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DouAka is the slash ship between Akaza and Dōma from the Demon Slayer fandom.
Canon[]
Akaza and Dōma were both allies, albeit with a strained relationship, holding the ranks of Upper Moon 3 and Upper Moon 2, respectively.
The first interaction seen of the two are in Chapter 98, when Kibutsuji orders all the Upper Moons to be gathered together. Akaza is among the first to arrive, asking the Biwa Demon (Nakime) for Kibutsuji and Upper Moon 1's whereabouts. Dōma wraps an arm around Akaza shoulder, cheerfully asking if he wasn't gonna show any concern for him. He claims that he was “super worried about his precious buddies“, referring to his fellow Upper Moons, and wouldn't want any of them to wane.
During the entire exchange between Dōma and Gyokko, Akaza, who had remained quiet, suddenly instructs Dōma with a menacing tone to shift his arm. Since Dōma fails to comply, Akaza lashes out by violently tearing off the lower half of Dōma's face with his bare fist. Dōma is unfazed by Akaza's outburst as he regenerates and compliments Akaza's strength. Akaza proceeds to glare at Dōma in response. They are both snapped out of their dealings when Nakime informs them that both Upper Moon 1 and Kibutsuji were already there.
After the meeting is over, Dōma hopefully asks Gyokko if he can accompany him on his mission to the Swordsmith Village. Akaza appears behind him and rips off the top of Dōma's head this time. Angrily, he states that Kibutsuji didn't order Dōma to go anywhere, and that he should get lost. Suddenly, Akaza notices that his arm is missing, Kokushibō, who had randomly appeared, sliced off the arm that Akaza had used to hit Dōma and reminded Akaza that he should respect his superiors. Dōma appears unconcerned, saying that he doesn't mind what Akaza did.
He later also mentions that Akaza would not be able to apply for a blood battle to swap places, because he's much stronger than the pink-haired demon. Dōma reasons that because he had become a demon/"reached success" much earlier, Akaza must be feeling extremely pissed. He continues, saying that he didn't dodge on purpose and it was just his way of getting along with the lower ranked demon. When Kokushibō leaves, Dōma turns to Akaza and tries to make casual conversation, but Akaza immediately bounds away. Dōma attempts to call him back to their conversation but is ignored.
Their only other significant interaction is in Chapter 157, during the Infinity Castle Arc. Dōma receives word of Akaza's passing and shows slight concern at first, then merrily claps his hands together, saying that he'll never be able to ask Akaza a specific question because he is dead.
Kanao apparently evokes memories about "young girls", and he mildly reprimands Akaza for never eating girls. He goes on to talk about how Akaza got special treatment from Muzan which again reminds him that Akaza is actually dead. Following this, Dōma begins crying over Akaza's death. This reaction proves to be contradictory though, because Kanao confronts him, protesting that Dōma doesn't have any emotion and all his feelings were faked.
Official Fanbook[]
According to the Second Official Fanbook, Akaza refused to kill any females, even if they were affiliated with the Demon Slayer Corps. Although Muzan Kibutsuji granted Akaza permission to do so, he occasionally encouraged Akaza to reconsider. This special permission from Kibutsuji caused Dōma to protest that Akaza was receiving special treatment. Supposedly, demons possess the ability to communicate telepathically and share visions with other demons ranked underneath them, so naturally, Akaza and Dōma could do the same. When Dōma ascended to Upper Rank 2, Akaza was greatly annoyed and voiced his frustration to Kibutsuji. The fanbook does not specify the reason for Akaza's irration, but it was likely due to Dōma bothering him by constantly communicating or sharing visions with Akaza telepathically.
Fanon[]
Dōma tends to address people ending with the honorific -dono, which roughly translates to “lord/master” and is used to refer to someone who shares a rank with you while still remaining respectful. Naturally, he uses the honorific with Akaza as well. Overall, Dōma and Akaza don't have many interactions, but within the ones they do have, many fans interpret their relationship as sexual tension.
In fanworks, people depict Dōma as more flirty, and with Akaza attacking him (with personalities more canon-oriented), or irritatedly accepting the affection (more fanon-oriented). Some fanworks have Dōma finally experiencing emotion with Akaza's devotion. A gag that used to be popular in the fandom is the fact that Akaza drinks “respect woman juice” because he doesn't ever kill females, while Dōma “doesn't respect woman” since his diet consists of mainly females. Dōma also has rainbow eyes, a calling card for gay or homosexuals, although Gotōge likely didn't design them with that point in mind.
Currently, DouAka has more than 290 written works on Archive of Our Own and 270 on Wattpad categorized under the tag “DouKaza,” 63 under “DouAka,” 69 under “AkaDou,” and so forth. On Pixiv, their total works exceed 1,360.
The ship itself is extremely popular in the Demon Slayer fandom, but most people tend to focus on shipping the human characters rather than the demons. DouAka is arguably the most popular slash ship for both sides. As for rival ships, RenKaza is also a popular slash ship for Akaza, while HakuKoyu is the canon het ship for Akaza's human counterpart Hakuji and Koyuki. As for Dōma, DouKoto, the ship between Dōma and Kotoha, is one of his most popular het ships, and DouShino, the ship between Dōma and Shinobu Kochō, is a popular semi-canon het ship on his side.
Fandom[]
- FAN FICTION
- Akaza/Dōma tag on AO3
- Akaza & Dōma tag on AO3
- DouKaza stories on Wattpad
- DouAka stories on Wattpad
- AkaDou stories on Wattpad
- Douma x Akaza stories on Wattpad
- Akaza x Douma stories on Wattpad
- Doma x Akaza stories on Wattpad
- Akaza x Doma stories on Wattpad
- TUMBLR
- DouKaza tag on Tumblr
- DouAka tag on Tumblr
- AkaDou tag on Tumblr
- Douma x Akaza tag on Tumblr
- Akaza x Douma tag on Tumblr
- @Daily DouKaza on Twitter
- DouKaza hashtag on Twitter
- DouAka hashtag on Twitter
- DomaAka hashtag on Twitter
- 童猗窩 hashtag on Twitter
- โดมะอาคา hashtag on Twitter
- DouKaza posts on Twitter
- DouAka posts on Twitter
- どあか posts on Twitter
- DOUAKA YEAR
- DouAka Year was celebrated December 2023.
- 2023これが俺の童猗窩yearだ hashtag on Twitter
- DOUAKA DAY
- DouAka Day is celebrated on the 23rd of every month. This is due to Dōma holding the position of Upper Rank 2, and Akaza being Upper Rank 3.
- どあかの日 (DouAka's Day) posts on Twitter
- DouAka Day posts on Twitter
Trivia[]
- Physically, Dōma is 20 years old and Akaza is 18.
- However, chronologically, they are both over 100 years old.
- They have a height difference of 14 centimeters (5.5 inches): Dōma is 187 cm (6’2”), while Akaza is 173 cm (5’8”).
- They both complain about each other.
Variations[]
- AkaDouRen refers to the ship between Akaza, Douma, and Kyojuro Rengoku
- DouAkaGiyu refers to the ship between Akaza, Dōma, and Giyu Tomioka
- DouAkaKoyu refers to the ship between Koyuki, Akaza, and Dōma
- KokuDouAka refers to the ship between Kokushibo, Dōma, and Akaza
