Ranzu

Ranzu is the het ship between Ranmaru Kageyama and Anzu Kinashi from the Your Turn To Die fandom.

Canon
Both Anzu and Ranmaru died in their First Trial, however they were able to meet each other as the doll versions of themselves. Oftentimes, if Anzu is dead, Ranmaru will speak in her place. When Ranmaru freaks out over truly realizing he's a doll, Anzu provides support by asking if he can stand. As well, if Ranmaru tries to give Maple back her letter while she's smiling, Anzu warns him to get away since Maple's going to get angry again.

In Shin's route, after Ranmaru is revealed to have murdered Reko/Alice, Anzu cries out that he's terrible, and asks if he forgot about them saving him before. During the fight with Maple, if Ranmaru holds down Anzu, she yells "Gyaaah?! Where are you touching, stupid?!" Later, Anzu confesses that she thought that Ranmaru was just some weak boy and that he's really scary. If everyone is alive, she says that if someone turned him evil, that's totally on him. If Ranmaru is dead, she feels that he couldn't have been a traitor.

During the banquet, on Kanna's route, as Midori is about to select Anzu's coffin to be drilled, Anzu frantically tells Midori to hold on. Ranmaru, hearing Anzu begging him to spare her, requests that Midori pick any other non-glowing coffin, because even though one of them might get hit, Keiji's coffin might be hit instead. Anzu appreciates Ranmaru speaking up, but Midori ignores it and sticks by his choice.

Fanon
Ranzu sailed for Anzu and Ranmaru both being highschoolers, as well as Dummies. In terms of meta details, Ranmaru is the Dummy with the most screen time while Anzu has the least, which could potentially be a factor in shipping the two. Their personalities are thought to contrast each other well; Anzu is bright and cheery while Ranmaru is very subdued. Additionally, Ranmaru overthinks and Anzu often doesn't think at all, which could balance out each other.

Their clothes also contrast with each other, with Ranmaru's outfit being monochrome and simple, while Anzu's is very colorful and more detailed. The colours are also further indicative of their personalities and demonstrates how some think that Anzu could bring light to Ranmaru's life, especially considering Ranmaru is regarded as having little or no friends. Their many differences are part of what make the ship so attractive.

Ranzu is not as popular a ship since Ranmaru and Anzu didn't interact very much. Ranzu is thought to have a similar dynamic as that of Joesara, sometimes even being referred to as "Joesara V2", and the two ships are often shipped alongside each other. Anzu is often compared to Joe, and Ranmaru to Sara. Anzu and Ranmaru's biggest rival ships are both with Sara Chidouin, them being Saranzu and Ransara. Aside from romantically, Ranzu is enjoyed just as much as a friendship, again similar to Joesara.

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Variations

 * High School Sweethearts refers to the ships between Anzu, Ranmaru, Kugie Kizuchi, Joe Tazuna, Ryoko Hirose, and Sara Chidouin
 * Kuzumaru refers to the ship between Anzu, Ranmaru, and Kugie Kizuchi.
 * Ransaranzu refers to the ship between Anzu, Ranmaru, and Sara Chidouin