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AlaKou is the het ship between Aladdin and Kougyoku Ren from the Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic fandom.

Canon
Aladdin and Kougyoku first met during the Balbadd Arc, not long after Aladdin and Alibaba have reunited. Kougyoku appears after Judar's attempts to subdue Aladdin and his friends. Kougyoku unleashes her Djinn Equip and prepares to fight. Ugo, Aladdin's Djinn at the time, steps in to defend everyone. Aladdin uses up all his Magoi to aid Ugo, but this effort is futile. Sinbad then subdues Kougyoku, which gets her flustered. Kougyoku then leaves with Judar in tow. Whereas, Aladdin is in critical condition after using up a ton of Magoi.

The two meet again in Sindria not long after and they attempt to put their differences aside and become allies, but they have not forgiven eachother from the Balbadd incident. The two then go their separate ways once Aladdin, Alibaba, Morgiana and Hakuryuu leave Sindria to travel, and would not see eachother again until 1 year later.

In Chapter 315, Kougyoku confides in Aladdin all her worries. Aladdin questions her if Alibaba knows about her troubles, she denies Alibaba's knowledge. Aladdin also questions why she told him, to which she responds with "Who knows... I just felt like you would listen. That's just how I am".

Aladdin then ask if she likes him better than Alibaba. Kougyoku tells him to stop being so cocky, she sticks her tongue out at him and flicks her hair back. Aladdin is shown to be staring at her hair for a quick second, before playing around with his wand. Alibaba reels him back into reality quickly by shouting his name.

Quotes
"So... you like me better than Alibaba?"

- Aladdin in Chapter 315

Fanon
AlaKou is not a very popular ship in the fandom and is considered a rare-pair. The ship is more popular with manga readers. The ship is mostly overshadowed by other pairings, such as; AliMor, JuKou, SinKou and AliKou.

This ship is also not popular due to the age gap between the two characters, with Aladdin being 10 - 11 when first meeting the 17 - 18 year old Kougyoku. With fanfictions and fanworks, Aladdin seems to be aged up.

Kougyoku is also completely in love with Sinbad since the start of the series, which is another reason why the ship isn't popular and most likely won't be canon. However, Sinbad doesn't seem to feel the same way.

However, the ship did gain some attention with their conversation in Chapter 315, aswell as their friendship after the timeskip, which seems to surprise Alibaba at first. Chapter 315 seems to imply Aladdin may have a little crush on her, judging by his body language. Chapter 315 is the main driving force of the shipping.

Fans also point out its similarities to SoloShe, with a Blue Boy and Pink Girl. Solomon and Sheba are also Aladdin's parents, which furthers the comparison. Not to mention the comparison between Sheba's love for Solomon and Aladdin's current attitude towards Kougyoku.

Fandom
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Trivia

 * Aladdin brings Kougyoku gifts from the Dark Continent.


 * Kougyoku and Aladdin have a close friendship after the timeskip.