Ikusaba x Maizono
| Pairing | |
|---|---|
| Pairing: | Mukuro Ikusaba x Sayaka Maizono |
| Alternative name(s): | JPN Pairing Name/s: n/a ENG Pairing Name/s: Ikuzono, Saykuro, Sayamuku, Shooting Star, Killing Harmony, Pop Grenade, Confetti Cannon, Lollipop, Strong Lights, Fighting Stage, Identity Crisis Song, Blue Freckles, Deadly Notes, Power Ballad, Fight Song, Star Wars, Death Note, Strobe Lights, Stage Fright, Maikuro |
| Gender category: | Girls' Love; Yuri; F/F; Femslash |
| Fandom: | Dangan Ronpa |
| Canonical?: | Fanon |
| Prevalence: | Popular |
| Archives: | n/a |
| Other: | n/a |
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Ikusaba x Maizono, most known as Ikuzono, is a popular pairing within Dangan Ronpa fandom. The ship is between Mukuro Ikusaba and Sayaka Maizono. While Ikusaba is a prominent character within the series, Maizono only played a major part in Dangan Ronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc and its adaptations. It has been shipped since Trigger Happy Havoc was released in 2010.
For many years, this pairing was very rare. However, in the 2020s, it picked up steam and became one of the larger Yuri ships in Dangan Ronpa fandom as a whole, becoming a notably large part of Femslash February in 2022. This was due to many Danganronpa BNFs pimping the pairing with discussion and fanworks.
There's some ship war between Ikusaba x Maizono and Ikusaba x Naegi shippers, Ikusaba's larger and more senior ship. Unlike other very common DR pairings, Ikusaba x Maizono seems to not be shipped in Japanese-speaking DR fandom.
Common Tropes
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Ikusaba x Maizono Fandom
English-speaking
Many works of fancomics, fanart and fanfic for Ikusaba x Maizono 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 Close Encounters of the Socially Inept by Kinkajou[1] as of January 2024. It was written for Femslash Exchange 2013 and was one of the first fics for the pairing written in English.
Although English-speaking DR fandom as a whole has relatively few zines, there are some which feature Ikusaba x Maizono:
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Example/Notable Fanac
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Collections
- Ikuzono tag on danggirlronpa, a well-known WLW Danganronpa Tumblr.