Asahina x Ishimaru

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Pairing
Pairing: Aoi Asahina x Kiyotaka Ishimaru
Alternative name(s): JPN Pairing Name/s: 石朝 (Ishiasa)
ENG Pairing Name/s: Ishihina
Gender category: NL; F/M; Het
Fandom: Dangan Ronpa
Canonical?: Fanon
Prevalence: Rare
Archives: n/a
Other: n/a
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Asahina x Ishimaru, most known as Ishihina and/or Ishiasa, is a rarepair within Dangan Ronpa fandom. The ship is between Aoi Asahina and Kiyotaka Ishimaru. While Asahina is a prominent character within the series, Ishimaru only appeared in Dangan Ronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc and its adaptations. It has been shipped since Trigger Happy Havoc was released in 2010.

Asahina x Ishimaru is somewhat controversial for pairing two students in a Het relationship who are typically in the more popular same-sex pairings Asahina x Oogami and Ishimaru x Mondo respectively. Direct flames are rare, however, and typically happen by proxy, such as when the Game Grumps' Let's Play revived overall Ishimaru sexuality discourse in 2020.

Common Tropes

  • Sporty-types Attract: Both Asahina and Ishimaru enjoy exercise and physical activity. Fanart for them often draws them in their school gym uniforms.

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Asahina x Ishimaru Fandom

Japanese-speaking

Some manga, fanart and fanfic for Asahina x Ishimaru can be found on Pixiv and Twitter, to name a few websites. In Japanese, this ship is called 石朝 (Ishiasa), meaning Ishimaru attacks and Asahina receives in the NL coupling.

In terms of Doujinshi, there are some which feature Asahina x Ishimaru. These include, but are not limited to:

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English-speaking

Some aesthetic edits, fanart and fanfic for Asahina x Ishimaru can be found on Archive of Our Own, Tumblr, Wattpad, Instagram and Amino, among other websites. The most kudos'd fanwork on Archive of Our Own tagged with only this pairing as its featured ship is Promise Buoy by StarXrossed[1] as of December 2023.

Although English-speaking DR fandom as a whole has relatively few zines, there are some which feature Asahina x Ishimaru. These include, but are not limited to:

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