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Black Metal is the het ship between Gundham Tanaka and Ibuki Mioda from the Danganronpa fandom.
Canon[]
Gundham and Ibuki are both members of Class 77-B at Hope's Peak Academy. As such, they are often in the same vicinity as one another, even if they aren't directly interacting. They attended school together at Hope's Peak Academy before the Tragedy. Alongside the rest of their classmates, Gundham and Ibuki were brainwashed by Junko Enoshima and turned into the Ultimate Depsair. They were eventually captured by the Future Foundation, and put into the Neo-World program by Makoto Naegi.
Ibuki and Gundham both "die" within the Neo World Program, although they play different roles in the Killing Game. Ibuki is a victim, murdered by Mikan Tsumiki who is under the influence of the Despair Disease. Gundham is a blackened, who is executed for his murder of Nekomaru Nidai. Because of this, they both have to be resurrected by the Survivors following the end of the Killing Game. They then come together with the other members of Class 77-B to aid the Future Foundation during the events of the Final Killing Game. Afterwards, they are seen celebrating their win on a boat with the rest of their classmates.
Gundham and Ibuki do not share any interactions in the non-canonical Ultimate Talent Development Plan or Danganronpa S: Ultimate Summer Camp.
Fanon[]
Black Metal is a rarepair in the Danganronpa fandom. Despite the two characters appearing in the same game and returning for the Danganronpa 3 anime, they have very few interactions together. As such, there is not much to work off of for a ship other than their similar physical appearances.
Some fans have been known to pair the two together as siblings, rather than a romantic pairing. This is inspired by their theatrical and over-the-top appearances and personalities. Ibuki also makes an off-handed comment about a "long lost twin brother" in Island Mode which has pushed this theory forward as well. Although she was likely joking, as Ibuki is known to say random things, some fans have taken that statement as fact and run with it.
There are currently 7 romantic works and 10 platonic works for the pairing on AO3. The tag "Mioda Ibuki and Tanaka Gundham Are Siblings" is more popular, with over 30 uses.
Fandom[]
- FAN FICTION
- Gundham/Ibuki tag on AO3
- Gundham & Ibuki tag on AO3
- Gundham and Ibuki Are Siblings tag on AO3