For more Queer Romance-oriented interactions, see here.
- There's Kougami and Ginoza since these two used to be partners when the former was an Inspector.
- Kogami and Makishima. Though they hate each other, they also relate to each other and find that their conflict gives them both meaning. Indeed, when Shinya kills Makishima, he is reduced to leaving Japan and reading Swann's Way, a book all about wanting the past and hallucinating someone dead and close to you. He also actually hallucinates Makishima, both before Makishima's actual death and during the sequel movies.
- On the villain side, you got Makishima and Choe or Makishima and Touma. The latter really has something to do with prequel novel.
- You also got Kougami and Sasayama as shown in the Monster With No Name Drama CD
where Kougami doesn't want Sasayama to quit his post. It's no wonder that Kougami is upset about his Enforcer's death. - In Episode 1 of Season 2, Yayoi saves Mika from an oncoming truck. After they escape they hold each other and look into each other's eyes a little longer than someone normally would.
- Yayoi is the only Enforcer Mika will respect and listen to. Indeed, when Yayoi speaks, Mika is reduced to blushing and stuttering.
- This is probably because Yayoi comforted Mika back in Season 1 when her best friend and potential lover was killed.
- In Episode 7, Mika wanted to ask Yayoi for help on her assignment...but when she entered the office to ask, Yayoi wasn't there, and Mika was thoroughly dejected to have to ask Sho for help instead.
- In Season 3, there's Arata and Kei who happen to be partners in the same division and childhood friends. Even though Kei is Happily Married, he and Arata are still shipped together.
