BakuJirou

BakuJirou is the het ship between Katsuki Bakugou and Kyoka Jirou from the My Hero Academia fandom.

Canon
The two didn't have much interaction at the start of the series. Thanks to being seat-mates, Katsuki and Kyoka are commonly seen together. They were sat next to each other during the bus ride to the USJ without any trouble, rather surprising at that point in time. After a few teases by Denki, however, Katsuki is drawn to yelling, but Kyoka is rather unfazed by it, seemingly more annoyed than anything else.

Besides this, the two became friends at the U.A. School Festival Arc when Katsuki played the drums for Kyoka. Instead of rejecting her plea to play the drums like what he would often do to others, he unexpectedly accepted it alongside ranting about his burden. While the Class 1-A Band prepared for the Festival, Katsuki is seen listening to Kyoka instead of shouting like he usually would.

On the day of the Festival, Kyoka is seen giving one last piece of advise to her band-mates, including Katsuki, telling him "not to improvise the music too much" to avoid confusion since not everyone can keep up with the rhythm yet. He slightly smiled after she sang at the end of their concert.

During the Joint Training Arc, the two were in the same group with both Hanta Sero and Rikido Sato. As Katsuki instructed and told them what they needed to do, Hanta and Rikido complained, recalling how egotistical he still is. On the other hand, Kyoka noticed how Katsuki was more willing to contribute with his teammates, as opposed to when he was working with her in the band. When Setsuna tells Togaru to take out Kyoka first, due to how troublesome she is for them, Katsuki dives into the rescue, blowing Togaru away with his blast while at the same time, kicking Kyoka out of the way. Kyoka then remembers Katsuki's words of "saving them" as the latter manages to send Togaru flying with another explosive attack. Meanwhile, Neito noticed Katsuki's sudden decision to save her, finding it interesting. Eijiro then remarks that this was the first time he saw Katsuki throw himself in the face of danger for someone else, making Kyoka the first person he saved. As she regained her balance, Kyoka looked back at Katsuki who tried to fend off Togaru who escaped. She then thanked him for the unexpected rescue, with Katsuki responding, telling her to get back to action. When Katsuki fought with Togaru again, Kyoka shouted out Katsuki's name in concern.

In the My Hero Academia: Smash!! manga, the two were partnered up for the Folk Dance. As the two held hands, Katsuki became very nervous and managed to keep his cool while at the same time, making small explosions with their hands intertwined, causing Kyoka to wince in slight pain. Katsuki then apologized, which made Kyoka look up at him, thinking to herself whether Katsuki was just plain nervous, or because he was with her specifically.

One chapter takes place during the intermission of the U.A Sports Festival, where the students are practically forced to take place in a Folk Dance.


 * Katsuki and Kyoka are partnered together for the dance, and are required to hold hands.
 * The usually unshakable Katsuki becomes very nervous, as he dances with Kyoka, and accidentally creates a few tiny blasts of explosions. This quirk “malfunction” is similar in regards to the way Momo created springs as she danced with Shoto.
 * Katsuki apologies for this (in his own Katsuki way) causing Kyoka to look up at him. She then wonders whether Katsuki was just plain nervous, or because he was with her specifically.

Fanon
Due to the limited interactions Katsuki and Kyoka shared at the beginning, the ship hasn’t been able to gain as much traction as other ships, although its popularity is steadily climbing from rare-pair territory. Another reason it struggles slightly is the traction of already popular ships, the largest ones being KiriBaku and Kacchako for Katsuki, and KamiJirou and MomoJirou for Kyoka. Regardless of this, the ship has still managed to gain a relatively decent number of fanworks, especially fanart.

A popular trope amongst the two are their similar aesthetics and likings; both seem to carry a fondness for “punk-rock”, or “emo” type goods. Many fans portray them as bonding over emo or gothic culture and style, or in other cases music.

The ship’s popularity rose originally from the way Kyoka handles Katsuki’s loud personality, not with insults or chides, but just, letting it slide off her back in an incredibly chill manner. As of late, many fans, especially fans of Katsuki have come to acknowledge Katsuki's efforts for his friends outside of Eijiro and Denki, or more specifically Kyoka.

Many fans of BakuJirou like to crack (harmless) jokes over the chest sizes of the two, claiming that Katsuki’s chest is larger than Kyoka’s, which is a rather amusing thing to consider.

Due to the sudden flood of interactions between Katsuki and Kyoka, Some BakuJirou shippers have theorized that this ship could perhaps be one that only becomes apparent towards the end of the series. Katsuki’s character especially has a long way to go, even from where he is now and Horikoshi could easily, slowly build up their relationship as production makes it way.

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Trivia

 * In an official “Valentine’s Day” artwork, Kyoka, Momo, and Ochako are shown holding/preparing valentines treats. On the opposing side, Izuku, Katsuki and Shoto are shown having received said gifts. Izuku and Shoto got theirs from Ochako and Momo respectively, and Katsuki received his from Kyoka.
 * Both Katsuki and Kyoka are noted to resemble their mothers to an embarrassing extent, even carrying their respective personalities!
 * Katsuki appears to be gazing at Kyoka on the cover of “School Briefs: Vol. 4”.
 * It seems that Kyoka was the first person Katsuki befriended without the help of Eijiro. This specific relationship is notable, as it deviates this certain piece of growth in Katsuki’s character.
 * Kyoka and Katsuki are seatmates, and thus, are commonly seen sitting or standing together.
 * Kyoka’s “chill”, and rather dismissive personality allows her to tolerate Katsuki’s hotheaded behavior much more easily than just about any other.
 * In a vol. 20 omake, Class 1-A’s hair was swapped. Kyoka was swapped with Katsuki.

Variations

 * MomoBakuJirou refers to the ship between Katsuki Bakugou, Momo Yaoyorozu, and Kyouka Jirou