Ayeka x Ryoko

Ayeka x Ryoko is the femslash ship between Ayeka Masaki Jurai and Ryko Hakubi from the Tenchi Muyo! fandom.

Canon
Ayeka and Ryoko are long-time rivals. Throughout all the time they have known each other, they keep clashing over mostly everything. However, by the end of Tenchi Forever, Ayeka and Ryoko's relationship changes completely. The two of them unite against Haruna, and start working together, hunting him down. In the process, the two of them become really close.

In fact, they come to recognise each other's strengths over the course of this film, being forced to spend so much time together as they are. Ayeka comments that Ryoko is strong, and sees her as emotional support. In contrast, it is Ayeka who points out to Ryoko that she can be too strong, and that she has to be true to her feelings or she'll lose herself. In Manatsu No Eve, the same thing can be said. After Tenchi and Ryoko have their major league spat, it is Ayeka who finds Ryoko by the lake, and they have a very intimate conversation. Ryoko provides strength for Ayeka again. Ayeka chooses Ryoko to pour her heart out to, a fact Ayeka herself even acknowledges. And once again Ayeka and Ryoko are united by a common enemy, Mayuka.

Ayeka and Ryoko's relationship in "Tenchi in Tokyo" is back to its initial hostility, combined with the mutual animosity for Sakuya that drives them to occasionally agree and team up. For example, Ayeka backs up Ryoko's accusation that Sakuya stole their gems. Equally, at the close of the series, they team together. But when they clash, they do it teasingly. Also, their personalities also clash. Ryoko likes to flaunt her touchy-feely, direct nature, a fact which Ayeka admits she's jealous of in her karaoke song. And Ryoko envies Ayeka's privileged background.

Fanon
is rare pair in the relatively small fandom of Tenchi Muyo! Most fans of the ship started shipping them after they shared a kiss on the series. Since the two of them are rivals, the possibility of them being romantically together was never something fans thought about. But after the kiss they shared, this started being an option. And this led fans of the ship to think of them as the embodiment of the "enemies to lovers" trope.

Fandom
FAN FICTION