Anikishipping

Anikishipping is the slash ship between Judai Yuki and Sho Marufuji from the Yu-Gi-Oh! fandom.

Canon
Judai and Sho have been through some moments with each other, mostly when Sho hugged Judai and got teary-eyed when he sees him return.

The Next King of Games
Judai met Sho at the duel entrance exam when he was watching Misawa's duel with the duel proctor and says congrats to him after passing his entrance exam before saying that he'll start his entrance exam.

Welcome to Duel Academy
After the students were welcomed into the academy, Judai and Sho were anointed as roommates, and Sho asks Judai if they were related to some ancient life, as if Judai were an Egyptian Pharaoh and that he was the guardian Seto. Then, when Judai opened the curtains of the window to let in some light, they got scared for a moment and hugged each other when they heard Hayato, their other roommate on the upper third bunk bed.

Duel of Love
During class, Sho was picked by Cronos to explain about what a Field Spell card is, but felt humiliated when he couldn't find the right words for the answer. As Sho felt insulted and embarrassed, Judai stood up for him by reminding Cronos that he defeated him at the entrance exams. Then, when Sho was being held captive by Asuka and her friends when he found a fake love letter in Judai's locker, Judai comes to his rescue by dueling Asuka, who had been defeated and Sho hugs Judai after being freed thanks to the latter winning the duel.

Raring to Go
During the episode, Judai and Sho slept through the whole test together that they missed their chance to buy rare cards, but there was only one pack left so Judai let Sho have it, even if it meant not upgrading his own deck. Later, Judai had defeated Jun Manjoume in a duel exam and was now appointed Ra Yellow, but Sho was going to miss him and hoped that they can still be friends. However, when Judai arrived back in the Slifer Red dorm to say that he lives in Slifer Red because being in the Ra Yellow dorm isn't his home because Sho won't be there. This causes Sho burst into tears and saying that he thought he'd never see him again. Soon, he started hugging Judai so tight that he vowed to never let him go, despite Judai trying to push him away because of the waterworks.

Duel and Unusual Punishment
While organizing his deck, Judai tells Sho that he wouldn't want any other partner and that they are going to work out their kinks to win their tag team duel match. Also, when they were practicing their dueling, (in the Japanese dub) Sho pulls out his Patroid monster card and starts to daydream about beating Judai's Elemental HERO Avian as Judai is defeated in the duel and says that he'll call Sho his "aniki", which caused him (Sho) to blush when Judai called out to him that snapped Sho out of his daydream and resume the duel.

For the Sake of Syrus
Sho felt discouraged by his brother, Ryo Marufuji, that he decided to leave Duel Academy until Judai jumped on his raft, breaking it and sending both of them plummeting into the water that Judai had to save Sho, who couldn't swim, and then tells him to not listen to what his brother said and believe in himself.

The King of Copycats Part 1
When Judai was walking to the card shop, he sees a crowd watching Kagurazaka and Sho dueling for the last ticket to Yugi's deck tour, and after Sho won, he gives Judai the ticket.

Get Yarr Game On
In the beginning of the episode, Judai and Sho had a feud about a trade made by Jun, who traded Judai for a rare card for Sho' bed. Sho also refused to come with Judai when the Shadow Duelist pirate chose him (Judai) to duel him, even when he felt bad about being angry and yelling at Judai. Then at the end of the episode, Sho was missing Judai and regretting ever getting into a fight with him until he hears and sees Judai on a motorboat, which was breaking down that Sho had to swim over to save him and apologize to him that he wants him to be his shipmate. Then, when Sho realized that he can't swim, Judai rescues him and promises to get him a new bed, as long as it's not a waterbed, before letting out a laugh.

The Fear Factor
Judai was having a nightmare about his friends burning in blue flames during his duel with a duelist with a Blue-Eyes White Dragon and when Sho was crying out to Judai for help, Judai shouts to only him that he's coming before being sucked into a pit of darkness. Then when Judai woke up, Sho appeared before him with a worried expression and asking him if he was okay after hearing him moaning in his sleep. Later, they and Hayato were chilling out in the academy waiting pool until Judai started teasing Sho by stealing his towel and getting him to chase after him.

Hassleberry Hounding
When Tyranno Kenzan called Judai a wimp, Sho defended him by telling Tyranno and his trope that nobody insults him.

I've Seen the Light
Sho was arguing with Tyranno for copying Judai and telling him that he and Judai have a stronger bond together. Also, Sho said that Judai is his best friend, his hero, and the hot fudge on his sundae of his life.

Camaraderie Contest
Sho sees Judai running to him and shouting out his name, that he started running up to him and give him a hug like in some of the episodes. However, it turned out to be a dream by Sho after he defeated Tyranno in a duel to see who is Judai's best friend.

Tough Love
Just before Sho duels his brother, Judai is seen putting his hand on his shoulder to wish him good luck. After Sho lost the duel, he passed out and Judai ran to him, held him in his arms, and tried to get him to talk to him, but Sho wouldn't wake up, although he did manage to respond that he was fine. Then when Judai noticed that Sho was in bad shape, he cried out for help and that his friend needs a doctor.

Hanging with Axel Part 1
After Judai got out of the showers, Winged Kuriboh appears flying through the wall and tells him that Sho is in trouble. Judai then follows Winged Kuriboh and comes to Sho's rescue as he is calling out his name.

Hanging with Axel Part 2
Judai was seen lying in a hospital bed in the infirmary after he had his duel with Austin O'Brien, which ended in a draw. When Judai woke up, Sho got teary eyed and says to him that he will never leave his side again, then he quit Obelisk Blue to keep Judai safe 24/7 and make sure that nothing bad happens to him. Judai replies with a "that's nice" before going back to sleep.

Primal Instinct
When Jim played the Spell Card Fossil Fusion, an earthquake started up and Sho turned to hold Judai while he told him "Hold me."

Night of the Living Duelist
Judai was worried about Sho when the duel ghoul invasion began and hoped that he was okay. He was relieved to see Sho okay, but then he, along with Asuka, Tyranno, Jim, Austin, and Amon, were shocked to see that Sho also turned into a duel ghoul.

Breaking of the Sacred Seal
Sho, who was still a duel ghoul, blocks Judai's way of getting to Martin and gives him a hug while begging him to duel him. Although Judai told him to let go, Sho remains hugging him.

The State of Syrus
Sho had a dream about him and Judai talking while sitting on the stairs. When Sho asks what would happen to a person you know becomes evil, Judai answers to him that they'd still have their back and advises him, then tells Sho that if it was him, he'd never give up, and he means it to him. Judai then adds that no matter what happens, a friend is still a friend and that he had his back no matter what, which made Sho blush when Judai says that he had his back no matter what and then asks if he'd do the same for him and Sho, in his sleep, responds that he would do too. And as Sho recovered himself, he decides to go save Judai from his dark self (the Supreme King).

Return of the Supreme King, Part 1
When Judai went to confront Yubel, Sho (along with Ojama Yellow) followed him up but haven't reached to him yet.

Return of the Supreme King, Part 3
After Judai had finished his duel with Yubel, Sho weeps for him leaving with Yubel, although Judai promises to him that he will come back soon after he helps Yubel.

Judai Revived?! A Brand New Journey
Sho was seen sitting alone and crying about Judai, who had to sacrifice himself to stop Yubel from hurting his friends. Then, when he sees a shooting star, he wishes that Judai would return when it suddenly zooms passed Sho and it crashlands in the forest around Duel Academy, where the asteroid reveals to be Judai in one piece, and asking if the Slifer Red dorm is serving fried shrimp today.

The Approaching Threat! A Mysterious Visitor
At the beginning of the episode, Judai had returned to Duel Academy through an asteroid and as Sho saw him, he cries out tears of joy and runs over to hug Judai, as usual, but before the scene faded into the Duel Academy.

The Inherited Cyberdark Dragon
After Sho got tired from using Ryo's Deck to train for his next duel with Makoto, Judai appears with a bag of food for them to have a lunch break, and watch the sunset together while he give Sho some of his advice by telling him to not ask him, but ask the deck.

Fanon
It is one of the most popular ships in Yu-Gi-Oh! GX and the most popular ship for Sho. The name Anikishipping comes from Sho calling Judai "aniki," which is Japanese for "big brother" in the Japanese anime.

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Trivia

 * Sho has a habit of hugging Judai in some episodes.
 * Sho can only swim better when Judai is in trouble above water, as seen in Get Yarr Game On.
 * Judai always has to be the one to rescue Sho when he is being held captive.
 * Sho always cheers for Judai after he wins in duels, until in Episode 42, Duel Monsters Spirit Day, when he cheered for Dark Magician Girl instead.
 * In episode 148, Ryo tells Judai that Sho already has a big brother and then tells both of them to watch out for each other and stay out of trouble before being sent to the stars.
 * Sho gets heated up when someone insults Judai, as seen in Hassleberry Hounding.
 * Judai puts his hands on Sho's shoulders sometimes.
 * Sho and Judai usually sleep together through class.
 * In Episode 161, Shall We Duel? An Invitation to a Pair Duel, Jun tells Syrus that he is better off being paired with Judai while they were fighting over who gets to pair up with Asuka in the boy and girl duel pair tournament in the graduation party.