Mizukana

"I think you're simply yourself, Amia. You follow your own sense of what's right for you, and that makes you look cool and confident. I think it's this feistiness that's the most distinctive about you."

- Kanade in Mizuki 2* second side story

Mizukana is the non-binary ship between Mizuki Akiyama and Kanade Yoisaki from the Project SEKAI fandom.

Canon
Mizuki and Kanade are members of the underground music circle 25-ji, Nightcord de. (Niigo) where Mizuki is the group's animator and Kanade is their composer. Within the group, Mizuki uses the name "Amia" and Kanade is simply known as "K."

Imprisoned Marionette
In Mizuki's 3* first side story, Niigo is at the family restaurant again for their after-release celebration. When Mizuki points out that Kanade is looking at the menu intensely, she admits that she hasn't eaten anything since yesterday because she worked on the song so intensively. Kanade laughs as she watches Mizuki and Ena bicker, before Mizuki notices everyone else has almost eaten all of their fries. Kanade agrees with Ena's assessment that one can't stop eating fries when they start doing it, and Mizuki almost retorts before remembering Kanade's current condition.

Carnation Recollection
After visiting her father in the hospital, Kanade walks in the rain while thinking she has no right to feel sad and she needs to create the ultimate song that will be able to save people. Mizuki, on their way home after their shift at their part-time job, spots her, remembering that she might have gone to the hospital but also thinking of not wanting to meddle around too much. Right after Mizuki realizes Kanade might become sick from not using an umbrella. They call out to her, and Kanade admits she's thinking of something, and while Mizuki is torn whether to help her or not, Kanade proclaims she needs to go home to compose, leading to Mizuki dragging her along to a cafe.

In Mizuki's 3* first side story, Kanade thanks Mizuki for their help and bids them farewell. Mizuki is happy that Kanade is feeling better, but at the same time wonders if it's fine for them to get involved in others' matters so much. They return to the Central Street and think back on a time Niigo went to the family restaurant during another after party. In the flashback, Kanade says that she isn't good with carbonated drinks and she only drinks it after the carbonation has disappeared, leading to Mizuki retorting that in the end she's just drinking sweetened water. Mizuki blurts out the memory feels almost nostalgic before feeling self-conscious and wandering around. Before long it starts raining again and Mizuki hopes Kanade managed to avoid the rain and get home in time.

Continuing in the second side story, Mizuki sneezes after they decided to walk home in the rain. They then ask if Kanade managed to get home, the latter confirming she avoided the rain and instantly took a bath while thinking about a melody. Kanade then asks why Mizuki didn't use their umbrella, and Mizuki claims they wanted to mimic "that one famous musical where they dance in the rain" and deliberately letting the rain do its work. When Mizuki sneezes again and says their temperature is still normal, Kanade suggests they take some cold medicine, but Mizuki declines and says all the medicine at their house is granule medicine and how they hate bitterness. Kanade then recommends ginger tea and mentions her mother used to make it often with honey for her when she was young. Mizuki remembers Kanade thanking them for helping her recall her memories, and Mizuki says they'll try it out. Kanade also tells them to take it easy, and Mizuki is trapped in their thoughts again, thinking how nice it feels to have everyone caring for them.

What lies behind. What lies ahead.
Mizuki asks how the video is going, stating she tried all of Kanade's suggestions to fix up the video. After a couple seconds, Kanade tells her it’s much better then before, and Mizuki cheers after hearing that. The four girls get some rest, and the next day, after Mizuki sees the song got tons of views, Mizuki calls Kanade an incredible person.

And Now, I Wear This Ribbon
After Mizuki's favorite anime ended and the day for her sister to leave outseas approached, Mizuki was in their room and by coincidence found Kanade's music. The thumbnail of the video was black but it appeared to be a song. Although Mizuki found it scary, they decided to watch the video.

While Mizuki listened to that song, they felt a painful sensation, but at the same time felt a gentle vibe from the song. Mizuki felt a little better after listening to that song, and after it ended, Mizuki listens to it from the beginning again. Mizuki decides to browse through Kanade's account to see if she has more songs, leading to them listening to Kanade's other songs. After ahile, Mizuki thinks they can still do something as Kanade's song felt like light was shining into their world.

Mizuki then finds Ena's art and asks for her permission to use it on a fan video of one of Kanade's songs. A week later, Mizuki receives a DM from Kanade, where Kanade mentions that she saw the music video Mizuki made and says she thought it was wonderful. Kanade then asked if Mizuki could make another music video for another song of hers.

Mizuki is surprised and finds this suspicious since the account had a default icon and also had no followers. So they asked for proof that she is really K. Kanade thanks them for the answer and sends them one of the demos of one of her previous songs. Even though Mizuki thought it might be some kind virus, they still opened the file to find out. Mizuki apologizes for doubting Kanade and asks if they could explain which song she wanted Mizuki to make a video for. Kanade asks if Mizuki had a Nightcord account so she could give them details about the music video.

After a while, when Mizuki and Ena were working together to make the music video for Kanade's new song, Kanade and Mafuyu watched the video. Mizuki asks if there was anything she wanted to adjust. Kanade replies that everything was fine, and that she could see that Mizuki and Ena expressed what they felt when listening to the song with all their might. Mizuki thanks and blushes for the compliment. Kanade asks if Mizuki and Ena want to work with her and Mafuyu. Mizuki replies that they needed some time to think. Kanade understands and says that wanted to see something Mizuki create again, because their creations are painful but kind. Kanade says she will be waiting for Mizuki's response.

Fanon
Mizukana is rarepair rivaled by Mizuena, Kanamafu and Honakana mostly. It has a bit more support in the Eastern fandom, while in the Western fandom, it is the least popular Niigo ship on AO3. The Carnation event, where the two go on a quest to find the flowerbed from Kanade's memories, gave some boost for the ship, as it is also the only event that particularly focuses on the two.

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Trivia

 * Their ship is referred to with the "🎀🎼" emojis.
 * They currently have covered two songs together ( and ).
 * Their Kizuna Rank titles are: "The Long-haired Life", "Music/Video" and "Still Distant".
 * One of their Cheerful Carnival Team names is "The Ground Hardens After Rain".
 * In an area conversation between the two and Miku, Mizuki asks why Kanade chose Mizuki as the lead vocalist for their latest song, and Kanade surprises them by saying Mizuki's voice has a quality none of the other members have.
 * In "Rooftop Friendship" second side story, Mizuki mentions having a fun time imagining Niigo attending the school festival together and what kind of a reaction Kanade would have had in the haunted house.
 * In the official Project Sekai visual book's relationship diagrams, Mizuki's part reads "it's amazing how Kanade's able to keep stoically composing music," and Kanade's section in turn reads "[Mizuki] helped me realize something important. (Thank you.)".