AkaNao

AkaNao is the femslash ship between Akane Hino and Nao Midorikawa from the Pretty Cure fandom.

Canon
Akane and Nao are close friends and classmates who have some rivalry. Akane respects Nao as a fellow sports ace, and teasingly calls her a gangster. The two share similar personalities, causing them to frequently compete. Despite their rivalry, they have a close friendship and are often shown together. Later on, just like the other Miyuki's friends, they join to Miyuki's team to fight with Pierrot and his Bad End Generals to save the world from The Bad End. In episode 25, Akane and Nao become highly competitive, arguing over who had the most customers. They even compete on their break: volleyball, soccer, watermelon eating, sandcastle building, and mussel catching. Cure March tries to defeat the Akanbe by herself using her speed, and Cure Sunny with her strength, but they only get each other's way. Happy, Peace, and Beauty move into protect them, but are absorbed into the Akanbe. The Akanbe creates a powerful blizzard, and Sunny and March doubt they have the individual strength to defeat it.

Realizing they must put their differences aside, Sunny and March team up and hold hands. Their powers combine and begin to melt the ice. Working together, the two defeat the Akanbe with a combination attack and punch through, freeing the other three. The five use Princess Form to defeat the Super Akanbe, receiving two new decors. Akaoni retreats, but he's still happy because he achieved his goal of getting a tan.

The girls eat okonomiyaki and snow cones together, suggesting that they form a perfect combination. Miyuki looks forward to the rest of her summer vacation.

Fanon
AkaNao is a one of the most popular ships in Smile PreCure (Glitter Force) and the most popular ship for both of characters. It's shipped a lot, especially by the people who watched the show when they were kids. There's a lot of reasons why people ship them. They share a lot of screen time together in series, have a good relationship with some rivalry, both of them are into sport, act boylish and can understand each other very well. There's also a headcanon that Akane is a bisexual and Nao is a lesbian and people like to put them together.

Fandom
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Travia

 * Akane and Nao are often drawn together in official works and often shown together in series.
 * Akane teasingly calls Nao a gangster.
 * They are both tomboys who are into sport.