Itsukaede

Itsukaede is the het ship between Itsuki Sumeragi and Kaede Manyuda from the Kakegurui fandom.

Canon
During Yumeko's gamble with Kaede, Itsuki comes on the stage and gets asked by Yumeko, if she could lend her some cash, since she has run out of it. Upon hearing Yumeko's and Itsuki's conversation, Kaede criticizes Itsuki, because she immediately tried to get on Yumeko's side after the student council abandoned her. Though initially revealing a bad impression of Itsuki, he later reveals, that he isn't mad at all and even asks Itsuki to come back to the student concil. Yumeko decides to give Itsuki the choice to decide between her and Kaede. Firstly, Itsuki has trouble to decide and even recalls some moments with Kaede, in which the two are agreeing to become kings together. But because Itsuki comes to the conclusion that Kaede looked down on her the whole time, she decides to get on Yumeko's side. After deciding, she tells Kaede that she needs to defeat him because they are the exact same. However, Kaede wasn't exaclty happy with Itsuki's decision. To Itsuki's hapiness, Kaede later loses against her and Yumeko.

In Kakegurui XX, it is later revealed that Itsuki is in love with him during the Greater Good gamble when Miroslava confronts her by pinning her against the wall. Kaede then becomes protective of Itsuki, having to be held back by Ibara from pulling Miroslava off of her.

Other Kakegurui Media
In Kakkokari, Kaede is portrayed as desiring Itsuki, anonymously voting that Itsuki is the best girlfriend material.

In the Kakegurui Picture Drama, Kaede can be seen exhaling hot air whilst imagining Itsuki in a maid dress. Itsuki squeals and blushes at the thought of Kaede in a butler uniform.

However, this side contents are often non-canon.

Fanon
Itsukaede is the most popular ship for both characters on AO3. This ship is also one of the most popular het ships in Kakegurui, mainly due to Itsuki's canon feelings for Kaede, which made the ship increase in popularity. However, due to Kaede's somewhat ambiguous feelings towards Itsuki, many assume that this ship in one-sided. Kaede's feelings are more clear in other Kakegurui works, such as Kakkokari and the Picture Dramas, which show that Kaede is attracted to Itsuki.

Fans of the ship also seem to enjoy Kaede's seriousness and coldness contrasted with Itsuki's cheerfulness and extroverted personality. Many fans also speculate that this ship will become canon, as both characters clearly harbor feelings for eachother. This pairing hasn't had much in terms of official art, unlike other ships, making it somewhat hard to come by.

Fandom
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