Despair Sisters

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Gen Relationship
Relationship: Junko Enoshima & Mukuro Ikusaba
Alternative name(s): JPN Relationship Name/s: 絶望シスターズ (Zetsubō Shisutāzu, meaning Despair Sisters)
ENG Relationship Name/s: Despair Sisters
Fandom: Dangan Ronpa
Type: Combi; Gen
Canonical?: Twin Sisters
Prevalence: Common
Archives: n/a
See also: Despaircest, the incestuous version of their relationship.
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Enoshima & Ikusaba, mostly known as the Despair Sisters, is a common gen (combi in Japanese) relationship within Dangan Ronpa fandom. The ship is between Junko Enoshima and Mukuro Ikusaba, both prominent characters. It has been shipped since Dangan Ronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc was released in 2010 and has been consistently been featured in fanworks since.

Despite Enoshima & Ikusaba being common, works featuring just these two are relatively rare.

Common Tropes

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Enoshima & Ikusaba Fandom

Japanese-speaking

Many works of manga, fanart and fanfic for the Despair Sisters can be found on Pixiv and Twitter, to name a few websites. In Japanese, this relationship is called 絶望シスターズ (Zetsubō Shisutāzu), meaning Despair Sisters. This is not to be confused with 絶望姉妹, which translates to Zetsubō Shimai, meaning Despair Sisters as well, but is used for Despaircest.

In terms of Doujinshi, there are some which feature the Despair Sisters:

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English-speaking

Many works of fancomics, fanart and fanfic for the Despair Sisters 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 featuring only this pairing as its featured ship is Sound by BeeAnka[1] as of December 2023. Sound is the last part of the Sing Me A Song Of Despair series by BeeAnka which tells a longer Ikusaba x Maizono story. Aside from this, the most kudos'd standalone work for the Despair Sisters is Idle Hands by KeyholeCat[2].

Although English-speaking DR fandom as a whole has relatively few zines, there are some which feature the Despair Sisters:

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