Shanoairi

"You and I were always so different - that's part of why we worked so well together."

- Shano to Airi in Call of Artemis main story episode 9

Shanoairi is the femslash ship between Shano Himegami and Airi Amano from the D4DJ fandom.

Canon
Currently, Shano and Airi are both members of the legendary unit Call of Artemis, and the vocalists of their respective subunits, Lynx Eyes and Scarlet Canary. The two appear to have very differing personalities, as Airi has a very cheerful and kind personality, and is affectionate towards both her groupmates and the younger units, and Shano is a very strict and formal individual, with a serious attitude towards work. In reality, deep down the two are much more alike than they realize, both being very caring and compassionate individuals, with motherly feelings towards the younger units they are close to.

They first met many years prior to the current events of the D4DJ story when Call of Artemis was formed, after Mana invited Shano and Toka invited Airi. They got along very well and formed a close friendship, but were very competitive with each other, both being sore losers. However, Airi and Shano became at odds when Shano expressed strong desire for Artemis to go pro. When Airi refused, Shano was so desperate not to lose Artemis she no longer cared about going pro as long as they could remain together. The conversation then turned into an argument, as Airi angrily told Shano and Toka them giving up on their own dream to go pro for the sake of Airi's dream was stupid and a huge mistake, and Artemis was only a means to an end after all. Thus the unit split, and Lynx Eyes and Scarlet Canary were formed. Despite their friendship ending on a bad note, Airi still attended every single one of Lynx Eyes' performances, wanting to support both Shano and Toka no matter what. However, fate brought the two together once again when they performed at the legendary D4FES that would influence many of the younger unit members. Originally, Airi and Mana had enrolled themselves as Scarlet Canary, and Shano and Toka had enrolled themselves as Lynx Eyes, but the organizers of D4FES wanted to see them to sing together. So, it was arranged for them to sing a duet of WOW WAR TONIGHT～時には起こせよムーヴメント～ for the collab unit stage, to which they delivered a very passionate and incredibly in sync performance.

Fanon
Shanoairi is considered an unpopular ship among the fandom due to Call of Artemis' lack of popularity and fans in comparison to the other units. However it is still the most popular ship for both women in both the Western and Eastern fandom, but is rivaled by other ships such as Shanomana and Airimana. The two are also sometimes shipped in the Western fandom with the rest of their groupmates in a poly ship, Polyartemis. They are usually interpreted and portrayed as exes by the fandom. Despite being fairly unpopular, they have still been shipped by individuals since early in the game. This is likely due to the D4DJ anime fueling the beginnings of the ship, portraying how they still maintain a close and friendly relationship even after their group's disbandment years prior. Shanoairi is typically shipped alongside Manatoka.

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Quotes
"I still wanted to support you, even if it was only in small ways."

- Airi to Shano in Call of Artemis main story episode 7

"Toka is right. All this explains a lot, but it hasn't changed my opinion of you. You're still one of the most talented vocalists I've ever met."

- Shano to Airi in Call of Artemis main story episode 9

"I bet we had all sorts of overlapping feelings. ...Songs can make miracles at times like those."

- Airi about Shano in "Voice of a Goddess -sing for you-" episode 3

"(Airi, have you noticed it yourself? Your singing voice has started to change, too...)"

- Shano about Airi in "Voice of a Goddess -Sing for You-" episode 6

"(No, it's more like the birth of a new songstress. Airi, you've reached new heights with your music.)"

- Shano about Airi in "Voice of a Goddess -Sing for You-" episode 7

"(But seeing you sing after all those hardships, it looks like Aria's spirit has entered you...)"

- Shano about Airi in "Voice of a Goddess -Sing for You-" episode 7

"Happy birthday, Shano. You have to be careful not to work too hard, okay?"

- Airi's special menu line for Shano's birthday (2023)

"Happy birthday, Airi. We need your voice. Keep up the good work."

- Shano's special menu line for Airi's birthday (2023)

Trivia

 * They have a height difference of 8cm, with Shano being 166cm, and Airi being 158cm.
 * Shano and Airi are both the tallest and shortest members of Call of Artemis respectively, and Raychell and Mizuki Nana are also the tallest and shortest members of the live unit respectively.
 * Both of them are Virgos, as Shano is born on August 24th, and Airi is born on September 1st.
 * Both they and their seiyuu's have an 8 day gap between their birthdays, as Raychell was born on January 13th and Mizuki Nana was born on January 21st.
 * On day 1 of D4DJ D4 FES. LIVE -ALL IN-, Mizuki Nana told that Raychell that when they first met while recording "I don't wanna lose!", she thought that Raychell was just as good looking as she imagined her to be, causing both to become very embarrassed and start laughing.
 * Shano has made Airi blush four times, and in return, Airi has made Shano blush once.
 * Shano and Airi exclusively sung a duo cover of "WOW WAR TONIGHT～時には起こせよムーヴメント～" which was used as the outro for D4DJ First Mix, and both received solo versions.