Ryonayu

RyoNayu is the slash ship between Ryo Akebono and Nayuta Asahi from the From ARGONAVIS fandom.

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Ryo and Nayuta are both members of the band GYROAXIA. Their personalities seem to be pretty much different, however they both have similitudes, being many times referred to as some sort of geniuses. In the light novel focused on GYROAXIA, a fragment said Reon, Kenta and Nayuta were mere mortals accompanying the voice of a god (Nayuta), however Ryo was not mentioned, implying he and Nayuta could be in the same level. As well, in some way, Nayuta may be able to understand most of Ryo's strange way to say stuff; such as when in Nayuta's initial 4* card from AAside, Ryo explained with analogies about the space in which ways should the song he was composing be changed, Nayuta understanding quickly after. Lore-wise, Ryo was the one who composed GETTING HIGH. Kenta showed Nayuta the song after Ryo made it, to which he asked who made it and getting replied with Ryo. Nayuta was surprised, not knowing he was able to make music. He said the song wasn't bad, however the progression was boring and it was a song GYROAXIA wouldn't play. So, he decided to make adjustments to the song; he changed many things, however he used several of the original bass lines.

Ryo is showed to be very caring when it comes to Nayuta's health in a few occasions. At the end of a character story from AAside, he said he was going to brew tea for the both of them then gave Nayuta an explanation of why he needed to take care of his throat being the vocalist of the band. Another proof of this, is that during Nayuta's birthday tweets, Ryo mentioned that he got lozenges of many flavors for Nayuta, and even though he said he didn't need them, he accepted them. In the 7th episode of the anime, there was stop during band practice. In which, Ryo took his bass off and approached Nayuta with an intimidating look, resulting in the other gazing that same way. However, Ryo's expression calmed down and proceeded to stuff a lozenge in his mouth, using his own hand. Nayuta didn't get angry at this action.

Overall, Nayuta subtly seems to be able to stand Ryo, there being many stances where he didn't react in his usual explosive way. In another character story from AAside, Ryo suddenly started showing several pictures he took with his phone to cheer him up. Nayuta could've told him to go away immediately, but he kept quiet and stayed still, viewing and listening. In the end, Ryo mentions that Nayuta's agitation went down.

The only highlightable situation where Nayuta lost his patience with Ryo was during the FRICATIVE SOUND event. Where, during practice, Ryo suddenly had stopped playing the new song of the band, interrupting saying that it had unnecessary stuff in it, not feeling polished. Nayuta obviously got angry and left the room, then Ryo said it was a song that wouldn't make anyone happy, not even Nayuta himself. It turns out, he was right; it was made solely with the intent of making a better song than his rival band. Nayuta's 4* card from that same event implies he deleted the song he made.

Fanon
So far, Ryonayu is not really considered a popular ship, however is more acknowledged in the Japanese side of the fandom than in the English one. People mainly tend to ship them because of the candy scene in the anime's 7th episode, as well the FRICATIVE SOUND event in AAside, where they had interactions together. Another of the reasons are their contrasting personalities, and the way Nayuta treats Ryo different from the rest.

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Trivia

 * In the cover Wataru and Ryo performed of Planetarium during a live, Ryo sang the line "一番眩しい あの星の名前は 僕しか知らない", meaning "I'm the only one who knows the name of the brightest star". Ryo has referred more than once to Nayuta as the first magnitude star.
 * During Hibana Chiru music background video that appeared in a few lives, in the part that says "にまで見た あなたは so far     しがらみに拘束されすぎた堕天使>", Ryo's AAside trained initial 4* appears in that whole fragment, making it seem as if Nayuta sees Ryo as "an angel that appears in his dreams". However, the official animated MV showed Nayuta's dad leaving him and his mother.