Haikyu!!/Ships

DaiSuga
 DaiSuga is the slash ship between Daichi Sawamura and Kōshi Sugawara. AKA: SugaDai

Canon
Daichi and Suga are both members of the Karasuno high school volleyball club. They have a lot of canon factors, making them a strong pair. Firstly, they're both 3rd years and also in the same class, Class 4. Secondly, Daichi's the captain while Suga's the vice-captain. Thirdly, Daichi's a wing spiker and Suga's a setter, making them have the setter/hitter relationship. In addition, Daichi's jersey is No 1 and Suga's jersey is No 2.

Throughout the series, these two have a strong friendship, off and on the court. Their personalities are quite similar, both being friendly, kind and also firm when their underclassmen are misbehaving. As they are both 3rd years, this is their last year to succeed in the high school vollyball circuit and to play with each other on the same team which they helped build.

Season 1
At the start of Season 1:, when Suga's subbed in for Kageyama, Suga tells Daichi to speak up more, as he's been quiet from the start. This shocks Tanaka and Asahi, as they both think that Suga's the only one who can lecture Daichi. This shows that they have a strong bond with each other. Although they don't have a lot of events together, they help their team become stronger, being the sturdy foundation.

Season 2
At the end of Season 2 Episode 16 Daichi collides with Tanaka when they both dive to get the ball before it hits the floor. Daichi is motionless for a few moments, shocking his teammates including Suga. Whilst Daichi leaves the match due to a possible concussion and spitting out a tooth, Suga encourages Chikara, who is the only person they have to fill Daichi's position.

Fanon
DaiSuga is the most popular ship for both characters. In most fanwork, these two are often referred to as the parents of Karasuno: Dadchi or Sawapapa and Sugamama. Asahi has remarked that they are like his parents, and has been scolded by them multiple times. They're often shown with the rest of Karasuno, trying to control the team/crows. In other fanworks, they're shown to be happy and caring towards each other. Overall, their ship is healthy and seen as "fluffy".

On AO3, DaiSuga is the 4th most written ship for the Haikyu!! fandom.

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Variations

 * AsaDaiSuga refers to the ship between the two and Asahi Azumane

ToraKen
 ToraKen is the slash ship between Taketora Yamamota and Kenma Kozume. AKA: KenTora, TakeKen, KenTake

Canon
Taketora and Kenma are both sectond years and members of the Nekoma Volleyball Club, with their jersey numbers being 4 and 5, respectively. Kenma is a setter while Taketora is the ace, a wing spiker and an outside hitter.

Fanon
ToraKen is a rarepair, being overshadowed by more popular ships like KuroKen and KenHina. For a rarepair, they have a decent amount of fan content. They have a fair amount of fan art and 97+ romantic works on AO3. They also have 23+ gen works on AO3. ToraKen shippers normally shipped them after the episode.

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UshiTen
 UshiTen is the slash ship between Wakatoshi Ushijima and Satori Tendō from the Haikyu!! fandom.

Canon
Ushijima is the ace/wing spiker and Tendō is a middle blocker. They are both third years and members of the Shiratorizawa Academy volleyball team. They presumably met as first years, having both joined the volleyball team.

Tendō is a chatty young man, usually partaking in friendly conversations with Ushijima. He refers to the latter as 'Wakatoshi,' due to the fact that Ushijima has never made a comment against being called that. Most of their conversations are one-sided, though, but Tendō never seems to mind.

Tendō is shown to admire Ushijima's spiking form and wants to be able to say that he is Ushijima's best friend.

Fanon
UshiTen, being a ship that hasn't gotten nearly as much screen time as others, is usually paired with an abundance of headcanons to fill in unanswered facts in their relationship.

Dominance Portrayal

Ushijima is usually portrayed as the more dominant part of their relationship. This is due to his seemingly cold and reserved nature, as well as him being taller than Tendō. He is also a more muscular and sturdy person, whereas Tendō is a lanky young man and falls into the "chatty girl" stereotype that is popular among anime and manga.

Despite these facts putting more popularity on the 'UshiTen' ship, 'TenUshi' is shipped by more than a few Haikyuu!! fans as well. This is due to Tendō's more assertive attitude, as he does appear to be the kind of person to take the lead in certain intimate advances. Not only that, but Ushijima doesn't come across as the kind of person who would be comfortable in such situations, leading some fans to believe that Tendō would act as the more dominant part in their relationship.

There is not much argument around the ship, as both Ushijima and Tendō are not particularly popular characters.

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 * Ushijima/Tendou tag on FanFiction.net
 * Ushijima/Tendou tag on FanFiction.net

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Trivia

 * After closing the gap between Shiratorizawa and Karasuno in the 4th set, Ushijima quoted Tendō.
 * Following their match against Karasuno, Tendō told Ushijima that he was looking forward to seeing him on TV in the future and be able to say that he was Ushijima's best friend.