Anime is something that incites emotions in the viewers. These emotions range from happy to sad to full-out anger. One thing apart from the plot that incites the most emotions from viewers is the anime couples or the anime ships.
Anime ships are a very essential part of the fandoms as well as the whole anime-watching experience. Any anime wouldn’t be complete without the slightest bit of romance, be it a shonen anime or a shoujo anime. Some anime ships are more popular than the rest. Let us look at the top 10 most popular ships in anime.
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10) Edward And Winry
This ship proves that no matter how introverted, or reclusive a person is, they still need love. Edward is a very reclusive character and Winry knows him better than anyone.
Winry openly confesses her love to Edward on multiple occasions as she knows Edward won’t admit to feeling anything. Winry incites emotion in Edward and forces him to feel them and Edward keeps her cool and calm.
9) Inuyasha And Kagome
This is a ship where the tension and bond between the characters were built up from the start but they were either too oblivious to their feelings or too stubborn to admit them. The fans were waiting for that day when Inuyasha and Kagome would get together officially.
It was clear from the moment Kagome kissed Inuyasha to save him that they would end up together. When Inuyasha and kagome met their bond was fragile and after some time it turned into something more permanent and more than a platonic friendship.
8) Haruhi And Tamaki
Haruhi and Tamaki are a couple from the ‘Ouran High school host club‘ and their story progresses nicely. Haruhi goes to a school where rich kids surround her. She was accepted into that school due to her academic scores and not her financial power. Tamaki notices her despite her being in a tomboyish disguise.
Tamaki learns that Haruhi is a girl and grows incredibly protective of Haruhi. Their relationship turns romantic from that point. Viewers were very excited to see this ship become official.
7) Zero Two And Hiro
Fans were quite disappointed with the turn of events that took place in the ‘Darling in the Franxx ‘ anime. It deviated completely from the manga and left the fans with an extremely unsatisfactory ending.
Fortunately, that did not put a damper on the relationship between Zero Two and Hiro. Those two are very popular in the anime world. Zero Two’s boldness in pursuing her love interest is commendable and it is nice to see a bold female character for once.
6) Taiga And Ryuuji
This couple is both adorable and a little hot. Taiga is a complete tsundere and one of the most popular ones in the anime world. She is very short and Ryuuji is quite tall.
This creates a cliché with a short girl and a tall guy, making them worthy of being in the top 10 most popular ships in anime. This couple has given the audience some very adorable scenes but at the same time has delivered some scenes that make the imagination run wild!
5) Misaki And Usui
‘Kaichou Wa Maid-Sama‘ has plenty of exciting plot developments for anime watchers to anticipate. While watching the exchanges between the loving couple in the movie, some viewers claimed to experience shivers and tingling.
Together, Misaki and Usui make for an odd and entertaining duo. She initially despises men because her father leaves and leaves the family in debt, so Usui sort of “calms” her down. Given that Maid Sama is a Shoujo anime, they are well-known couples in the anime and romance communities.
4) Ichigo And Orihime
Ichigo and Orihime were one of those couples that were destined to be together from the start. The ‘Bleach‘ fandom is divided between Ichigo and Rukia V/s Ichigo and Orihime.
But it seems like the IchiHime ship wins as the author himself agrees with them! Ichigo and Orihime end up getting married in the manga and have a child named Kazui. Ichigo and Orihime’s bond got extremely strong during the battle with Ywach and it kept on getting stronger.
3) Eren And Mikasa
Eren and Mikasa have a very unique and complicated relationship. It was clear from the start that Mikasa viewed and loved Eren as more than a friend but it always seemed like Mikasa was just an annoying little sister that Eren could not get rid of
It was not until the end of the manga that it became clear that Eren greatly loved Mikasa and did not want her to move on after his death. Their relationship blossomed in hardship and unfortunately met its tragic end in hardship as well.
2) Natsu And Lucy
Natsu and Lucy are among the Fairy Tail members with the closest ties because Natsu introduced Lucy to the group. They have formed a team and a partnership that travels on missions together as a result of their partnership with Happy. Despite the couple’s popularity among fans, their sweet wedding moment never happened.
‘Fairy Tail’ ended on a cliffhanger, leaving Lucy and the viewers inconsolable as Natsu led his team on a fantastical adventure without ever confessing his affections.
1) Naruto And Hinata
‘Naruto’ is one of the most popular and it’s only fitting that Naruto and Hinata are at the top of this list. Fans immensely love this ship. Firstly, Naruto did not end up with Sakura.
The other reason is that this ship shows unrequited love and how perseverance can pay off. Hinata was in love with Naruto ever since she was a child and it was not until she was nineteen years old that Naruto returned her feelings. This ship personifies the phrase- ‘I did not know the one I needed was right in front of me this whole time.’
These are the top 10 most popular ships in anime.
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