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AkiMitsu is the het ship between Akihiko Sanada and Mitsuru Kirijo from the Persona fandom.
Canon[]
Mitsuru is the second person Akihiko knew the longest, the other being his childhood friend, Shinjiro Aragaki. They are the only 3rd year students to call each other by their first names.
Akihiko met Mitsuru in his junior year of high school. Mitsuru approached him, revealing that she knew he was experiencing "something" each midnight and that she was in the same situation, except she knew more about it. Mitsuru then presented him with an Evoker and offered him a new way of fighting.
In 2007, Akihiko and Mitsuru were involved when Shinjiro lost control of his Persona and killed a bystander, Ken’s mother. After Shinjiro left SEES, he and Mitsuru were the only members active to fight Shadows until two years later.
In 2009, Mitsuru often reminded Akihiko that he needed to recover from his injuries from the last battle in April and May. She sometimes gets annoyed by Akihiko’s reckless behaviors. In May full moon operation, she refuses to let Akihiko go with Makoto, Yukari, and Junpei due to recovering from his injuries. This leaves Akihiko feeling disappointed and helpless for not fighting with them.
On July 7th, on the full moon at Love Hotel, where two Shadows are located. If Akihiko and Mitsuru were put in the same party as Makoto and Yukari, they would be transported to different rooms thanks to Arcana Lover’s manipulation. When they regrouped with Makoto and Yukari after they regained their senses, if Makoto asked them how they were doing, Mitsuru denied this and said nothing happened. It is implied the others went through a similar experience as them.
During the Yakushima trip on the first day, Akihiko is not interested in Mitsuru in her swimsuit.
After Ikutsuki murdered Mitsuru’s father during Dark Hour, Akihiko carried Mitsuru back to the dorm, who was grief-stricken over his death. In the next few days, Akihiko left in charge in Mitsuru’s absence, who was handling her father’s funeral with Kirijo Group. Like everyone in SEES, he was worried about her since she just lost someone she cared about.
In the manga adaption, when Arcana Emperor drops Mitsuru after Akihiko summons his Persona to attack it, he catches her in his arms.
Kotone’s Route[]
Unlike Kotone’s counterpart, Akihiko and Mitsuru cannot be paired together because Arcana Lover only puts them by the opposite sex, with Akihiko paired up with Kotone while Mitsuru paired up with Yukari.
Film[]
In the second film, unlike in the game, Akihiko seems interested in Mitsuru wearing a swimsuit even though he’s not into her.
The Weird Masquerade[]
In Act 1, Akihiko rescues Mitsuru, charmed by a Shadow’s effects.
In Act 2, during a full moon operation at Love Hotel in July, on Kotone’s route, due to the shower scene was omitted, Arcana Lover uses its charms to attack Junpei and Akihiko on Yukari and Mitsuru due to the effects on Kotone has no impact on her. A charmed Akihiko attempts to kiss Mitsuru until she pushes him away. Mitsuru then gets attacked and choked behind by a charmed Akihiko until Kotone summons her Persona to snap him and Junpei out of charm effects. After Akihiko comes back to his senses, he tries to apologize to Mitsuru, only to be slapped in the face by her.
In Act 3, during the Kyoto trip, Akihiko gives Mitsuru a photo after their November full moon operation, including her father before his tragic death. During the hot spring, when the girls catch Akihiko, Junpei, and Ryoji, Mitsuru fully clothes enter the hot spring when she hears someone scream; she sees Akihiko, who is half naked, and she reacts in shock and disgusted as she mistakes him for pervert that she orders Aigis to “executed” him and the guys (except Sakuya who was hiding in the hot spring).
Persona 4 Arena[]
Three years later, Akihiko and Mitsuru stayed in touch and were part of a new organization that Mitsuru created called Shadow Operatives. They continue to investigate Shadow-related cases with the other former members of SEES.
Moments[]
The Journey[]
- On Kotone’s route, during the Yakushima trip, when Junpei asks Akihiko about his type of girl, he whispers into his ear. Junpei reacts in shock until he tells him to be quiet. It implies his type might be Mitsuru.
The Answer[]
- Akihiko respects Mitsuru’s decision to side with Yukari, who wants to use the key to go to the past to stop Makoto’s sacrifice.
Dancing in Moonlight[]
- During one of Akihiko's Social events, Makoto has the opportunity to ask Akhiko and Mitsuru if they're dating; Akihiko quickly responds, "Don't be stupid," before describing Mitsuru as "troublesome" and more a comrade to him than a potential love interest; being that Makoto asks this. This confirms that he and Mitsuru only see each other as good friends.
Songs[]
Official[]
Wiping All Out[]
It was sung by Asami Tano (Mitsuru Kirijo), and Yuuki Fujiwara (Akihiko Sanda) in Act 1.
Fanon[]
AkiMitsu is a combination of Akihiko Sanada and Mitsuru Kirijo. It is one of the most famous ships in the Persona 3 fanbase. Many fans shipped them hard ever since the game was first released. Some fans think that they are meant to be together. Many draw or write about love hotels when Akihiko and Mitsuru are paired together thanks to the Arcana Lovers' manipulation. Then it ends with Akihiko getting "executed" by Mitsuru after both regain their senses. However, fans were disappointed in Persona 3 Dancing in Moonlight, which reveals that they don’t have feelings for each other. However, that doesn’t stop fans shipping them in many fan art and fan fiction. They are portrayed as having a good and healthy relationship after the events of Persona 4 Arena. Their ship increased in Persona 3 Manga, Persona 3 The Movie, and spin-off sequels.
On Ao3, there are a total of 160 works.
Quotes[]
BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle[]
- Akihiko – “Mitsuru, you know what we have to do...”
- Mitsuru – “Yeah, it's time we demonstrate our resolve.”
- — Akihiko and Mitsuru's Pre-Battle Interactions
- Mitsuru – “Your training seems to paid off, Akihiko.”
- Akihiko – “I can't stay in one place forever. Neither can you, Mitsuru.”
- — Akihiko and Mitsuru's Victory Interactions
- Akihiko – “Heh. Guess we're fighting together again.”
- Mitsuru – “Whatever I'm with you, I feel driven to reach greater heights... I guess the word "rivals" suits us well.”
- — Akihiko and Mitsuru's Victory Screen Interactions
Fandom[]
- FAN FICTION
- Akihiko/Mitsuru tag on AO3
- Akihiko/Mitsuru on FanFiction.Net