Boueibu Ship Bracket

A double-elimination tournament for Boueibu ships!

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We're nearing the end of the tournament~

Scheduled poll 53 for Monday at 9 AM ET:

Loser's Bracket:

EnAtsu vs KinAtsu

The winner of this poll will go up against... IoRyuu! (Which has already won against both of them, but hey, that's why it's a double-elimination bracket!)

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Boueibu Ship Bracket Poll 53 (FINAL)

IoRyuu vs EnAtsu

IoRyuu

EnAtsu

Voting ended onMar 10

Here it is... The final poll...

It's actually the second time these two ships are going up against each other, but that's because it's a double-elimination bracket!

IoRyuu is the ship that came out over all the others in the initial bracket, beating EnAtsu, which immediately resurfaced for this round.

To recap all the submissions and tags for each of these:

IoRyuu:

It dominates like half* of the boueibu love tag on ao3 need I say more *pulled that number out of my ass

Literally, so accepting of one another. Had an entire episode dedicated to how they think the world of each other is such progress considering they 'hated' each other before they became besties. When the toothbrush thing happened, neither of them seemed particularly opposed or disgusted at the idea of romantic feelings between them.

#ioryuu is canon#do it for ioryuu#ioryuu is love ioryuu is life#they're literally soooooo in love and everybody loves them#I'm going to be SO obnoxious about them (<- is already so obnoxious about them)

#this does not even need thinking about

#(voted for ioryuu)

#also yeah ioryuu cmooooon

[Hydrogen Bomb vs Coughing Baby]

#FSASFHFAASFSAXFAAXFDAXVSADV#YEAH TRULY

#this IS hydrogen bomb vs coughing baby 😭😭 #ioryuu sweep#if they don’t win the whole tournament I’m blowing this place up tae fuck

#*comes back from the dead* Ioryuu sweep#Vote ioryuu!! They deserve all the love

#ioryuu#without any hesitation

#(voted for ioryuu)

#if ioryuu don't win this entire contest i'm blowing myself up

#ioryuu BETTER win everything or so help me god

#ioryuu my beloved

#(As much as I ALMOST ship KinAtsu… IoRyuu is the one I actually ship)

#BUT THESE TWO LITERALLY REPROGRAMMED THE PART OF MY BRAIN THAT PROCESSES COLOR

#IORYUU MY RIDE OR DIE SINCE DAY ONE#14 Y/O ME WAS SO ANNOYING ABOUT THEM IT’S NOT EVEN FUNNY

I just love IoRyuu’s dynamic more

#(i don’t really ship either but i prefer ioryuu to kinatsu so…)

#evil matchup. anyway ioryuu sweep

#PITTING THE SQUAD AGAINST EACH OTHER#ioryuu sorry enatsu

#50/50 rn oooo this is gonna be tense#anyways VOTE FOR IORYUU!!!!

EnAtsu:

best friendships to end all best friendships!! they seem to have slipped into a comfortable dynamic that seems so natural and easy for them. and with the episode that made En pick a fight for no reason, we see how much they value that relationship and how important they are to each other (like En setting up the Xmas party to get Atsushi Kinshiro’s present). It’s literally so sweet and best friend goals

They’re always together and care for each other very much <3

They’re fucking. It’s true En told me personally

#(voted for enatsu)

#ENATSU SWEEP LETS GOOOOOOOOOO

#enatsu enatsu enatsu!

#enatsu?? enatsu darlings???#EN GET YOUR LAZY ASS MOVING YOU’RE LOSING THE POLL

#i’m honestly surprised enatsu is losing????? pull it together guys

EnAtsu is my QPR headcanon

#its gotta be enatsu

#How are you expecting me to choose#I feel I'm betraying one if I vote the other but...#Oh my gosh and IoRyuu was my first ship and my favourite#ENATSU GIVES ME SO MUCH COMFORT YOU HAVE NO IDEA they make me feel like I'm not totally useless#I feel so guilty.... IoRyuu I'm sorry#But I voted EnAtsu...

#CMON ENATSU WARRIORS WE GOTTA PUMP THOSE NUMBERS

#(like with the akorima/kinatsu poll--enatsu is what i'd prefer reading out of these two)#(if ioryuu had led with their s2e6 backstory in the first season i'd have been a sucker for it; but alas)

And some tags from the last time they went up against each other:

#god this sucks how can I choose#they’re both so married it’s so good

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Boueibu Ship Bracket Poll 53 (Loser's)

EnAtsu vs KinAtsu

EnAtsu

KinAtsu

Voting ended onJun 2, 2025

Edit to add: if this poll ends in a tie, I've decided they'll go against IoRyuu as EnKinAtsu.

EnAtsu:

#god this sucks how can I choose#they’re both so married it’s so good

#its gotta be enatsu

#How are you expecting me to choose#I feel I'm betraying one if I vote the other but...#Oh my gosh and IoRyuu was my first ship and my favourite#ENATSU GIVES ME SO MUCH COMFORT YOU HAVE NO IDEA they make me feel like I'm not totally useless#I feel so guilty.... IoRyuu I'm sorry#But I voted EnAtsu...

#CMON ENATSU WARRIORS WE GOTTA PUMP THOSE NUMBERS

#(like with the akorima/kinatsu poll--enatsu is what i'd prefer reading out of these two)#(if ioryuu had led with their s2e6 backstory in the first season i'd have been a sucker for it; but alas)

KinAtsu:

#the story wouldn't BE without kinatsu's stupid communication issues

#kinatsu#VOTE VOTE VOTE#for KinAtsu#THE BOYFRIENDS#the best boys#im pissed theyre in the losers bracket lol

#kinatsu is for LIFE for me

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Boueibu Ship Bracket Poll 52 (Loser's)

KinAtsu vs Akorima

KinAtsu

Akorima

Voting ended onMay 23, 2025

KinAtsu:

Let's go kinatsu! Yessirrr

#LISTEN IDC IF THIS IS THE ART BLOG YOU HAVE TO VOTE FOR KINATSU#the ultimate OTP#THE BOYFRIENDS#MY BELOVEDS#THE TRUE DEFINITION OF LOVE

WHY ARE KINATSU IN THE LOSERS BRACKET??????

AtsuKin is still my favorite ship. And I mean, it's pretty much canon, if you exclude the fact it was never explicitly stated

Akorima:

#akorima my beloved

#AKORIMA OR GIVE ME DEATH!!!!!

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Boueibu Ship Bracket Poll 51

EnAtsu vs IoRyuu

EnAtsu

IoRyuu

Voting ended onMay 23, 2025

EnAtsu:

#enatsu?? enatsu darlings???#EN GET YOUR LAZY ASS MOVING YOU'RE LOSING THE POLL

#i'm honestly surprised enatsu is losing????? pull it together guys

EnAtsu is my QPR headcanon

IoRyuu:

#(As much as I ALMOST ship KinAtsu... IoRyuu is the one I actually ship)

#BUT THESE TWO LITERALLY REPROGRAMMED THE PART OF MY BRAIN THAT PROCESSES COLOR

#IORYUU MY RIDE OR DIE SINCE DAY ONE#14 Y/O ME WAS SO ANNOYING ABOUT THEM IT'S NOT EVEN FUNNY

I just love IoRyuu's dynamic more

#(i don't really ship either but i prefer ioryuu to kinatsu so...)

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Boueibu Ship Bracket Poll 50 (Loser's)

Akorima vs KyoAta

Akorima

KyoAta

Voting ended onOct 30, 2024

Akorima:

#akorima#they destroyed me in 2015

#akorima was my first Boueibu ship

#LOOK#akoya punching purple bitch what's his face in ep 12 in arima's place#and then him being all “the youngest should be doing the dirty work” while arima smiled at him????#did akoya do a hair twirl there i don't remember????#satisfying moment regardless it went hard

#i like akorima a whole lot actually!

#(voted for akorima back when the poll opened and it was in the lead)

KyoAta:

#(DON'T DO THIS TO ME DON'T MAKE ME CHOOSE BETWEEN MY WHORES (EXTREME) AND MY WHORES (SOFT))#(Even thinking in terms of 'which one of these would possibly beat a Love ship' it's TOO HARD OF A DECISION)#(My heart says KyoAta but my pussy says Nanaju. My brain says AAAAAHHHHH)#Not queued#(Edit: decided I am voting KyoAta because there is a slight possibility we could get it up against EnKin in a future match...)#(And that sounds like it would be awesome even if it would cause me to scream from needing to choose btween two lovely ships again)

#I love them both dearly but#u all know Kyoata is part of my DNA

#(kyoata's got a big lead so no fear of it losing here)

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Boueibu Ship Bracket Poll 49 (Loser's)

KinAtsu vs EnKin

KinAtsu

EnKin

Voting ended onOct 30, 2024

KinAtsu:

#kinatsu of course

#kinatsu is the superior ship okay?#i will die on this hill#yes ioryuu is cute but the DRAMA kinatsu had

#kinatsu has been my otp for going on 10 years#no question as to my vote ♥ :)

EnKin:

#(Now this is much easier than the other one. EnKin all the way)

#i like them both but Enkin tho#Them <3

#My vote is for enkin so much sexual tension there

#(at the very start enkin was in the lead)#(and then akoio started catching up)#(and now they're TIED)#(occasionally enkin will be in the lead by one vote)#(but then akoio gets another and ties it again)#(i'm shaking)#(enkin's gotta win)

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Boueibu Ship Bracket Poll 48 (Loser's)

Nanaju vs KyoAta

Nanaju

KyoAta

Voting ended onOct 22, 2024

Nanaju:

#nanaju!!!!!#dads!!!!

#(Sorry but 1) Nanaju is the one I actually like these two are basically married)

#these are both good#but nanao and taiju would cause so much chaos together

#i voted nanaju as a matter of containment#those two are way too dangerous for anyone else other than each other lol

#(nanaju because they're the clubs' parents)

KyoAta:

#yall already know 🤪

#(But... KyoAta is the one I actually like I am so sorry)

#kyoata all the way!

#ibuyu is cute but kyoata has my vote and my feelings

#(kyoata my beloved 2.0 ❤️🤍)

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Boueibu Ship Bracket Poll 47 (Loser's)

EnKin vs AkoIo

EnKin

AkoIo

Voting ended onOct 22, 2024

EnKin:

#time for en to stop fucking the nurse and settle down with his kismesis

#ENKIN#THE DYNAMIC THE TENSION#ITS ALL THERE

#(I have been voting for En/Hara up until now because of funny haha)#(But now EnKin is on the line and there WILL be bloodshed)

#i know en/nurse is funny as heck but enkin is also funny as heck so my brain gnomes went like 'go for what you already know you dork'#and lest my brain gnomes cause a ruckus i went for enkin

#(enkin my beloved 💙💜)#(got a 3d printer so you know when i'm able to; i'll print lil figures of them and make them kiss)

AkoIo:

#i honestly like both?#but AkoIo is more exciting

#(This was... Really tough...)#(But overall I think I prefer AkoIo)

#i voted akoio because it's the funnier one out of the two#ibukin is also somewhat funny i suppose but akoio is funnier because akoya literally threw his pride aside over a bitcoin gremlin

#i don't feel strongly about either ship but akoio has more shippy potential to me

#(akoio because as someone else once said)#(leaf)

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Since the last round finished, I decided I should set up the next round while I have the time and motivation!

Loser's Bracket:

EnKin vs AkoIo

Nanaju vs KyoAta

And while the next Winner's Bracket is ready, I've decided to hold off on it because of the way the brackets are numbered.

For the

drama and suspense!

So after these two match-ups, it will be their winners against KinAtsu and Akorima in the Loser's Bracket, and then EnAtsu vs IoRyuu on the Winner's Bracket!

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Boueibu Ship Bracket Poll 46

KinAtsu vs IoRyuu

KinAtsu

IoRyuu

Voting ended onOct 15, 2024

KinAtsu:

#If I have to reblogs every damn posts where kinatsu appears so they win YOU KNOW I WILL#THE ULTIMATE OTP OK

#if kinatsu isn't in the grand finale I'll riot#(and if it wins I'll riot also. because i gave a strong suspicion about their opponent lmao)

IoRyuu:

#if ioryuu don't win this entire contest i'm blowing myself up

#ioryuu BETTER win everything or so help me god

#ioryuu my beloved

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Boueibu Ship Bracket Poll 45

Akorima vs EnAtsu

Akorima

EnAtsu

Voting ended onOct 15, 2024

Akorima:

#akorima!

EnAtsu:

#ENATSU SWEEP LETS GOOOOOOOOOO

#enatsu enatsu enatsu!

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Boueibu Ship Bracket Poll 44 (Loser's)

KyoAta vs IbuYu

KyoAta

IbuYu

Voting ended onOct 15, 2024

KyoAta:

#(voted for kyoata of course)#(because like i said in my submission and previous round's tags)#(it's enkin 2.0)#(but also kinatsu 2.0)#(it's the perfect balance of their dynamics)#(ata pictures a blushy kyoutarou in a loincloth!)#(and they HUG goddammit!!)

IbuYu:

#ibuyu ❤️💚#smol and tol. and some other things

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Boueibu Ship Bracket Poll 43 (Loser's)

NanaRyou vs Nanaju

NanaRyou

Nanaju

Voting ended onOct 15, 2024

NanaRyou:

#(i voted for nanaryou cause i don't really ship either)#(but i'd probably be more open to nanaryou)#(something something “teasing is a love language”)

#nanaryo is toast I'm supporting the underdog

Nanaju:

#(Voted Nanaju)#(But DAMN THIS WAS A HARD CHOICE)#(I just want all three of them to make out 😔)

#(voted for nanaju again because of that supply closet trope lol)#(plus they're like an old married couple looking after their kids)#(once they graduate high school they'll be too powerful)

#nanajuuuu

#NANAJU LOST LAST ROUND??#HOW. TO WHOM

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Boueibu Ship Bracket Poll 42 (Loser's)

IbuKin vs AkoIo

IbuKin

AkoIo

Voting ended onOct 15, 2024

IbuKin:

#(voted for ibukin)

AkoIo:

#look taishi/ichiro are obviously in love BUT whatever the hell akoya/io have going on is a million times funnier#akoio it is

#aaauuiiauiaaaoooooouuuuuu....... WWAILING DON'T DO THIS TO ME#I'll leave this one up to y'all

#akoio my beloved#go go go go go#one of my fav ships

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Boueibu Ship Bracket Poll 41 (Loser's)

EnKin vs En/Kurou Hara

EnKin

En/Kurou Hara

Voting ended onOct 15, 2024

EnKin:

#(i voted for enkin of course)#(listen. listen.)#(i literally got my mom into the ship)#(she's written more enkin fics than me)#(not sure how the length compares cause i did write the support group fic which is novella length)#(but like. if you can get your mother into a ship to the point that she writes her own fics and has her own au and fan kids)#(you know it's a good OTP)

#enkin 😭😭#pleeeease can't you see their TENSION

#shut up#enkin lost???#are y'all on drugs?#smh

En/Kurou Hara:

#(voted for en/nurse like i said i would)#(something something “i ship en with authority figures” something something)

#EN FUCKS THE NURSE AGENDA

#im a firm believer that En fucked the nurse lmao

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In the process of setting up the next polls because it's been too long!

(Seriously, how were the last ones in January???)

Loser's Bracket:

EnKin vs En/Kurou Hara

IbuKin vs AkoIo

NanaRyou vs Nanaju

KyoAta vs IbuYu

Winner's Bracket:

Akorima vs EnAtsu

KinAtsu vs IoRyuu