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- Don't hurt my friend!
- —Zira defending Aika from Eclipse
Ziraika is the femslash ship between Aika and Zira from the Pretty Pretty Please I Don't Want to be a Magical Girl fandom.
Canon[]
PILOT[]
Aika and Zira are classmates and quickly become best friends later on. They met on Aika’s first day of school when Aika blocked the school entrance. Aika apologizes but then asks Zira if she could show her the way to her first class. Zira tells Aika that they’re in the same first period and that she can just follow her there, Aika being absolutely excited for a fresh start.
Aika finds her first day of school to be enjoyable while Zira feels very different, saying “kill me” during a test. Aika then leaves the clasroom after she sees her mascot, Hoshi, outside the window.
The two meet again at lunch when Aika spots Zira sitting alone reading. Aika swiftly walks up to Zira, asking her if she could sit with her. Zira has no reply, this confuses Aika and offers to leave. It hits Zira that the other girl was asking her. She states that she doesn’t want Aika to leave, that she just isn’t used to having people talk to her is all. She also says that she’s “kind of a loser” which Aika is amazed by, finding it cool since people don’t bother her. They learn each others name and they get to talking about Zira's manga, Sailor Moon, with Aika mentioning how it's great but the genre isn't.
However, they get interrupted as Eclipse enters the school by blowing up a wall. Aika tells Zira to ignore him so that he'll go away but he starts threatening her after she calls him "Moon Man". He points his staff at Aika, telling her that he'll smite her. To that, Zira stands between them as to defend Aika and telling him not to hurt her friend. As Eclipse sends a black hole at them, Aika moves Zira to the side and saves her by stopping his attack with her wand. Then, she proceeds to get into her magical girl outfit and asks Hoshi for a lead pipe. She starts to beat Eclipse's legs with it while Zira is confused and asks why she didn't use anything different.
After Aika explains why and Eclipse leaves, Zira proceeds to shower her with compliments and compares her to Sailor Moon. Then, Hoshi mentions that Aika 'ran away' and that she was put into a dark box. Zira asks why she did that and Aika tells her that she doesn't want to be a magical girl. The bell rings and Aika transforms back into her normal clothes, which promts Zira to ask if she can be taught that as well. To that, Aika answers no and they proceed to have a laugh together about Zira knowing her secret identity.
Moments[]
- After Aika calls Zira her friend, she gasps and blushes.
- Zira starts to giggle after she finds out that Aika is a magical girl.
Quotes[]
- Zira – “You see, I'm...kind of a loser”
- Aika – “Wow! A real life high school loser!”
- — Aika and Zira's conversation during lunch
- Aika – “You've got nowhere to go but up!”
- Zira – “That's a fun spin on it, I guess. You've got a way with words, uh- ”
- — Aika and Zira getting to know each other
- Aika – “Nice to meet you, friend!”
- Zira – “F-f-f-f-f-friend?”
- — Aika and Zira getting to know each other with Zira blushing as Aika calls her a friend.
- “Star Guardian? Gasp! Are you-”
- — Zira after finding out that Aika is a magical girl
- Zira – “Ran away? Why?”
- Aika – “Well, truth be told, I don't want to be a magical girl”
- — Zira getting to know Aika better
- “Aika, you were amazing! That was just like Moon Sailor, except not at all!”
- — Zira complimenting Aika
- Zira – “Hey, is it cool that I know your secret identity?”
- Aika – “Oh yeah. About that. I have to kill you now.”
- Zira – “What?”
- Aika – “I'm kidding, I'm kidding”
- — Aika joking about Zira knowing her secret identity
Fanon[]
The ship quickly became popular right after the release of the Pilot on Youtube. People enjoy their interactions and find them cute, as Zira constantly blushes at everything Aika does. Fans also adore the way Zira is excited by Aika being a magical girl and find it funny how Aika doesn't actually want to be one. People also like how the two compliment each other, be it either their colour palettes or their personalities. Aika's colour palette consists more of warm colours such as yellow while Zira's colour palette is more cold with colours like purple. Aika is more upbeat while Zira is more quiet and reserved. Aika is a magical girl and one of Zira's favourite mangas is 'Sailor Moon', a manga about magical girls. The ship has gained lots of fanart on Twitter. Works about the two are usually about them outside of school in various situations. It is to be noted that most of these works were written before the pilot.
This is currently the most popular ship in the fandom, as the pilot only released and there weren't many characters shown. As well as, they are the main characters of the show and are friends.
The ship currently has 4 works on AO3.
Fandom[]
- FAN FICTION
- Aika/Zira tag on AO3
- Aika & Zira tag on AO3
- TUMBLR
- Ziraika tag on Tumblr
- Zira x Aika tag on Tumblr
- Aika x Zira tag on Tumblr
Trivia[]
- According to the official character pages, Zira is everything that Aika wants to be.[1]
- In Zira's character pages, the words "love interest" are crossed out and replaced with the words "Best friend", implying that the two were supposed to have a more romantic relationship.[1]
- During the credits, Zira looks at Aika as the lyrics of the song "Her Song" were playing. The lyrics were as follow,
- No, she just exists
And all of the stars in her eyes
Bring me bliss
I've never felt this way for someone
- No, she just exists
- The creator and director for the show, Kiana Mai, has made several tweets regarding the ship on her Twitter account and other social media accounts. She has also retweeted numerous artwork of the two.
- She has posted a comic about the two with the caption, "zira’s got a crushhhh".[2]
- Under the same post, a commenter questioned their relationship asking, "is it unrequited?? 💔". She replied, "naur ❤🩹".[2]
- She has made a tweet regarding the fanfiction works of IDWTBAMG and recommended fans to check them out writing, "check them out!! cute zira x aika stuff and also a lady devoid x miss one 👀".[3]
- She has posted a comic about the two with the caption, "zira’s got a crushhhh".[2]
Gallery[]
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Pilot[]
"zira’s got a crushhhh" Comic[]
