In Deep Ship!
Explore fan favorite couples who didn't get their happy ending. Two sisters journey through the top ships from fandoms across the internet. Emily and Rachel scour AO3, tumblr and message boards to find the one-true-pairings that get your blood pumping and explore why they make us obsess.
In Deep Ship!
BakuDeku | My Hero Academia | “I spent my life chasing after you.”
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“We are here!” …to talk about one of the most volatile ships in anime history. Today we're throwing on our hero costumes and diving headfirst into My Hero Academia’s most explosive ships: BakuDeku—aka Katsuki Bakugo and Izuku Midoriya. We're digging through our piles of hero analysis notes to track this couple from childhood companionship to super rivals and eventually reluctant teammates. We unpack the volatile chemistry, power imbalances, character growth, and the moments that made fans go feral. We break down why this ship inspires both ride-or-die devotion and serious criticism, pulling from fan theories, discourse and long-standing debates in the anime community.
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