There's a whole side of anime fandom dedicated to pairing their favorite characters together in romantic relationships, be it a male harem lead with one of his five adoring female friends, or two volleyball players who can't stand each other (I'm talking about you, Haikyu ). The pairing of two male characters is considered the realm of fujoshi, and series creators aren't ignorant of their female fan's hobbies, sometimes playing up subtext to increase a series' popularity. The poll did have a higher turn out of female voters (66% overall).

Charapedia asked 10,000 fans what their favorite same-sex pairings are and got a lot of interesting results. While these couples aren't always canon, they've accumulated their fair share of admirers.





What Same-Sex Anime Couple Do You Think Most Suits One Another?

Kazunari Takao x Shintaro Midorima (Kuroko's Basketball) - 904 votes Haruka Amami x Chihaya Kisaragi (The [email protected]) 796 votes Tobio Kageyama x Shōyō Hinata (Haikyu!!) 767 votes Gintoki Sakata x Toshiro Hijikata (Gintama) 731 votes Mikoto Misaka x Kuroko Shirai ( A Certain... Series) 685 votes Iori Minase x Yayoi Takatsuki (The [email protected]) 643 votes Taiga Kagami x Tetsuya Kuroko (Kuroko's Basketball) 629 votes Haruka Nanase x Makoto Tachibana (Free! Iwatobi Swim Club) 621 votes Izaya Orihara x Shizuo Heiwajima (Durarara!!) 620 votes Makoto Kikuchi x Yukiho Hagiwara (The [email protected]) 590 votes Hajime Iwaizumi x Tōru Oikawa (Haikyu!!) 588 votes Okita Sougo x Toshiro Hijikata (Gintama) 446 votes Maki Nishikino x Nico Yazawa (Love Live!) 402 votes Eli Ayase x Nozomi Tōjō (Love Live!) 402 votes Haruka Nanase x Rin Matsuoka (Free! Iwatobi Swim Club) 329 votes Mio Akiyama x Ritsu Tainaka (K-On!) 324 votes Homura Akemi x Madoka Kaname (Madoka Magica) 308 votes Naruto Uzamaki x Sasuke Uchiha (Naruto) 303 votes Gon Freecss x Killua Zoldyck (Hunter x Hunter) 302 votes Tomoya Okazaki x Yohei Sunohara (CLANNAD) 280 votes Ryōta Kise x Yukio Kasamatsu (Kuroko's Basketball) 279 votes Kei Tsukishima x Tadashi Yamaguchi (Haikyu!!) 275 votes Edward Elric x Alphonse Elric (Fullmetal Alchemist) 270 votes Lelouch Lamperouge x Suzaku Kururugi (Code Geass) 243 votes Lupin III x Daisuke Jigen (Lupin III) 215 votes Ciel Phantomhive x Sebastian Michaelis (Black Butler) 213 votes Tetsuya Kuroko x Daiki Aomine (Kuroko's Basketball) 212 votes Yūsuke Makishima x Jinpachi Tōdō (Yowamushi Pedal) 201 votes Kotetsu T. Kaburagi x Barnaby Brooks Jr. (Tiger & Bunny) 197 votes Goku x Vegeta (Dragonball Z) 195 votes

What Same-Sex Anime Couple Do You Think Most Suits One Another? (Women)

Kazunari Takao x Shintaro Midorima (Kuroko's Basketball) Tobio Kageyama x Shōyō Hinata (Haikyu!!) Gintoki Sakata x Toshiro Hijikata (Gintama) Haruka Nanase x Makoto Tachibana (Free! Iwatobi Swim Club) Izaya Orihara x Shizuo Heiwajima (Durarara!!) Hajime Iwaizumi x Tōru Oikawa (Haikyu!!) Taiga Kagami x Tetsuya Kuroko (Kuroko's Basketball) Okita Sougo x Toshiro Hijikata (Gintama) Haruka Amami x Chihaya Kisaragi (The [email protected]) Haruka Nanase x Rin Matsuoka (Free! Iwatobi Swim Club) Iori Minase x Yayoi Takatsuki (The [email protected]) Ryōta Kise x Yukio Kasamatsu (Kuroko's Basketball) Kei Tsukishima x Tadashi Yamaguchi (Haikyu!!) Makoto Kikuchi x Yukiho Hagiwara (The [email protected]) Ciel Phantomhive x Sebastian Michaelis (Black Butler) Yūsuke Makishima x Jinpachi Tōdō (Yowamushi Pedal) Tetsuya Kuroko x Daiki Aomine (Kuroko's Basketball) Yū Nishinoya x Asahi Azumane (Haikyu!!) Gon Freecss x Killua Zoldyck (Hunter x Hunter) Mikoto Misaka x Kuroko Shirai ( A Certain... Series)

What Same-Sex Anime Couple Do You Think Most Suits One Another? (Men)

Mikoto Misaka x Kuroko Shirai ( A Certain... Series) Haruka Amami x Chihaya Kisaragi (The [email protected]) Makoto Kikuchi x Yukiho Hagiwara (The [email protected]) Iori Minase x Yayoi Takatsuki (The [email protected]) Maki Nishikino x Nico Yazawa (Love Live!) Tomoya Okazaki x Yohei Sunohara (CLANNAD) Eli Ayase x Nozomi Tōjō (Love Live!) Mio Akiyama x Ritsu Tainaka (K-On!) Goku x Vegeta (Dragonball Z) Homura Akemi x Madoka Kaname (Madoka Magica) Lupin III x Daisuke Jigen (Lupin III) Naruto Uzamaki x Sasuke Uchiha (Naruto) Edward Elric x Alphonse Elric (Fullmetal Alchemist) Gon Freecss x Killua Zoldyck (Hunter x Hunter) Accelerator x Toma Kamijo ( A Certain... series) Akihisa Yoshii x Yūji Sakamoto ( Baka and Test - Summon the Beasts ) Yui Hirasawa x Azusa Nakano (K-On!) Sei Iori x Reiji (Gundam Build Fighters) Kira Yamato x Athrun Zala (Gundam Seed) Moritaka Mashiro x Akito Takagi (Bakuman)

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