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Mizuan is the non-binary ship between Mizuki Akiyama and An Shiraishi from the Project SEKAI fandom.
Canon[]
An is a member of the group Vivid BAD SQUAD while Mizuki is a member of the group 25-ji, Night Code de. They both attend Kamiyama High School as second-year students. During their first year they were classmates at Class 1-A, while now An is in Class 2-A, and Mizuki is in Class 2-B.
While it's unclear exactly how they met, the first time they interact in the timeline is in An's initial 1* card story, which takes place before any of the band and event stories moving forward. In this card story, Mizuki decides to attend school and notices An has a fear of ghosts. They prank her using this knowledge, and An feigns exasperation in response. Already, there's an image of how the two interact with each other at the shallowest level; Mizuki as a bit of a trickster who skips school and An us the responsible disciplinary committee member, playing the straight man to their antics.
In Mizuki's initial 3* card story, they head to the rooftop during lunch, hoping to recharge. They find An there, practicing her singing. After a bit of back and forth about how An started singing, Mizuki manages to get An to give them some tips on how to sing better. They're stunned when she sings for them, noting how good she is at it. An points out that Mizuki must really like singing as well, then offers that at a later time they should sing for her, to which Mizuki agrees. As the bell rings, Mizuki makes a last-ditch attempt to skip the rest of the school day, which An immediately sees through, dragging them to class. Although it's not known at the time, since "KAMIYAMA HIGH FESTIVAL!" happens later, Mizuki actually has a habit of escaping to the rooftop whenever they feel aimless or distanced. That's why it's so interesting that they find An up at the place that's known to embody those lonely feelings of theirs. When they approach her, they're both metaphorically and physically closing the distance between them. It may even clue into An having some lonely feelings of her own, which is alluded to in the "Singing in Sync" event.
KAMIYAMA HIGH FESTIVAL![]
Their relationship is then expanded upon in the "KAMIYAMA HIGH FESTIVAL!" event. Despite not having a prominent role, An shows up in the first and last chapters. She's the one who calls Mizuki to the festival in the first place. They later thank her and admit they wouldn't have thought to go if it weren't for her. An doesn't say it outright, but she notices the reason why Mizuki didn't want to attend (they wanted to avoid rumors about their appearance). By telling them "it'd be hard for [them] to be the center of attention unless [they] wore something even flashier [than the 2nd years in costume]," she subtly assuages their worries while trying not to push her boundaries. Later in the event the two are separated due to a fear on Mizuki's part of bothering Kohane, which An notices and points out. It's at the end of the event that An finds them on the rooftop again, revealing she'd been looking for them the whole time, and felt guilty enough about it to invite them to the closing ceremony.
In both "KAMIYAMA HIGH FESTIVAL!" and Mizuki's 1st card story for "Rooftop Friendship", they state that An must have invited them to the cultural festival as a friend rather than a disciplinary committee member, contrary to what they first believed. In their first side story, they consider that, then decide to tell An more about themself and their past. It's still small talk, but An is noticeably happy about it. When Mizuki asks why, she tells them, "you just told me quite a lot about yourself, didn't you? You often talk about like, gossip, fashion and stuff, but something like this right now rarely ever happens." Now there's a clearer image of the relationship between the two: An as someone subtly trying to reach out to Mizuki, who has a habit of isolation, and Mizuki recognizing that, appreciating it, and beginning to open up in turn.
Secret Distance[]
In the "Feelings That I've Realized" first card story, Mizuki's thinking about a fun place to take the other members of their music circle. They decide to show up at school, something An's pleasantly surprised by, and run their plans by her. There is a moment where, noticing people are gossiping about Mizuki nearby, An scares them off by glaring at them, before quickly changing the subject. Mizuki has a few laughs about An's horrified reaction to their chosen vacation spot - a haunted places tour - before offering to get a drink for her in thanks. They use this as an opportunity to leave school, but Akito and An eventually trap them there. An expresses that she's worried about Mizuki's attendance and that she wants to continue being in the same class as them. This gets Mizuki to agree to start attending school regularly, which is a big contrast from their stance at the beginning of the timeline.
What lies behind. What lies ahead.[]
In Chapter 2, some banter happens between the Vivid BAD SQUAD and 25-ji, Nightcord de. members after they run into each other outside the family restaurant, and both Mizuki an An introduce their groups to each other. Ena then asks An what Mizuki is like at school after the latter mentioned she's Mizuki's classmate. Mizuki is shocked and braces themselves for the worst, but An describes Mizuki as a free spirit and mentions being jealous of them getting good grades despite having terrible attendance. Mizuki then says An's making them blush after An compliments Mizuki's teaching skills.
Time to hang out♪[]
In An's "Peak Excitement!" card's second side story, she runs into Mizuki at Main Street. An notices Mizuki carrying around a bag, who mentions that they'd just shopped at a new apparel shop that had opened. Mizuki enthusiastically shows what they'd bought and An smiles saying "it'd be great to see how you [Mizuki] look in it." Mizuki then replies they'd love to take An to the shop someday and how they found things that would fit her as well. Mizuki then asks how her day off with Kohane went and An says it was the best day ever, before mentioning she has to go to practice with her group so she can't tell more. She promises Mizuki that she'll tell everything at lunch the next time Mizuki shows up at school, and the surprised Mizuki agrees to her idea.
Let's study hard![]
While packing her things after school, Mizuki surprises An and asks if they could head home together and stop by an apple pie shop they'd heard about. An apologizes and tells Mizuki she's already planned to practice with her groupmates, but Mizuki tells her it's no biggie. As they're both about to leave, they are approached by their homeroom teacher who proceeds to drop them unexpected news: they both need to attend supplementary classes for the whole next week in order to not repeat a grade but for different reasons (An because of her bad grades, and Mizuki because of their constant absences). They both begrudgingly accept their fate, and are joined by both Akito and Tsukasa as well. On the first day, before class, both An and Mizuki sigh how unmotivated they are. After class begins, while trying to comprehend her worksheets and struggling with the very first one, An takes a look around the room and notices Mizuki is dozing off. And after class, An groans how she wishes she could be as confident as Mizuki is, who ended up sleeping through the whole thing. Eventually when An and Akito find out who'll be tutoring them as well, Mizuki decides to join after Rui suggesting it and An begging them.
During the group's first tutoring session, An attempts to read out the classic literature passages she was having trouble with, before complaining about it being so difficult. When Mizuki asks which words An can't understand, the latter sheepishly admits she doesn't understand anything, and the former becomes determined to go through the passages word-by-word. With everyone's help, An manages to figure out the first phrase's meaning, and Mizuki encourages her to keep it up.
Mizuki smiling while hanging out with An
A few hours later, Mizuki and An head out together and An complains how she's so tired, and Mizuki in turn agrees and says their whole body is tired from sitting down all day long. Mizuki then wonders out loud how people manage to sit still in class for hours on like it's no big deal, and An points out how even when Mizuki comes to school, they end up skipping so many classes that it's a rare sight to see Mizuki attending school for the whole day. An thanks Mizuki for all the help and Mizuki in turn says they had fun tutoring everyone. The two end up passing by the apple pie shop Mizuki mentioned earlier, and noticing that the establishment is packed up, Mizuki decides to go and buy some apple pie to take out for both of them. While waiting for Mizuki, An runs into some of her classmates and gets encouraged by them as they also reveal that they were also willing to help An out with tutoring. Mizuki apologizes for making An wait and she starts explaining about her encounter with her classmates. Mizuki proceeds to mention how friendly An is and how naturally she ends up becoming friends with people. An then recounts how it's all thanks to Vivid Street and its people that she was able to become so open-minded. Mizuki smiles while listening and then calls her amazing, before thinking back on their first memory of An. During a lunch break, Mizuki was thinking of skipping school for the rest day but decided otherwise after they talked for the first time, after which they ended up being on first-name terms. An asks if something's bothering Mizuki and the latter says it's nothing, and they proceed to continue walking, after which Mizuki complains that their apple pies are going to become cold. An thanks Mizuki for treating her, and Mizuki suggests they hang out there again.
Quotes[]
- “Okay, settle down. Next, it's our turn. Once again, Mizuki, happy birthday! I hope we get to stay friends for as long as possible! I mean, it's not every day that you meet someone you can connect with so well!”
- — An's birthday message for Mizuki from Happy Birthday!! (Mizuki) second side story
- An – “Here we are. This is the accessory shop I told you about.”
- Mizuki – “Wow, they've got all sorts of stuff. Oh, this is cute! And this too! There's so much to look at that I don't know where to start.”
- An – “Hahaha. Just start anywhere.”
- — Area Conversation at Main Street
- An – “Oh, and lots of students are wearing funky outfits today. A lot of the second years are in costume for their class shows too. It's really cool! Unless you wear something really crazy, it's gonna be hard to stand out in this crowd.”
- Mizuki – “I see... (That's considerate of her, telling me in an indirect way that it's safe for me to come. I can't really come up with any excuse not to go now...)”
- — KAMIYAMA HIGH FESTIVAL! Episode 1 "The School Festival and Me"
- Mizuki (speaking about An's singing) – “That was awesome! I was totally blown away!”
- An – “Haha. Aww, you're making me blush.”
- — "Unyielding Obsession" first side story
- An – “Also, how have you gotten away with missing so many days? You know you might actually get held back, right?”
- Mizuki – “Haha. I really doubt that... But I'm happy that you want me to be in the grade as you... Just for you, An, I'll show up for classes this afternoon.”
- — "Feelings That I've Realized" first side story
- Mizuki – “...You're all smiles today. Did something good happen?”
- An – “Yeah, you're telling me about yourself! Usually we just talk about fashion or some random stuff, but you almost never tell me about yourself.”
- Mizuki – “Oh... Heh. It's only with you that I feel like I can be this open. You might've developed a knack for making people comfortable talking to you after working at your dad's cafe.”
- An – “You think so? Oh, but you're not getting any freebies from this.”
- Mizuki – “What?! Not even one cup of coffee on the house for your dear friend?”
- — "Rooftop Friendship" first side story
- “(An didn't want me to miss out... At first I thought she gave me that call because it was her duty as the hall monitor or something, but she did it just out of friendship. And she was so mindful of my situation... We've been friends since I started high school, but I haven't really been telling her much about myself... Still, I feel comfortable around her.)”
- — "Rooftop Friendship" first side story
- An – “I'd love to stay and talk, but I have to go practice with Kohane and the others soon.”
- Mizuki – “Oh, right... Maybe next time.”
- An – “Sure thing! Oh, I know. How about I tell you all about it during lunch the next time you come to school?”
- Mizuki – “All during lunch?! Haha. You must be dying to tell me! Alright, I'll be back soon! I really want to hear more about you too!”
- An – “Great, I'll be waiting!”
- — "Peak Excitement!" second side story
- “Happy Birthday, Mizuki! I found an awesome curry shop, so let's go and check it out the next time we get a chance!”
- — An's Line for Mizuki's Birthday (2021)
Fanon[]
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Due to their lack of interactions outside of card stories, Mizuan is a rarepair. The most popular pairings for the two are Akian/Anhane and Mizuena, though Mizurui is the most popular Kamiyama pairing for Mizuki.
The first Mizuan Ship Week was held on April 3-9, 2023, under the mizuanweek2023 hashtag on Twitter. The prompts for the first day were "makeup or music", "ribbon or raining" for the second day, "royalty or ghosts" for the third day, "video games or date" for the fourth day, "confessions or study" for the fifth day, "unrequited love or fantasy" for the sixth day, and the seventh day was free choice.
Fandom[]
- FAN FICTION
- Mizuki/An tag on AO3
- Mizuki & An tag on AO3
- TUMBLR
- Mizuan posts on Tumblr
- Mizuki x An posts on Tumblr
Trivia[]
- Their ship is referred to with the "🎧🎀" emojis.
- They have a height difference of 3 cm, with Mizuki being 163 cm, and An being 160 cm tall.
- Their Kizuna Rank titles are: "Most Compatible Classmates", "How Are You Able to Study?!", and "Let's Become Second Years Together".
- Some of their Cheerful Carnival Team titles are "Ghostly Rumors", "Kamiyama 1-A Duo", "Most Compatible Classmates" and "Protected Secret".
- A common theory between Mizuan shippers is that An and Mizuki switched their necktie and ribbon together, thus explaining why An is the only character who attends Kamiyama and wears a necktie with her female uniform.
- Another common theory is that An is one of the only characters that knows about Mizuki's secret.
- Mizuki is the first character to notice An's fear of ghosts in the game.
- Along with Airiena, they have Valentine's Day art together.
Gallery[]
Card Art[]
Official Art[]
In-Game[]
Comics[]
Variations[]
- Anmizurui — the ship between the two and Rui Kamishiro
- Anmizuruinene — the ship between the two, Rui Kamishiro and Nene Kusanagi
- Mizuanhane — the ship between the two and Kohane Azusawa
