Maki Harukawa & Kaito Momota & Shuichi Saihara

Gen Relationship
Relationship:	Maki Harukawa & Kaito Momota & Shuichi Saihara
Alternative name(s):	JPN Pairing Name/s: トレーニングトリオ (Training Trio) ENG Pairing Name/s: Training Trio
Fandom:	Dangan Ronpa
Type:	Combi; Gen (Female & Male & Male)
Canonical?:	Yes; they train together and are good friends Harukawa/Momota is semi-canon on Harukawa's end
Prevalence:	Popular
Archives:	n/a
See also:	Harukawa & Momota, Harukawa & Saihara, Momota & Saihara
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Maki Harukawa & Kaito Momota & Shuichi Saihara, known primarily as the Training Trio, is a popular gen (combi in Japanese) relationship within the Dangan Ronpa fandom. The ship is between Maki Harukawa, Kaito Momota and Shuichi Saihara. It has been shipped since Dangan Ronpa V3: Killing Harmony was released in 2017.

The three are seen as a trio, both in canon and by fans.

The ship is not to be confused for the poly Maki Harukawa/Kaito Momota/Shuichi Saihara, which is less common.

Popular Tropes & Fanon

• Friendship, Fluff and Teamwork are all common. All three may workout together, keeping with canon, or stargaze, given Momota's interest in them.
• Side Ship: in many Maki Harukawa/Kaito Momota works. It is also often side ship in overall rarer Maki Harukawa/Shuichi Saihara and Kaito Momota/Shuichi Saihara. Ships involving Kokichi Ouma, namely Kokichi Ouma/Shuichi Saihara and Kaito Momota/Kokichi Ouma, also often have the trio as a side pairing. Having the trio be a side pairing in Maki Harukawa/Kokichi Ouma works isn't unheard of, but is much rarer.
• Angst: very common for Harukawa and Saihara after Momota's death in chapter 5.

Example/Notable Fanac

Examples Wanted: Editors are encouraged to add more examples or a wider variety of examples.

Fan Communities/Fan Events

• Training Trio Week 2020, ^{Archived version}, a fanweek held in 2020 primarily on Tumblr ran by kagazuly.
• Training Trio Week 2022, ^{Archived version}, a fanweek held in 2022 primarily on Tumblr ran by ronpatrash.

Fan Blogs

• ~The Three People Ever~, ^{Archived version} on Tumblr.

Fan Fic

• Still a Hero by elyvorg, ^{Archived version} (2020), With Kaito and his sidekicks in hiding as Shuichi investigates Maki’s assassin cult in order to take it down, Kaito finds himself captured, alone. It’s only Shuichi and Maki they want dead, not him – but since he knows his sidekicks’ whereabouts, the cult intends to torture Kaito until he tells them(...)
• I Believe by GalaxyAqua, ^{Archived version} (2019), “Okay, this is gonna sound stupid, but you gotta hear me out.” Momota grins, before ducking his head and whispering, “I think my time has finally come, guys. See, I think– no, I know Shinguuji is an alien in disguise and I’m gonna prove it once and for all.”(...)
• Inevitable by TheBrightSilverLining, ^{Archived version} (2022), Talentswap Mastermind AU Shuichi Saihara written for Training Trio Week.

Fan Art

• fan art by Miss_Arilicious, ^{Archived version} (2018), drawn for Momota's birthday.
• goodbye training trio by kobacake, ^{Archived version} (2022), drawn for the Decade of Despair calendar zine.
• happy halloween from the training trio :3, ^{Archived version} (2024)

General Fanworks

Fan Mixes

• teenage talk by xntiva, ^{Archived version} (2018)

Fan Edits

• best trio i don’t make the rules by sqimatsu ^{[Unable to archive]} (2021)

Aesthetic Edits

• stimboard by lovelydolls, ^{Archived version} (2021)
• stimboard by trashcore-edits, ^{Archived version} (2021)

Wikis

• トレーニングトリオ on PixivEncyclopedia

Zines and Doujinshi

• Decade of Despair, ^{Archived version} (2021)