BattaMashi

BattaMashi is the het ship between Battamonda and Mashiro Nijigaoka from the Pretty Cure fandom.

Episode 34 - Mon-Mon! Mashiro And His Return
It is revealed that Battamonda can transform into a human form and he started living in Sorashido City under the alias "Monda". He is still angry to the Cures as they defeated him and decides to take the revenge.

Walking at the city, he notes the Cures and hides. Monda hears that they are talking about Mashiro's new book and her dream about becoming a writer. Still angry at them as the Cures ruined his life, Monda begins to come up with the plan of destroying Mashiro's dream.

Mashiro reads her book to the kindergarten children. However, she gets offended by the words of one boy who calls her fairy tale “boring". Later, Mashiro is seen alone in garden. She wants to draw something but she isn't sure about her skills. One moment, Monda appears and introduce himself as an artist. Mashiro asks him what he is drawing and Monda shows her one illustration from his phone. Battamonda thinks about criticize her drawing and asks about her artwork. Mashiro tells him that she isn't sure about drawing and starts explaining Monda her situation.

After listening to her, he warns Mashiro that there always will be someone who will criticize her work. Monda tells Mashiro that if it is difficult for her, she can refuse her dream. However, remembering that Monda is an artist, she asks Monda about his reaction to criticism of his artworks. It makes Battamonda worry but in the end he gives her a helpful advice.

Their conversation is interrupted by Sora and her friends, making Monda worry. Suddenly, Skearhead appears and Monda runs away. The Cures start fighting. During the fight, Mashiro looks at Monda who is hiding and she remembers his words. It helps her to win. Next day, Mashiro finds Monda in his work. Monda worries that Mashiro finds out his identity. However, Mashiro with a smile tells Monda that she wanted to thank him for his advice and because of him she realised that she loves drawing picture books. Mashiro adds that she wants to be like him. Holding his hand, Mashiro wishes him a good luck on his job. Then, she tells even everything is going wrong, the way how he works towards his goals is wonderful for her. Her words leaving Battamonda in surprise and it makes him realise that it's the first time someone has cheered for him.

Fanon
In the beginning, BattaMashi was a rare pair due the characters didn't interact much. However, its popularity has grown sharply after episodes 34 and 41, as both episodes were wholly focused on Mashiro and Battamonda's relationship. Other episodes also helped to consolidate the popularity of the ship. BattaMashi became one of the most popular ships in ''Hirogaru Sky! Pretty Cure'' and the most popular ship for Battamonda while for Mashiro it's the second for popularity. It is also the second popular het ship in ''Hirogaru Sky! Pretty Cure'' and is second only to AgeTsuba.

Mostly, people love BattaMashi because of Mashiro's kind nature which is changing Battamonda to better side and the funny dynamic of the two. However, as every ship, it also gets hate from other people. The reasons of dislike may be the age gap and the fact that they were enemies in the past.

BattaMashi's biggest rival is SoShiro on Mashiro's side while Battamonda has no rival ships.

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Trivia

 * Mashiro is the first Cure to make peace with Battamonda, as she is the first person to empathize with him.