RyuMako

RyuMako is the femslash ship between Ryuko Matoi and Mako Mankanshoku from the Kill La Kill fandom.

Canon
In the series, Mako is very loving and affectionate towards Ryuko, and is always ready to help her when needed. Mako has often gone into "Mako Theater" mode when Ryuko is in trouble. For example, she does this when Tsumugu was trying to destroy Senketsu, who is Ryuko's Kamui. She is also very supportive of Ryuko, telling her to be confident and even "get naked" when Ryuko is embarrassed to wear Senketsu in the beginning of the show. Mako also consistently compliments Ryuko's looks.

From the very beginning they have been very close. Specifically, when they first meet in episode 1. In the first episode, Ryuko saves Mako from being fried after discovering Senketsu's power. After this, Mako notices that Ryuko doesn't have anywhere to go and invites her to live with herself and the rest of her family. They live together for the rest of the series.

As mentioned previously, they care a lot for each other, and are willing to make grave sacrifices for each other. A great example of this is when Ryuko is brain washed by Ragyo. During this period, she is trapped inside a fake wedding, Before getting "married" Mako crashes the wedding and saves Ryuko from this state.

Ryuko, like Mako, cherishes her very much. Ryuko has saved Mako many times and even let herself get beat up by Mako to save her. The both of them lean on each other for support, and trust each other almost more then anyone else. Senketsu even stated that Mako is the key to getting Ryuko to calm down.

Finally, in the 2018 fighting game, Kill La Kill IF, when fighting against Inumuta, Mako will directly state "My heart belongs to a girl named Ryuko!". It's worth noting that the game and its dialogue were written by the original creators of the series, however in Japan this isn't considered a romantic statement.

Fanon
The ship RyuMako is more popular in the fanfiction community then in the actual main fanbase. The ships between Ryuko/Satsuki and Mako/Gamagori are significantly more popular in the fanbase. However, Trigger does like to tease fans about this ship by posting art (Official and fanmade) on their Twitter account. They have also done this with many of their other series. Unfortunately, there is a large part of the Kill La Kill fanbase who dislikes this ship, and saying that Ryuko and Mako are nothing more then friends/sisters to each other.

Fandom
FANFICTION