Oumatsu

Oumatsu is the het ship between Kaede Akamatsu and Kokichi Oma from the Danganronpa fandom.

Canon
Kaede meets Kokichi for the first time in the prologue, when he is bothering Keebo. Her first impression of him is that of a "mischievous little kid who is bothering one of his classmates." After Kokichi introduced himself as the Ultimate Supreme Leader, she was intrigued and began asking him about his unusual talent. He then said that he was "just" the leader of a secret organization containing more than 10,000 members, and she was very impressed at first, but after Kokichi was revealed to be a liar, she started accusing him of lying about almost everything he said.

Their first Free Time Event starts with Kokichi saying he doesn't want to die and that Kaede can stay by his side for a while. The rest of the Free Time Event is spent by Kaede trying to prevent Kokichi from trying to do anything 'stupid'. At the end, Kokichi asks why Kaede approached him in the first place, to which Kaede replies that she just wanted to do so, and was fine if Kokichi didn't want to spend his free time with her. He then says, he'd never turned down an invitation from her, but then adds that it was a lie. After lying about their first encounter, he then apologizes.

In their second Freetime Event, Kokichi accuses Kaede of wanting to kill him, after which, if the player chooses to spend time with Kokichi, Kaede will have to chase after him, which amuses him. Afterwards, Kokichi asks Kaede for a favour, which is Kaede working for him as an agent in his secret organization, as he believes Kaede will go on to 'represent Japan as a pianist' and thus she could go abroad without any suspicion, and meet as many powerful figures as she likes. He then tells her "Join my organization, and together we'll do as we please to all the stupid plebs to the world. Let's sit on top of the world and look down on everyone else... And if we want to watch the world burn? We'll light the whole thing up!" In response, Kaede questions the existence of his secret organization, to which he retells Kaede that he is a liar. At the end of the event, Kokichi says "But y'know I'm only saying this because I care about you, right Kaede?' You can keep thinking like that, but don't come back crying to me when things don't go your way." Kaede then refuses to be an agent of his secret organization, which it ends with an unaffected Kokichi.

Throughout the game, most of the interactions between Kaede and Kokichi contain a moment where Kokichi tries to help Kaede by offering her a lot of perceptions she hasn't thought of, like opening her eyes to things because he cares about her. Kaede seems intrigued by Kokichi, often wondering if Kokichi lied, and wanting to know more about him, frequently questioning his words but still coming back every time to spend time with him even though he annoys her, caring about him and always trying to be his friends.

After Kaede is found guilty for the murder of Rantaro Amami, Kokichi says that Kaede definitely wasn't boring. It is important to note that Kokichi said this to only a few people, and these people seemed important to him. His last words to Kaito before he died were the same as the ones he said to Kaede before her execution: "At least I... wasn't boring, right ?"

If the player chooses to talk to Kokichi at a random moment after the meeting with Angie about the necronomicon, Kokichi will tell Shuichi that he doesn't really want Rantaro to be the one to come back to life, and that he would have preferred Kaede to resurrect.

After Chapter 1 and Kaede's death, Kokichi immediatly tried to find a way to end the killing game like Kaede wanted, and even sacrified himself like her in Chapter 5. Kokichi's dying words can be compared to some words that Kaede said during her trial:

''Kaede:"So we can... End this killing game." - Kokichi:"I thought it would end the killing game."''

''Kaede:"I'll defeat the mastermind and end this dumb killing game!" - Kokichi:"The reason why I pretended to be the mastermind... Was to end this boring killing game!"''

''Kaede: "I definitely won't let that happen, even if it costs me my life!" - Kokichi:"There are no depths i won't sink to... Even if I have to sacrifice myself."''

The main theme of Danganronpa V3 is "Truth vs. Lies". Kaede and Kokichi are both representatives of this concept like two sides of the same coin. Both openly represent a concept to other students, but they also represent each other's concept in some way: Kaede represents the truth, trying to reach the truth of the mastermind and protect everyone all the time. Kokichi represents the lies, always lying to hide his true feelings and intentions. Kaede, on the other hand, never lies about her feelings or anything, but she may try to lie in the case of protecting everyone or reach the truth, representing her concept of truth quite "badly". Kokichi represents his concept badly too, because even if he says every time that he lies, we know by his last words that he only lied about lying, that he lied to himself, and the truth is he didn't like the killing game at all.

Fanon
The ship sailed with Kaede being the first protagonist of Danganronpa V3 and Kokichi coming off as a "rival character", being a compulsive liar, thus representing one side of the "Truth vs. Lies" theme. Even after the reveal of Shuichi Saihara being the actual main protagonist of the game, the ship appealed the fans of the ships between the main character's support characters and rivals. The ship was fueled even more because of how Kokichi said that he cared about Kaede and offered her to rule the world by his side. What makes this ship even more popular is that Kokichi told Kaede to join D.I.C.E, who are the most important people in his life, meaning he told her to be one of the most important people in his life.

Oumatsu is rivaled by both Kaede and Kokichi's respective ships with Shuichi, Saimatsu and Saiouma. Though, a poly ship between all three of them has been created as well. Oumatsu is also rivaled by other ships such as Oumota and Irumatsu. While it's not the most popular combination for the two, it remains among the most popular shipping choices for both characters included.

Fan fictions and fanarts may often pick up a scenario where Kaede agrees to Kokichi's offer to rule the world with her, becoming a member of D.I.C.E alongside him as a result. Fans may often headcanon Kaede as a "therapist" for Kokichi, because of her nature of "taking care of everyone", she would obviously care for Kokichi, and their relation could improve if Kaede didn't die in Chapter 1.

Quotes
"Is Kokichi going to be okay? Maybe I should stay by his side..."

- Kaede's thought before their first Free Time Event. "I'd *never* turn down an invitation from you, Kaede."

- Kokichi when Kaede wants to spend time with him. "I can't bear it anymore! I haven't forgotten! I've been thinking about you this whole time!"

- Kokichi to Kaede during their first FTE. "Join my organization, and together we'll do as we please to all the stupid plebs in this world. Let's sit on top of the world and look down on everyone else... And if we just wanna watch the world burn? That's fine, too! We'll light the whole thing up! The Ultimate Pianist and the Ultimate Supreme Leader joining forces sounds pretty sweet, huh?"

- Kokichi asking Kaede to be a part of his organization. "But y'know I'm only saying this cuz I actually care about you, right Kaede ?"

- Kokichi in their second FTE. "And I can't help but relate to another pianist. It's easy to see myself in her."

- Kaede after Hifumi tells her about a romance between a Pianist and an Evil Leader.

Fandom
FAN FICTION
 * Akamatsu K./Oma K. on FanFiction.Net
 * Akamatsu K./Oma K. on FanFiction.Net
 * Akamatsu K./Oma K. on FanFiction.Net

FAN ART

TUMBLR

WIKI
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Trivia

 * This is the third Danganronpa ship between the protagonist's implied love interest and rival, with the first two being Togiri and Komanami.
 * In Danganronpa S: Ultimate Summer Camp, Kaede says to Hifumi that she relates to a pianist who is in love with an evil leader.
 * Kaede's Research Lab is the first lab we discover throught the game, at the first chapter, chapter 1, while Kokichi's is the last one we discover, at last chapter: chapter 6.
 * Because of a lack of interaction between Kokichi and Shuichi Saihara in chapter 1, it's possible that after Kaede's death, Kokichi switched to Shuichi and started to be interested in him because he was the closest person to Kaede, and that Kaede gave him everything she had, Shuichi becoming a sort of incarnation of Kaede's final wish.
 * Kokichi only tried to end the killing game after chapter one, after Kaede's death. He is one of the characters who refers to her the most after chapter 1, whether by saying her name or by trying to "save everyone" in chapter 4.
 * One of Kokichi's character namecards in Danganronpa: Talent Plan shows the sentence "Well... You definetely weren't boring." as his signature phrase, this being his last words to Kaede.
 * In the first trial's Scrum Debate, Kokichi is opposed to Kaede.
 * Kokichi showed a true respect to Kaede before her death, and cried after her punishment.
 * Both died by being crushed; Kaede by the giant piano and Kokichi by the hydraulic press.
 * In the announcement room of the Monokubs, the two are hanging by the neck.

Variations

 * Amasaioumatsu refers to the ship between the two, Rantaro Amami and Shuichi Saihara
 * Saioumatsu refers to the ship between the two and Shuichi Saihara