Minoairi

Minoairi is the femslash ship between Minori Hanasato and Airi Momoi from the Project SEKAI fandom.

Canon
Minori and Airi are members of the idol group MORE MORE JUMP! as well as high school students at Miyamasuzaka Girls' Academy; Minori is a first-year student, and Airi is a year older. Prior to the formation of their group, Airi was an ex-idol and member of the idol group QT, Minori was a total beginner, with only her persistent and endlessly optimistic nature keeping her moving forward, even after failing 50 auditions. Although Airi often appears to be strict towards Minori when it comes to idol training, as if she were a drill sergeant, she is in fact equally passionate about idols. Due to their hardworking natures, Airi is always happy seeing Minori evolve, and sometimes teases Minori when she swears she'll take on harder challenges.

The two meet for the first time in MORE MORE JUMP!'s Main Story Chapter 3. Haruka and Minori accidentally overhear Airi interrogating Shizuku on her current situation. After Airi spots the two and they talk to her, she gets pissy at them and tells them to leave, but when Haruka mentions Minori was there first doing dance practice on her own, Airi asks why Minori is doing that. Minori admits she's practicing to become an idol and says how it's her dream. Airi questions her, asking where she's going to audition next, and upon hearing the agency she's aiming for, Airi tells her "an amateur like her [Minori] would be lucky to even pass their initial screening". Minori stutters before Airi asks for her name and Minori introduces herself, along with the fact that she has auditioned around 50 times and only managed to pass the initial screening three times, but never managed to get any further. Airi scolds her for thinking she can just do it by working even harder, and suggests Minori just give up. Minori feels dejected, but Shizuku defends Minori, who then says she has faith in herself. Minori recites Haruka's catchphrase and reassures she will never give up no matter what her odds are. After Minori and the others get spooked by Miku appearing on Minori's phone, Airi is shocked to hear Minori ask her to help with practicing. Although Airi initially turns her down, Shizuku steps in and agrees to help Minori. Then she repeats the words Airi had told her in the past, causing her to mellow out. Airi agrees to help as well, but on the condition that she'll stop if Minori fails her next audition.

The next day, during their first practice, Airi challenges Minori to show her how she introduces herself after Minori assures she's got that part down. After that, Airi tells her she gives her a two out of a hundred, how she failed to give her a clue about what kind of a person she is, and how the catchphrase she came up with didn't make any sense. She advises Minori to show off her strong points and upon mentioning her variety show talents, Minori compliments how fun it was always to watch Airi on the screen. Minori tries pondering what her strong points are, and Airi points out her tenacity and suggests they skip the dance practice and hone Minori's self-introduction skills instead.

In the first side story of Airi's initial 3*, Minori compliments Airi's dancing and then asks what she thought of hers. Airi tells her she needs to still practice the fine details but that if she keeps it up she'll be ready for their new song. Then Airi asks why Minori seems so unsure of herself, and Minori tells her it's because they're performing on live TV for the first time so she can't afford to do any mistakes. Airi agrees with her point and how it's all or nothing for them, and then commands Minori to stop feeling nervous and instead think about the people who'll listen to their songs as that mindset would help her perform well. When Airi notices Shizuku and Haruka being quiet, Minori tells her they're also moved by Airi's advice and then enthusiastically asks Airi to share them more "idol secrets".

Time to RE:START!
During the events of "Time to RE:START!", when everyone in MORE MORE JUMP! is standing outside the agency, Airi questions if Minori's okay, but Minori however states she's fine. Despite that, Airi and the others are able to tell she's nervous, so Airi, attempting to comfort her, says Minori's smile is her best quality while telling her to have confidence in herself. Once they enter the agency, after Minori isn't noticed by the clerk, Airi attempts to comfort her once again.

Quotes
"Your smile is your best quality. Have confidence in yourself!"

- Airi to Minori in Time to RE:START! Episode 2 "It Takes Four"

Fanon
Minoairi is a rarepair in the fandom, however it has recently started gaining a bit more popularity. It is heavily overshadowed by both of their more popular ships, Minoharu and Shizuairi. It it sometimes shipped alongside Shizuharu.

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Trivia

 * Their ship is referred to with the "🍀🍑" emojis.
 * Their Kizuna Rank titles are: "Spartan Mentors", "Dance Lesson" and "Walk the Same Path".
 * One of their Cheerful Carnival Team names is "Let's Improve Together!"
 * Minori and Airi have covered three songs together (, and ). They also have an alternative duet version for, as well as solo alt versions for Minori's first focus song.
 * Minori is 158 cm tall and Airi is 156 cm tall, giving them a 2 cm height difference.
 * Minori is a member of her school's animal caretaking committee, while Airi loves cats but is constantly sad over the fact that she is allergic to them.