Ginshima

Ginshima is the friendship between Gin Ibushi and Kazumi Mishima from the Your Turn To Die fandom.

Your Turn To Die
Gin and Mishima first meet along with the other surviving participants in the Central Hall. When Keiji suggests that everyone introduce themselves, Gin is wary and says that his mom told him not to give personal information to strangers. Mishima comments that it is excellent that he's a level-headed child who does as his parents teach, and that the adults must prove they are not suspicious, but to Gin, Mishima just comes off as super suspicious. Nevertheless, when the group splits up to explore the facility, Gin and Mishima go with each other in the bar. After Mishima's sudden death via the Second Trial, Gin sits by his body, mourning him. Sara tells him he really shouldn't be here, but he says he wants to stay just a bit longer, because even though it was only for a little bit, they did search together.

Your Time To Shine
In Gin's first fondness event, Mishima notices that Gin is sweating a lot. Gin complains that he's going to melt in the tropical heat. Mishima suggests he take off his cape, but Gin is super against it. Mishima understands that it's special to him, and Gin compliments Mishima for catching on quickly unlike all the other adults who ask that of him. Mishima finds a big frond and uses it as a fan. Gin is relieved, but then notices that Mishima is the one sweating now. He takes the fan and they keep switching places.

In Gin's second fondness event, Gin comes to Mishima telling him he had a weird experience the night before. Gin was sleeping, when he was woken up by a voice, which turned out to be Mew-chan. Mishima sounds excited by this, but that bothers Gin. Gin knows Mew-chan is just a cushion, but he's sure it did talk, so Mishima wonders if it was a dream. Mishima tells Gin to recall the conversation he had to confirm. Gin says that Mew-chan told him that when Mishima was young he was a hoodlum. Mishima denies this statement, bewildered by the notion. Gin gets sad that it's not true, thinking that means it really was a dream, so Mishima retracts his statement. Gin gets excited that Mew-chan was right, and Mishima asks that Gin only focus on his present self.

In Gin's third fondness event, Gin calls out to Mishima, addressing him as "hoodlum old man", so Mishima jokingly asks if he's looking to be punished. Gin tells Mishima that Mew-chan talked to him again and told him about Mishima; that he is trying his best and taking charge so that everyone can go home safely. Gin thanks Mishima for taking care of everyone, and gives him the right to hug Mew-chan, which is a very special privilege. Mishima hugs Mew-chan, and finds it so nice that he doesn't want to give them back.

Nankidai Twitter sketches
May 9, 2018: Mishima picks up Gin in a piggy-back after noticing that he had fallen asleep. Suddenly, Mishima disappears and Gin wakes up on the floor, wondering where the old guy went. Gin's mother finds and hugs Gin, concerned that he had been gone so long, but Gin wants her to let go, looking around as he says that Mishima disappeared somewhere.

October 7, 2018: Gin tells Mishima it's hard to talk to him since he's so tall. Mishima tries crouching down, and Gin tells him to sit a little lower. Nao walks in and mistakes Mishima to be sitting like a delinquent and trying to steal Gin's money.

July 12, 2019: Mishima sees that Gin tired himself out from playing, so he carries him to Gin's room so as not to wake him.

August 5, 2020: Mishima carries Gin on his shoulders as they walk around at a summer festival. Gin points and tells him to get takoyaki next, with Mishima simply replying that there's plenty to eat.

August 8, 2020: Alice urges Mishima to win at the shooting game, while Gin pushes for him to go get takoyaki. Mishima remarks he's in a bit of a pickle.

Quotes
"You're pretty nice, meow! It was a lot of fun having you around, woof! It's too bad, 'cause if we went to the same school, we could hang out a lot more, meow. You should transfer, woof! I'll wait, meow!"

- Hard mode cleared, Gin had 0-65 fondness points

"I'll recognize you as my best friend, meow! I'll play with you all the time, woof! Happy, meow? Proud, woof? Mya! That's right! I'll give you a present, meow! I did my best to make it, so... umm... Take good care of it, woof!"

- Hard mode cleared, Gin had 66+ fondness points

Fanon
Ginshima is a popular friendship for how Gin quickly became attached to Mishima. Gin's fondness events with Mishima in Your Time To Shine were also a big help in exploring their interactions. However, it's popularity is still held back a bit due to Mishima's early death. Mishima is often viewed as a father figure to Gin. There is also a common theory that somehow Gin acquired Mishima's head, which is why it went missing, and he is concealing either the head or the collar inside Mew-chan, whether he is aware of it or not. Gin's friendship with Mishima is sometimes compared to be similar to his friendship with Hayasaka.

Fandom
FAN FICTION

Trivia

 * Gin is the youngest participant, at 12 years old, while Mishima is the oldest participant, at 30 years old.