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Side A Round 1
Remember, we're voting for the best bait, not necessarily the best ship
Propaganda under the cut:
Chika/Riko
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PCgMjxayqow Chika and Riko's romance builds up throughout all of Season 1, culminating in this scene. After this scene, the rest of the season is dedicated to Chika's best friend getting jealous over how close these two are. Then in Season 2, the writers decided they wanted to pander to YohaRiko fans so they just decided to throw ChikaRiko under a bus and forget they had a literal love confession scene.
it's fascinating really the lengths that this series goes to bait and then leave the viewers on read for years. The previous gen in LL were baity but Sunshine was where they really started to lean in on the marketing and going "this is the pairing we will focus on but never confirm". For these two, the first single their group released had them as the center of the show and ended the animated music video with them falling asleep together on the bus. https://youtu.be/I3NmHsDXeFc?t=370 time stamp included. Like ok.. alright. And then the anime airs and within the first episode we got Chika calling Riko a "miracle" and asking her to join their group. And in the next episode, Chika goes through all the trouble of helping Riko get her love of playing the piano back and then they have the AUDACITY to end the episode with them reaching out to touch each others hands from the separate balconies they're on during the middle of the night. Chika nearly falls off her balcony for this. We're on Episode TWO. And then there's the fact that the first event in the gacha for this group had them together and their outfits had rainbows on the skirts and the event title was "The night sky knows all" like...... OK......... And then there's like, a gag that Riko buys yuri doujins and one of the titles is like "chin in hand kiss" and you know what these two are doing in the ending theme for the first season?? https://youtu.be/dsdfEeINcGk?t=39 Time stamp included. The song is also great but like. Insane. And then there's like all the small moments where Riko is calling Chika a weirdo while smiling at her, and they have this inside joke about pretending to be kaiju to cheer each other up. And then the end of the 10th episode has Riko, looking directly at chika, while holding her hands,, while the sun is rising behind them to say "I love you". AND THEN THEY NEVER ADDRESS THIS SINCE. IT'S MADDENING. THE GACHA DOESN'T HAVE MUCH FOR THEM INTERACTION WISE NOR FOR PAIRED CARDS, THEY DON'T HAVE AN OFFICIAL DUET, NO DIALOGUE AT ALL IN THE THREE GACHA STORIES...... LIKE OK....
Claudine/Maya
havent watched it but theres this seriously mega gay 11 minute video on youtube and its like what the hell. genuinely. wait let me look for it. https://youtu.be/c3rrQpwKwPI theres like a fight scene and a dance at the same time while romantic music that says lines like “only look at me” plays. umm they also compliment each other and call themselves rivals. things like that. iconic quote: “maya!” “claudine!” “for heroes there are trials…” “for saints there are temptations…” and in unison, “for me there is you!” as they say this there is less than an inch of distance between their faces. btw. its basically a wedding if you think about it. also according to the comments maya gives her soul to claudine?? so tag. you know