MeiLuca

MeiLuca is the het ship between Meilin Lee and Luca Paguro from the Turning Red and Luca fandoms.

Canon
Both characters never met each other due to the fact that they're both from different universes.

Fanon
The ship started after Turning Red was announced and people got the idea to ship Mei with Luca, due to them both being child Pixar characters that happen to have a similar ability. Being able to turn themselves from a human into a type of animal/creature. Its popularity rose soon after the 2022 film was released. Resulting in it becoming one of the most popular crossover ships, between two Pixar characters, of that year.

Most fanworks of the ship commonly have the two as their human selves, while making references to their none human forms. Like having Mei with her panda ears and tail beside human Luca. Along with featuring the two in ship related memes on DeviantArt. Some of those memes and other kinds of fanworks have MeiLuca be placed other Pixar crossover ships, like Mirialberto and Ianlet. There have also been times when the ship is featured in an AU or mirror-like setting of The Little Mermaid. That has Mei be placed as a mermaid beside sea monster Luca, or have the two play out the Little Mermaid storyline. Since Luca already has some Ariel-like traits, but his male gender sometimes has him as Eric, while Mei plays the part of Ariel.

Because Mei had pictured two of the guys she fancies as mermen, the idea of shipping her with a cute looking sea monster wasn't too far fetch. Along with this fact pleasing fans of the crossover ship, as it means that Mei wouldn't mind becoming close to someone like Luca. Who can connect to her with the other things they also have in common, than just the struggles they had with having to hide one of their two forms. Before they and those forms got expected by others.

Mei's red hair and coming from the human has got people to think that Luca would view Mei as his second Giulia. As they picture Mei teaching Luca things about her world, culture and what kids their age are in to. Even though most fanworks of the ship commonly place it in Luca's timeline or simply in Portorosso. While moving it to the Turning Red timeline. Just as Luca wanted to attend Giulia's school, he may also like to enrol in Mei's and become part of her gang of friends. Who would also expect Luca's sea monster form, since they already expect Panda Mei.

Fandom
FAN ART

Trivia

 * Both of of their films were originally set to be released in theatres, but COVID forced Pixar to turn them into Disney+ originals.