Chisatae

Chisatae is the femslash ship between Tae Hanazono and Chisato Shirasagi from the BanG Dream! fandom.

Canon
Tae is the guitarist of the band Poppin'Party (Popipa), while Chisato is the bassist of the idol band Pastel*Palettes (Pasupare). Both girls attend Hanasakigawa Girls' Academy, and Tae is a year below Chisato.

Both Tae and Chisato have calm appearances, but are also very different as well. Tae has an imaginative mind. She's a very relaxed individual who does things at her own pace, but is still down for anything. She also has a tendency to daydream and make odd remarks about the things around her. Chisato on the other hand is more mature, a realist and although generally polite, can be very blunt in her manner of speaking. Unlike Tae, Chisato somewhat prefers a sort of peace and order of things. Together though, they make a particularly odd pairing.

They have a couple of lounge interactions, and are featured in a few event stories together. Their first meeting was in the "Run Away Rabbits!" event, where Chisato bumps into Tae and her bandmate Arisa Ichigaya as they're trying to locate the rabbits that were accidentally let loose into the school. Tae begs Chisato to help, who ends up joining them in their search. After they managed to return all the rabbits into the pet room, and while they're petting them, Chisato thanks Tae for giving her the inspiration she needed for Pasupare's next show's costumes.

Later on, they interacted in the "The Whitest Day" event. White Day is a holiday in Japan where people reciprocate gifts received on Valentine's Day. Tae bumps into Chisato a few days prior to White Day, whom she asks to help her think about what to do for the day since the two of them have absolutely nothing to do. As blank as a sheet of paper, a fully "white day", as Tae puts it. The rest of the event centers around the two, along with a few other girls joining along, going around figuring out what to do for the White Day. They go to a candy shop together, then the station, they stop at Tsugumi's cafe for a bit, shop at the mall, etc. When they eventually go to the arcade Tae notices a giant stuffed rabbit plush that reminds her of her pet rabbit Oddie, and tries winning it in a crane game. After failing, she asks Chisato if she would want to try the game. Chisato, despite her reluctance initially, decides to give it a try, and manages to win the rabbit plush almost immediately. Tae and the others are impressed, but Chisato simply brushes it off as a fluke. Although seeing how much Tae wanted it, Chisato then lets Tae have the plush, saying "It would be happiest with the person who appreciates it the most." Tae is delighted and happily accepts the gift. By the end of the day, Chisato and Tae talk about the whole "white day" experience, even though in the end Tae and Chisato didn't figure out what to do on their White Day, Tae says that thanks to Chisato there wasn't a single dull moment. Chisato, although she was somewhat reluctant to joining Tae for the day at first, says she enjoyed the time as well, and thanks her. Tae remarks that she is the one who should be thankful, and that she wants to repay Chisato for the rabbit plush.

In Tae's White Day 4★'s card story's special episode, she mentions how she finds Chisato amazing, because of "how easily she took charge while also keeping [Tae] at the front of her mind." She notes how well Chisato fits the older-student role and how she brought her to so many places she wouldn't have gone to before, and grateful for her help brightening up Tae's white day. In Chisato's 4★'s card story's special episode, she comments that Tae is "a very mysterious individual." She thinks that because of Tae's way of thinking or just the special vibe she gives off, there's never a dull moment with her. "Quite the opposite, in fact." as Chisato says, and without Tae, she wouldn't have spent run into and spent time with everyone else on that white day. She admires Tae's charm that just so naturally just bring people together, that she has a type of charisma, an effect on people, Chisato included.

Fanon
Taechisa is a rarepair within the fandom, for the sole reason that both Tae and Chisato have more popular ships. For Tae it's Taesaaya and Taeari, while for Chisato it's Ayachisa and Kaochisa. People like the odd quirky dynamic portrayed between them in the Run Away Rabbits! and The Whitest Day events, and with the second season of the anime having Tae interact with Chisato much more for almost an entire episode, the support for the ship grew more, although ultimately it's still considered a rarepair.

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Trivia

 * In a 4-panel comic, Tae was shown to have pictures of the bunny-themed outfits Chisato was inspired to make after the Run Away Rabbits! event.