HonoChika

HonoChika is the femslash ship between Honoka Kosaka and Chika Takami from the Love Live! fandom.

Canon
One day on a trip to Tokyo, Chika saw a μ's music video and immediately fell in love, motivating her to start an idol group of her own. According to Chika's official introduction, she was inspired by Honoka always saying that "nothing's going to happen if you don't try". She is always comparing and trying to do things like μ's, and likely has a preference for Honoka. At the end of ''Love Live! Sunshine!!'' season 1 episode 12, Chika writes a verbal letter to Honoka after returning to Uchira from Tokyo. Chika tells Honoka that she realized instead of following Honoka, she is going to make her own path as a school idol.

Honoka and Chika have many similarities. Both wear a ribbon in their hair and are 157cm tall. Both wear an off the shoulder top over top a tank top as their practice outfit, have the first character of their name on their practice shirt, and wear a sweatband on their right wrist. Both are the protagonist of their series, and both are the "founders" of their idol groups. Both have the image color orange, fulfill the Smile attribute of the second years, and are the leaders of the Smile sub-unit from their respective idol groups.

They are both outgoing and hardworking when it comes to being a school idol, and have their charm point be their bright and energetic smiles. They are both the leaders of their respective group and are always thinking of their friends. They are both incredibly optimistic and persistent. They also both tend to do some spontaneous things, like Honoka shouting into the night sky from the school's roof, and Chika shouting into the sky from a classroom window.

SIF All Stars
In Love Live! School Idol Festival: All Stars, an alternate timeline in which the stories of μ's, Aqours, and Nijigasaki are happening simultaneously, Chika and Honoka are friends. As the leaders of their respective groups, they work together sometimes. In Chapter 8, Episode 3: "What We Have In Common", Chika and Honoka go together with the protagonist to their house after school to have a sleepover for the night. Chika and Honoka are both happy that they were asked to hang out together. Chika says that she got interested in school idols when she saw µ's performance, which makes Honoka say that she's making her blush.

Quotes
"Dear Honoka, I love μ's. When I saw μ's, all these normal girls shining bright, I kept wondering how I could be like that, and if I could be a leader like you. I finally understand. I'm fine the way I am. I can look at my friends, at all the things around me, and run on, straight ahead. That's what μ's is. That's what it means to shine. That's why I will find my own place. I'm not going to follow you, I'm going to run forward in search of my own place. With everyone. Someday. Someday..."

- Chika at the end of Season 1, Episode 12, english subtitles

Fanon
HonoChika is not as popular of a ship in the Love Live! fandom because the two have never met. It is the most popular cross-idol group ship, however, due to the two being the protagonists of their series and being incredibly similar to each other. Some think that they're too similar, even that Chika is a "rip-off Honoka". Thus, they're turned off of the ship, but that doesn't bother others. Some think that their common interests would let the two get along very well, and their cheeriness and caring natures would help uplift each other. On the other hand, if they're too much the same, it could be considered boring. While they are similar in a lot of ways, they are also recognized as their own interesting people with different motivations, especially with Chika's decision to stop comparing herself to μ's.

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 * Chika/Honoka tag on FanFiction.net
 * Chika/Honoka tag on FanFiction.net

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Trivia

 * Chika's birthday is on August 1 and Honoka's birthday is on August 3, meaning that they're both Leos.
 * Both have the kanji 高 in their family names.
 * Both have at least one sister.
 * Both live at their family business.