo]]).
* CardCaptorSakura has Eriol/Tomoyo, even though Eriol/Kaho is canon, and [[spoiler: Tomoyo is in love with Sakura]]. But many fans will pair them because of their similar personality traits and that they find Eriol dating Kaho to be "creepy" because of their apparent age-difference (WordOfGod has stated though that [[spoiler: Eriol is Fujitaka's age, technically making him older than Kaho and ''way''older than Tomoyo]]).
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* Manga/{{Bleach}}: Ichigo/Rukia, despite TiteKubo stating twice that they had a unique, non-amorous relationship and both Japanese and American voice actors agreeing that there was no romantic interest, and preferring Ichigo with another LoveInterest, Orihime, manages to have captured the hearts and souls of 90% of the FanDumb. These fans believe [=IchiRuki=] to be totally [[OfficialCouple canon]] and every other Ichigo pairing to be a CrackPairing.
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* Manga/{{Bleach}}: Ichigo/Rukia, despite TiteKubo Creator/TiteKubo stating twice that they had a unique, non-amorous relationship and both Japanese and American voice actors agreeing that there was no romantic interest, and preferring Ichigo with another LoveInterest, Orihime, manages to have captured the hearts and souls of 90% of the FanDumb. These fans believe [=IchiRuki=] to be totally [[OfficialCouple canon]] and every other Ichigo pairing to be a CrackPairing.
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** ''{{Digimon}}'' is good about those. [[DigimonTamers Rukato (Ruki/Rika and Takato)]] fans are a large part of the fanbase who think Ruki is a better match for Takato then Canon Love Interest Juri/Jeri. They mostly say that that is because Ruki and Takato have a "Hot-headed girl x cool-headed guy" chemistry, or even SlapSlapKiss.
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** ''{{Digimon}}'' ''Franchise/{{Digimon}}'' is good about those. [[DigimonTamers [[Anime/DigimonTamers Rukato (Ruki/Rika and Takato)]] fans are a large part of the fanbase who think Ruki is a better match for Takato then Canon Love Interest Juri/Jeri. They mostly say that that is because Ruki and Takato have a "Hot-headed girl x cool-headed guy" chemistry, or even SlapSlapKiss.
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** Furthermore, in ''DigimonFrontier'', [[BelligerentSexualTension Takuya and Izumi]] were {{Implied Love Interest}}s to each other, but the fan community (especially the Japanese) lean more towards [[HoYay Takuya × Kouji]], [[AllGirlsWantBadBoys Kouji × Izumi]], or [[BroodingBoyGentleGirl Kouichi × Izumi]].
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** Furthermore, in ''DigimonFrontier'', ''Anime/DigimonFrontier'', [[BelligerentSexualTension Takuya and Izumi]] were {{Implied Love Interest}}s to each other, but the fan community (especially the Japanese) lean more towards [[HoYay Takuya × Kouji]], [[AllGirlsWantBadBoys Kouji × Izumi]], or [[BroodingBoyGentleGirl Kouichi × Izumi]].
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** Furthermore, in ''[[Digimon Frontier]]'', Takuya and Izumi were ImpliedLoveInterests to each other, but the fan community (especially the Japanese) lean more towards Takuya × Kouji, Kouji × Izumi, or Kouichi × Izumi.
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* Many fans of ''HighSchoolOfTheDead'' think that [[HotAmazon Saeko]] is a far better match for Takashi than Rei. This is probably due to several reasons, including Saeko not being a ClingyJealousGirl like Rei.
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* In ''[[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion Evangelion]]'':
** Many fan writers decide to take a third option and hook up Shinji with not [[{{Tsundere}} Asuka]] or [[SugarAndIcePersonality Rei]], but [[BrainyBrunette Hikari]] in their fics, despite that pairing having no canonical support. One of them explicitly defended his choice on the grounds that Hikari was 'the only marginally sane person in the entire cast, barring the BridgeBunnies'. Then again, sometimes shippers get pretty desperate... after all, the canonically available choices were a {{jerkass}} with various suppressed mental disorders, a BottleFairy with attachment issues, and an [[EmotionlessGirl emotionless]] clone of Shinji's own mother (mixed with alien DNA). Is it any wonder the guy [[TakeAThirdOption took a third option]] and ''destroyed the world?''
** Quite a few fans have gone nuts about [[HoYay Kaworu]] in his episode and how Shinji responded to him.
** Many fan writers decide to take a third option and hook up Shinji with not [[{{Tsundere}} Asuka]] or [[SugarAndIcePersonality Rei]], but [[BrainyBrunette Hikari]] in their fics, despite that pairing having no canonical support. One of them explicitly defended his choice on the grounds that Hikari was 'the only marginally sane person in the entire cast, barring the BridgeBunnies'. Then again, sometimes shippers get pretty desperate... after all, the canonically available choices were a {{jerkass}} with various suppressed mental disorders, a BottleFairy with attachment issues, and an [[EmotionlessGirl emotionless]] clone of Shinji's own mother (mixed with alien DNA). Is it any wonder the guy [[TakeAThirdOption took a third option]] and ''destroyed the world?''
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* For the Manga/KeroroGunso fanbase, you're more likely to find fanart of Giroro with Natsumi rather than her canon crush, Saburo.
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* For the Manga/KeroroGunso fanbase, you're more likely to find fanart of Giroro with Natsumi rather than her canon crush, Saburo.
* ''UruseiYatsura'': RumikoTakahashi originally planned for [[VictoriousChildhoodFriend Ataru/Shinobu]] to be the OfficialCouple and [[ClingyJealousGirl Lum]] to be only an obstacle to their relationship. However, it soon became clear that ''everyone'' had [[EnsembleDarkhorse fallen in love with Lum]] and her one-sided devotion to her "Darling" Ataru, including her own editors - probably because she had unintentionally made Lum ''too'' likeable and endearing a RomanticFalseLead and fans found the {{Tsundere}} [[FurBikini tiger-striped bikini-clad]] [[GreenSkinnedSpaceBabe alien]] [[CuteMonsterGirl oni]] [[EverythingsBetterWithPrincesses princess]] to be more [[FreakyIsCool appealing]] in more than [[MsFanservice one way]]) than the somewhat less {{Tsundere}} OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent - and she was compelled to turn Ataru/Lum into the official couple instead. Many fans have speculated that this experience was what caused her to not only make Lum's {{Expy}} Shampoo far less likeable but also [[ShipSinking sink]] several Fan Preferred Couples in her later series ''[[RanmaOneHalf Ranma 1/2]]''.
* A shocking majority of the Manga/InuYasha fandom ships [[NobleDemon Sesshomaru]] [[WifeHusbandry with]] [[MoralityPet Rin]], while his [[ImpliedLoveInterest canonical feelings]] for [[DarkMagicalGirl Kagura]] are all but ignored. Even more jarring since Rin is canonically a ShipperOnDeck for Sess/Kagura, not to mention Sesshomaru's [[ParentalIncest ''adoptive daughter'']] in all but name whom he has been taking care off since she was ''seven years old''.
** And those that don't ship Sesshomaru/Rin are busy shipping Sesshomaru/Kagome.
* Aside from the age and incest hurdle, Sasami from ''Anime/TenchiMuyo'' is big with fans for being the most subdued and overtly normal -- or at least sane -- girl in the show (in ''very'' general terms). In fact, before the GreatCrash, this page was called "Sasami Syndrome". WordOfGod has it that [[spoiler:Sasami ''will'' marry Tenchi eventually. Because ''[[TenchiSolution everyone else]]'' will, too]]. Even then, however, many fans feel that Sasami alone - or ''any'' of the girls - would be preferable to [[TenchiSolution the status quo]].
* Soul and Maka from ''SoulEater'', though the same can be said for all of the meisters and their weapon partners. Kid/Crona is also ''very'' popular, especially on deviantART. Although meister/weapon pairings are very popular, Soul/Maka seems to be the biggest faction, with at least three separate deviantART fangroups.
** There's also a sugnificant faction of Kid/Maka, Kid/Soul, Maka/Crona, and Stein/Spirit supporters that should not be over-looked.
* ''Anime/{{Naruto}}'' has been [[LongRunners running for nearly a decade]] with no {{Official Couple}}s in sight. Do the [[{{Shipping}} Shipper]] frustration math yourself.
** [[PortmanteauCoupleName NaruHina]] has been popular enough to get plenty of ShipTease in {{Filler}}, a date in a HighSchoolAU bonus feature and a canon-defying RelationshipUpgrade in [[NarutoShippudenUltimateNinjaStorm2 a video game adaptation]].
** [[HoYay Naruto/Sasuke]] enjoys all sorts of support and homage, especially on [[MostFanficWritersAreGirls fanfiction.net]] and its ilk, even though it has already been well-established that Naruto is straight and Sasuke is [[AxCrazy homicidally insane]]. To be fair, Naruto's disproportionate obsession with "saving" Sasuke ''does'' raise an eyebrow or two. Among the rest of the generic HoYay galore, [[ShipsThatPassInTheNight Kakashi/Iruka]] stands out in popularity, with [[ThoseTwoGuys Genma/Raidou and/or Izumo/Kotetsu]] as popular ShipMates.
** [[KissingCousins Neji/Hinata]] is supposedly popular back in Japan, presumably due to [[IncestIsRelative cousin incest]] [[ValuesDissonance being more accepted there]]. It's worth mentioning that biologically, Neji and Hinata are half-siblings (their respective fathers are identical twins), so FromACertainPointOfView, this is BrotherSisterIncest.
** Shikamaru is so frequently paired up with Temari (by fans in Japan, the West and pretty much anywhere the manga is known) that many assume it is already canon, even though they haven't ''technically'' gone on a date and another girl named [[NerdGlasses Shiho]] has shown strong romantic interest in Shikamaru. The series does hint heavily at something being there- they keep getting ShipTease [[ShippingGoggles half-invisible to the naked eye]]- and WordOfGod agrees there is something between them, but seems to suggest it's just not important enough for us to get to see it happen on-panel. Which hasn't stopped fans from anticipating a RelationshipUpgrade.
** Tsunade and Jiraiya [[spoiler:before the latter died]].
* Fans of ''DaCapo'' are rather divided about who Jun'ichi should have ended up with, but most think Kotori would have been a much better match for him than Nemu for various reasons, among them not being a {{Tsundere}} or his [[NotBloodSiblings adopted sister]]. Unfortunately, the sequel reinforced the official pairing by featuring Jun'ichi and Nemu's granddaughters. (An alternate-universe OVA was released in which Kotori wins. Kotori must have been pretty popular.) In the original VN, Nemu has almost an unrecognizable personality if you're only used to her in the anime (she's far less bitchy and far more empathic and likable). She was undoubtedly the favorite of the majority until the anime adaptations.
* In ''[[Manga/RanmaOneHalf Ranma 1/2]]'':
** Ryoga Hibiki is almost always paired with Ukyo Kunoji, much more frequently then Ranma Saotome is, though the popularity of this (and Shampoo/Mousse) is likely due to: A) it [[ShipMates not contradicting]] the OfficialCouple, B) it [[CleaningUpRomanticLooseEnds making it easier for Ranma and Akane to get together]], C) Ryoga and Ukyo's {{Last Minute Hookup}}s in the manga [[StrangledByTheRedString not being all that popular]], D) the anime writers added a lot of Ryoga/Ukyo ShipTease that wasn't present in the original manga.
** [[MayDecemberRomance Kasumi/Dr. Tofu]] is a surprisingly common ship. Admittedly, it was one of the first genuine-seeming romances hinted at in the series, but WordOfGod states that Tofu's feelings are one-sided, which is hinted at in canon by the fact that LoveMakesYouDumb and LoveMakesYouCrazy apply to Dr. Tofu to such an extent that Kasumi is honestly unaware that he acts any differently normally.
** Kuno/Nabiki is another Fan Preferred Couple that's popular for reasons similar to the ones given to Ryoga/Ukyo (i.e. it [[ShipMates not contradicting Ranma/Akane]] and [[CleaningUpRomanticLooseEnds eliminating one of Ranma's suitor problems]]), and like with Ryoga/Ukyo, the anime gives them a bit more ShipTease for fans to lean on.
** In Japan the reason that the anime was shown out of order was because they wanted to introduce Shampoo earlier to boost ratings since she was the fan favorite fiancée in that country where Shampoo/Ranma was the most wanted pairing at the time.
* ''Anime/SailorMoon'':
** Many fans find the more emotionally expressive pop idol Seiya Kou from the ''Stars'' season to be a much better match than the more subdued Mamoru because Usagi and Seiya's personalities mesh well together. The fact that Seiya is actually female is not addressed by the series, though the series conveniently keeps Usagi [[SelectiveObliviousness painfully oblivious]] to Seiya's feelings up until the end of the series. This is also not helped by the manga having Seiya love Usagi from afar (and even forge correspondence from Mamoru [[spoiler:since Usagi was still in denial over him dying in front of her]]) and the anime actually using her as a ReplacementLoveInterest when Mamoru was PutOnABus.
** There are a lot of fans who give in to the [[LesYay lesbian-oriented subtext]] supposedly in the show, the manga, and the [[PrettyGuardianSailorMoon live-action version]]. The most popular non-canon couples are Minako/Rei, Makoto/Ami and Hotaru/Chibiusa. Of course there are many, many more variations of this, especially when one includes the het possibilities.
* Many of the fans who watched the ''RurouniKenshin'' prequel {{OVA}} ''Tsuiokuhen/Trust and Betrayal'' or read the corresponding Remembrance arc in the manga came to prefer his lost love, [[EmotionlessGirl Tomoe]], over his SecondLove, [[{{Tsundere}} Kaoru]], in spite of the teeny-tiny problem of [[spoiler:Tomoe being ''dead'' by the time Kenshin meets Kaoru]].
* Many ''HotGimmick'' fans prefer Hatsumi to have ended up with [[spoiler:her (adopted) brother Shinogu]] rather than Ryoki, given Ryoki's [[BastardBoyfriend treatment of Hatsumi]]. And in the novel, [[spoiler:Hatsumi actually ''does'' end up with Shinogu]].
* Many ''FushigiYuugi'' fans prefer to pair Miaka with Tasuki instead of Tamahome.
* In the ''DigimonAdventure02'' series:
** While Ken/Miyako (Ken/Yolei) wound up canon in the finale, there was very little actual development between the two other than Yolei mentioning her having a crush on him. Unsurprisingly, couplings of either with someone else usually have more fan support. Takari (Takeru/Hikari) also ended up as this since it already had a large fandom from when it was a popular ToyShip in the first season.
** Not to mention the massive fandom that surrounded Taichi/Sora (Tai/Sora) that did a major WTF when Yamato (Matt) -- [[GainaxEnding with almost no prior development]] -- ended up [[StrangledByTheRedString marrying the latter]] and relegating Taichi to [[UnluckyChildhoodFriend his original relationship role]]. With that said, the dub pushed the pairing more than the original, but many are still convinced that Taichi/Sora was [[RelationshipWritingFumble actually meant to happen]]. [[DieForOurShip Divorce fics ensue]].
*** Not that the writers handled the [=Tai/Matt/Sora=] relationship all that well ''after'' they got together in the series; discussions often point out how, while Matt and Sora are clearly the parents of one another's children, the epilogue deliberately refrains from saying they got married and keeps them from interacting much at all -- in ''clear contrast'' to Ken and Yolei. The nitpicky may also bring up how Sora both addresses Tai first and dodges behind him in Diaboromon Strikes Back, when Matt was ''right there''.
** ''{{Digimon}}'' is good about those. [[DigimonTamers Rukato (Ruki/Rika and Takato)]] fans are a large part of the fanbase who think Ruki is a better match for Takato then Canon Love Interest Juri/Jeri. They mostly say that that is because Ruki and Takato have a "Hot-headed girl x cool-headed guy" chemistry, or even SlapSlapKiss.
*** Not that Takato and Ruki (or Ruki and Jian)[[hottip:*:Okay, ''this'' guy has more SpellMyNameWithAnS going than simply having a different name in the US. His Japanese name, Jenrya Lee, is the Japanese way of writing the Chinese name Jianliang Lee. This wasn't a widely known fact when the series was new, so Jenrya and Jen are names that frequently appear in fandom. His dub name is Henry Wong. And of course, there's FirstNameBasis being more intimate in Japan than in the west - "Lee-kun or -san is his most common ''onscreen'' Japanese name. So Henry, Jenrya, Jen, Jianliang, Jian, and Lee all refer to the same guy.]] ever got along too badly. And the {{Ship Tease}} with Ryo was mostly him hitting on her as part of their rivalry, and stunted by his few sporadic appearences in the latter third of series making it hard for most viewers to get attached to him.
** "Hot-headed girl x cool-headed guy" probably best fits Ruki and Jian, as that pairing was wildly popular in the Japanese fan community. In canon, Ruki got a lot of {{Ship Tease}} with Ryo, but you'll find more fanwork to Ruki and Jian ([[PortmanteauCoupleName "Leeruki"]] as the Japanese fans called it) than for Ruki and Ryo.
** [[TVGenius Koushiro/Izzy]] and [[SpoiledSweet Mimi]] is quite popular among the Japanese fandom (it's somewhat popular in the West, too, but not as preferred as [[TheLancer Yamato]]/Mimi). Must have something to do with {{Opposites Attract}}.
* There's the popular pairing of Ruri/Akito in ''MartianSuccessorNadesico''. This is also kind of aided by the fact that their seiyuu, Omi Minami and Yuji Ueda, are married in real life.
* ''LightNovel/StrawberryPanic'' fans will often hate Amane for two things: taking away their beloved Hikari/Yaya Coupling and being a {{Bifauxnen}}. It doesn't help that many viewers, and several reviewers, who weren't even in a {{Shipping}} mindset, found the Hikari/Amane romance subplot to be bland and forgettable.
* The most popular pairing in ''{{Slayers}}'' fandom used to be Lina/Zelgadis, given that both are level-headed and intelligent - despite the fact that Zelgadis cannot stand Lina at times -, as opposed to the canon Lina/Gourry. Nowadays, it has a rather small following. This might have something to do with [[OfficialCouple Amelia]] becoming less hated over the years partly due to [[CharacterDevelopment character development]]. Other [[AlternateContinuity official works]] have noted this - the LightNovel series artist now draws Zelgadis and Amelia together, and several manga adaptations, namely the manga version of the fifth anime season, has a massive ShipTease in regards to them.
* The amount of Domon/Allenby shipping in ''[[Anime/MobileFighterGGundam G Gundam]]'' is rather amazing considering that this show came before [[GundamWing the series]] that allegedly attracted all the [[EstrogenBrigade stereotypical shippers]] to the franchise. Proof that {{Love Triangle}}s can survive and thrive even in a fairly straightforward {{shounen}} kung-fu-with-giant-robots show.
** The manga adaptation played up Allenby and Domon's [[BelligerentSexualTension teasing]]; the artist made it clear in an interview that he preferred Allenby to Rain.
* Many ''Anime/{{Mai-HiME}}'' fans are convinced that the [[TallDarkAndSnarky dark and suave]] student-council vice-president Reito Kanzaki makes a much better match for Mai than male main character Yuuichi Tate, since Reito openly acknowledges his crush on her early on while Yuuichi [[CannotSpitItOut tends to skirt the issue]]. [[YuriFan Others]] believe that Mikoto Minagi would be a better pairing option for her (hard not to see, since [[LesYay the two of them are attached at the hip throughout most of the series]]). Keep in mind that Reito and Mikoto [[spoiler:are brother and sister]], but that's needlessly complicating things.
* ''VisualNovel/{{CLANNAD}}'' was ''[[FirstGirlWins extremely]]'' obvious about pairing Tomoya and Nagisa. Didn't stop many, many people from wanting to pair Tomoya with [[CloudCuckooLander Kotomi]] or [[ActionGirl Tomoyo]].
* Manga/{{Bleach}}: Ichigo/Rukia, despite TiteKubo stating twice that they had a unique, non-amorous relationship and both Japanese and American voice actors agreeing that there was no romantic interest, and preferring Ichigo with another LoveInterest, Orihime, manages to have captured the hearts and souls of 90% of the FanDumb. These fans believe [=IchiRuki=] to be totally [[OfficialCouple canon]] and every other Ichigo pairing to be a CrackPairing.
** And the anime hasn't helped, adding a LOAD of [=IchiRuki=] ShipTease that was not in the original manga.
** ''Bleach'' seems to get this for '''a lot''' of pairings. The most prominent are Ichigo/Orihime, Ulquiorra/Orihime, and Renji/Rukia. Expect a lot of DieForOurShip; mostly it's a matter of taste on the first and third, but there's enough fans with ForWantOfANail on the second relationship that most fanficiton has Orihime's canon-love for Ichigo fade away in favor of the JerkAss [[TheStoic Stoic]].
** Besides [=IchiRuki, IchiHime, UlquiHime, and RenRuki=], many het fans support Uryuu/Orihime, Hitsugaya/Hinamori, Gin/Rangiku, and/or Kisuke/Yoruichi. Slash fans have their share of preferred ships as well, such as Ichigo/Renji, Ichigo/Uryuu, Ichigo/Grimmjow, or Ulquiorra/Grimmjow. Almost all yuri fans support Yoruichi/Soi Fon.
* A lot of ''[[Anime/MobileSuitGundamSeed Gundam SEED]]'' and ''[[Anime/MobileSuitGundamSeedDestiny Gundam SEED Destiny]]'' fans still scoff at the official pairings and think Kira/Flay, Athrun/Cagalli and Shinn/Stellar are a lot better. In Shinn and Kira's cases, it appears to be a 50/50 even split.
* ''[[Anime/MobileSuitGundamWing Gundam Wing]]'': The show's writers intended [[HitmanWithAHeart Heero]][=/=][[RebelliousPrincess Relena]] (especially in the sidestories like ''Blind Target'' and ''Battlefield of Pacifists''), but the YaoiFangirls completely and utterly despise her and pair him with [[TheLancer Duo]] 99 times out of 100. Making this especially odd is the fact that Duo [[ShipperOnDeck does his best to get Heero and Relena to admit their feelings for one another]].
* In ''[[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion Evangelion]]'':
** Many fan writers decide to take a third option and hook up Shinji with not [[{{Tsundere}} Asuka]] or [[SugarAndIcePersonality Rei]], but [[BrainyBrunette Hikari]] in their fics, despite that pairing having no canonical support. One of them explicitly defended his choice on the grounds that Hikari was 'the only marginally sane person in the entire cast, barring the BridgeBunnies'. Then again, sometimes shippers get pretty desperate... after all, the canonically available choices were a {{jerkass}} with various suppressed mental disorders, a BottleFairy with attachment issues, and an [[EmotionlessGirl emotionless]] clone of Shinji's own mother (mixed with alien DNA). Is it any wonder the guy [[TakeAThirdOption took a third option]] and ''destroyed the world?''
** Quite a few fans have gone nuts about [[HoYay Kaworu]] in his episode and how Shinji responded to him.
* Many fans of ''Anime/TheBigO'' prefer lead character Roger Smith to be with [[RobotGirl Dorothy Waynewright]] over [[FemmeFatale Angel]].
* In ''Anime/CodeGeass'':
** Post-series, the creators did their best to [[ShipSinking dismiss]] the Lelouch/C.C. ship. Fans of Lulu/CC persist because the pair, a [[TheChessmaster Chessmaster]] ByronicHero and a MysteriousWaif BrokenBird, complemented each other very well - so well that a vast majority of the show's art, both fan- and official, puts Lelouch with C.C. rather than [[ActionGirl Kallen]] or [[UnluckyChildhoodFriend Shirley]].
* In ''TokyoMewMew'', it was the rare fan who wanted Ichigo and Masaya to end up together.
* Roy/Riza of ''FullmetalAlchemist'' seems to be of the "set it up as fan-preferred for extra credit when it becomes official" variety, with many [[ShipperOnDeck other characters]] [[EveryoneCanSeeIt acknowledging it]]. The true Fan Preferred Couple of the series is Roy/Ed, which is unsurprisingly popular with slash fans (especially among fans of the first anime), even with Ed being in an OfficialCouple with Winry in the manga.
** [=RoyAi=] is SO prefered, in fact, that some fans have repeatedly propagated mis-translations in order to make it seem to the unwary as though their [[RelationshipUpgrade Relationship Upgrade]] has been granted, despite it being firmly denied in canon, debunked in Perfect Guides, and [[ShipSinking declared impossible]] by [[WordofGod word of god]].
** Even before Brotherhood or the completion of the manga, Ed/Win was incredibly poppular among fans of the original anime series. Ed/Al also have a following that rivals ''[[Series/{{Supernatural}} Wincest]]''! Then there're the Ed/Envy shippers, not to mention the minority who support Roy/Maes, Roy/Havoc, Ed/Heidrich, Ed/Riza, and the could-be canon Al/Mei.
* In ''KatekyoHitmanReborn'', it's safe to say that the majority of [[YaoiFangirl fans]] ship Tsuna with pretty much any male in the series, and tend to [[HetIsEw dislike him being paired with any of the more canon female love interests]]. And even when there are shippers that put him in a hetero relationship, it never seems to be with his most official love interest, Kyoko, who's viewed by many as a ShallowLoveInterest.
** Sidekicks Yamamoto and Gokudera are arguably the most popular ship among American fans. Dino/Hibari and Mukuro/Hibari fans are also abundant.
* A ''lot'' of people who have read the ''Literature/HaruhiSuzumiya'' novels are of the opinion that Kyon/Yuki is the perfect couple. This can be attributed to the 4th novel, ''Disappearance'', which [[ShipTease focuses majorly on Yuki and Kyon]], as well as the fact that Haruhi tends to go OutOfFocus, while Yuki becomes more focused on, all combined with an utter lack of any major Haruhi/Kyon hints. The fact that the author himself has said Yuki is his favourite character may also help. It may also help that Yuki is beloved by an enormous portion of the fandom, individuals at worst not expressing any interest in her, while Haruhi, though popular as well, has [[BaseBreaker acquired a significant force of haters]] due to the more abrasive and violent portions of her personality.
* ''Manga/AxisPowersHetalia'' has quite a number of them, thanks to LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters and HoYay. The main Fan Preferred Couple by a wide margin is America/England with a ''lot'' of fans loving their BelligerentSexualTension dynamic and the amount of ShipTease they get in canon and also the fact that the pairing has plenty of potential for humor, fluff and angst in fanworks. There are [[LauncherOfAThousandShips many other popular pairings for America and England]], but even a casual glance over the fandom in general will confirm that "US/UK" stands heads and shoulders above the closest competition. (In the English fandom at least; it's a much closer call in the Japanese fandom where it stands toe-to-toe with England/Japan.)
** While America/England is still incredibly popular, Germany/Italy and France/England have been giving them a run for their money as of late. Russia/China and Sweden/Finland are also on the rise.
* Most ''Manga/LuckyStar'' fans prefer to ship Konata and Kagami, and there have been some ''slight'' {{Ship Tease}}s, mainly on Kagami's part.
* There have been some similar LesYay debates over ''Manga/AzumangaDaioh'', mainly involving ShrinkingViolet Sakaki. The most popular Fanfic pairings for her seems to be with Kagura. Chiyo/Osaka seems to be another favored pairing in the fandom.
** The Tomo/Yomi pairing is outright considered {{Fanon}}.
*** As is Yukari/Nyamo, with many assuming the once mentioned "[[NoodleIncident Love Letter]]" was to Yukari from Nyamo.
* The ''VisualNovel/HigurashiNoNakuKoroNi'' fandom is split on who Keiichi should be with, with ''all'' of the girls claiming a share of fans (Rena and Mion being the most popular). Rika/Satoko is far more popular than Rika/Hanyuu or Satoko/Hanyuu.
* The ''SetoNoHanayome'' fandom actually did a poll about this. [[OfficialCouple San/Nagasumi]] came out on top. ([[http://img39.imageshack.us/i/09134.png/ See the results for yourself]].)
* From ''AshitaNoNadja'', at least half of the fanbase will tell you that [[KidSamurai Kennosuke]] is that much of a more fitting match for Nadja. It helps that Nadja's [[LoveTriangle Love Triangle-y]] canon interest on Francis/[[spoiler:Keith]] (BlackRose) is mostly based on a "he saved me, therefore I love him" reaction, while her friendship with Kennosuke was actually developed and detailed.
* Although by far one of the most popular couples in ''DGrayMan'', the mind-numbingly obvious pairing of Allen and Lenalee has accumulated a fair amount of haters. Most of the remaining in the fandom are proud [[PortmanteauCoupleName Yullen]] (Kanda/Allen) fans because of a "hate/love" appeal.
* In ''GreatTeacherOnizuka'', many people sees Urumi Kanzaki as a better choice for Onizuka. Maybe the fact that she does have a personality helps, while Fuyutsuki is there [[ShallowLoveInterest just to fill the role of love interest]].
* Quite a few ''{{Genshiken}}'' fans would love to see Madarame and Saki at least try to get together. Sure, Madarame seems to have a disadvantage compared to Kousaka in the looks department, but he and Saki seem to be a much better match when it comes to temperament. They also like to tease each other a bit too much for comfort.
* ''OuranHighSchoolHostClub'', being a ReverseHarem series, has a lot of this. Although the canon pairing (in the manga, at least) is Tamaki/Haruhi, many fans pair Haruhi with Hikaru (who also has romantic feelings for her, although they're one-sided). The anime kept all possible pairings open by ending with Haruhi not romantically involved with anyone, which was probably a smart move on their part. Tamaki/Kyouya is also a popular ship, particularly among those who pair Haruhi with someone else.
** Hikaru/Kaoru is the most popular pairing on fanfiction.net, despite it being the least likely of all the pairings to become canon.
** From the same website, Haruhi/Kyouya is apparently more popular than Haruhi/Hikaru.
* ''Anime/ToAruMajutsuNoIndex'' gets a lot of this as well. While no OfficialCouple is present, most fans want Touma and Mikoto to hook up. [[Manga/ToAruKagakuNoRailgun Mikoto/Kuroko]] is also quite popular among the {{Yuri Fan}}s.
* Fans of ''Anime/CowboyBebop'' can't agree on who Spike should be with, but they do seem to agree that it's not his canon love interest, [[ShallowLoveInterest Julia]]. It helps that WordOfGod has confirmed Spike and Faye had a thing for each other, but Spike's obsession with his past prevented him from doing anything about it.
* ''MahouSenseiNegima'' has not yet reached its conclusion, but no matter who ends up "winning", ''somebody'' is going to be complaining about it, as there are numerous ships that are extremely popular in the fandom (Negi/Asuna for a start).
* The ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}'' anime has a few, despite the NoHuggingNoKissing. Ash/Misty is probably the most popular, helped by a precious few ShipTease moments and a saccharine love ballad she sings to him buried somewhere in the 2B A Master soundtrack. With Pokémon/Human fans it's either Ash and Latias or Pikachu. Rival-wise it's May and Drew, which was given ShipTease in most episodes Drew appeared in, getting increasingly blatant over time. Gay wise it's him and Gary, while lesbian wise it's either Zoey and Dawn or Cynthia and Dawn. Ash's Mom (Delia)/Professor Oak had a strong following for a while, possibly due to Oak acting as Ash's father figure most of the series.
* In the ''Manga/PokemonSpecial'' manga it tends to be Red and Yellow. Blue[[hottip:*:Green in America]]/Silver, Gold/Crystal, and Ruby/Sapphire teeter on the edge of canon, but can still be called this. With any other manga? ...Eh...Most fans don't know of any other manga. A slight example is ''Manga/PokemonDiamondAndPearlAdventure'', where Jun and Mitsumi seems popular.
** Contrary to the games, Black/White is a much more popular ship amongst Pokémon Special fans then N/White, whose game counterparts are the components of one of the most popular game ships in existence.
*** Ironically, the one thing that had Special fans dropping the N/White like hot potatoes was the one thing that made their game counterparts so popular. Can you say, [[FerrisWheelDateMoment Ferris]] [[TraumaCongaLine Wheel]]?
* In a series like ''Literature/{{Durarara}}'' with {{loads and loads of characters}} and many possible pairings, guess which pairing is the most popular? That's right, it's [[FoeYay Shizuo/Izaya]]. Despite Narita [[WordofGod claiming that the two will never end up together]], he deliberately ships the two together. Check the ShipTease page for all the examples.
* ''MagicalGirlLyricalNanoha'' is infamous for its ShipTease -- sometimes ''metric tons'' of it -- for couples that are not official at all. And that means basically all potential pairings, since there's exactly one OfficialCouple in canon to date... an off-screen hookup between a member of the supporting cast and a glorified extra. The fans have responded with {{Fan Preferred Pairing}}s for most of the main cast, particularly Nanoha/Fate, Suzuka/Arisa, Hayate/Vita, Subaru/Teana, Caro/Erio/Lutecia, and Vivio/Einheart. (That is, not counting the [[TenchiSolution harem theory]].)
* The only [[OfficialCouple official couples]] in ''NabariNoOu'' are Thobari/Hanabusa and Kouichi/Raimei. However, thanks to the [[SerialEscalation sheer amount of]] ShipTease Yoite/Miharu and Raikou/Gau get, fans overwhelmingly prefer to {{Squee}} over those pairings instead.
* Many fans of ''HighSchoolOfTheDead'' think that [[HotAmazon Saeko]] is a far better match for Takashi than Rei. This is probably due to several reasons, including Saeko not being a ClingyJealousGirl like Rei.
** There's also the fact that Rei [[{{Netorare}} toyed with him]] on purpose, knowing full well what his feelings were.
** Of course, in a post apocalyptic world where the only people you know but aren't undead yet are gendered over 2:1 in favour of women, there's not exactly much in the way of alternatives.
* ''Manga/OnePiece'' has a few, despite NoHuggingNoKissing being heavily hinted at as the author's intent. The fandom heavily prefers pairing Luffy with Nami, citing a unique relationship between the two as evidence, as well as the fact that author Oda's wife apparently cosplays as her. On the Yaoi side, Luffy is often paired with Zoro, or Zoro with Sanji. Other fan-favored pairings include the sorta-obvious Usopp and Kaya, as well as Zoro and Robin.
** A more extensive list includes:
*** Franky/Robin (due to them having been described as the "dad" and "mom" of the Straw Hat crew, numerous scenes of CharacterDevelopment they share, and both being strongly connected to the MythArc)
*** Sanji/Nami or Sanji/Robin (his constant canonical swooning over both of them plays a role)
*** Zoro/Nami (due to their VitriolicBestBuds nature; fan artwork has even been dedicated to this one)
*** Chopper/Robin (largely because of a filler episode post-Alabasta that centered on his initial interaction with her, despite the [[UnfortunateImplications implied bestiality]])
*** [[LesYay Nami/Kalifa]] (because of how the anime portrayed their fight at Enies Lobby)
*** [[IncestIsRelative Luffy/Ace]] (due to their canonical closeness)
*** Crocodile/Robin (assuming the fanfics where this happens take place before her HeelFaceTurn)
*** [[HoYay Ace/Smoker]] (despite their very ''brief'' clash in Alabasta)
*** Zoro/Tashigi (because of her resemblance to Kuina, Zoro's childhood friend)
*** Zoro/Perona (due to spending two years on a remote island together)
*** [[MayDecemberRomance Smoker/Tashigi]] or, to a lesser extent, Smoker/Hina (canonically he has a good working relationship with both of them, and Hina has a good understanding of Smoker's personality from their days at the Marine academy)
** ...yeah, the possibilities are endless.
* Some fans of ''TearsToTiara'' like to pair Arthur and Octavia together, since they're both noble warriors and swordsmen [[spoiler:with Sad Pasts that involve their dead loved ones. And of course the fans were excited when they saw [[ShipTease episode 10]]]].
* The favorite pairing among fans (And the creator, believe it or not) of ''InfiniteStratos'' seems to be Ichika and Char[[spoiler:lotte]] Dunios. It seems to help that Char is the only non {{Tsundere}} member of the harem.
* Future Trunks and Android 18 is a very popular couple in the ''DragonBall'' 's fandom, moreso than the OfficialCouple of Krillin and 18. Bear in mind that Android 18's counterpart from Trunks' BadFuture killed his entire family. Which might be [[FoeYay part of the appeal]].
** And let's not forget the numerous yaoi/slash pairings as [[FoeYay Vegeta/Goku]], [[MentorShip Mirai Gohan/Mirai Trunks]], [[MentorShip Piccolo/Gohan]], etc.
* Rein and Eclipse from ''FushigiboshinoFutagoHime'' were more popular (in fact, the most popular pairing) in Japan than the OfficialCouple Fine and Eclipse, at least, before the second installment began. Even Mayuki Anan, the artist of the manga adaptation, seemed to prefer them, as Rein and Eclipse got more {{Ship Tease}} than any other pairing.
* [[FoeYay L/Light]] and [[HoYay Mello/Matt]] are the [[http://fanlore.org/wiki/Death_Note most popular ships]] in the ''Manga/DeathNote'' fandom.
** While the slash fans dominate the fandom, L/Misa fans contribute their share of fan art as well.
* From ''{{Yu-Gi-Oh GX}}'', Juudai/Asuka (Jaden/Alexis in America) or Juudai/Johan (Jaden/Jesse)[[hottip:*: The fandom is quite neatly split in two, with one half shipping the former, and the other half shipping the latter]]. As for what the OfficialCouple is... let's just say Juudai [[BiTheWay goes both ways]]... [[ItMakesSenseInContext sort of]].
* [[ForTheLulz Shizuku]] and [[CluelessChickMagnet Natsuru]] in ''LightNovel/{{Kampfer}}'' are essentially this in the eyes of the fans, who love seeing Shizuku trolling the hell out of Natsuru. The official according to the LightNovel is Natsuru and Akane, while the anime opted for the "everyone wins" route.
* Within the ''KashimashiGirlMeetsGirl'' fandom it's extremely rare to see someone who ships Hazumu and Yasuna. This is despite, or maybe because, she was the girl Hazumu was going after for most of the series. The shipping was so noticeable that [[spoiler:an anime {{OVA}} came out that [[ShipSinking killed the Hazumu/Yasuna]] ship with a flimsy excuse, to get Hazumu and [[VictoriousChildhoodFriend Tomari]] [[RelationshipUpgrade together]]]]. It has a mild excuse in the anime, where the ending before the {{OVA}} does have aspects of AssPull.
** It's also worth noting that the manga ''did'' have Hazumu end up with Tomari at the end. The anime came out before the manga ended, though, so it's possible that the manga's ending was influenced to some extent by the popularity of Hazumu/Tomari.
* Tohru/Natsuno and Tatsumi/Ozaki are shipped the most in ''{{Shiki}}'', especially [[HoYay Tohru/Natsuno]].
* In ''TsubasaReservoirChronicle'' Kurogane and Fai are the biggest non canon pairing due to the massive amounts of HoYay between them, and the fact that neither of them have any love interests.
* ''{{Working}}'' has Souta/Poplar, as they seem to actually treat each other nicely, as opposed to Souta's almost-OfficialCouple Inami, whom he has what can only be called BelligerentSexualTension [[AbuseIsOkayWhenitsFemaleOnMale gone wrong]].
* ''{{No6}}'' has Shion and Nezumi, who are ''by far'' the most shipped couple in the fandom. It helps that they have truly massive amounts of HoYay and ShipTease and [[spoiler:go on to have two on-screen kisses]].
* {{Fruits Basket}} is a shipping goldmine! While many support the canical Kyo/Tohru, Yuki/Tohru and Kyo/Yuki complete the love triangle with a large fan base.
* {{Vampire Knight}} has the infamous Zero/Yuuki Kaname/Yuuki Zero/Kaname love triangle. Many fans also support the relationship between minor characters Senri and Rima.
* To be a {{Black Butler}} fan and not ship Sebastian/Ciel is to be insane.
* ''{{Fairy Tail}}'' has its fair share. A good majority of the fandom ships Natsu/Lucy, partly in due to their ''{{One Piece}}'' parallels and their overall closeness. Jellal/Erza and Gray/Juvia is also abundantly supported, helped in fact by the continuous {{Ship Tease}} for the former and the [[StalkerWithACrush adorable]] [[DoggedNiceGuy interactions]] for the latter. {{Beta Couple}} Gajeel/Levy is also unanimously supported by the fandom.
** Also Cobra and Cubelious[[spoiler:Kinana]]
* In the Manga/HayateTheCombatButler fandom the majority of fans seem to be divided between Hayate/Hinagiku and Hayate/Athena. While Hinagiku continues to [[EnsembleDarkHorse completely overshadow the entire cast in terms of popularity]], Athena is a firm second and discussions on the forums can be split pretty evenly. Notably neither of the girls is one of the main heroines, those being Nagi and Maria who have more supporters than the other 'auxiliary' pairings but not nearly enough to compete for fan-favor.
** Wataru/Saki is also incredibly popular among the fandom despite Wataru being interested in Isumi and Sonia having an obvious interest in him. Recently in the manga it seems [[spoiler: that the Wataru/Saki shippers might have won after all, as Wataru confessed to Isumi that he ''loved'' her and has since dropped out of Hakuou to focus on his business with Saki]].
* ''YuYuHakusho'': While Yusuke/Keiko is ''the'' OfficialCouple of the series, there are also fans of [[http://kaskachan.deviantart.com/art/request-Kurama-x-Botan-202199630 Kurama/Botan]], [[HeterosexualLifePartners Kurama/Hiei]] (Googling this one gives you ''plenty'' of NSFW imagery), [[JustFriends Yusuke/Botan]], [[FoeYay Yusuke/Hiei]], Koenma/Botan, Sakyo/Shizuru, and [[DoggedNiceGuy Kuwabara]]/[[ObliviousToLove Yukina]]. [[spoiler:The last one might be canon in the manga, though it's left ambiguous]].
* TowerOfDruaga: Even most Kaaya fans preferred Jil and Fatina as a couple. [[StrangledByTheRedString Could have something to do with how poorly written Jil X Kaaya is.]]
* ''{{Trigun}}'': Naturally, the fandom ships Vash/Meryl, but a sizeable portion ships Wolfwood/Millie as well despite the latter couple not ''being'' a couple in the manga [[spoiler:the fact that the anime heavily implies the two slept together may have something to do with it]]. Then there are those who ship [[HoYay Vash/Wolfwood]], due to their persistent BackToBackBadasses moments together in both anime and manga and Wolfwood's constant analyzing of Vash's personality [[spoiler:(this because he was appointed by Knives to guide Vash to him)]].
* ''UruseiYatsura'': RumikoTakahashi originally planned for [[VictoriousChildhoodFriend Ataru/Shinobu]] to be the OfficialCouple and [[ClingyJealousGirl Lum]] to be only an obstacle to their relationship. However, it soon became clear that ''everyone'' had [[EnsembleDarkhorse fallen in love with Lum]] and her one-sided devotion to her "Darling" Ataru, including her own editors - probably because she had unintentionally made Lum ''too'' likeable and endearing a RomanticFalseLead and fans found the {{Tsundere}} [[FurBikini tiger-striped bikini-clad]] [[GreenSkinnedSpaceBabe alien]] [[CuteMonsterGirl oni]] [[EverythingsBetterWithPrincesses princess]] to be more [[FreakyIsCool appealing]] in more than [[MsFanservice one way]]) than the somewhat less {{Tsundere}} OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent - and she was compelled to turn Ataru/Lum into the official couple instead. Many fans have speculated that this experience was what caused her to not only make Lum's {{Expy}} Shampoo far less likeable but also [[ShipSinking sink]] several Fan Preferred Couples in her later series ''[[RanmaOneHalf Ranma 1/2]]''.
* A shocking majority of the Manga/InuYasha fandom ships [[NobleDemon Sesshomaru]] [[WifeHusbandry with]] [[MoralityPet Rin]], while his [[ImpliedLoveInterest canonical feelings]] for [[DarkMagicalGirl Kagura]] are all but ignored. Even more jarring since Rin is canonically a ShipperOnDeck for Sess/Kagura, not to mention Sesshomaru's [[ParentalIncest ''adoptive daughter'']] in all but name whom he has been taking care off since she was ''seven years old''.
** And those that don't ship Sesshomaru/Rin are busy shipping Sesshomaru/Kagome.
* Aside from the age and incest hurdle, Sasami from ''Anime/TenchiMuyo'' is big with fans for being the most subdued and overtly normal -- or at least sane -- girl in the show (in ''very'' general terms). In fact, before the GreatCrash, this page was called "Sasami Syndrome". WordOfGod has it that [[spoiler:Sasami ''will'' marry Tenchi eventually. Because ''[[TenchiSolution everyone else]]'' will, too]]. Even then, however, many fans feel that Sasami alone - or ''any'' of the girls - would be preferable to [[TenchiSolution the status quo]].
* Soul and Maka from ''SoulEater'', though the same can be said for all of the meisters and their weapon partners. Kid/Crona is also ''very'' popular, especially on deviantART. Although meister/weapon pairings are very popular, Soul/Maka seems to be the biggest faction, with at least three separate deviantART fangroups.
** There's also a sugnificant faction of Kid/Maka, Kid/Soul, Maka/Crona, and Stein/Spirit supporters that should not be over-looked.
* ''Anime/{{Naruto}}'' has been [[LongRunners running for nearly a decade]] with no {{Official Couple}}s in sight. Do the [[{{Shipping}} Shipper]] frustration math yourself.
** [[PortmanteauCoupleName NaruHina]] has been popular enough to get plenty of ShipTease in {{Filler}}, a date in a HighSchoolAU bonus feature and a canon-defying RelationshipUpgrade in [[NarutoShippudenUltimateNinjaStorm2 a video game adaptation]].
** [[HoYay Naruto/Sasuke]] enjoys all sorts of support and homage, especially on [[MostFanficWritersAreGirls fanfiction.net]] and its ilk, even though it has already been well-established that Naruto is straight and Sasuke is [[AxCrazy homicidally insane]]. To be fair, Naruto's disproportionate obsession with "saving" Sasuke ''does'' raise an eyebrow or two. Among the rest of the generic HoYay galore, [[ShipsThatPassInTheNight Kakashi/Iruka]] stands out in popularity, with [[ThoseTwoGuys Genma/Raidou and/or Izumo/Kotetsu]] as popular ShipMates.
** [[KissingCousins Neji/Hinata]] is supposedly popular back in Japan, presumably due to [[IncestIsRelative cousin incest]] [[ValuesDissonance being more accepted there]]. It's worth mentioning that biologically, Neji and Hinata are half-siblings (their respective fathers are identical twins), so FromACertainPointOfView, this is BrotherSisterIncest.
** Shikamaru is so frequently paired up with Temari (by fans in Japan, the West and pretty much anywhere the manga is known) that many assume it is already canon, even though they haven't ''technically'' gone on a date and another girl named [[NerdGlasses Shiho]] has shown strong romantic interest in Shikamaru. The series does hint heavily at something being there- they keep getting ShipTease [[ShippingGoggles half-invisible to the naked eye]]- and WordOfGod agrees there is something between them, but seems to suggest it's just not important enough for us to get to see it happen on-panel. Which hasn't stopped fans from anticipating a RelationshipUpgrade.
** Tsunade and Jiraiya [[spoiler:before the latter died]].
* Fans of ''DaCapo'' are rather divided about who Jun'ichi should have ended up with, but most think Kotori would have been a much better match for him than Nemu for various reasons, among them not being a {{Tsundere}} or his [[NotBloodSiblings adopted sister]]. Unfortunately, the sequel reinforced the official pairing by featuring Jun'ichi and Nemu's granddaughters. (An alternate-universe OVA was released in which Kotori wins. Kotori must have been pretty popular.) In the original VN, Nemu has almost an unrecognizable personality if you're only used to her in the anime (she's far less bitchy and far more empathic and likable). She was undoubtedly the favorite of the majority until the anime adaptations.
* In ''[[Manga/RanmaOneHalf Ranma 1/2]]'':
** Ryoga Hibiki is almost always paired with Ukyo Kunoji, much more frequently then Ranma Saotome is, though the popularity of this (and Shampoo/Mousse) is likely due to: A) it [[ShipMates not contradicting]] the OfficialCouple, B) it [[CleaningUpRomanticLooseEnds making it easier for Ranma and Akane to get together]], C) Ryoga and Ukyo's {{Last Minute Hookup}}s in the manga [[StrangledByTheRedString not being all that popular]], D) the anime writers added a lot of Ryoga/Ukyo ShipTease that wasn't present in the original manga.
** [[MayDecemberRomance Kasumi/Dr. Tofu]] is a surprisingly common ship. Admittedly, it was one of the first genuine-seeming romances hinted at in the series, but WordOfGod states that Tofu's feelings are one-sided, which is hinted at in canon by the fact that LoveMakesYouDumb and LoveMakesYouCrazy apply to Dr. Tofu to such an extent that Kasumi is honestly unaware that he acts any differently normally.
** Kuno/Nabiki is another Fan Preferred Couple that's popular for reasons similar to the ones given to Ryoga/Ukyo (i.e. it [[ShipMates not contradicting Ranma/Akane]] and [[CleaningUpRomanticLooseEnds eliminating one of Ranma's suitor problems]]), and like with Ryoga/Ukyo, the anime gives them a bit more ShipTease for fans to lean on.
** In Japan the reason that the anime was shown out of order was because they wanted to introduce Shampoo earlier to boost ratings since she was the fan favorite fiancée in that country where Shampoo/Ranma was the most wanted pairing at the time.
* ''Anime/SailorMoon'':
** Many fans find the more emotionally expressive pop idol Seiya Kou from the ''Stars'' season to be a much better match than the more subdued Mamoru because Usagi and Seiya's personalities mesh well together. The fact that Seiya is actually female is not addressed by the series, though the series conveniently keeps Usagi [[SelectiveObliviousness painfully oblivious]] to Seiya's feelings up until the end of the series. This is also not helped by the manga having Seiya love Usagi from afar (and even forge correspondence from Mamoru [[spoiler:since Usagi was still in denial over him dying in front of her]]) and the anime actually using her as a ReplacementLoveInterest when Mamoru was PutOnABus.
** There are a lot of fans who give in to the [[LesYay lesbian-oriented subtext]] supposedly in the show, the manga, and the [[PrettyGuardianSailorMoon live-action version]]. The most popular non-canon couples are Minako/Rei, Makoto/Ami and Hotaru/Chibiusa. Of course there are many, many more variations of this, especially when one includes the het possibilities.
* Many of the fans who watched the ''RurouniKenshin'' prequel {{OVA}} ''Tsuiokuhen/Trust and Betrayal'' or read the corresponding Remembrance arc in the manga came to prefer his lost love, [[EmotionlessGirl Tomoe]], over his SecondLove, [[{{Tsundere}} Kaoru]], in spite of the teeny-tiny problem of [[spoiler:Tomoe being ''dead'' by the time Kenshin meets Kaoru]].
* Many ''HotGimmick'' fans prefer Hatsumi to have ended up with [[spoiler:her (adopted) brother Shinogu]] rather than Ryoki, given Ryoki's [[BastardBoyfriend treatment of Hatsumi]]. And in the novel, [[spoiler:Hatsumi actually ''does'' end up with Shinogu]].
* Many ''FushigiYuugi'' fans prefer to pair Miaka with Tasuki instead of Tamahome.
* In the ''DigimonAdventure02'' series:
** While Ken/Miyako (Ken/Yolei) wound up canon in the finale, there was very little actual development between the two other than Yolei mentioning her having a crush on him. Unsurprisingly, couplings of either with someone else usually have more fan support. Takari (Takeru/Hikari) also ended up as this since it already had a large fandom from when it was a popular ToyShip in the first season.
** Not to mention the massive fandom that surrounded Taichi/Sora (Tai/Sora) that did a major WTF when Yamato (Matt) -- [[GainaxEnding with almost no prior development]] -- ended up [[StrangledByTheRedString marrying the latter]] and relegating Taichi to [[UnluckyChildhoodFriend his original relationship role]]. With that said, the dub pushed the pairing more than the original, but many are still convinced that Taichi/Sora was [[RelationshipWritingFumble actually meant to happen]]. [[DieForOurShip Divorce fics ensue]].
*** Not that the writers handled the [=Tai/Matt/Sora=] relationship all that well ''after'' they got together in the series; discussions often point out how, while Matt and Sora are clearly the parents of one another's children, the epilogue deliberately refrains from saying they got married and keeps them from interacting much at all -- in ''clear contrast'' to Ken and Yolei. The nitpicky may also bring up how Sora both addresses Tai first and dodges behind him in Diaboromon Strikes Back, when Matt was ''right there''.
** ''{{Digimon}}'' is good about those. [[DigimonTamers Rukato (Ruki/Rika and Takato)]] fans are a large part of the fanbase who think Ruki is a better match for Takato then Canon Love Interest Juri/Jeri. They mostly say that that is because Ruki and Takato have a "Hot-headed girl x cool-headed guy" chemistry, or even SlapSlapKiss.
*** Not that Takato and Ruki (or Ruki and Jian)[[hottip:*:Okay, ''this'' guy has more SpellMyNameWithAnS going than simply having a different name in the US. His Japanese name, Jenrya Lee, is the Japanese way of writing the Chinese name Jianliang Lee. This wasn't a widely known fact when the series was new, so Jenrya and Jen are names that frequently appear in fandom. His dub name is Henry Wong. And of course, there's FirstNameBasis being more intimate in Japan than in the west - "Lee-kun or -san is his most common ''onscreen'' Japanese name. So Henry, Jenrya, Jen, Jianliang, Jian, and Lee all refer to the same guy.]] ever got along too badly. And the {{Ship Tease}} with Ryo was mostly him hitting on her as part of their rivalry, and stunted by his few sporadic appearences in the latter third of series making it hard for most viewers to get attached to him.
** "Hot-headed girl x cool-headed guy" probably best fits Ruki and Jian, as that pairing was wildly popular in the Japanese fan community. In canon, Ruki got a lot of {{Ship Tease}} with Ryo, but you'll find more fanwork to Ruki and Jian ([[PortmanteauCoupleName "Leeruki"]] as the Japanese fans called it) than for Ruki and Ryo.
** [[TVGenius Koushiro/Izzy]] and [[SpoiledSweet Mimi]] is quite popular among the Japanese fandom (it's somewhat popular in the West, too, but not as preferred as [[TheLancer Yamato]]/Mimi). Must have something to do with {{Opposites Attract}}.
* There's the popular pairing of Ruri/Akito in ''MartianSuccessorNadesico''. This is also kind of aided by the fact that their seiyuu, Omi Minami and Yuji Ueda, are married in real life.
* ''LightNovel/StrawberryPanic'' fans will often hate Amane for two things: taking away their beloved Hikari/Yaya Coupling and being a {{Bifauxnen}}. It doesn't help that many viewers, and several reviewers, who weren't even in a {{Shipping}} mindset, found the Hikari/Amane romance subplot to be bland and forgettable.
* The most popular pairing in ''{{Slayers}}'' fandom used to be Lina/Zelgadis, given that both are level-headed and intelligent - despite the fact that Zelgadis cannot stand Lina at times -, as opposed to the canon Lina/Gourry. Nowadays, it has a rather small following. This might have something to do with [[OfficialCouple Amelia]] becoming less hated over the years partly due to [[CharacterDevelopment character development]]. Other [[AlternateContinuity official works]] have noted this - the LightNovel series artist now draws Zelgadis and Amelia together, and several manga adaptations, namely the manga version of the fifth anime season, has a massive ShipTease in regards to them.
* The amount of Domon/Allenby shipping in ''[[Anime/MobileFighterGGundam G Gundam]]'' is rather amazing considering that this show came before [[GundamWing the series]] that allegedly attracted all the [[EstrogenBrigade stereotypical shippers]] to the franchise. Proof that {{Love Triangle}}s can survive and thrive even in a fairly straightforward {{shounen}} kung-fu-with-giant-robots show.
** The manga adaptation played up Allenby and Domon's [[BelligerentSexualTension teasing]]; the artist made it clear in an interview that he preferred Allenby to Rain.
* Many ''Anime/{{Mai-HiME}}'' fans are convinced that the [[TallDarkAndSnarky dark and suave]] student-council vice-president Reito Kanzaki makes a much better match for Mai than male main character Yuuichi Tate, since Reito openly acknowledges his crush on her early on while Yuuichi [[CannotSpitItOut tends to skirt the issue]]. [[YuriFan Others]] believe that Mikoto Minagi would be a better pairing option for her (hard not to see, since [[LesYay the two of them are attached at the hip throughout most of the series]]). Keep in mind that Reito and Mikoto [[spoiler:are brother and sister]], but that's needlessly complicating things.
* ''VisualNovel/{{CLANNAD}}'' was ''[[FirstGirlWins extremely]]'' obvious about pairing Tomoya and Nagisa. Didn't stop many, many people from wanting to pair Tomoya with [[CloudCuckooLander Kotomi]] or [[ActionGirl Tomoyo]].
* Manga/{{Bleach}}: Ichigo/Rukia, despite TiteKubo stating twice that they had a unique, non-amorous relationship and both Japanese and American voice actors agreeing that there was no romantic interest, and preferring Ichigo with another LoveInterest, Orihime, manages to have captured the hearts and souls of 90% of the FanDumb. These fans believe [=IchiRuki=] to be totally [[OfficialCouple canon]] and every other Ichigo pairing to be a CrackPairing.
** And the anime hasn't helped, adding a LOAD of [=IchiRuki=] ShipTease that was not in the original manga.
** ''Bleach'' seems to get this for '''a lot''' of pairings. The most prominent are Ichigo/Orihime, Ulquiorra/Orihime, and Renji/Rukia. Expect a lot of DieForOurShip; mostly it's a matter of taste on the first and third, but there's enough fans with ForWantOfANail on the second relationship that most fanficiton has Orihime's canon-love for Ichigo fade away in favor of the JerkAss [[TheStoic Stoic]].
** Besides [=IchiRuki, IchiHime, UlquiHime, and RenRuki=], many het fans support Uryuu/Orihime, Hitsugaya/Hinamori, Gin/Rangiku, and/or Kisuke/Yoruichi. Slash fans have their share of preferred ships as well, such as Ichigo/Renji, Ichigo/Uryuu, Ichigo/Grimmjow, or Ulquiorra/Grimmjow. Almost all yuri fans support Yoruichi/Soi Fon.
* A lot of ''[[Anime/MobileSuitGundamSeed Gundam SEED]]'' and ''[[Anime/MobileSuitGundamSeedDestiny Gundam SEED Destiny]]'' fans still scoff at the official pairings and think Kira/Flay, Athrun/Cagalli and Shinn/Stellar are a lot better. In Shinn and Kira's cases, it appears to be a 50/50 even split.
* ''[[Anime/MobileSuitGundamWing Gundam Wing]]'': The show's writers intended [[HitmanWithAHeart Heero]][=/=][[RebelliousPrincess Relena]] (especially in the sidestories like ''Blind Target'' and ''Battlefield of Pacifists''), but the YaoiFangirls completely and utterly despise her and pair him with [[TheLancer Duo]] 99 times out of 100. Making this especially odd is the fact that Duo [[ShipperOnDeck does his best to get Heero and Relena to admit their feelings for one another]].
* In ''[[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion Evangelion]]'':
** Many fan writers decide to take a third option and hook up Shinji with not [[{{Tsundere}} Asuka]] or [[SugarAndIcePersonality Rei]], but [[BrainyBrunette Hikari]] in their fics, despite that pairing having no canonical support. One of them explicitly defended his choice on the grounds that Hikari was 'the only marginally sane person in the entire cast, barring the BridgeBunnies'. Then again, sometimes shippers get pretty desperate... after all, the canonically available choices were a {{jerkass}} with various suppressed mental disorders, a BottleFairy with attachment issues, and an [[EmotionlessGirl emotionless]] clone of Shinji's own mother (mixed with alien DNA). Is it any wonder the guy [[TakeAThirdOption took a third option]] and ''destroyed the world?''
** Quite a few fans have gone nuts about [[HoYay Kaworu]] in his episode and how Shinji responded to him.
* Many fans of ''Anime/TheBigO'' prefer lead character Roger Smith to be with [[RobotGirl Dorothy Waynewright]] over [[FemmeFatale Angel]].
* In ''Anime/CodeGeass'':
** Post-series, the creators did their best to [[ShipSinking dismiss]] the Lelouch/C.C. ship. Fans of Lulu/CC persist because the pair, a [[TheChessmaster Chessmaster]] ByronicHero and a MysteriousWaif BrokenBird, complemented each other very well - so well that a vast majority of the show's art, both fan- and official, puts Lelouch with C.C. rather than [[ActionGirl Kallen]] or [[UnluckyChildhoodFriend Shirley]].
* In ''TokyoMewMew'', it was the rare fan who wanted Ichigo and Masaya to end up together.
* Roy/Riza of ''FullmetalAlchemist'' seems to be of the "set it up as fan-preferred for extra credit when it becomes official" variety, with many [[ShipperOnDeck other characters]] [[EveryoneCanSeeIt acknowledging it]]. The true Fan Preferred Couple of the series is Roy/Ed, which is unsurprisingly popular with slash fans (especially among fans of the first anime), even with Ed being in an OfficialCouple with Winry in the manga.
** [=RoyAi=] is SO prefered, in fact, that some fans have repeatedly propagated mis-translations in order to make it seem to the unwary as though their [[RelationshipUpgrade Relationship Upgrade]] has been granted, despite it being firmly denied in canon, debunked in Perfect Guides, and [[ShipSinking declared impossible]] by [[WordofGod word of god]].
** Even before Brotherhood or the completion of the manga, Ed/Win was incredibly poppular among fans of the original anime series. Ed/Al also have a following that rivals ''[[Series/{{Supernatural}} Wincest]]''! Then there're the Ed/Envy shippers, not to mention the minority who support Roy/Maes, Roy/Havoc, Ed/Heidrich, Ed/Riza, and the could-be canon Al/Mei.
* In ''KatekyoHitmanReborn'', it's safe to say that the majority of [[YaoiFangirl fans]] ship Tsuna with pretty much any male in the series, and tend to [[HetIsEw dislike him being paired with any of the more canon female love interests]]. And even when there are shippers that put him in a hetero relationship, it never seems to be with his most official love interest, Kyoko, who's viewed by many as a ShallowLoveInterest.
** Sidekicks Yamamoto and Gokudera are arguably the most popular ship among American fans. Dino/Hibari and Mukuro/Hibari fans are also abundant.
* A ''lot'' of people who have read the ''Literature/HaruhiSuzumiya'' novels are of the opinion that Kyon/Yuki is the perfect couple. This can be attributed to the 4th novel, ''Disappearance'', which [[ShipTease focuses majorly on Yuki and Kyon]], as well as the fact that Haruhi tends to go OutOfFocus, while Yuki becomes more focused on, all combined with an utter lack of any major Haruhi/Kyon hints. The fact that the author himself has said Yuki is his favourite character may also help. It may also help that Yuki is beloved by an enormous portion of the fandom, individuals at worst not expressing any interest in her, while Haruhi, though popular as well, has [[BaseBreaker acquired a significant force of haters]] due to the more abrasive and violent portions of her personality.
* ''Manga/AxisPowersHetalia'' has quite a number of them, thanks to LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters and HoYay. The main Fan Preferred Couple by a wide margin is America/England with a ''lot'' of fans loving their BelligerentSexualTension dynamic and the amount of ShipTease they get in canon and also the fact that the pairing has plenty of potential for humor, fluff and angst in fanworks. There are [[LauncherOfAThousandShips many other popular pairings for America and England]], but even a casual glance over the fandom in general will confirm that "US/UK" stands heads and shoulders above the closest competition. (In the English fandom at least; it's a much closer call in the Japanese fandom where it stands toe-to-toe with England/Japan.)
** While America/England is still incredibly popular, Germany/Italy and France/England have been giving them a run for their money as of late. Russia/China and Sweden/Finland are also on the rise.
* Most ''Manga/LuckyStar'' fans prefer to ship Konata and Kagami, and there have been some ''slight'' {{Ship Tease}}s, mainly on Kagami's part.
* There have been some similar LesYay debates over ''Manga/AzumangaDaioh'', mainly involving ShrinkingViolet Sakaki. The most popular Fanfic pairings for her seems to be with Kagura. Chiyo/Osaka seems to be another favored pairing in the fandom.
** The Tomo/Yomi pairing is outright considered {{Fanon}}.
*** As is Yukari/Nyamo, with many assuming the once mentioned "[[NoodleIncident Love Letter]]" was to Yukari from Nyamo.
* The ''VisualNovel/HigurashiNoNakuKoroNi'' fandom is split on who Keiichi should be with, with ''all'' of the girls claiming a share of fans (Rena and Mion being the most popular). Rika/Satoko is far more popular than Rika/Hanyuu or Satoko/Hanyuu.
* The ''SetoNoHanayome'' fandom actually did a poll about this. [[OfficialCouple San/Nagasumi]] came out on top. ([[http://img39.imageshack.us/i/09134.png/ See the results for yourself]].)
* From ''AshitaNoNadja'', at least half of the fanbase will tell you that [[KidSamurai Kennosuke]] is that much of a more fitting match for Nadja. It helps that Nadja's [[LoveTriangle Love Triangle-y]] canon interest on Francis/[[spoiler:Keith]] (BlackRose) is mostly based on a "he saved me, therefore I love him" reaction, while her friendship with Kennosuke was actually developed and detailed.
* Although by far one of the most popular couples in ''DGrayMan'', the mind-numbingly obvious pairing of Allen and Lenalee has accumulated a fair amount of haters. Most of the remaining in the fandom are proud [[PortmanteauCoupleName Yullen]] (Kanda/Allen) fans because of a "hate/love" appeal.
* In ''GreatTeacherOnizuka'', many people sees Urumi Kanzaki as a better choice for Onizuka. Maybe the fact that she does have a personality helps, while Fuyutsuki is there [[ShallowLoveInterest just to fill the role of love interest]].
* Quite a few ''{{Genshiken}}'' fans would love to see Madarame and Saki at least try to get together. Sure, Madarame seems to have a disadvantage compared to Kousaka in the looks department, but he and Saki seem to be a much better match when it comes to temperament. They also like to tease each other a bit too much for comfort.
* ''OuranHighSchoolHostClub'', being a ReverseHarem series, has a lot of this. Although the canon pairing (in the manga, at least) is Tamaki/Haruhi, many fans pair Haruhi with Hikaru (who also has romantic feelings for her, although they're one-sided). The anime kept all possible pairings open by ending with Haruhi not romantically involved with anyone, which was probably a smart move on their part. Tamaki/Kyouya is also a popular ship, particularly among those who pair Haruhi with someone else.
** Hikaru/Kaoru is the most popular pairing on fanfiction.net, despite it being the least likely of all the pairings to become canon.
** From the same website, Haruhi/Kyouya is apparently more popular than Haruhi/Hikaru.
* ''Anime/ToAruMajutsuNoIndex'' gets a lot of this as well. While no OfficialCouple is present, most fans want Touma and Mikoto to hook up. [[Manga/ToAruKagakuNoRailgun Mikoto/Kuroko]] is also quite popular among the {{Yuri Fan}}s.
* Fans of ''Anime/CowboyBebop'' can't agree on who Spike should be with, but they do seem to agree that it's not his canon love interest, [[ShallowLoveInterest Julia]]. It helps that WordOfGod has confirmed Spike and Faye had a thing for each other, but Spike's obsession with his past prevented him from doing anything about it.
* ''MahouSenseiNegima'' has not yet reached its conclusion, but no matter who ends up "winning", ''somebody'' is going to be complaining about it, as there are numerous ships that are extremely popular in the fandom (Negi/Asuna for a start).
* The ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}'' anime has a few, despite the NoHuggingNoKissing. Ash/Misty is probably the most popular, helped by a precious few ShipTease moments and a saccharine love ballad she sings to him buried somewhere in the 2B A Master soundtrack. With Pokémon/Human fans it's either Ash and Latias or Pikachu. Rival-wise it's May and Drew, which was given ShipTease in most episodes Drew appeared in, getting increasingly blatant over time. Gay wise it's him and Gary, while lesbian wise it's either Zoey and Dawn or Cynthia and Dawn. Ash's Mom (Delia)/Professor Oak had a strong following for a while, possibly due to Oak acting as Ash's father figure most of the series.
* In the ''Manga/PokemonSpecial'' manga it tends to be Red and Yellow. Blue[[hottip:*:Green in America]]/Silver, Gold/Crystal, and Ruby/Sapphire teeter on the edge of canon, but can still be called this. With any other manga? ...Eh...Most fans don't know of any other manga. A slight example is ''Manga/PokemonDiamondAndPearlAdventure'', where Jun and Mitsumi seems popular.
** Contrary to the games, Black/White is a much more popular ship amongst Pokémon Special fans then N/White, whose game counterparts are the components of one of the most popular game ships in existence.
*** Ironically, the one thing that had Special fans dropping the N/White like hot potatoes was the one thing that made their game counterparts so popular. Can you say, [[FerrisWheelDateMoment Ferris]] [[TraumaCongaLine Wheel]]?
* In a series like ''Literature/{{Durarara}}'' with {{loads and loads of characters}} and many possible pairings, guess which pairing is the most popular? That's right, it's [[FoeYay Shizuo/Izaya]]. Despite Narita [[WordofGod claiming that the two will never end up together]], he deliberately ships the two together. Check the ShipTease page for all the examples.
* ''MagicalGirlLyricalNanoha'' is infamous for its ShipTease -- sometimes ''metric tons'' of it -- for couples that are not official at all. And that means basically all potential pairings, since there's exactly one OfficialCouple in canon to date... an off-screen hookup between a member of the supporting cast and a glorified extra. The fans have responded with {{Fan Preferred Pairing}}s for most of the main cast, particularly Nanoha/Fate, Suzuka/Arisa, Hayate/Vita, Subaru/Teana, Caro/Erio/Lutecia, and Vivio/Einheart. (That is, not counting the [[TenchiSolution harem theory]].)
* The only [[OfficialCouple official couples]] in ''NabariNoOu'' are Thobari/Hanabusa and Kouichi/Raimei. However, thanks to the [[SerialEscalation sheer amount of]] ShipTease Yoite/Miharu and Raikou/Gau get, fans overwhelmingly prefer to {{Squee}} over those pairings instead.
* Many fans of ''HighSchoolOfTheDead'' think that [[HotAmazon Saeko]] is a far better match for Takashi than Rei. This is probably due to several reasons, including Saeko not being a ClingyJealousGirl like Rei.
** There's also the fact that Rei [[{{Netorare}} toyed with him]] on purpose, knowing full well what his feelings were.
** Of course, in a post apocalyptic world where the only people you know but aren't undead yet are gendered over 2:1 in favour of women, there's not exactly much in the way of alternatives.
* ''Manga/OnePiece'' has a few, despite NoHuggingNoKissing being heavily hinted at as the author's intent. The fandom heavily prefers pairing Luffy with Nami, citing a unique relationship between the two as evidence, as well as the fact that author Oda's wife apparently cosplays as her. On the Yaoi side, Luffy is often paired with Zoro, or Zoro with Sanji. Other fan-favored pairings include the sorta-obvious Usopp and Kaya, as well as Zoro and Robin.
** A more extensive list includes:
*** Franky/Robin (due to them having been described as the "dad" and "mom" of the Straw Hat crew, numerous scenes of CharacterDevelopment they share, and both being strongly connected to the MythArc)
*** Sanji/Nami or Sanji/Robin (his constant canonical swooning over both of them plays a role)
*** Zoro/Nami (due to their VitriolicBestBuds nature; fan artwork has even been dedicated to this one)
*** Chopper/Robin (largely because of a filler episode post-Alabasta that centered on his initial interaction with her, despite the [[UnfortunateImplications implied bestiality]])
*** [[LesYay Nami/Kalifa]] (because of how the anime portrayed their fight at Enies Lobby)
*** [[IncestIsRelative Luffy/Ace]] (due to their canonical closeness)
*** Crocodile/Robin (assuming the fanfics where this happens take place before her HeelFaceTurn)
*** [[HoYay Ace/Smoker]] (despite their very ''brief'' clash in Alabasta)
*** Zoro/Tashigi (because of her resemblance to Kuina, Zoro's childhood friend)
*** Zoro/Perona (due to spending two years on a remote island together)
*** [[MayDecemberRomance Smoker/Tashigi]] or, to a lesser extent, Smoker/Hina (canonically he has a good working relationship with both of them, and Hina has a good understanding of Smoker's personality from their days at the Marine academy)
** ...yeah, the possibilities are endless.
* Some fans of ''TearsToTiara'' like to pair Arthur and Octavia together, since they're both noble warriors and swordsmen [[spoiler:with Sad Pasts that involve their dead loved ones. And of course the fans were excited when they saw [[ShipTease episode 10]]]].
* The favorite pairing among fans (And the creator, believe it or not) of ''InfiniteStratos'' seems to be Ichika and Char[[spoiler:lotte]] Dunios. It seems to help that Char is the only non {{Tsundere}} member of the harem.
* Future Trunks and Android 18 is a very popular couple in the ''DragonBall'' 's fandom, moreso than the OfficialCouple of Krillin and 18. Bear in mind that Android 18's counterpart from Trunks' BadFuture killed his entire family. Which might be [[FoeYay part of the appeal]].
** And let's not forget the numerous yaoi/slash pairings as [[FoeYay Vegeta/Goku]], [[MentorShip Mirai Gohan/Mirai Trunks]], [[MentorShip Piccolo/Gohan]], etc.
* Rein and Eclipse from ''FushigiboshinoFutagoHime'' were more popular (in fact, the most popular pairing) in Japan than the OfficialCouple Fine and Eclipse, at least, before the second installment began. Even Mayuki Anan, the artist of the manga adaptation, seemed to prefer them, as Rein and Eclipse got more {{Ship Tease}} than any other pairing.
* [[FoeYay L/Light]] and [[HoYay Mello/Matt]] are the [[http://fanlore.org/wiki/Death_Note most popular ships]] in the ''Manga/DeathNote'' fandom.
** While the slash fans dominate the fandom, L/Misa fans contribute their share of fan art as well.
* From ''{{Yu-Gi-Oh GX}}'', Juudai/Asuka (Jaden/Alexis in America) or Juudai/Johan (Jaden/Jesse)[[hottip:*: The fandom is quite neatly split in two, with one half shipping the former, and the other half shipping the latter]]. As for what the OfficialCouple is... let's just say Juudai [[BiTheWay goes both ways]]... [[ItMakesSenseInContext sort of]].
* [[ForTheLulz Shizuku]] and [[CluelessChickMagnet Natsuru]] in ''LightNovel/{{Kampfer}}'' are essentially this in the eyes of the fans, who love seeing Shizuku trolling the hell out of Natsuru. The official according to the LightNovel is Natsuru and Akane, while the anime opted for the "everyone wins" route.
* Within the ''KashimashiGirlMeetsGirl'' fandom it's extremely rare to see someone who ships Hazumu and Yasuna. This is despite, or maybe because, she was the girl Hazumu was going after for most of the series. The shipping was so noticeable that [[spoiler:an anime {{OVA}} came out that [[ShipSinking killed the Hazumu/Yasuna]] ship with a flimsy excuse, to get Hazumu and [[VictoriousChildhoodFriend Tomari]] [[RelationshipUpgrade together]]]]. It has a mild excuse in the anime, where the ending before the {{OVA}} does have aspects of AssPull.
** It's also worth noting that the manga ''did'' have Hazumu end up with Tomari at the end. The anime came out before the manga ended, though, so it's possible that the manga's ending was influenced to some extent by the popularity of Hazumu/Tomari.
* Tohru/Natsuno and Tatsumi/Ozaki are shipped the most in ''{{Shiki}}'', especially [[HoYay Tohru/Natsuno]].
* In ''TsubasaReservoirChronicle'' Kurogane and Fai are the biggest non canon pairing due to the massive amounts of HoYay between them, and the fact that neither of them have any love interests.
* ''{{Working}}'' has Souta/Poplar, as they seem to actually treat each other nicely, as opposed to Souta's almost-OfficialCouple Inami, whom he has what can only be called BelligerentSexualTension [[AbuseIsOkayWhenitsFemaleOnMale gone wrong]].
* ''{{No6}}'' has Shion and Nezumi, who are ''by far'' the most shipped couple in the fandom. It helps that they have truly massive amounts of HoYay and ShipTease and [[spoiler:go on to have two on-screen kisses]].
* {{Fruits Basket}} is a shipping goldmine! While many support the canical Kyo/Tohru, Yuki/Tohru and Kyo/Yuki complete the love triangle with a large fan base.
* {{Vampire Knight}} has the infamous Zero/Yuuki Kaname/Yuuki Zero/Kaname love triangle. Many fans also support the relationship between minor characters Senri and Rima.
* To be a {{Black Butler}} fan and not ship Sebastian/Ciel is to be insane.
* ''{{Fairy Tail}}'' has its fair share. A good majority of the fandom ships Natsu/Lucy, partly in due to their ''{{One Piece}}'' parallels and their overall closeness. Jellal/Erza and Gray/Juvia is also abundantly supported, helped in fact by the continuous {{Ship Tease}} for the former and the [[StalkerWithACrush adorable]] [[DoggedNiceGuy interactions]] for the latter. {{Beta Couple}} Gajeel/Levy is also unanimously supported by the fandom.
** Also Cobra and Cubelious[[spoiler:Kinana]]
* In the Manga/HayateTheCombatButler fandom the majority of fans seem to be divided between Hayate/Hinagiku and Hayate/Athena. While Hinagiku continues to [[EnsembleDarkHorse completely overshadow the entire cast in terms of popularity]], Athena is a firm second and discussions on the forums can be split pretty evenly. Notably neither of the girls is one of the main heroines, those being Nagi and Maria who have more supporters than the other 'auxiliary' pairings but not nearly enough to compete for fan-favor.
** Wataru/Saki is also incredibly popular among the fandom despite Wataru being interested in Isumi and Sonia having an obvious interest in him. Recently in the manga it seems [[spoiler: that the Wataru/Saki shippers might have won after all, as Wataru confessed to Isumi that he ''loved'' her and has since dropped out of Hakuou to focus on his business with Saki]].
* ''YuYuHakusho'': While Yusuke/Keiko is ''the'' OfficialCouple of the series, there are also fans of [[http://kaskachan.deviantart.com/art/request-Kurama-x-Botan-202199630 Kurama/Botan]], [[HeterosexualLifePartners Kurama/Hiei]] (Googling this one gives you ''plenty'' of NSFW imagery), [[JustFriends Yusuke/Botan]], [[FoeYay Yusuke/Hiei]], Koenma/Botan, Sakyo/Shizuru, and [[DoggedNiceGuy Kuwabara]]/[[ObliviousToLove Yukina]]. [[spoiler:The last one might be canon in the manga, though it's left ambiguous]].
* TowerOfDruaga: Even most Kaaya fans preferred Jil and Fatina as a couple. [[StrangledByTheRedString Could have something to do with how poorly written Jil X Kaaya is.]]
* ''{{Trigun}}'': Naturally, the fandom ships Vash/Meryl, but a sizeable portion ships Wolfwood/Millie as well despite the latter couple not ''being'' a couple in the manga [[spoiler:the fact that the anime heavily implies the two slept together may have something to do with it]]. Then there are those who ship [[HoYay Vash/Wolfwood]], due to their persistent BackToBackBadasses moments together in both anime and manga and Wolfwood's constant analyzing of Vash's personality [[spoiler:(this because he was appointed by Knives to guide Vash to him)]].
