Akanidai

Akanidai is the het ship between Nekomaru Nidai and Akane Owari from the Danganronpa fandom.

Canon
Nekomaru is close to Akane due to their desire to improve themselves physically. A Special Time Event in Chapter 3 reveals that Nekomaru has been doing "it" to Akane - giving massages.

Nekomaru, after Peko's execution, decided to guard the third island's entrance, due to being worried that Akane would do something reckless. She indeed does by challenging Monokuma to a battle. The host attempts to punish her with a shot from a bazooka for breaking the rules against the violence against the headmaster. However, Nekomaru stands in the way, taking the shot for her and saving her life.

She was the most shocked to discover that he was a robot and was really depressed about his death, never saying thank you to him because he always defended her. This led to Kazuichi to use some of Nekomaru's remains to create a miniature version of himself to cheer her up.

During their time at Hope's Peak Academy, Akane and Nekomaru would often fight, Nekomaru considering it training, but Akane considering it battle. The two were rather close despite their constant fighting.

Fanon
The ship sailed as a result of their canon interactions, with the two often training together. The very suggestive special time event where it was revealed that the "it" that Nekomaru has been going to Akane were his massages further fueled the ship. The fact that their most important interaction is with each other also helped. So did both times when Akane mourned Nekomaru's death.

It is the most written ship for both of them on Archive of Our Own. Fan fictions tend to portray their relationship the same way the canon did, with them being training partners. Some however include an actual romantic relationship between the two.

Fandom
AO3

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