Keigin

Keigin is the friendship between Keiji Shinogi and Gin Ibushi from the Your Turn To Die fandom.

Chapter 1
When Gin introduces himself to the group, Keiji compliments the "kiddo"'s introduction, and Gin tells Keiji not to call him a kid.

In the aftermath of Mishima's death, Keiji watches over Nao and Gin who stay in the Pink Room, mourning Mishima. A body collection announcement sends Nao in a panic, who runs away with Mishima's head, with Gin following after her. Keiji teams up with Sara to search for the two of them, and they find Gin trapped in a cage in the "Ro" room. It sinks into the basement, where they find that they have to press a button while fending off masks with light in order to save Gin. Keiji and Sara succeed, and Keiji lifts Gin from the cage and sets him down.

After Gonbee is interrogated, Keiji, Gin, and Sara continue to search for Nao together.

Chapter 2
On the third floor, Gin and Keiji are both available as partners for the Charge Card Battle attraction. They are also both available separately for negotiation on Day 1 Morning and Day 2 Night.

On Day 1 Noon, Keiji does an attraction with Gin, but Gin gets his leg injured. Safalin offers to take them to the Medical Office to get healed, and Keiji treats Gin's leg. Gin then whispers to Keiji whether or not he should give Sara Joe's dog keychain that he picked up. Keiji says it's better not to, so Gin keeps it to himself. Afterwards, Gin and Keiji relax in the lobby together. Gin comments that getting his leg healed made him hungry, so Keiji suggests he ask for stuffed peppers, but Gin angrily declares he hates peppers.

In the middle of the night, between Day 1 and Day 2, Mishima's monitor in the Monitor Room gets shattered. Gin asks if there's nothing like splinters of wood on the ground, but Keiji says there's no clues. Gin implores Keiji to find the culprit.

On Day 3 Noon, Gin is seen chatting with Keiji, asking if he will really help him collect the clear chips. Keiji says yes, because a good policeman has to be kind to kids, which makes Gin say that if Keiji's going to treat him like a kid, he doesn't want his help.

On the morning of the fourth day, the participants take part in the final attraction. When Gin gets strapped to the giant target, Keiji threatens Ranger to release him, or else. During the attraction, Keiji remembers that there's an antidote in the Medical Office that can cure the Rikuto venom that gets injected in Gin. Once the attraction ends and Gin is released, Keiji rushes to get Gin the antidote.

After the card-trading explanation, Keiji and Sara notice Gin going down to the first floor via the Room of Rubble. The two decide to follow and search for Gin. While doing so, they hear his voice, but only briefly. Keiji suggests that they go back to the third floor for safety, but upon Sara's determination not to abandon Gin, Keiji agrees to keep searching more. They don't end up finding him, but they gather other valuable information, and the two decide that Gin can take care of himself just fine, so they should focus on other matters.

In the Second Main Game, Keiji and Gin both vote for Kanna, although Gin only does so because Sara told him to.

Chapter 3
While Gin and Keiji are both paired up with their own partners, they still stay near each other, both searching in the cemetery and police box at the same time as one another.

In the confrontation with Midori, Gin tries to help Keiji by finding and subsequently attacking with the shovel, but he gets stopped by Hinako. The battle ends in Keiji getting trapped in Midori's coffin, and with Midori threatening cremation, Gin cries out for him to let Keiji out, since he's going to die. Like the others, Gin expresses shock and concern for Keiji when Ranmaru tears up the consent form offered by Midori.

While Keiji is trapped inside the coffin, he comments that he'd kill for a pillow. This prompts Gin to allow Keiji to sleep with Mew-chan once they get his coffin open. Keiji is surprised that Gin is finally lending Mew-chan to him, making Sara wonder if Keiji has tried to borrow Mew-chan before.

Once the group is able to return to the cemetery, Gin calls out to Keiji. After seeing that Keiji's coffin is incredibly hot, Gin and the others try as hard as they can to open the lid, but it's no use.

When Gin hears Keiji's announcement over the PA, he's glad that Keiji's okay after all, and gets upset when Shin/Kanna get suspicious about the announcement.

During the pre-banquet, Gin comments that even though Keiji is a "ladykiller", he's uneasy without him there.

In the Banquet, the final coffin choice is between drilling Gin, but saving Keiji (and Midori), or drilling Midori, and saving Gin (but not Keiji). It turns out to be a fake out, because Keiji won't let Sara choose Gin no matter what, and Keiji still manages to avoid punishment from Meister.

Quotes
"...Let's believe in Gin. He's not just a kid anymore."

- Keiji believing Gin will come back safe from the first floor

Fanon
Keigin is a popular friendship within the YTTD fandom since Keiji and Gin have a lot of interactions together and are some of the longest-surviving participants. They are also both popular characters, which helps. Keiji and Gin are often seen as having a father-son type of relationship, so in that way Keigin is also seen as a familyship. In fanon, the friendship is rivalled in popularity mainly by Catblings and Dogblings.

Fandom
FAN FICTION

Trivia

 * Gin calls Keiji "Mr. Policeman".
 * Gin and Keiji both have a special partner ability that aids Sara when they search with her during Chapter 2, Part Two.
 * As of Chapter 3-1B, Gin and Keiji are the only participants other than Sara who will survive no matter what.