Kirugoku

Kirugoku is the het ship between Gonta Gokuhara and Kirumi Tojo from the Danganronpa fandom.

Canon
Kirumi and Gonta are both characters from Danganronpa v3: Killing Harmony. They are both killers in the School Killing Life, and both canonically deceased. Kirumi and Gonta are executed in chapters 2 and 4 respectively. However, both of them are seen as "sympathetic" blackeneds, as they both believe that they committed murder for the greater good. Kirumi killed Ryoma so that she could return to the outside world and help the people of Japan, and Gonta killed Miu to protect his friends from the "truth" of the outside world.

In the Chapter 1 trial, Kirumi pressed the idea that Gonta was the culprit. When this was proven to be untrue, she was quick to apologize to him. Gonta accepted her apology, and says that he understands that she is just trying to find the real killer. In Chapter 2, Gonta joins Kokichi Oma in asking Kirumi to be his mother. She quickly deflects the suggestion. Gonta is unable to capture Kirumi for the Insect Meet and Greet; she tells him he is busy, and he doesn't press the matter any further. Later, in the Chapter 2 trial, Kirumi is found guilty for murdering Ryoma. When Monokuma says she will be executed, Gonta tries to defend her. He even offers up his own life in place of Kirumi's, suggesting that his life is less important than hers.

Gonta and Kirumi have many similarities to one another. They both seem to care very deeply about appearances, although Kirumi is much better at it than Gonta is. Kirumi is the Ultimate Maid, and so she is always perfectly cool and composed. Gonta's biggest dream in life is to become a proper gentleman, aspiring towards exactly what Kirumi is. Both characters seem to care very deeply about their friends, putting their needs above all else. Kirumi does this through her "selfless devotion" as a maid, while Gonta does this both with his immense strength and as a "gentleman".

The pair do not have any direct interactions in the non-canonical Ultimate Talent Development Plan or Danganronpa S: Ultimate Summer Camp.

Fanon
Kirugoku likely sailed as a result of the characters' similarities. Many fanworks featuring these characters depict Gonta learning from Kirumi in the ways of being a "gentleman". There are also AUs that revolve around Kirumi being a maid and Gonta being a butler.

Kirugoku is considered somewhat of a rarepair in the Danganronpa fandom. Both Kirumi and Gonta might be considered "underappreciated characters"; while they have their fans, they are nowhere near as popular as other v3 characters. As such, there is not much content out there for these two. Kirugoku has cracked the top 10 ships for both characters on AO3, but is still rather low. There are currently over 25 works for this ship on AO3

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