Nanarimi

Nanarimi is the femslash ship between Nanami Hiromachi and Rimi Ushigome from the BanG Dream! fandom.

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Nanami is a first-year high school student at Tsukinomori Girls' Academy while Rimi is a second-year student at Hanasakigawa Girls' High School. They are both the bassists of their bands. While Rimi calls Nanami with the -chan honorific, Nanami uses the nickname "Rimi-rin-senpai" for the former. They are both huge horror movie fans, something that has weirded out the people around them at times.

The two first interact in Chapter 3 of the "Blossoming Symphony" event. Rimi and Saaya spot Nanami looking at Tomoe and call out to her. Nanami sheepishly joins the party, saying she was looking for the right timing to join their conversation. Rimi then asks if Nanami is in a club at her school and she says she's part of the Horror Club. Saaya, Tomoe and Rimi get surprised, leading to Nanami asking if she said something weird, before Rimi says she loves horror movies. Rimi then asks if the Horror Club watches horror movies at school, and Nanami mentions the Bio Panic series, causing Rimi to get even more excited. They start talking about the zombies in the movie more in-depth, and Saaya laughs saying she knew they'd get along.

Later in the opening chapter of the "Let's Perfect Our Collection!" event, Arisa runs into Nanami and they strike up a conversation. Nanami thanks Arisa for inviting her to the hanami party, and how she had a blast talking about horror movies with Rimi. Arisa also tells Nanami that Rimi had been very excited and how "the idea of getting new horror movie recommendations really made her day."

In Garupa☆Pico Fever Episode 15, titled "Poppin'Moni Movie," the two are shown to have a sleepover where they watch different horror movies. After the first movie ends, Rimi compliments the movie for being good before criticizing the creators for trying too hard to be original. Nanami comments how "Style is the lifeblood of horror" and the two try coming up with typical horror scenarios and then adding a twist to them to make them sound more original while imagining their bandmates in them. The story ends up having a happy ending and Rimi grieves over it, before Nanami suggests they watch another movie. Rimi agrees with her idea, saying they need to wash the awful taste out with some more actual horror.

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Due to their very limited interactions, Nanarimi is a big rarepair. It is mainly rivaled by more popular ships such as Nanarui, Nanamashi, Taerimi and Kasurimi. In fanworks, the two are commonly shown bonding over their shared love for horror movies, or, thanks to the area conversation between them, going on dates to different cafés and Yamabuki Bakery.

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