Itsukaede

Itsukaede is the het ship between Itsuki Sumeragi and Kaede Manyuda from the Kakegurui fandom.

Canon
Kaede was the one who suggested Itsuki to join the student council. During their time in the student council, the two eventually became close friends.

Kakegurui - Compulsive Gambler
During Yumeko's gamble with Kaede, Itsuki comes on the stage and gets asked by Yumeko, if she could lend her some cash, since she has run out of it. Upon hearing Yumeko's and Itsuki's conversation, Kaede criticizes Itsuki, because she immediately tried to get on Yumeko's side after the student council abandoned her. Though initially revealing a bad impression of Itsuki, Kaede later reveals, that he isn't mad at her at all and even asks Itsuki to come back to the student council. Yumeko decides to give Itsuki the choice to decide between her and Kaede. Firstly, Itsuki has trouble to decide, she then recalls some moments with Kaede, in which the two are agreeing to become kings together, but Itsuki comes to the conclusion that Kaede looked down on her the whole time, and decides to get on Yumeko's side. After deciding, she tells Kaede that she needs to defeat him because they are the exact same. However, Kaede wasn't exactly happy with Itsuki's decision. To Itsuki's hapiness, Kaede later loses against her and becomes her housepet.

Kakegurui XX
Days after the gamble, Itsuki visits Kaede in the hospital. In episode 7 of Kakegurui XX, Itsuki visits Kaede again in the hospital, she tries to give him a sliced ​​apple, but he refuses, telling her to leave him alone. Later, Itsuki asks Kaede what he's gonna do now, and tells him that nows his chance to take the crown. However, Kaede answers that he isn't interested anymore, because he already lost everything. After Itsuki tells Kaede a few times that he shouldn't give up everything, she gets visibly frustrated by him, because he keeps telling her that he doesn't care about anything anymore. She states that she doesn't want to look at a "coward" like him and leaves the room.

During the Greater Good gamble, Kaede asks Itsuki to fall down that "pit" together, which she happily accepts. It is later during the gamble revealed that Itsuki is in love with him when Miroslava confronts her by pinning her against the wall. Kaede then becomes protective of Itsuki, having to be held back by Ibara from pulling Miroslava off of her. Itsuki then later in the gamble tells Kaede that she believes in him and that it depends on him whether she loses or wins, since she decides to drop out of this election.

Other Kakegurui Media
In Kakkokari, Kaede is portrayed as desiring Itsuki, anonymously voting that Itsuki is the best girlfriend material.

In the Kakegurui Picture Drama, Kaede can be seen exhaling hot air whilst imagining Itsuki in a maid dress. Itsuki squeals and blushes at the thought of Kaede in a butler uniform.

Quotes
"So come on back...Sumeragi."

- Kaede asking Itsuki to come to the student council.

Fanon
Itsukaede is the most popular ship for both characters on AO3. This ship is also one of the most popular het ships in Kakegurui, mainly due to Itsuki's canon feelings for Kaede, which made the ship increase in popularity. It is implied that Kaede holds the same feelings towards Itsuki, but it is currently not confirmed. Kaede's feelings are more clear in other Kakegurui works, such as Kakkokari and the Picture Dramas, which portray Kaede as attracted to Itsuki. However, these works are often considered non-canon to the main plot.

Fans of the ship also seem to enjoy Kaede's seriousness and coldness contrasted with Itsuki's cheerfulness and extroverted personality. Many fans also speculate that this ship will become canon, as both characters clearly harbor feelings for eachother. This pairing hasn't had much in terms of official art, unlike other ships, making it somewhat hard to come by.

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