NejiYuyu

"At first, I just tried entering because Yuyu told me to, but... at some point, I just started having fun with it!"

- Nejire talking about yuyu: EP 83

NejiYuyu is the femslash ship between Nejire Hadou and Yuyu Haya from the My Hero Academia fandom.

Canon
It is unknown if Nejire and Yuyu met before or after entering the U.A. High School, but if it is revealed that Yuyu is Nejire's best friend and in the media in which she appears it has been said that Yuyu considers her beautiful more than any other thing. In addition, both refer to each other by their names instead of by their surname without using honorifics, as is usually normal in Asian countries.

Yuyu is first featured in Episode 83 of Season 4 and Chapter 173 of the manga, and in both media she is shown helping Nejire with the preparations for the beauty pageant that happens every year during the school festival. While Nejire was talking to Mirio and Izuku, Yuyu was looking at dresses for her and explained to one of her classmates that Nejire is more of the "cute type" rather than the "sexy type".

While Nejire explains the reasons why she is in the contest, the manga only shows a panel of Yuyu blushing when she realizes that Nejire is referring to her, but in the anime the scene is lengthened. In the anime Nejire calmly approaches Yuyu, causing Yuyu to blush and look directly at her breasts, and introduces her to Mirio and Izuku, explaining that she originally did the beauty pageant her first year because Yuyu suggested it, but ended up finding it really fun, and continued to participate in them. She adds that since it's now her last year at U.A and her last chance, she really wants to win especially, since she's kept losing to the same girl, Bibimi Kenranzaki.

As the day of the School Festival approaches, Yuyu is seen helping Nejire as much as possible to prepare for the parade. Some time later, Yuyu was also present holding Nejire's dress when she hears Neito telling Itsuka that there is no doubt that she will win. After Itsuka and Bibimi's performances are over, it's finally time for Nejire to perform in the contest and Yuyu can be seen in the audience cheering for her with an intense look on her face, determined for her to win. When Nejire acts by using her Quirk; Wave Motion, to make a rose in the air, Yuyu tells herself that Nejire lost the previous years because she tried to imitate Bibimi's style and says that Nejire has her own strength, while looking at her in awe. At the end, Nejire is declared the winner and Yuyu cries with joy at her victory while blushing.

During the second war, Yuyu watches Nejire fighting with Shigaraki, and notices Katsuki's explosions getting rather close to Nejire. She complains aloud, saying he needs to be more careful so that he doesn't ruin Nejire's 'beautiful hair' any further.

School Briefs
Part 4 of School Briefs IV goes into greater detail about the preparations for the beauty pageant and demonstrates how important Nejire's happiness is to Yuyu. While Itsuka walked with her friend Reiko to the room where the students were preparing for the contest, Nejire was next to Yuyu, who became more animated when she saw Nejire having fun, until Kenranzaki appears right in front of them and tells Nejire that she wishes "may the best woman win," to which Nejire agrees, saying that she was the best and would never lose to her. Bibimi then complains about Nejire's outfit, claiming she had to change. When she inquires as to why, Bibimi apologizes, explaining that she mistook "that plain old thing for Hado's everyday garb." Nejire appears to be affected by her words, stating that that was mean and the dress was adorable. When Itsuka is about to stop both girls, Yuyu appears to defend Nejire, saying, "Sorry, Kenranzaki, but could I ask you to back off of Nejire?" with a menacing look in her eyes, which surprises Hado, Itsuka, and Bibimi because Yuyu appeared out of nowhere like a "loyal hunting dog ready to defend its master."

Bibimi claims that Yuyu didn't have to get really bent out of shape, which left Yuyu speechless standing next to Nejire. After everything had calmed down, Itsuka reflected on how surprising it had been to see Yuyu act so irate, given that she had been very sensible the last time she saw her. An angry scream is suddenly heard, and it is revealed that Yuyu discovered a massive nail in Nejire's shoes, prompting Yuyu to become enraged and blame Bibimi because she mistook the nail for her own. Nejire stops her, insisting that it was a mistake because there was no proof, but Yuyu continues to insist that Bibimi did it to win again, but Nejire tells her to cut it out again. Yuyu and Nejire continue their conversation until Bibimi reappears and offers Nejire the task of locating the culprit, which she accepts and Yuyu complains about. According to Nejire, the more people who look, the better the chances of finding them.

After agreeing to the research, Nejire returns her gaze to Yuyu, who was running a few paces behind because she was ready to protest when Nejire volunteered to help but then remained silent. Itsuka deduced that both girls were fighting, and when Nejire and the other girls were looking for Mei Hatsume's misplaced gadget, Itsuka offered to speak with Yuyu. Yuyu claims that she was the one who suggested Nejire for the pageant in the first place, and that she was a total cutie to her. Then she says that she was sure Nejire would win the pageant, but Bibimi had won it two years in a row, and that if the judges don't see how adorable Nejire is, their eyes must be malfunctioning, because no one in the galaxy can compete with Nejire in her words.

Itsuka then thinks, "It's like she's bragging about her amazing sweetheart?" That thought warmed her heart, but Yuyu's face darkened and she realized she was hurting Nejire for nothing, because pageant or not, Nejire was still cute. She claims that Nejire wanted to compete and win, and Yuyu wanted it so badly for her that she would do anything, but she gets so worked up that it worries Nejire. This causes Yuyu to blame herself, claiming she was the worst. She adds that as the big day approached, she noticed her fuse getting shorter and shorter, making her not even herself. Nejire appears unexpectedly and calls out Yuyu, surprising both Itsuka and the mentioned. Nejire approaches her to say something, but is interrupted by Tamaki, who has discovered the culprit.

The situation calms down after the culprit is apprehended, but Nejire complains about Kenranzaki, saying she has no eye for beauty. Yuyu then intervenes, claiming that Nejire was more of a minimalist and cutesy than gaudy, despite her holding back. Nejire walks over Yuyu, smiling and saying, "Yuyu is Yuyu," which perplexes her. Nejire explains that she noticed she wasn't acting like herself, and that even if she wasn't acting like herself, it was still a part of Yuyu. That is the entire package, and that package was her good friend. Yuyu wonders what if she hated some aspects of herself, and Nejire responds that if that happens, she simply needs to rev herself up. Nejire then declares that she will continue to win because it will make Yuyu happy. Yuyu teases Nejire about being a bitter loser, and Nejire promises to work hard to win the Beauty Pageant.

Quotes
"Nejire is more of a cute type than a sexy type!"

- Yuyu talking about Nejire's type of beauty: EP 83.

"I was the one who suggested Nejire compete in the pageant, originally. I mean, have you seen her? Total cutie. I was sure she'd bring home the crown, but then she lost to Kenranzaki two years in a row. Not that she did anything wrong. If those judges can't see how cute she is, their eyes must be malfunctioning, cuz nobody in our whole damn galaxy can hold a candle to Nejire!"

- Yuyu tells Itsuka that no one in the galaxy is cuter than Nejire: School Briefs VOL.4.

"It's like she's bragging about her amazing sweetheart?"

- Itsuka compares Yuyu's words about Nejire to words of love: School Briefs VOL.4.

"So this whole time, I've been feeling like I went and got her hurt for nothing... Pageant or no pageant Nejire's still just as cute, right? But this year, she said she wanted to compete and she wanted to win. I want that for her so bad I'd do just about anything, but when I get so worked up and worry her like that..."

- Yuyu is afraid that Nejire will not be able to fulfill her wish to win the beauty pageant: School Briefs VOL.4.

"Nejire lost last year because she tried to be flashier than Kenranzaki. Kenranzaki's strength is being flashy. Nejire has her own strenght!"

- Yuyu says that Nejire has her own strength: EP 86.

Fanon
Relative to most pairings in the show, NejiYuyu is considered a rare pair, mostly due to the lack of screentime for Yuyu. However, the couple has had a good reception despite Nejire's short time with Yuyu on screen due to the additional data they revealed in the fourth Light Novel⁚ One of the reasons why Nejire wants to win the beauty contest is because of Yuyu, while Yuyu wants Nejire to fulfill her wish to defeat Bibimi and that the rest of the people see her beauty, besides both girls refer to each other by their first name rather than their last name, indicating that they are close.

Some fans like to theorize that the two girls can be lesbians at some point due to different factors that they find about both. On Yuyu's side her profile reveals that she likes cute things and considering that she constantly refers to Nejire as the most beautiful thing in the galaxy, it may mean that Nejire may be Yuyu's favorite person and in the novel he uses words similar to confessions of love to refer to her, even indicated out by Kendo at some point. As for Nejire, shippers like to interpret her love of lilies (yuri on Japanese) as a intentional subtext from the author, or refer to her as seemingly being closer to Yuyu than any of the male characters.

The ship is semi-rivaled by NejiTama or NejiMiri and goes with MiriTama the two couples being good friends.

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 * Relación de Yuyu con Nejire on the My Hero Academia Wiki

Trivia

 * Nejire and Yuyu have a height difference of 4 centimeters. (Nejire = 164 cm, Yuyu = 160 cm)
 * NejiYuyu is the third most famous femslash ship in the franchise after Togachako and MomoJirou. When the latter lost some popularity, it also influenced the interest in NejiYuyu, not least due to the fact that is idea is also based on tomboy with a potential crush on her very feminine best friend.
 * The Ultra Analysis data book, it is said that Yuyu is Nejire's closest friend and it is revealed that she is also her classmate. In Yuyu's section of the book it is revealed that she thinks Nejire is the cutest person in the galaxy and has helped her in the Cultural Festival Beauty Pageant since her first year. For Nejire's latest beauty pageant, Yuyu guided her to victory by helping her prepare everything from her outfits to the content of her performance.
 * Nejire's favorite things lilies, which in Japan are related to Lesbianism and can be translated as Yuri (manga and anime genre about romantic relationships between two female characters).