Danganronpa Heroines

Danganronpa Heroines is the poly ship between Kyoko Kirigiri, Chiaki Nanami, and Kaede Akamatsu from the Danganronpa Fandom.

Canon
The three never act as a trio canonically due to debuting in different games within the series. However, the three were the love interests to the protagonists in their respective games.

Kyoko, Chiaki, and Kaede are similar in that they each acted as the emotional support for the male protagonists of their respective games. They have an undefeated attitude, though Chiaki tends to express it differently. Another difference is that Kaede started out as the protagonist of her respective game, before Shuichi took over her role in Chapter 2. Kyoko is the only surviving girl in the trio. Chiaki and Kaede were both executed in their respective games as a blackened.

Chiaki and Kaede have similarities which include similar eye colors, talent-themed clothing, and backpacks. They are also similar for their strong concern towards their classmates that cost their lives. Kaede dies by being executed for trying to help her classmates discover the mastermind, and Chiaki dies while playing the despair game to save her classmates. Kaede and Kyoko both wear similar colored ties in their outfits. All three girls can be seen as being "mysterious" or are known for withholding the truth; Kyoko about her true talent, Chiaki about her role as the traitor, and Kaede about her guilt in Rantaro's death.

Chiaki and Kyoko would have both attended Hope's Peak Academy at the same time. Chiaki was in Class 77, and Kyoko was in Class 78. Although we never see them interact in the anime Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak High School, we can presume that the two met, or at least knew of each other, off-screen. The difference between the three was Kaede attending a different school called Ultimate Academy for Gifted Juveniles.

In Ultimate Talent Development Plan and Danganronpa S: Ultimate Summer Camp, all three girls would have met at Hope's Peak Academy. Chiaki and Kyoko interact twice in Ultimate Talent Development Plan. In their first interaction, they meet at the Sports Festival and Kyoko teaches Chiaki how to tie a proper knot for a three-legged race. In their second interaction, Kyoko and Chiaki meet in the hallway when Chiaki returns to her dormitory during a Christmas party. Neither girl interacts with Kaede in that game. In Danganronpa S: Ultimate Summer Camp, Chiaki and Kaede work together to create a musical medley of video game music. Chiaki and Kaede also have a beach day with Maki Harukawa, Miu Iruma, and Hiyoko Saionji. Neither girl interacts with Kyoko in the game.

Appearance wise, Kyoko and Kaede have purple eyes (both voiced by Erika Harlacher) while Chiaki has pink eyes. They also share the school uniform with outer garments. While Kyoko having a coat, Chiaki's a jacket, and Kaede had a vest. Kyoko and Kaede both has orange tie on their uniform while Chiaki has a pink ribbon. They have their hair down but in different hair lengths with accessories, Kyoko's hair is long with a black bow tied to her braid while Kaede's hair is semi-long or medium with musical note hairclips and Chiaki's short with a Galaga hairclip. Personality wise, with only Kyoko and Chiaki being relaxed and calm while Kaede is innocent and caring but Chiaki and Kaede are more kindhearted.

Fanon
The ship sailed as a result of the three being the main love interests of their games and having many similar traits. However, this ship is often overshadowed by their much more popular ships with the protagonists, Naegiri, Hinanami and Saimatsu. This ship is not very popular, and currently does not have any works on AO3. Most of the work for this ship seems to be in fanart, and even that is few and far between. This may be because the three characters look aesthetically pleasing together. Danganronpa Heroines seems to draw the interest of fans who really appreciate the female love interests of the franchise, but perhaps feel that they are overshadowed by their male counterparts.

On AO3, there are over 10 fan fictions of the two as a ship and 5 of the two together as friends. Though there are not many fanfictions, the ones that do exist are mostly fluff because fans agree that Kyoko, Chiaki, and Kaede need some comfort, which is another reason why the ship is popular; fans agree they could comfort each other of their somewhat trauma. Due to this ship's popularity not being so big but popular with the male protagonists.

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Variations

 * Kaegiri refers to the ship between Kaede Akamatsu and Kyoko Kirigiri
 * Kirinami refers to the ship between Chiaki Nanami and Kyoko Kirigiri
 * Piano Tiles refers to the ship between Chiaki Nanami and Kaede Akamatsu