AoMai

AoMai is the het ship between Aoi Todo and Mai Zenin from the Jujutsu Kaisen fandom.

Canon
Aoi Todo and Mai Zenin are first introduced when they arrive at Tokyo College together, accompanying the principal Yoshinobu Gakuganji. They meet Megumi Fushiguro and Nobara Kugisaki, Megumi asking why Mai is there, she says that they are worried about them due to the death of their classmate and starts insulting Yuji Itadori. Aoi stops her by saying that she only talks unimportant things and asks Megumi what type of girl he likes, while ripping his own shirt. When Megumi gives him an answer, Aoi considers this boring and attacks him, while Mai stops Nobara from helping Megumi and mentions that despite his ability someone like Megumi doesn't stand a chance against a first class like "Todo-senpai". After the confrontations that each had, Aoi arrives where Mai was fighting with Nobara, telling Mai that they should go now and that it seemed that she was having fun, looking at her with a mocking smile, she says that this is just the beginning but he stops her because he has to attend Takada's Meet and Greet and he wasn't sure of his reaction if he missed it. Mai gets upset and says that he is selfish, but she still goes after Aoi while taunting Nobara, saying that they won't be so soft during the event.

Later, during the exchange event, they are seen standing next to each other, along with the other Kyoto students. In the Kyoto side meeting, when the principal Gakuganji gave them instructions to kill Yuji, Aoi gets upset and kicks the door open saying that the things they are talking about don't make sense, Noritoshi Kamo tries to stop him from leaving but he says that he need to watch a show where Takada will appear, he also says that he is disappointed that all of them have a lack of taste for girls and that he will kill them all if they dare to order him around. After that, Momo Nishimiya says that they shouldn't worry about the Tokyo students while Aoi is in such a frenzy, but Mai mentions that they should kill Yuji anyway because Aoi doesn't fight to kill. As the group continues to discuss what they should do to fulfill the principal's order, Mai tells them to leave Maki Zenin and Nobara to her, Noritoshi then mentions that she sounds just like Aoi, causing Mai to look at him in annoyance. When the event is about to start, all the Kyoto students are at the starting line except Aoi, so Noritoshi asks Mai where he is, to which she angrily replies that why she should know. Finally, the Tokyo students are shown at their meeting, where Maki says that Aoi will go to attack them directly and that Mai will most likely come after him to attack her.

Before the baseball game, Satoru Gojo asks the students if they want to continue with the event, to which Aoi replies that obviously that's what they should do, then offers some thought to which Kasumi Miwa mentions that Aoi is surprisingly reliable and Mai says that he is reliably crazy. During the game, Aoi was about to bat and starts talking to Yuji, however, Maki takes the opportunity to pitches the ball, hitting him in the face, Mai can be seen congratulating her on the throw with a smile along with their other classmates. During the Jujutsu Kaisen: 0 Movie, the two of them are only seen fighting alongside their other classmates.

During a Juju Stroll, related to Aoi's visit to Takada's Meet and Greet, Aoi apologizes for keeping Mai waiting and asks if something bad happened because of her upset expression, Mai tells him that he should ask himself, so Aoi offers her one of the tickets to shake hands with Takada because it is his duty as a fan and future husband of Takada, Mai thinks he is annoying and disgusting but if she rejects him it will be even worse, so she accepts. After the event, even if she doesn't express it, it seemed that Mai enjoyed seeing Takada so it can be said that they both share a common liking for the idol.

Fanon
AoMai is a very rare and small ship, with very little published work on the two of them. Mai is mainly shipped with Nobara, her sister Maki or also with Megumi, while Aoi is rarely shipped, being his most popular ship with Yuji, another works shown him with Toge Inumaki or Noritoshi. It can be interpreted that Aoi and Mai have a frenemies relationship, as Aoi seems to spend a lot of time with Mai despite saying that he dislikes his classmates. On the other hand, even if Mai openly expresses how upset Aoi makes her feel, many assume that she will always be with him or at least knows where he is when they are not together.

Sometimes, Aoi and Mai are shown as a matchmaking duo, being responsible for couples like MechaMiwa or KaMomo confessing their feelings for each other. In some Japanese works, it can be seen how Aoi and Mai have only a physical relationship due to his crush on Takada, Mai being responsible for their relationship not becoming too romantic and Aoi being extremely nice to Mai so she doesn't feel bad about having this kind of relationship with him. In other works, their classmates are shown teasing Mai for not being aware that she is dating Aoi every time they go to see something of Takada together.

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Trivia

 * Despite the poor relationship they seem to maintain, due to Aoi barely tolerating his classmates and Mai considering him as her main cause of stress, according to the others it seems that it isn't uncommon to see Aoi and Mai together.
 * Aoi has expressed that he likes tall women and Mai is 170 cm tall (5'7"), being one of the tallest women among Kyoto and Tokyo students along with Maki.