For frequent visitors or those who have followed me for quite some time now, you know this topic is coming (‘cos it’s the month, yo!). And for those not in the know—hello there! I’m Mitchii, and I’m a big shipper! *clears throat* Now that I’ve stated that fact, I’m about to, yes, talk about my shipping tendencies! I was told that I ship too hard and too much! I will wholeheartedly admit to being a hard shipper, but is it too much? Is there such a thing as TOO MUCH SHIPPING? I guess shipping wise, “excessive’ doesn’t exist in my vocabulary!

I know that my inclination to ship two or three beautiful characters (my favorites most of the time) is high! But there are a handful of series that I don’t have any plans to ship. It’s OK, they exist, but I don’t have that MUCH energy to ship them. I know it’s shocking coming from me! If were to gauge a ratio, 8 out of 10 series I read, I ship couples like a boss there! But yeah, there are instances where I have no desire to raise my shippy flag and yell to the void, ‘I ship ‘em hard!’ Yes, believe it or not, there are times.

Let me cite an example: you know Tokyo Ghoul (and :re) yeah, it’s my favorite seinen series (in case you didn’t know)! Like, I love this shiz, flaws and all, but you know what? I don’t ship anyone here. I mean, there are lovely couples here, like the main characters, Touka and Kaneki. I think Kimi and Nishio are a fine couple too, but you guys, I don’t ship them—in a way that even if they don’t end up together, I won’t feel in that hopeless oblivion full of wreck ships at the bottom of the shipping ocean. No, I don’t have that feeling, if ever. While they are nice and all; and they look like they should logically and plot-wise end up with each other, I just feel okay-ish with it. Yeah, it’s okay.

I only ship characters that have interactions, are dynamic (platonic or otherwise), or have even just a teeny, subtle romantic hint.

OK, this sounds like a defense of my case, but allow me to present that not-shipper Mitchii too. Yes, she exists, although she’s a rare creature to behold. But if someone says that I ship too much, I’ll probably say yes because, well, duh, it’s true! I take no offense, peeps; I’ll take that proudly! I ship a lot: whatever the genre, demographics, or story direction, if the shipper feels tingles, it must! I must do it! But again, in my defense, I only ship characters that have interactions, are dynamic (platonic or otherwise), or have even just a teeny, tiny romantic hint. So yeah, there’s logic in there (yes, a stretch to use this term, but bear with me, people), and just don’t throw two people at random!

Again, shipping ain’t wrong. It does add some fun (sometimes TONS of it), but there are other things that are associated with shippers (which I debunked before) that aren’t rainbows and unicorns (where I think shipping should be full of rainbow-colored sprinkles because it’s colorful and fun, giving us all the giddy feelings! Yes?!) And shipping a lot or having a huge tendency to ship characters in your fandom ain’t wrong either! I’m a shipper! I ship hard—and excessively at that!