AquKana

AquKana is the het ship between Aquamarine Hoshino and Kana Arima from the Oshi no Ko fandom.

Canon
Kana first met Aqua when she was three and while Aqua as two years old for an acting gig. Kana acted extremely pompous and arrogant during their first meeting. Even insulting Ai, which Aqua and Ruby didn't like. After their first performance, she was amazed by the disparity of their individual abilities. From this interaction Kana ended up questioning her acting abilities, subconsciously limiting herself.

Aqua and Kana meet again at Yoto Highschool years later where both of Aqua and Ruby had applied for enrollment. Kana was exicited to see Aqua again, but was shocked to hear the Aqua was applying for general education instead of performaning arts, and even grossed out when Ruby states of Aqua's "sister-complex". Kana would later follow him outside of school trying to get closer to him, they would later arrive at Taishi's place. Kana would ask about Aqua's about him visting the director, where she learnes that he's like the director's assitance, making her happy that he's still in the entertainment industery. While having supper at Taishi's place, Kana tries to convise Aqua into getting into acting again, but fails until she mentions the producers name, which convices him to take a part in the film that Kana is playing in. The next day, Aqua and Kana met up, they would talk about acting abilites and the show. While filming, they quickly they rekindled there relationship, allowing Kana to get over a jealousy she had towards Aqua for years. From there, her jealousy turned into a full-on admiration for him. Later after the Hoshino siblings, High School Entrance Ceremony Kana spots them and congratulates them. After that, she shows them around, assures Ruby that there's nothing to worry about and welcomes them in the showbizsnes. With Ruby still putting together for a new idol group, Aqua suggest having Kana join the group. Later with Ruby putting a new idol group, Aqua had call her to meet with him, Aqua would convice Kana to join Ruby's idol group.

When Aqua begins acting in a reality dating show, Kana does not hide her displeasure. She dislikes the façade that he puts on for the camera, believing it to be severely out of character for him. During the time of the cyber-hate of Akane Kurokawa, Kana was suprised to hear when she heard from Miyako that Aqua apperantly gotten into some kinda of trouble with the police. After Aqua, Yuki, Nobuyuki, Kengo, and Mem-Cho had save Akane's reputation, at Strawberry Productions, Kana and Aqua talk about Akane.

During filim during the for the reality dating show that Aqua was in, Kana stopped watching the show making the excuse that she didn't want to see Aqua's face. And when Aqua and Akane became the talk about about the reality dating show, Kana was hurt when she heard two girls talking about Aqua and Akane when she was walking to school. She would later be found by Aqua who askes her to skip school to hang out with him. While skipping school they have a converstion with each other while skipping school later they would go to a baseball field, where they throw a baseball back and forward to each other. While throwing a baseball back to each other, they talk about the Love Now show then the conversation when to talkin about Akane. She then would ask him who he was going out with, although he doesn't answer as he sees it as a job. Kana would ask Aqua of what type of girls he likes wheither it's the younger or older girls he likes. But Aqua pauses, and loudly states of the boundary between 'him' and 'Aqua Hoshino' steadliy disappering, which makes Kana concern if Aqua posssibly haivng eighth-grader syndorme and tells him to grow out of it as it painful for her to watch, but Aqua retaliates by hurling the ball at her. Aqua admits that he sees girls around his age as potential love interests, adding that he prefers them older. This make Kana happy, but it quickly fades when she realizes that Akane is also the same age as her. With the finale of Love Now, Kana was dismayed when she saw Aqua and Akane share a kiss, after the ending of the flim telling him to drop dead and even calling him a jerk.

With Mem-Cho now joining Strawberry Productions to join Ruby's idol group of B-Komachi, Aqua and Kana's relationship has been strained due to what happend during the finale of Love Now, Kana had resolved herself to ignore Aqua whenever possible and looked for other forms of escapism. At school with the popularity of Love Now, Aqua became popular with the other females in general education and peforming-arts and Kana had ignored him. After the new B-Komachi finished with training, Aqua tried to give Kana water but she angrly refuses the gesture. Aqua bring up her cold attitude towards him and tells her that even he will feel hurt if she keeps it up, Kana distruat blame Aqua for starting this in the first place, just before he leaves she would try to call out for Aqua but he wasn't there. While Kana was still being discourge with things with Aqua, Ruby recalls that her brother scouted both Kana and Mem and gets concerned about her brother's taste in women.

With Kana refuesing to accept the role as the center of B-Komachi, Miyako brings someone to bring support to them, at first Kana thought that it was Aqua, but instead it was Pieyon, in reality it was Aqua possing a Pieyon. Aqua as Pieyon would have the group train in session that improved there stamina and choreography. After the session, Aqua as Pieyon asks Kana if she regrets becoming an idol. But Kana doubts she has what it takes to be an idol or the center, but shares a heart-to-heart about herself with Pieyon and considers falling for him and dropping Aqua withoug realizing that she is falling for the same guy. After another session, Aqua as Pieyon woul give Kana a bottle of water, which she takes, when asked about Aqua by Mem, Kana would tell Mem about her gripes with Aqua but also mentions his impresssion on her when they were younger. When Aqua was talking with the real Pieyon, he was asked why he is supporting them, which Aqua says that Kana would not listen to what he says, but Pieyon thinks otherwise, but Aqua admits that he's "rather fragile." Later that night, Kana headed downstairs and sees Pieyon's mask eager to see what Pieyon looks like, Kana was shocked to learn that Aqua was posing as him. This would cause Kana to wonder how much of what Aqua said to her was a lie to maker her train more serious, and was unable to sleep later that night.

During the event Aqua watches B-Komachi perform at the event, Aqua supports the group and Kana by having a red, yellow, and white glow stick which represents her, as many fans at the event only had red or yellow glowsticks. Aqua then performing a dance waving all the members' colors to support them. The dance, makes Kana wonder how Aqua is able to dance while keeping a straight face. Kana internalizes that Aqua always drives her crazy by doing such things, and since he wants to see her perform, she wants him to look at her more. After the event, B-Komachi and Strawberry production leave and during the on the drive home, Kana askes Aqua about there performance, later when Miyako askes about things with Akane, Kana is relieved to learn that Aqua's relationship with Akane is only for work which makes her happy. Mem soon realizes a growing love triangle between the Aqua, Kana, and Akane, and Mem would conflict which to support. The next morning, Kana asks Aqua why he helped them while possing as Pieyon. Aqua tells her itwas because she was not talking with him. She would excitedly teases and pesters him which Aqua is displeased with, they would later talk to each other. With the upcoming Tokyo Blade perfromace approancing Aqua, Akane, and Kana become cast member for the play. Later Kana appears at Aqua and Akane's work date, Aqua would witness Kana and Akane's fierce rivialry and the two would declare that they will not lose.

Fanon
AquKana is one of, if not the most popular ship(s) for Oshi No Ko. It ranked 4th in a top ten anime ships of the season poll.

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