Turning Red/Ships

= MeiCarter = 

MeiCarter is the het ship between Meilin Lee and Carter Murphy-Mayhew.

Canon
Mei was talking to her friends; Miriam, Priya and Abby and then Carter walks by past Mei and Mei stops talking and then stare at Carter. Suddenly, there's some 'Shojo love bubble' frame around Carter while Carter opens his locker (Which shiny on the inside) and Mei's eyes turns into a puppy dog eyes/cute eyes (Like how Abby's when she see Mei in her panda form for the first time or when Mei sees cute kittens). When Miriam distract Mei, Mei gasps and Miriam asks "Why are you staring at Carter Murphy-Mayhew?", Mei quickly crosses her arms and awkwardly smiles while saying "I-I wasn't!"

Carter, along with the Goth Girl and his another friend got a photoshoot with Mei in her Red Panda form, and when Mei and Miriam waves a goodbye to a group of friends after a photoshoot, Mei, in her panda form crashes into Carter. Mei and Carter's face are really close and Mei quickly moves and look at the paw print on Carter's clothes that formed because of the crash while frowning, worried that he would get mad. After Carter give Mei a thumb up while nodding instead, showing that Carter is actually appreciate the paw print, Mei give him a very wide grin as a sign of her relief. Carter had also given Mei and her friends the idea to sell red panda merchandise.

Mei and Carter have a very different personality, Carter being an emo boy that probably is a rebel and Mei being a literal sunshine 'perfect' girl.

Fanon
MeiCarter isn't particularly popular due to Carter's lack of screen time. Most of the ship's support from Mei devolving a crush on Carter, and those who didn't felt comfortable with pairing Mei up with her former bully or her celebrity crush. Along with people who simply live good girl-bad boy couples, with Carter being an emo and Mei living her life as her mother's perfect little girl. That is why girls in Mei's position would fall for guys that could bring a sense of adventure into their lives, or simply want to find someone who can help them embrace their rebellious side.

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FAN FICTION

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

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.

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Trivia

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

= MeiMing =  MeiMing is the family ship between Meilin Lee and Ming Lee. Aka, Meiling, MingMei, MingMeilin

Fanon
Even though many people from the West weren't very sure of their mother-daughter bond, as one group of people began to compare Ming with Alma Madrigal from Encanto, there are those who like to think of them as the second Merida and Elinor. From how Turning Red is also a mother-daughter story created by Pixar and has members from the film's main family be turned into a type of animal. After the relationship Ming had with her own mother was revealed and that see too tried to be perfecter for her, some people gained an understanding why she ended up doing the same thing to Mei. Since some mothers end up raising their the children in the way they were raised, along with Ming not wanting to recreate the rift she made with her mother.

Some people like the way that parts of Mei and Ming's relationship is based on the experiences that the creators of the film have from being mothers themselves, the times they spent with their kids and the relationships they have with their mothers during their teen years. Creating some authenticity for the film and helping the audience feel a connection with Mei and Ming.

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