Have fans finally found their favorite Frieren ship?
Summary:
- Lawine and Kanne were introduced in Episode 18.
- Their dynamic is very interesting.
- Their pairing has already acquired a lot of shippers.
There’s definitely a lot of charm in wholesome and caring ships, and this idea doesn’t really need an explanation. But what about ships where both people are constantly fighting and getting on each other’s nerves? This is when the fun starts, fans think.
Constant fighting that’s actually charming
Lawine and Kanne from Frieren: Beyond Journey's End (Sousou no Frieren) are exactly this type of couple. Almost from the first time we see these girls, they start fighting and annoying each other to no end.
Kanne on the floor with Lawine on top of her grabbing her hair and starting to pull it? Yes, we have this. Running after and threatening each other? Sure, why not! Fighting over a bird cage and calling each other names? Yup, that’s Kanne and Lawine again.
Episode 18 was full of small moments like these, and while a regular person might have thought that Kanne and Lawine can’t stand each other, shippers are sure: they are in love.
Enemies to lovers?
Enemies to lovers trope is extremely popular in media and fanfiction, and we totally see the appeal. Character development is always a crucial thing, and characters have to undergo it to turn into friends or romantic partners after disliking each other.
This is why all these villainess isekai anime keep coming every season, and why people actually watch and enjoy them. And also why the relationship between Lawine and Kanne has managed to attract so many shippers after a single episode.
But fighting is not the only thing fans found interesting in their interactions. Lawine tells Kanne that she’s cute when she smiles, and that was the moment that made so many fans’ hearts stop. It doesn’t even matter that Lawine pushes Kanne off a cliff after that, most viewers stopped listening after the “cute” line.
A number of fans are fairly annoyed by this, of course. They are upset that two characters can no longer be close to each other, that they always have to be shipped. It ruins the impact of friendship and sends a wrong message.
However, manga readers say that even though Lawine and Kanne are not canonically in love in the manga, there are some hints that can give you this impression. So the pairing is not entirely baseless, and if you’ve already become a shipper after the episode, you’ll have something to look for.