Izugiuli

Izugiuli is the slash ship between Izunavi (aka Mizuken) and Giuliano from the Hunter x Hunter fandom.

Succession Contest Arc
Izunavi and Giuliano are two background characters who are both royal guards from the Hunter Association serving for the 6th prince Tyson in the Succession War. They are the only two Hunters guarding the prince, which is the reason why they were drawn to each other, having a mutual understanding of the gravity of the situation, as well as Nen and Nen Beasts. Over the small amount of the appearances they have together, they are almost always shown together, discussing the prince and otherwise.

Their first appearance together (also being Giuliano's first appearance) displays their dubious first impressions of Tyson with her overly sweet demeanor. They tell her about the description of her Nen beast, Izunavi describing them as faries, which they both stare in awe at together and share the thought: "So what's the thing behind her... Giving birth to them...?"

The next time they appear they are given the Book of Tyson by the prince herself, and Giuliano decides to peer over Izunavi's shoulder to look at the first chapter title: "Chapter one: Love Will Always Prevail." Upon seeing it, Giuliano comments "So it's that kind of book" knowingly as Izunavi closes it, unimpressed. They continue to walk with each other down the hall, and converse in whispers about the matter.

The two are shown side by side again, with this time Tyson asking them their opinions on her book. They both admit that they have not read it, with Giuliano doing so more extravagantly out of the two, and Izunavi commenting to himself about his bad alibi. The prince is not disheartened, and remarks to both of the guards that they "have something special inside" of them, and that her book "will send [them] to the next stage". Giuliano enthusiastically salutes and announces that his emotions are evolving while Izunavi stands by. Once that is settled, Giuliano then asks Izunavi about the Nen creatures on their shoulders, coining the nickname "Izu" for him that he would use for the rest of their appearances, and never say Izunavi's actual name. Izunavi doesn't seem fazed at all by it, and continues as regular, replying with observations about the creatures. The two banter, and Giuliano proclaims Izunavi in denial about the rules on the Nen creatures, getting a flustered reaction out of him. Some time afterwards, Izunavi and Giuliano stand in the back of the room as prince Tyson preaches a verse from the Book of Tyson, side by side. As she finishes her speech about the power of love, Izunavi and Giuliano clap along quietly along with everybody else, with the former looking less enthusiastic about the situation than the latter. The two leave the room and walk down the hall, with Giuliano remarking about how the prince had ripped her verse from a popular artist that he had known of. Izunavi admits that he has never heard of this artist, and this prompts Giuliano to tease him about the matter to which Izunavi is unimpressed by. He brings the attention back to the Nen creatures on their shoulders instead, and Giuliano complies and gives his thoughts about the eye-wogs. He points out the fact that the Nen beast is from somebody who preaches of love and would be contradictory for it to be harmful, and then proceeds to make a reference to DB, or Dragon Ball. Izunavi comments that his analogies are too esoteric, but admits that he gets the reference and has in fact read DB.

At the Sunday banquet, Izunavi and Giuliano are ordered by the prince to perform a rock band performance by themselves with Izunavi as the lead singer and Giuliano as the guitarist. Before the program starts, they are seen in the hallway together in their respective outfits. Izunavi sulks about the occasion and questions why he has to do this, and Giuliano reminds him that they are doing this on the behalf of the princes orders with a smile. They are seen later on stage, and both of them seem to be playing their parts passionately.

Two days later, when Izunavi enters the break room to switch shifts with Giuliano, he finds him reading the Book of Tyson yet another time and asks him about it. This prompts Giuliano to talk about how he notices the intricacies of the book and really how impactful it is, as well as how this leads him to the conclusion that he and Izunavi had underestimated the prince and her capabilities. He admits that he would like to see the prince become king, but acknowledges the drawbacks and how it would be contradictory to her beliefs. Izunavi is taken aback by the sudden change of heart and expresses his concern, using the nickname "Giuli" (or Juli/Julia) as he does so. Giuliano replies by using his nickname as well, using a quote from a song to which Izunavi retorts against. He reminds Giuliano about the Hunters' Association's real mission and how he can't get too concerned with the princes business before they reach the supposed new continent. Giuliano agrees to disagree, and points out the emotional attachment that he and others have inevitably gained to their princes and how it won't be so easy to just end their contract so simply. He then leaves the room as Izunavi contemplatively looks after him.

In their last appearance, Giuliano is occupied talking to the prince and participating in her shenanigans as Izunavi watched the rest of them from another part of the room. He notices that Giuliano acts the same way that he had before being so impacted by the Book of Tyson, but admits that he is worried about how Giuliano becomes quiet when he reads it. Nonetheless, the discovery helps him reach a conclusion on how the Book could be the key to changing the ship's fate, taking Giuliano's word about how much power it held.

Fanon
Izunavi and Giuliano are extremely minor characters, so in general they do not get that much attention at all, with most fans not knowing of, at least, Giuliano's existence. Izunavi shows up in the anime as Kurapika's teacher, but also appears very little, and is not even known by that name in the 2011 adaptation. With this, it is only natural that Izugiuli is practically a microship, but to the small bunch of those who do know of it, it is well received due to how much chemistry the characters possess.

Feedback or opinions are extremely hard to even find online, but the two are often liked due to their multiple dynamics and nicknames for each other as well as the fact that they appear so frequently with each other, because you practically and literally cannot have an appearance of Giuliano without Izunavi being there as well as of the current time.

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