1. Fudo Yusei x Izayoi Aki ( Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D’s)
(Edit: I have given links of the collages of my favourite moments for a better view and understanding of why are my favourites)
They are my most favourite couple/pairing/shipping of all time, before Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's aired, it was SakuraxShaoran, then YuseixAki came, for some years I was quite undecided which one I liked most, there was a time it was equally.
Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's is a very special for me as Yu-Gi-Oh! spin-off, even as an anime, animated series and tv show, because it was the first one I watched from the beginning, I knew before it aired in Japan, I will never forget the memories I had watching in livestream in RAW right in the morning before going to vocational school, online friends that I have fond memories shipping together YuseixAki, it was fun, theories and speculations about the plot, I still hold some grudge and issues in season 2 regarding the story development and lack of limelight and focus in some main characters (season 1 was pretty good, I think Fortune Cup story arc is the best arc in 5D's).
How I came to start liking and then loving this shipping as much as I do today, when the series aired in Japan, I did catch up with japanese dub with an excellent translator who given the subtitles in .ass file, I was bit wary at first about these two while on edge to jump into shipping them, due to pairings in YGO doesn't usually appeal me or doesn't satisfy me enough in terms of hints and development (I like MaixJounouchi, KaibaxIshizu and Priest SetoxKisara in a indiferent way), let's say I was with low expectations, so I wouldn't get disappointed (a bit like Eleteo), it was fun finding the hints and you could tell there was a special connection between them, it actually kinda started as rivals as well as not because involves the plot and their character development, their duels, technically two, it's very nicely done and usually moved me, their duels are some of the most emotionally, metaphocally and symbolically charged, I get a little moved or very moved.
It was after their first duel I started to ship them hard, when they become friends officially, they're always there to support each other, trust each other while giving hints they like to love each other in romantic way, they even have a "date" and many sweet moments.
Why I love this pairing so much to even be my most favourite:
- Most of you who follow me don't know much about Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's, Izayoi Aki is a bit of a tragic character (unusual for a female lead in YGO), she is a psyhic duelist, a card game player with psyhic abilities through duelling, in her case, she can materialize the cards she uses, in order words, she can cause physical damage with monsters cards, spell cards and trap cards (but can heal if she uses cards that restores LP - Life Points), however she couldn't and didn't know how to control her powers, in result she was ostracised and feared by society, at first when she met Yusei and during the tournament, she was very wary of Yusei, despite of her being ostracised, Yusei was the first person who step up in wanting to understand her and her pain, to help her and be her friend, it took a while for her to accept his friendship and trust him, Yusei became her very first friend and person willing to genuinely understand and help her, he even helped her parents to reconcile with her. (I didn't expect the first reason to be this long, wow...).
- Before them becoming friends, as I said above, Aki was wary of Yusei in the beginning due to her past and his always serious expression were bit intimidating and so his skills, Yusei, well... is a bit difficult to make out due to his poker face, he did also felt a bit uneasy about her, not really because of her psyhic abilities (even though is natural for one be scared of her) but her duelling skills, their skills and posture are closely matched, but Yusei was most curious and eager to understand her side, while Aki being wary of him prefered to avoid him, the main reason being they are are signers (exists 5 of them, 5 chosen ones of the crimson dragon).
- How Yusei tried to help Aki by her opening up to him bit by bit and himself taking all of her pain and hatred, trying to convince she can think for herself, loving herself and save herself from the hatred in herself and society who always shunned her for her powers, while implying the marks they both hold in their arm and they share all the pain this mark gives and share between signers in trying to guide them, in other words, that they're friends (this happens in their first duel)
- In their rematch, Yusei tries to help Aki once again since last time they were kinda interrupted when their last duel ended (by the crowd shunning Aki and the leader who is using her as psyhic duelist to escort her back to the organisation), he says he sees her as a friend (dearly and secretly holding romantic feelings for her as eps 40 implies), helps her and her parents to reconcile.
(the post has become a little too long, so I had to cut a little, that’s to be expected to be my most favourite pairing...)
- When they become friends, Yusei is very supportive of Aki and Aki gives personal space to him when he needs it.
- After sometime has passed, their friendship has grown stronger, Aki feels more confortable around people, specially her friends, she feels very grateful to Yusei for the support and help he has given her, being her first friend, so she is eager to help him in return (it's a bit obvious she holds some romantic feelings for him by this time).
- Both Yusei and Aki have soft spot for and protective of the fraternal twins (Rua and Ruka) and each other.
- Their trust in each other grows deeper and closer, sometimes they argue a little but is in matters in protecting and saving each other, their connection is quite strong to a point when one of them is in trouble, only their marks glow (even when the 5 signers are present), she has such absolute trust in Yusei to open up to him when they become closer friends, when says she wants to get her riding duel license in order to understand Yusei better and her friends who are D-Wheelers (Jack and Crow) as in return for Yusei effort to understand and help her.
- As it reaches the end, they don't exactly confess their feelings but they imply to each other (in a sense is more of a declaration).
- By YGO main pairings standards, they're one of the most sucessful and well done pairings in making it quite obvious and clear in YGO that they have a romantic connection, specially compared to it's predecessors.
- they are the first male and female lead characters when both do not follow a "duelist" path, instead they become doctors in their respective fields, Yusei being more of developer-physician doctor while Aki in becoming a medical doctor.
- also their personalities do match well, they hold similarities such as they are serious, level-headed and both reserved, they have differences, Aki is a very fiery and emotional person under her calm and reserved posture, Yusei hardly shows any emotions unless from people who know him for years (even so, he still behaves serious), he is more of introspective nature than Aki, kind and faithful to his ideals, they do bring out each other what they lack and need (Aki has bit of a challenging personality and middle wise between emotional/fiery and calm/serious (it only becomes problematic when she is feeling emotinally vulnerable or very unstable), for Yusei who is mostly serious and more reserved, so is natural he would be drawn to someone who is able to be calm as much emotional without overwhelming him, in Aki's side, well Yusei given everything she needed and still does, so Aki is very eager to help him).
Favourite Moments:
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1. episode 154, it's when Aki goes to his house to say farewell to Yusei (she will study abroad to become a medical doctor) and try to confess to him, but in the end Aki tells him that she was glad she met him and Yusei replies it was the same for him, then they talk about their first impression they had of each other when they first met, they admit they thought of each other as scary, she got a bit angry, then comes the romantic lines and scene from each other, starting with Yusei saying to Aki...
Yusei: Aki, don't forget to smile. There's no one in the world with a smile better than yours.
as he holds her hand while saying this, tightly holds her hand and Aki one hand holds his hand tightly in return, then Aki's other hand holds over his hand and replies:
Aki: You're the one who put that smile on my face...Yusei.
then they look into each others eyes, Aki closes her eyes, it's implied they kissed (it wasn't shown, so we can't confirm, but there is rumours in the DVD, there was a scene that was cut of them kissing in this scene, so we can't be sure), then they let go of each others hands, you see there is hesitation in them in let it go of their hands and say goodbye, then Aki leaves and Yusei looks at the door from where she left for a awhile and turns around...it's a very beautiful and romantic scene, even a romantic insert song starts playing in this scene. what they say to each other, is not exactly a confession but more of a declaration.
I was actually quite surprised about such a romantic scene even their lines...
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2. episode 75, the "date" episode between Yusei and Aki, Yusei to help Aki to get her sense of balance in riding motobike for evasive techniques for her license in Riding Duel, he takes her to a rolling skate rink, while the twins watching them from the rink bench (to not interfere with Yusei helping Aki) and making the conclusion it is a date, it's very likely Yusei had this intention in mind a little, since Aki didn't skated before, Yusei ends up teaching her, as she gets the hang of it, Yusei and Aki are so well synchronised skating.
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3. episode 40, this happens before their rematch, Aki is in the hospital unconscious dreaming of her sad memories regarding her past and recent memory she dreams is the first person who approach her genuinely trying to help her being Yusei and tears starts to come up as moved by his words, Yusei was brought by Aki's father for Yusei to help her wake up, when he arrives by the side of the hospital bed where Aki is unconscious, he whispers her surname "Izayoi..." (probably would be behaving too familiar with her if was just her name), removes his glove in order to remove her tears, their marks starts glowing, she finally wakes up.
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4. episode 42, It's right in the beginning of the episode, when the secretary Mikage of Public Security of Domino City presents evidences about the organisation for Psyhic Duelists about abducted children and living test recordings, the organisation Izayoi Aki was in, revealing the real intent of the organisation was to use psyhic duelists as soldiers for war-torn regions and she was chosen to be one of them, she was disgusted, slightly shocked and hurt by this reveal and she leaves the room, Yusei who was watching her reactions worried followed her and found her sitting in front of a table lost in thoughts about the recent info, when she talks about her feelings regarding this reveal of the true intent of the organisation, Yusei was able to cheer her up, affirming to her he won't reject her and that they're friends/comrades and that there is people that will trust and need her now.
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5. episode 99, there is three great scenes and both very moving between these two, around beginning, middle and ending, I don't know which I like it more...it happens in the middle of a team vs team riding duels...in the beginning, Aki's turn is coming and she is feeling very nervous, Yusei in effort to relax and encourage her and points out her parents are watching to support her and says she isn't alone anymore...
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6.episode 99, in the middle of the episode, it's revealed that before she started her time to riding duel, Yusei borrowed and entrusted his ace and favourite card, Stardust Dragon to her as token for her to have fun riding duel, between duelists and D-Wheelers, it's a very big deal, it's a sign of unwavering trust towards her (and romantic feelings for her, it's obvious he also wanted her to see schryncro summoning his fave card) and his rxcited reaction when she summoned his monster while doing the summoning chanting...
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7.episode 99+100, at the end of the episode and beginning of episode 100, Aki is feeling quite down, because she lost the duel but was able to keep Yusei's card that he borrowed her and two of her facedown cards to Yusei, after Stardust Dragon being put in his duel disk by Rua, Yusei puts his hand over the card gently and tells her "I've carried on your feelings. Let me handle the rest.", he is quite touched by her gesture and intentions...he has intentions to make up for it and more determined in not wasting her efforts...
(there is much more moments I could include, but I went a little overboard with this post...)
Rule 1: Post the rules. Rule 2: Answer the questions the tagger has set for you in their post then make 11 new ones. Rule 3: Tag 11 3 people and link them in your post. Rule 3: Let them know you tagged them.
Tagged by Flightfoot
1. Do you still sleep with a stuffed animal? What is it?
Yeah, my Pikachu baby. I love her.
2. Fourteen zombies in tutus attack you. A magical pink flying dragon-alicorn fends them off, protecting you. Then you turn into a tutu-zombie as well! how do you stop the magical flying pink dragon-alicorn from tickling you to life?
I eat its brains and then turn it into a tutu-zombie
3. You get to meet one of your tumblr friends whom you’ve never met before in real life. WHo is it?
Either you or Thefuturedoesn'tscareme
4. What book are you most looking forward to being released?
I don't know...probably City of Heavenly Fire (Sixth book in TMI) since I don't really know what series are releasing a new book right now...
5. What’s your favorite video game and why?
TWEWY because it is awesome, Kingdom Hearts because of my babies, Explorers of Sky because it was my first obsessions...one of those three I think...
6. A lamp cord politely asks you to dance with it. At the same time, a curtain starts flirting with you. What do you do?
I go with the lamp cord and try to ignore the curtain.
7. Have you ever written smutty fanfiction?
Nope.
8. Everyone around you starts breaking out into song. You start singing too, even though you don’t know the words. You try to stop, but you can’t. Everyone sounds happy, but you can see the looks of horror on their faces as they realize that they can’t stop. What do you think caused this, and is it deadly?
I think I got shoved into High School Musical and while it's not deadly, I think we need to run. (That or the musical episode of Buffy in which case I need to find a weapon that can kill that demon)
9. Do you have a personal anthem? What is it?
Nope
10. You have to face down the final boss in the last video game you played. You have the powers of the last comic book character you read about. Are you screwed?
Considering I haven't read a comic book in forever (and don't know which one it would be), I'd be pretty worried because there is no way I'd be able to beat Draco Cantus without powers. So I'm screwed...
11. What do you think of questions 2, 6, and 8?
They were odd to say the least...It took me like five read throughs to understand question 2.
Questions:
1) If you could make any wish in the world what would it be?
2) What fantasy creature would you have as a pet? Why?
3) What was your favorite show from when you were a child?
4) What would your Hogwarts house be? Why?
5) You're stuck in a fantasy world. What weapon do you use?
6) Sword, shield, or staff?
7) Strange creatures that feed off of human misery invade your world. You are given the option of a life time of defeating these creatures only to become one later in exchange for your greatest wish to come true, or you must suffer their presence and hope one day you don't become their prey. Do you take the offer?
8) How many character deaths have you cried over? Who were they?
9) What character do you like to play in Smash Brothers? (Melee and Brawl)
10) Do you have any pairings you would go down with? What are they?
11) Did you get the reference from question 7?
Tagged: Flightfoot (I'm tagging you back), Rarmaster, Thefuturedoesn'tscareme, The-happy-world-of-lala, AkixYusei, Darkheartseer, Constitutionalstandstill, and anybody else who really wants to do these questions is welcome to.
I finally updated Secrets in the Satellite and now I'm working on the next chapter of Underworld Escape. I haven't felt like writing in a long time, so this is good.
Rule 2: Answer the questions the tagger set for you in their post and then make eleven new ones.
Rule 3: Tag 11 people and link them to your post.
Rule 4: Let them know they’ve been tagged!
1) Would you rather read a book or watch the movie adaptation?
Read a book, I absolutely love a good book, and I've never seen a good movie adaptation.
2) Favorite fandom to be a part of? If you have no idea what this means, feel free to disregard this question.
Kingdom Hearts, no doubt. I love it so much, I just haven't checked the fanfiction archive in over a month.
3) QUICK! Put your iPod on shuffle and tell me the first five songs!
Get Higher (Paper Tongues), All the Right Moves (One Republic), Just the Way You Are (Bruno Mars), Hot N' Cold (Katy Perry), and Love Drunk (Boys Like Girls)
4)Favorite movie?
Pokemon Heroes, mainly for nostalgia and my Pokemon love. Or Lion King (I'm in a really Disney mood right now...)
5)Grab the closest book, flip to a random page, close your eyes, and put your finger on a random spot. What’s the word that your finger’s on?
I don't have a book in my room and my mom doesn't know I'm awake so...can't really do that, but I've got a huge pile of plushies next to me, so I'll grab one of those so that can be my random word.
Bat.
6)What was your favorite show to watch when you were a kid?
I loved the Aladdin and Hercules animated series and Chip and Dale Rescue Rangers. Also Pokemon.
7)Vanilla or Chocolate?
In ice cream, Vanilla, but in anything else Chocolate all the way.
8)What’s the meaning of life?
To enjoy yourself and have a good life. If I'm gonna die I want to make sure I had fun and someone remembers me, after all, when you die, if someone remembers you you aren't really gone.
9)Favorite writer/musician/person?
I don't really have a favorite person, but since my favorite series of books is Harry Potter and I just saw the first movie again, I'll go with J. K. Rowling for now.
10)Have you ever tried the Nuzlocke challenge? If you did, which game and how did it turn out/how is it going?
I'm doing a Sapphire one, but I'm really bad at remembering to put my Sapphire game into my pink DS lite and play it, especially with my 3DS and all it's awesome games, but hey, I'll get around to challenging that first gym eventually. (I haven't lost any Pokemon yet)
11)If you could pick only one language to speak fluently (other than English) which would it be?
Japanese or Latin. Japanese because I've always wanted to learn an Asian language and Japanese is one that I could brag about in Anime Club, and Latin because it would be nice to be learning a language right now that's actually spoken, not just read.
My Questions:
1) Are there any fandoms you can't stand?
2) What's your favorite Pokemon? (If you haven't played the games/watched the anime just name a Pokemon you know of)
3) What's your favorite song?
4) Can you play a musical instrument? If so, which one?
5) Most recent movie you've been to see.
6) Favorite Disney film.
7) Favorite animal.
8) What do you plan on doing the day the world ends?
9) Favorite food.
10) Ice cream or candy?
11) Do you have an anime/video game/cartoon/celebrity crush? Who?
akixyusei replied to your post: There are a few things about Underworld films that annoy me.
I agree with a lot of this. These things were a major annoyance. It didn’t effect my love for the movie. I disagree with the fact that Eve self harming was annoying though
Well not annoying per se, just... Kind of the fact that because she's not a human, she can do that kind of a thing and the wounds heal immediately, that's what annoyed me. The fact that it was so easy and... I don't really know, I guess I just think it's a bad example.
