MitsuNoa

MitsuNoa is the femslash ship between Shinoa Hiiragi and Mitsuba Sangu from the Seraph of the End fandom.

Canon
MItsuba and Shinoa have been friends and knew each other before they were formed into a squad. At first, Mitsuba is frustrated that Shinoa was assigned squad leader instead of her, but she seems to have accepted that over time. Shinoa and Mitsuba are also implied to be very close, as Shinoa calls Mitsuba by the nickname "Mi-chan" ("Mitsu" in the English dub). When they are together in the shower, Shinoa goes into Mitsuba's shower. Shinoa teases Mitsuba about the possibility of her and Yu falling in love, and Mitsuba responds that it would never happen. Shinoa continues, saying how Mitsuba hates Yu because he reminds her of her past self. She says, "I keep telling you... It wasn't your fault". She is talking about the death of Mitsuba's previous squad, and she tells her that there was nothing that she could have done to make the situation different. Mitsuba doesn't respond, instead she tells Shinoa not to come into her shower again. Shinoa smirks, tells her not to be shy, and hugs her.

Mitsuba tells Shinoa that she is the only one that is honest to her. When she was saying that, she is shown to be blushing. Mitsuba seems to be appreciative of Shinoa's honestly. Due to Shinoa's teasing manner, she often comments and jokes about Mitsuba (especially her chest). She has also called Mitsuba adorable.

When Yu was passed out when he was training with Asuramaru, Kimizuki puts his jacket over him because it was cold. This causes Shinoa to tease them. She does this by roleplaying with Mitsuba as Kimizuki and Yu, and they act in love. At the end, they hug each other closely.

Shinoa and Mitsuba try to make breakfast for the boys together, but fail and end up burning the food. They begin to blame each other for this in a comic manner. When they hear Yuu talking about family, they look at each other and smile. As the squad travels to Nagoya, Shinoa and Mitsuba begin to tease and bully the boys together. It is then shown that Shinoa and Mitsuba went to the toilet together. Later, when Mika attacks the human army, Mitsuba supports Shinoa's idea of protecting Mika.

After 3 months, they are on the run with the rest of the squad. When Mika comments that the squad's blood is disgusting, Shinoa thinks it wasn't virgin blood that got there. She then looks at Mitsuba, suspecting her, and Mitsuba begins to blush. When Crowley attacks Mitsuba, Shinoa is shocked and struggles to protect Mitsuba like the others. Later, Mitsuba and Shinoa go to the toilet together again and contemplate the situation. Shinoa teases Mitsuba several times. When Shinoa sees Mitsuba's reaction, he says that she can always count on her in such moments.

When the girls get to Ferid's house, the first thing they do is shower together. Mitsuba is embarrassed when Shinoa says vulgar things and begins to undress. Shinoa teases Mitsuba and, with Shikama's help, rips open her shirt, exposing Mitsuba's breasts. They also continue to discuss together the situation they are in with the others. Mitsuba and Shinoa are shown to eat desserts together. After Guren returns, she reveals that Shinoa has been with the demon since birth and Mitsuba is visibly surprised. Mitsuba was also one of the people Mahiru looked at when she asked who Shinoa loved.

After fighting Ky Luc, Ferid begins to tease Mitsuba and Shinoa and reveals his private parts. Shinoa and Mitsuba are shocked and confused, so both try to hide behind Yuu. Later, when Shinoa returns from talking with Shikama, Mitsuba is glad to see her. They also travel to Shibuya with the others. When they arrive from Shibuya, Shinoa informs Mitsuba that her sister is here. Shinoa looks worried as Aoi begins to choke Mitsuba in front of the others. When Shinoa comes under Shikama's control, Mitsuba is visibly worried about her. Before passing out, Yuu tells Mitsuba "You should be with Shinoa," indicating that Mitsuba should be with Shinoa at critical moments as the main support.

In chapter 86, when Shinoa wakes up and Mitsuba runs to her and tackles her into a hug. Mitsuba cries into her shoulder and tells her how worried she was, saying "Yu got kidnapped by the Hyakuya Sect! Then you got taken away and went nuts! Then I got separated from you...". Shinoa then pats her head, and teases her by calling her a baby. They both decide to help Yuu. When they see Yoichi, they decide that Yuu is their priority right now. Shinoa and Mitsuba are worried about Yuu when they hear that he cry.

After the squad escaped, Shinoa and Mitsuba search for drinks. They find Sake and decide to have a drink. When the girls start to get drunk, they discuss which boys are idiots, because they decide everything by fighting. Mitsuba says girls decide on breast size. Shinoa looks unhappy and says they need to talk. Shinoa attacks Mitsuba and starts pawing at her breasts. As a result, both of them become ill from alcohol. When Krul wakes up, Shinoa tells Mitsuba about a new rival and they attack Krul. As a result, they get even worse and dirty Krul. Shinoa and Mitsuba try to sober up with the help of their demons, and Yuu takes them both in his arms. Shinoa and Mitsuba blush a lot because of this. When Mitsuba starts talking about Mahiru, she says that Shinoa should know more. Mitsuba is glad to see Shinoa after she defeats Shikama. In Chapter 104, Mitsuba is shown to be with Shinoa while Shinoa restrains Shikama. When Mitsuba teases Yuu a little, Shinoa laughs at her joke.

Fanon
MitsuNoa is a fairly popular ship, and it is shipped alongside other popular ships such as MikaYuu, GureShin, and KimiYoi. They often appear as a side couple in MikaYuu fanfics. Many started shipping them because they both are implied to be in love with Yu but Yu is more commonly paired with Mika. Another reason people started shipping them is because of how Shinoa sometimes acts suggestive towards Mitsuba. However, others see this as simply fanservice.

Some people don't ship MitsuNoa because they are both implied to have a crush on Yu. However, Mitsuba's crush was never confirmed and it was only shown through Shinoa's teasing. Many fans of MitsuNoa also theorize that Shinoa's crush is a result of compulsive heterosexuality - as it was mainly other characters (such as Guren, Shikama, and Mahiru) that push the idea that she must fall in love with a boy. Many also find it unnatural when she stated in chapter 99 how she must fall in love with a boy (Yu) because she is a girl. People theorize that Shinoa doesn't actually love Yu romantically or sexually, instead her love is platonic or familial and that love was twisted because of Mahiru's (and to an extent Shikama's) manipulation that "all girls must fall in love with a boy"

On AO3, MitsuNoa is the 4th most written pairing for the Owari no Seraph/Seraph of the End tag and it is the most written pairing for both characters.

Despite MitsuNoa's popularity, it still has some rivalships - mainly YuuNoa or MitsuYuu. This is, again, because of Shinoa and Mitsuba's implied crushes on Yu.

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Trivia

 * Mitsuba and Shinoa seem to have many similarities
 * They are both implied to have crushes on the main character
 * They are both short
 * They are both bad at cooking
 * They both have bad relationships with their older sister
 * Kagami once said how Mitsuba feels the same way towards her older sister Aoi as Shinoa feels towards her older sister Mahiru.
 * According to the Manga 8.5 fanbook, what Mitsuba looks for in the opposite sex (it is implied that it means for a romantic partner) is that they have to be worse at cooking than her.
 * Shinoa is the only one shown that is worse at cooking than Mitsuba
 * According to the fanbook 108, Shinoa thinks that Mitsuba is someone that gets bullied easily. When asked about who she likes most in Shinoa squad, Mitsuba brings up Shinoa first, saying, "I always hear Shinoa talking about me"
 * When Mahiru asks Shinoa about the boy that she is in love with, the panel shows everyone in Shinoa squad and Guren. What is interesting, though, is that the speech bubble covers Yoichi. The panel also has a lot of space left, which means that there was also no reason to cover Yoichi with the speech bubble. Mitsuba was also there, not covered by anything.
 * They sometimes stare and blush at one another.
 * Shinoa calls Mitsuba "Mitsu" a lot