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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?

midorima_and_takao_song.png1. Kazunari Takao x Shintaro Midorima (Kuroko’s Basketball) – 904 votes

2. Haruka Amami x Chihaya Kisaragi (The IDOLM@STER) 796 votes

3. Tobio Kageyama x Shōyō Hinata (Haikyu!!) 767 votes

4. Gintoki Sakata x Toshiro Hijikata (Gintama) 731 votes

5. Mikoto Misaka x Kuroko Shirai (A Certain… Series) 685 votes

6. Iori Minase x Yayoi Takatsuki (The IDOLM@STER) 643 votes

7. Taiga Kagami x Tetsuya Kuroko (Kuroko’s Basketball) 629 votes

8. Haruka Nanase x Makoto Tachibana (Free! – Iwatobi Swim Club) 621 votes

9. Izaya Orihara x Shizuo Heiwajima (Durarara!!) 620 votes

10. Makoto Kikuchi x Yukiho Hagiwara (The IDOLM@STER) 590 votes

11. Hajime Iwaizumi x Tōru Oikawa (Haikyu!!) 588 votes

12. Okita Sougo x Toshiro Hijikata (Gintama) 446 votes

13. Maki Nishikino x Nico Yazawa (Love Live!) 402 votes

14. Eli Ayase x Nozomi Tōjō (Love Live!) 402 votes

15. Haruka Nanase x Rin Matsuoka (Free! – Iwatobi Swim Club) 329 votes

16. Mio Akiyama x Ritsu Tainaka (K-ON!) 324 votes

17. Homura Akemi x Madoka Kaname (Madoka Magica) 308 votes

18. Naruto Uzamaki x Sasuke Uchiha (Naruto) 303 votes

19. Gon Freecss x Killua Zoldyck (Hunter x Hunter) 302 votes

20. Tomoya Okazaki x Yohei Sunohara (CLANNAD) 280 votes

21. Ryōta Kise x Yukio Kasamatsu (Kuroko’s Basketball) 279 votes

22. Kei Tsukishima x Tadashi Yamaguchi (Haikyu!!) 275 votes

23. Edward Elric x Alphonse Elric (Fullmetal Alchemist) 270 votes

24. Lelouch Lamperouge x Suzaku Kururugi (Code Geass) 243 votes

25. Lupin III x Daisuke Jigen (Lupin III) 215 votes

26. Ciel Phantomhive x Sebastian Michaelis (Black Butler) 213 votes

27. Tetsuya Kuroko x Daiki Aomine (Kuroko’s Basketball) 212 votes

28. Yūsuke Makishima x Jinpachi Tōdō (Yowamushi Pedal) 201 votes

29. Kotetsu T. Kaburagi x Barnaby Brooks Jr. (Tiger & Bunny) 197 votes

30. Goku x Vegeta (Dragon Ball Z) 195 votes

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

to_aru_kagaku_no_railgun_kuroko_misaka1. Kazunari Takao x Shintaro Midorima (Kuroko’s Basketball)

2. Tobio Kageyama x Shōyō Hinata (Haikyu!!)

3. Gintoki Sakata x Toshiro Hijikata (Gintama)

4. Haruka Nanase x Makoto Tachibana (Free! – Iwatobi Swim Club)

5. Izaya Orihara x Shizuo Heiwajima (Durarara!!)

6. Hajime Iwaizumi x Tōru Oikawa (Haikyu!!)

7. Taiga Kagami x Tetsuya Kuroko (Kuroko’s Basketball)

8. Okita Sougo x Toshiro Hijikata (Gintama)

9. Haruka Amami x Chihaya Kisaragi (The IDOLM@STER)

10. Haruka Nanase x Rin Matsuoka (Free! – Iwatobi Swim Club)

11. Iori Minase x Yayoi Takatsuki (The IDOLM@STER)

12. Ryōta Kise x Yukio Kasamatsu (Kuroko’s Basketball)

13. Kei Tsukishima x Tadashi Yamaguchi (Haikyu!!)

14. Makoto Kikuchi x Yukiho Hagiwara (The IDOLM@STER)

15. Ciel Phantomhive x Sebastian Michaelis (Black Butler)

16. Yūsuke Makishima x Jinpachi Tōdō (Yowamushi Pedal)

17. Tetsuya Kuroko x Daiki Aomine (Kuroko’s Basketball)

18. Yū Nishinoya x Asahi Azumane (Haikyu!!)

19. Gon Freecss x Killua Zoldyck (Hunter x Hunter)

20. Mikoto Misaka x Kuroko Shirai (A Certain… Series)

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

1. Mikoto Misaka x Kuroko Shirai (A Certain… Series)

2. Haruka Amami x Chihaya Kisaragi (The IDOLM@STER)

3. Makoto Kikuchi x Yukiho Hagiwara (The IDOLM@STER)

4. Iori Minase x Yayoi Takatsuki (The IDOLM@STER)

5. Maki Nishikino x Nico Yazawa (Love Live!)

6. Tomoya Okazaki x Yohei Sunohara (CLANNAD)

7. Eli Ayase x Nozomi Tōjō (Love Live!)

8. Mio Akiyama x Ritsu Tainaka (K-ON!)

9. Goku x Vegeta (Dragon Ball Z)

10. Homura Akemi x Madoka Kaname (Madoka Magica)

11. Lupin III x Daisuke Jigen (Lupin III)

12. Naruto Uzamaki x Sasuke Uchiha (Naruto)

13. Edward Elric x Alphonse Elric (Fullmetal Alchemist)

14. Gon Freecss x Killua Zoldyck (Hunter x Hunter)

15. Accelerator x Toma Kamijo (A Certain… series)

16. Akihisa Yoshii x Yūji Sakamoto (Baka and Test – Summon the Beasts)

17. Yui Hirasawa x Azusa Nakano (K-ON!)

18. Sei Iori x Reiji (Gundam Build Fighters)

19. Kira Yamato x Athrun Zala (Gundam Seed)

20. Moritaka Mashiro x Akito Takagi (Bakuman)

Did you have a couple you think are perfect for each other? Tell us in the forums!

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