ReiRitsu

ReiRitsu is the family ship between Rei Sakuma and Ritsu Sakuma from the Ensemble Stars fandom.

Canon
Rei and Ritsu are brothers. Rei is older by a year, and he often dotes on his younger brother. When Ritsu was a kid, Rei was responsible for raising and taking care of Ritsu despite the fact that he was a kid as well. Ritsu used to be dependent on Ritsu and close to him, but he changed to be revolted by Rei's actions. Rei is quick to get excited about Ritsu "reverting to the 'old Ritsu'" whenever he shows signs of acting like he used to, close and dependent on Rei.

Since the two are related, they share some similarities in appearance, such as red eyes and black hair. The Sakuma Family is declared to be a vampire clan, and those in the family can experience anemia, weakness to sunlight and nocturnalism. Ritsu is directly affected by this, which motivates Rei to find a cure for this condition. For Halloween, Rei meticulously hand-picks a coffin to give to Ritsu. Rei also says that Ritsu can come to him for support if things are ever painful.

The two boys also attended Yumenosaki Private Academy together before Rei graduated. Both boys are idols, although part of different units. Rei is the leader of Rhythm Link's UNDEAD while Ritsu is a member of NEW DIMENSION's Knights. They also both have the same initials, R.S.

Fanon
ReiRitsu is quite a prominent romantic ship in the fandom. Fans often say that Rei has a brocon, or brother complex, which is "a state of strong attachment and obsession to brothers." People that ship ReiRitsu sometimes ship it alongside HinaYuta and HiiRin since those ships also involve brothers. ReiRitsu has 456+ romantic works on AO3 as well as some fanart. Romantic ReiRitsu is rivaled by ReiKao and RitsuMao.

While romantic ReiRitsu has some supporters, there is a large portion of the fanbase that hates the ship due to the fact that they're brothers. There are people who appreciate Rei and Ritsu's platonic familial relationship and how Rei cares for Ritsu.

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