KotoUmi

KotoUmi is the femslash ship between Kotori Minami and Umi Sonoda from the Love Live! fandom.

Canon
Kotori and Umi are childhood friends, in a small group with Honoka Kosaka. They were both part of the "original three" that founded μ's, and are both second years. They're often paired together in things for LL.

They are shown to trust and deeply care for each other. When Kotori decided to study abroad to learn fashion design, she confided in Umi first. Umi has somewhat of a soft spot for Kotori- in the first episode of LLSIP, Umi was against writing lyrics for μ's, but when Kotori looked at her with pleading eyes, she agreed.

In the School Idol movie, upon arriving at the airport, Umi worries and asks Kotori if she has everything she needs, such as her passport. After arriving in New York, Kotori and Umi go in the same taxi. They later play cards together, and Kotori takes the ace again and Umi is devastated. Umi forces Kotori to play another round, determined to win eventually, but due to her awful poker face she keeps losing. The next day Umi is reluctant to run outside, and asks Kotori if she can really trust her. Kotori says things will be fine.

In Dengeki G's August 2013 Magazine, Umi and Kotori get a featured Short Cut. Umi and Kotori have swimming classes together. Kotori is screaming about how cold the water is, so Umi opens her arms to her. Kotori hugs Umi, happing with how warm she is. Kotori looks into Umi's eyes, and Umi is taken aback by how white and dazzling Kotori's smile is.

Kotori and Umi also have a duet together called "Anemone Heart" which has romantic lyrics such as "Anemone heart, my lonely heart ; The tears of a flower blooming alone : Gaze at me more, I'm right here ; Anemone heart; Affection runs throughout my body ; Someday, our loving heartbeats will meet."

Fanon
KotoUmi is mostly shipped because the two are childhood friends, and because of the dynamic. Umi is more academic, shy, and proper, while Kotori is more artistic, bubbly, and cute. The ship is mostly rivalled by KotoHono and HonoUmi, but KotoUmi mostly overtakes them in popularity. KotoUmi is the third-most written on the Love Live! School Idol Project tag on Ao3, second to NozoEli and NicoMaki.

Fandom
FANFICTION
 * Kotori/Umi tag on FanFiction.net
 * KotoUmi comics on Dynasty Reader
 * KotoUmi comics on Dynasty Reader
 * KotoUmi comics on Dynasty Reader

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Trivia

 * Both are 159cm tall.
 * Both have the same waist and hip size, at 58 and 80 respectively.
 * Both their "Agressiveness statistics are rated ★★.

Variations

 * KotoHonoUmi refers to the ship between Kotori, Umi, and Honoka Kosaka
 * μ's refers to the ship between the two, Honoka Kosaka, Hanayo Koizumi, Rin Hoshizora, Maki Nishikino, Nico Yazawa, Eli Ayase, and Nozomi Tojo