YosuChie

YosuChie is the het ship between Yosuke Hanamura and Chie Satonaka from the Persona fandom.

Canon
Despite being a relatively new student in Inaba, Yosuke seems to have started up somewhat of a friendship with Chie. She likes him enough to lend him her "Trial of the Dragon" DVD, although her trust may have been displayed. When she discovers that Yusuke cracked her DVD, she punishes him with a kick to the balls. Yosuke offers to buy Yu food as he's the new kid in town, and Chie tags along as payment for her broken movie. There, they see Yosuke speaking with Saki Konishi. Chie teases him, asking if he's fallen in love with her. A few days later, Yu, Yosuke, and Chie end up at Junes. They discover the TV world, and explore it together. When Yosuke has to go to the bathroom in the TV world, Chie chides him for wanting to pee in the corner of a room. They escape the TV world with the help of Teddie, but decide to return the next day when Saki is found murdered. Yu and Yosuke enter alone, while Chie stays in Junes and holds onto a rope tied around them. However, the moment they step foot in the TV world the rope loses contact. Chie begins to panic, worrying for her friends. When they return unharmed, she tells them how worried she was. She shares a hug with Yosuke.

The next victim of the Midnight Channel is Yukiko Amagi, and the trio set out to save her. They continue to save various other students, welcoming them into the folds of their team. Yusuke and Chie remain particularly close, however, often being paired together if not with their respective best friends (Yu and Yukiko). On the school camping trip, Yusuke and Chie sleep side by side in their shared tent.

In the anime, Yusuke and Chie partner up to tail Kanji. Chie complains about being hungry, and Yusuke suggests she order delivery. When Chie orders two meals, Yusuke angrily tells her that he didn't want anything. Chie snaps back that both of the meals are for her. On Yu's last day in Inaba, Chie force feeds Yusuke a spoonful of Yukiko's disgusting curry to get him to shut up. Instances like this are common in both the game and the anime adaptations, with the two butting heads with each other.

Persona 4: Dancing All Night
When Yosuke performs his dance to stave off the shadows, Chie seems incredibly impressed. She searches for the right words to explain how she feels about watching his dance. Yosuke teases her, asking if she's "falling" for him. Chie and Yukiko shut him down, and Yosuke explains that he was only joking.

Fanon
YosuChie is a relatively popular ship in the Persona fandom, although it pales in comparison to its biggest rivals, SouYo and YukiChie. While there seems to be a fair amount of "ship bait" for these two in the game, with them often being paired together, there are many that see them as either a brother/sister relationship or "MLM/WLW solidarity". Many fans enjoy the ship thanks to the dynamic between the two characters, with them constantly teasing each other and butting heads. This ship falls into the age-old trope of teasing a girl because you like her.

This pairing currently has over 125 works on AO3. It is Yosuke and Chie's second most popular ship.

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