Joemaru

Joemaru is the slash ship between Joe Tazuna and Ranmaru Kageyama from the Your Turn To Die fandom.

Canon
Joe and Ranmaru never interacted in canon. The real Ranmaru died in his First Trial, and Joe was executed before he could meet the AI doll version of Ranmaru. AI Ranmaru is aware of Joe's existence, as he was programmed with the information that Joe was Sara's best friend and a non-participant, as well as overheard a bit about him from Midori. He knew enough about Joe to guess that the dog charm in the fifth floor classroom belonged to him.

As far as similarities go, both of them are male high school students who play a supporting role to Sara.

Fanon
Both characters are much more commonly shipped with Sara, and the polyship combining Joesara and Ransara can sometimes lead to Joemaru being shipped as well. As Sara and Ranmaru are similar personality-wise, some may ship Joemaru because they prefer a slash ship with Joe.

Since Joe and Ranmaru have never met each other, the ship is based entirely on fan speculation about what their interactions would have been like.

Reasons for this ship may be the height difference, with Joe at 5'9" and Ranmaru most likely being below 5'5" (in one dialogue option he asks Sara not to make fun of his height). As well, the loud and optimistic personality with the quiet and serious personality. Joe is often associated with dogs, as he owns a dog keychain and is extroverted, and Ranmaru sometimes a cat for his introverted nature, making it a fun "cat and dog" dynamic.

Fandom
FAN FICTION

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Variations

 * Joesaramaru refers to the ship between Joe, Ranmaru and Sara Chidouin.