KaguNobuSoyo

KaguNobuSoyo is the poly ship between Kagura, Imai Nobume and Tokugawa Soyo from the Gintama fandom.

Canon
Although Kagura and Nobume seem to be closer with Soyo than each other, KaguNobuSoyo remains good friends. Kagura and Nobume are more fighters type of characters, they have protected Soyo multiple times. Nobume is even Soyo's protector.

Courtesan of a Nation Arc
Gintoki, Shinpachi, and Tsukuyo are stunned that Kagura is good friends with princess Soyo, letting them easily enter the palace. Turns out, that Kagura has told Soyo many things about Gintoki and Shinpachi. In the palace, it is revealed that Nobume is on duty as Soyo's guardian. She doesn't allow KaguSoyo to play kick the can or 'kick the Grandpa', and instead allows her own game, 'kick the Grampy', Soyo is glad that Nobume wants to play with them. After Gintoki gets frustrated that Nobume wants to cut someone off, she invites him to play kick the can, while KaguSoyo, Shinpachi, and Grandpa run away. When the former shogun arrives, Soyo gets escorted from Kagura and Nobume and the latter two are thrown in jail along with GinTsu. and Shinpachi. Up at the palace, Maizou begs the current shogun to let the group out but is denied by the former shogun. At night, Princess Soyo sneaks out to sleep near the jail cell since she struggled to fall asleep by herself after sleeping with Nobume for a long time, she's a bit nervous as this could be considered a 'sleepover'. After Shinpachi tells her that they won't be able to sleep tonight, Soyo decides to tell them some stories Grampy told her, saying that they're so boring you'll fall asleep in no time. The moment she starts, KaguSoyo already falls to the floor. Soyo continues Grampy's story and KaguNobu plus the others realise what the story means. Nobume later joins them on their mission to kill Tokugawa Sada Sada, while putting a sword near Soyo's neck to threaten guards into letting them in. Kagura acts as an obnoxious person, shouting at the guards, causing them to get mad at how she 'treats' Soyo. At the same time, the princess pretends to cry leading to more outrage from the guards. The group easily infiltrates the palace. Soyo tells the two how she thought the guards' expressions were very funny, and KaguSoyo agrees. Shinpachi calls them 'The Three Sadisteers'. When the guards come in after seeing Soyo faint, the group goes to fight all of the guards.

Fanon
KaguNobuSoyo is an unpopular ship in the Gintama fandom. Most people don't ship them romantically or even know of the ship at all. Despite this, the ship doesn't get much bad rep overall. Most of the fanart is of them being sweet. Soyo tends to always be in the middle due to her likable caring personality and the fact that the other two are closer to her than to each other. Shippers tend to start shipping them at the Courtesan of a Nation Arc, as it's the arc where the three interact the most.

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Variations

 * KaguNobu refers to the ship between Kagura and Imai Nobume
 * KaguSoyo refers to the ship between Kagura and Tokugawa Soyo
 * NobuSoyo refers to the ship between Imai Nobume and Tokugawa Soyo