#Kikoreno

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drew them for a fun little art trade with a friend on twt <3

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~Edo period Kikoru-sama~

The wealthy daughter of a warrior turned daimyo, Kikoru is of Dutch descent via a political marriage made to strengthen trading ties. Nearly all importation of the latest foreign weaponry and medicine needed to combat kaiju is overseen by the Shinomiya family, making them quite important.

In this AU, Kikoru doesn't start out as a proper fighter. Though she's trained with various weapons and martial arts, Kikoru has not experienced real battle and the soldiers always go easy on her when asked to spar.

While Isao remains distant and is often away for both business and battle, Kikoru has a slightly warmer relationship with him due to the altered circumstances of her childhood. After he's killed by a powerful kaiju, Kikoru awakens to a godly blessing not unlike Ashiro no Mikoto and resolves to take up arms.

Kikoru feels a bit out of place at times thanks to her mixed heritage (not that she'd ever admit it). As such, she's particularly drawn to a young samurai in her family's employ named Reno who is also of mixed descent.

Though I said previously that I wouldn't go into details on the godly aspect of this AU, thinking of which kami would give different characters favor has become too much fun... so I'm just going to go ahead and indulge myself!! So, who would Kikoru receive power from?

Izanami, goddess of the underworld.

While she's largely known as such, Izanami is first and foremost a creator goddess, the mother goddess from whom many of Japan's primary kami were made. It would be quite fitting then, I think, that Kikoru's mother also had Izanami's blessing. Taking Kikoru's "no one dies while I'm on the battlefield" line to the extreme, I think luck of this variety would likely be the nature of her blessing - but it wouldn't cover the wielder herself. Meaning Hikari still loses her life in battle much like in the main series.

Instead of raising her to be a fighter, Isao deters Kikoru from following in her mother's footsteps to the point of lying about Hikari's role as a warrior altogether. So Kikoru grows up safe and restless, eager to act but lacking in real power. Only after she experiences death - the death of her father - does the goddess of death herself take notice.

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Shinomiya X Ichikawa from Kaiju no8

As meninas me converteram ao fandom de Kaiju e eu fui obrigada a sair da minha aposentadoria e lutar mesmo sem enxergar depois que a Juh mandou essas artes pra gente. Me aguardem voltando em algum momento da minha vida com mais capinhas da obra, pois terei que estar fazendo 🙊 no mais, na minha cabeça eles fazem muito sentido sendo o clichê dos amigos do prota que viram casal, e assim será até que o mangá mude minha mente.

Regras e condições:

1. Prazo mínimo de uso: 3 meses.

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3. Não se esqueça de dar os créditos ao capista.

— credite-me caso se inspirar ෆ by splendarte

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Reno and Kikoru art. Been seeing this ship is getting slightly more popular. I shipped them for a while actually. Jesus loves you :)

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I CANT BELIEVE I DIDN'T SEE THIS SOONER?!

PFFT "capable man examiner" is that what we're calling it now?

While everyone else is playing checkers, Reno plays chess. My boy will never get caught lacking (except with horror films, apparently).

Kaiju No. 8 Relax CH 3: Kaiju No. 8 and the Junior

Found some more pages folks! I'll reblog the last few as there's quite a bit.

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I don’t really ship them myself (just haven’t felt a trigger for it yet lol) but for the KikoReno shippers out there, I just wanted to point out that

their outfits are kinda matching right???

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It's time for Edo period Reno~!!

I wanted him to have more of a 'proper' samurai look at first glance (in contrast to the short-haired Hoshina and Kafuka), so I gave him a classic ponytail ^^ Of course, as in the canon series, he's much more against the grain upon close inspection.

Reno is fairly skilled with a sword. That said, he greatly prefers using a matchlock when able.

He's been serving the Shinomiya family since he came of age at 15. Shinomiya Kikoru frequently requests his presence for matters big and small. It's a pain to follow her around, but Reno keeps those complaints to himself... most of the time.

Reno's grandmother was of the Ainu people living in Ezo (Hokkaido) who married into his grandfather's Ichikawa family. She and his parents passed away when Reno was still small.

Reno worked hard on his own and is seemingly very competent, but with no one around to teach him the little things in life - certain rules and customs everyone else finds obvious - he's lacking in a few 'common sense' areas. It's partly thanks to this that he's able to befriend Kafuka so easily.

Why the Ainu?

I wanted something that would connect my AU Reno to his ice affinity in the canon storyline, while also giving a vague explanation for his unique hair and eyes. My mind immediately went to snowy Hokkaido, or Ezo as it would have been called during the Edo period. Early in this period (around, say, the Meireki era) trade between the Japanese and Ainu people was on an exponential rise - so marriages wouldn't have been unheard of. By making Reno of mixed descent, it also gives him a stronger emotional tie to AU Kikoru. Speaking of ties...

Ebisu - god of fishermen, wealth and luck - was cast into the sea as an infant. He later washed onto the shores of Ezo, where he was cared for by the Ainu people.

At least, that's one of the more common accounts!! These tales are ever changing after all. I quite liked this connection in any case, so if Reno were to receive a godly blessing similar to Mina and Kikoru, it would come from Ebisu. Ebisu may not be a god of battle, but he is a lucky god and more importantly, he is a resilient god. Ebisu was abandoned by his mother Izanami, and in his struggle became one of the most revered gods of Japan. Reno has similarly struggled, adapted and persevered - and will continue to do so on the battlefield.

Furthermore... as a god of wealth and Izanami's first-born, Ebisu's blessing is likely what tied Reno to the Shinomiya family from the start - and to Kikoru in particular.

Thanks for putting up with my rambling, hope some folks enjoyed ^^;;;

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The first time Reno sees Shinomiya wearing the Numbers 4 suit he’s like “it’s white like a wedding dress, looks nice 🙂” and Kikoru is stuck wondering what the fuck he meant by that.

(He didn’t mean anything in particular.)

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The relax spinoff exists to feed our shipping fantasies apparently lol

I see your blushy Kikorun…

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“God damn it Reno, drop that stupid water bottle and hold my hand already!!!”

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i dont know if you've answered a question like this already, but what would your different kaiju no 8 ships react to learning they are going to be parents?

This hasn't come up before, so thanks for the interesting Ask! How would my Kn8 ships react to being parents, huh... let's see... I'll cover OkoHoshi, KafMina, AkarIharu... KikoReno is growing on me, and heck, let's throw in NaruRin too!!

Okonogi x Hoshina

I feel like neither of them would fully plan to have kids, but it'd probably happen eventually. Maybe there's some prompting from Hoshina's family regarding legacy and such that gets the gears turning, but in the end I think it's something like... an accident they didn't try very hard to avoid ^^;;;

I think Hoshina would be really happy at first - thrilled even, to have a kid or two he could pour love into and support in a way his family never did. But once reality sinks in he panics because what if he dies and leaves them all alone? What if he's more like his dad then he knows and gives them crippling self-worth issues?? He's both overjoyed and terrified.

Okonogi would be a little more ambivalent overall. Becoming a parent had never been on her bingo card... but neither was her relationship with Soshiro and that happened somehow, so she might as well keep rolling with it. The more she thinks on it, the more she likes the idea of having a little one around - even if they'll outgrow her sooner rather than later. Hoshina's glad that she's so calm about it all because he sure isn't.

No. 10 expresses interest in teaming up with the combined sum of their genes once Hoshina bites it. Okonogi explains over and over that there's no guarantee they'll be interested in kaiju slaying at all, but the sentient weapon remains optimistic.

Kafka x Mina

They strike me as wanting to start a family together, but whether they can actually make one or not is another matter. While Kafka is firmly a kaiju through-and-through, it seems like his human form is a near perfect mimic right down to the DNA (which is why he was never flagged by standard blood/urine tests) so it MIGHT be possible... but I rather like to headcanon Kafka as sterile.

So, I think they'd adopt instead!! Maybe it's a fully planned process, both so excited to expand their household - or maybe it's a spur of the moment decision after rescuing some orphaned kids during a kaiju attack and saying hey, why not come live with us? Either way, I think they'd feel really good about it. They're both nervous about how Kafka's kaiju form might go over, but by this point No. 8 would have gained a reputation as the friendly neighborhood Kaiju who's beloved by all... or so they hope.

Akari x Iharu

Out of everyone, this is the couple that really, really, really wants to have kids. Like trying at every opportunity, visiting the doctor for tips and tricks to improve their odds, the works. Iharu is stoked to be an awesome dad and Akari, with her sweet and caring nature, really can't wait to be a mom. They talk about it a lot while dating and are in full agreement on starting two or three years after marriage - maybe once Iharu receives a promotion or two and Akari finds confidence in more of a field medic role to suit her strengths. Iharu cries the first time Akari announces she's pregnant, and the second, and the third...

Kikoru x Reno

While the notion of having a family is something that appeals to them in the back of their minds, they're both a little hesitant on really going for it. Reno would be a very responsible dad of course, if a bit high-strung. Kikoru isn't interested in kids initially, but as she grows older she thinks more and more on how her mom was awesome, and wouldn't it be something if she could be an awesome mom to a kid of her own - only this time no one dies, and she can raise them up with love alongside Reno...

But! But... Kikoru is such a powerful asset in battle that she worries about the ripple effect it could have. What if the baby got hurt inside her? Would wearing No. 4 have ill effects? Who would cover for her time off during emergencies once she's too far along? What about the potential toll on her body...?

With these concerns in mind, I actually think having a surrogate carry the baby for her would be a pretty viable option. Hakua might volunteer, but I think Akari would ultimately do the honors after breezing through a child or two of her own. And Iharu would be completely on board with how tight he and Reno are. Reno wouldn't quite know how to feel at first, but after much discussion the plan goes forward.

Whether it's a boy or a girl, I think they'd name the child Hikaru~

Narumi x Rin

How do I put this... I think they'd be racing each other to the grocery store pharmacy for some Plan B >.> Narumi gets a vasectomy after their first broken condom scare.

They're both so focused and proud of their careers in the JAKDF, I can't see either of them wanting kids at all. Narumi is good with kids of course, but he strikes me as more of a big brother or uncle type... never a dad. He is likened to Isao who did become a father... but lsao wasn't exactly winning any Dad of the Year awards, so it's hard to say. Rin also feels so much like a cool aunt to me - I'd really like her to stick to her guns even when everyone around her is having kids. Maybe things would change over time, but for now I think they're not interested in the slightest. It's also just nice to have a couple that's happy being child-free, choosing to focus on work and each other instead! Everyone deserves to be happy as they see fit ^^

All that said, I do think they'd donate generously to various orphanages and relief funds for families affected by kaiju attacks given Narumi's background. They want to help, they just don't want to be parents.

Aaah, that was a lot!! I hope folks enjoy my little thoughts, but also, feel free to enjoy your own ideas if mine don't fit your viewpoint!! I'm just rambling as I like ^^;;;

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and now i got a new question, who do you think your ships would go about proposing? like which of the two proposes to the other, how they do it, and the other's reaction

This was a tough one! Proposals aren't something I think about very often, mostly because I don't like big romantic gestures and the like...

Thankfully, proposal culture in Japan is a little more to my tastes - which is to say, it's pretty lowkey!

While some may propose in a special or fancy way, it's far more common for a partner to simply ask "will you marry me?" in some plain and mundane fashion. Engagement rings aren't seen as a big factor like in the west, and many don't bother with them at all. That's a generalization of course, and every couple is different!

So, how would my various ships propose?

Wellllll, I went a little nuts with KafMina and OkoHoshi - they turned into ficlette type things, so I'll be making separate posts for those! As such, this response will be covering KikoReno, AkarIharu and NaruRin.

Kikoru x Reno

Kikoru is interesting in that she's so strong and gutsy - I can easily see her being to be the one to propose if she wanted to... but at the same time, she seems to enjoy challenging others. She likes the thrill of making them chase after her, as it motivates her to push even further ahead herself. And she's also pretty tsundere, so.

While do I think she could propose to Reno, I think she'd really rather he "man up" and be the one to do it instead... luckily for her, Reno is a capable man.

"Would you marry me?" Reno asks this from the flat of his back, having lost yet another sparring match against one Shinomiya Kikoru. The woman in question spins on heel, rounding back to where he lay before sinking her battleaxe into the floor next to his head. "Marry a man who can't even beat me in a fight?" She peers down at him critically, mouth turned upward in what she'd insist was a mocking smile. "I hardly think so." Reno is unfazed by the large weapon in his peripheral, eye focused intently on the woman above him. "So if I beat you, you'll marry me?" Kikoru's smile falters at the seriousness of his gaze. "Th...! That's a pretty big IF!!" she sputters, heat blooming across her cheeks. "Another round, please."

(I actually have a funny(?) scenario for my Edo Period AU in which Reno accidentally proposes to Kikoru, resulting in much confusion on all sides - but that's a sketch series for another day lol)

Akari x Iharu

I definitely think Iharu would be the type to propose spontaneously. A real heat-of-the-moment kind of thing. Like they're on the battlefield and he suddenly grabs hold of her after narrowly escaping death to be like, I love you so much babe! Let's get married!!! And Akari is half-stunned but also ready to swoon amidst the surrounding horrors.

They take some time to cool off and talk it over more seriously later of course, making sure that they're both on the same page before deciding that yes, they totally should get married. They splurge their paychecks on matching engagement rings the next day and make sure to show them off at every opportunity.

"Take a look, Reno!" Iharu jabs at the other man's face with his left hand, ring in plain view. "I'm gonna be a married man before you! How's that feel, huh!?"

"I feel nothing but happiness for you both." Reno replies woodenly, though he's about two seconds away from jabbing back in a not so playful manner.

Narumi x Rin

Rin: We should get married. Narumi: Why? Rin: Good for tax returns. Narumi: Rin: And you can lord it over all those lonely little gamers online. Narumi: *Grabs her hand and shakes it* Deal.

In all seriousness though, I could see them just not getting married? I feel like Narumi wouldn't want or need a marriage certificate to prove anything (or rather, he'd want people to think he doesn't) - but if it did happen, it'd definitely be Rin proposing. She's boss like that.

Everyone knows by now that I don't love Narumi but I do love Rin. She can have whatever she wants, even if it's that pathetic gremlin man. Get it girl.

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KikoReno honey exists

You know what that means.

Kikoru: Reno and I don't use pet names. Kafka: I see. Hey, what do bees make? Kikoru: Honey? Reno, from the other room: Yes dear? Kikoru: Kafka: Don't ever lie to my face again.

(In all seriousness though, I do think it'd be extremely cute if Kikoru called Reno Honey... like in English, since she lived in California and all... Probably in a teasing way at first, but then it just becomes a habit she can't kick—)

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It's really rare to see OkoHoshi fanart like yours!(they are lovely<33). So I want to ask that do you know any other artists who also ship this couple or draw fanart about them? Thanks :D

Hi there~

Glad you like my arts!! There are definitely artists out there that like them, but they're tricky to find... I've been tentatively thinking of holding an OkoHoshi Ship Week in the future to help dig up more fans, but that's only a vague idea for now ^^;;

Asides from myself, quinowskie is an OkoHoshi enjoyer along with being the captain of the KikoReno ship!! They frequently draw cute sketches, funny skits and beautifully rendered full pieces as well.

nightfal1n has drawn Okonogi and Hohina on occasion, and many other of the other Kn8 characters! Though they seem to be taking a well-deserved break from drawing at the moment, their art is lovely.

On Twitter I can at times find more content, but it's really difficult to find artists especially dedicated to OkoHoshi... Kanchong is the only constant that really comes to mind...

Sasa has drawn some nice OkoHoshi pieces, but nothing too recent... Since the anime isn't airing anymore, there's been a bit of a lull from all sides it feels like ^^;;; especially in the case of minor ships.

Folks, feel free to share other artists I'm not aware of!! I do my best to dig around and find all the OkoHoshi content I can, but I'm no doubt missing out on a lot of stuff from various corners of the internet.