AkiToya

AkiToya is the slash ship between Toya Aoyagi and Akito Shinonome from the Project SEKAI fandom.

Canon
Akito and Toya are members of the group Vivid BAD SQUAD, as well as their duo unit RAD DOGS which was formed two-years prior to the main story when the two were in middle school. Both characters attend Kamiyama High School as first year students.

Akito had experience performing music as a solo street artist before meeting Toya. On the other hand, Toya had been trained since he was young to perform classical music before rebelling against his father and choosing to become a street performer instead. While he initially quit classical music solely for the purpose of running away, Akito taught him about his dream to surpass - RAD WEEKND - which he felt so passionately about. This motivated Toya to whole-heartedly chase that dream with him, leading to the formation of RAD DOGS.

According to the main story, Akito knew Toya had what it took to surpass - RAD WEEKND - upon first seeing him perform which is why he took initially took an interest in him.

After seeing the passion and motivation An and Kohane have when it came to chasing their dream, Toya becomes disheartened and breaks off his partnership with Akito in hopes that he’ll move on to someone who is more worthy of standing by his side. However, rather than being honest about his reasoning for not wanting to sing with Akito anymore, he instead pretends to be leaving because he feels that their music means nothing, mirroring his fathers criticism of their chosen path. Despite taking what Toya said to heart, Akito is unable to grasp Toya’s reasoning for abandoning their dream, which the virtual singers, namely MEIKO, uses to help him see through Toya’s facade. With the added help of An’s father leaving Akito on the line so that Akito can hear his real reason for running away, Akito and Toya are given a chance to reconcile and be honest with their feelings for each other. Akito reassures Toya that he has no intention of teaming up with anyone other than him, calling him the best partner he could ask for.

Fanon
AkiToya is one of the most popular pairings in the Project Sekai fandom with it’s popularity being supported by canons consistent reinforcement of their bond with each other across official material. Due to aforementioned support from canon, it is widely believed in the English-speaking side of the fandom that there is canonical romantic attraction between the two of them, though it has not been confirmed. On Ao3, the pairing currently has the second highest amount of fics within the fandom, only second to Kamishiro Rui/Tenma Tsukasa, another popular slash ship.

Fandom
FAN FICTION

Trivia

 * According to An and Kohane, Toya is rarely ever seen without Akito by his side. This is supported by official material as even outside of event stories, the two often cameo in each other’s cards, have multiple dedicated area conversations, are seen with each other in 4komas, and often appear in each other’s sub stories.
 * In an Area Conversation had with Kagamine Len, Toya explains that in the two years that he and Akito had known each other prior to the main story, they rarely ever fought.
 * In a Vivid BAD SQUAD Virtual Live, the two performed their “Fragile” duet cover in wedding-themed tuxedos obtained from the games June Bride event “A Song of Vows for You, Dressed in Pure White!“