ShikiMei

ShikiMei is the femslash ship between Shiki Wakana and Mei Yoneme from the Love Live! Superstar!! fandom.

Canon
Shiki and Mei are currently second-year students at Yuigaoka Girls' High School as well as members of the idol group Liella! where aside from performing and dancing, Shiki acts as the group's co-choreographer and Mei acts as the second co-composer. Prior to joining the group, Mei was a huge fan of them and school idols while Shiki had no particular interest in them, before Mei's enthusiasm rubbed off on her.

Shiki and Mei have known each other and have been friends ever since middle school. Despite Mei being the more extroverted girl of the duo, she bonded with Shiki over their shared loneliness as deep down, they are both shy girls who have difficulties expressing their feelings (Mei's gaze is regarded as frightening when in reality, she has poor eyesight and has to constantly squint, while Shiki is more stoic). According to Shiki's profile, her favorite things are Mei, stag beetles and butterflies, and she also enjoys conducting experiments, especially with Mei who is part of the Science Club together with her. Due to her perceptive nature, Shiki is also often able to tell what Mei is thinking. They also have opposite color palettes as well as designs - Mei has longer red hair and blue eyes, while Shiki has short blue hair and reddish-brown eyes.

Shiki and Mei are first shown interacting in the first episode of Superstar!! Season 2, where they have managed to enter Yuigaoka and are attending their first day as classmates. Mei asks why Shiki is sitting next to her and the latter claims she was randomly assigned to the seat. Mei, in an annoyed tone, says nothing has changed from middle school. In the second episode, Shiki pulls Kinako aside to ask what the School Idol Club is like as she wants her to help Mei join the group. The next day during recess, Shiki tells Mei that Kinako wants to talk to her, and Mei pulls the latter aside behind the school to confirm if Shiki asked her to join. When Liella! is holding a small campaign to attract new students, Shiki eats takoyaki next to Mei and asks if she wants some, before pulling out a training menu and trying to hand it out to her. Mei embarrassedly turns down both of her offers.

In the third episode, Mei jumps around in joy in the Science Club's classroom after she sees the Liella! members accept her secret gift. Shiki says in a deadpan tone that she should have just personally handed them out, and Mei tells her to shut up. Near the end of the episode, when Liella! is about to hold a mini concert, Mei nervously rushes through the audience to get to the front row. There she is shocked to find Shiki who tells her she was reserving the spot for her. After the performance, Shiki looks at a crying Mei with a smile on her face.

Quotes
"Mei... stop leading me on like that..."

- Shiki after Mei asks if she was worried about her in Superstar!! S2EP7

Fanon
ShikiMei is one of the most popular Superstar ships and arguably both Shiki and Mei's popular ship as well. People first started shipping them after their profiles were revealed. Their interactions throughout the anime, and especially Shiki's teasing towards Mei, fueled the ship's popularity even more. Due to their aforementioned interactions, many see the ship as semi-canon. On AO3, it is currently the 4th most written ship in the ''Love Live! Superstar!!'' tag.

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Trivia

 * They have a height difference of 6 cm, with Shiki being 161 cm, and Mei being 155 cm tall.