Namikura

Namikura is the femslash ship between Kura and Nami from the TUYU fandom.

Canon
Nami and Kura attend the same school. In the song "Even Tears Withered," the screen flashes blue, Kura's color, while the lyric "Compared Child" I listen to it but there's no point. She's more successful, even while being "inferior" is sung. Compared Child references Kura's song, and shows how Nami feels about Kura (inferior, despite Kura being the seemingly inferior one.)

Nami is shown to have been well off academically, in attempt to meet societal expectations. However, she has no hope for her future despite this. Whereas Kura constantly attempts to measure up to people she is being compared to, but still ends up inferior. Nami believes Kura to be better off than her and ends up envying her as a result.

The two appear again in "If there was an Endpoint.", near the end. In one frame, Nami can be seen watching Kura walk down the stairs. It is implied this is the same staircase that Nami was sitting in during her song. In another frame, the two are shown holding hands, walking through the hallway as Nami looks back at Kura.

In majority of the official art they are in, the two are constantly drawn together romantically. The ship was confirmed in the Valentine's day artwork of them.

Fanon
Namikura is one of the most popular ships in the TUYU fandom. Due to the romantic official art drawn of the two, it is known for being the most common ship people think about when they think of TUYU shipping. The earliest origins of the ship rise from Nami's song (Even Tears Withered) name-dropping the name of Kura's song (Compared Child.) Despite having the loudest fanbase, there are no works on AO3 for it that can be found. However, due to being one of the oldest pairs in the fandom, it is very well known and has plenty of fanart.

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Trivia

 * In one of the merchandise that has them in it, the cat from "Compared Child" appears in it. This can imply that they are both the owners of the cat.