Isagi Haremist

The first instances is in the second stage of the second selection when Isagi told him to intercept the pass from Reo to Chigiri.

And then we see it again with the latest Manshine City vs Bastard Munich match.

Look at him being so desperate.

Which is understandable because Isagi is evolving in a rapid pace and Nagi is getting left behind further and further.

Isagi being the person to reveal the hidden sides of Nagi and drives him to actually put effort, pushing his limit in order to improve, is what I think the essence of their relationship and the reason why I love them so much.

I mean, let’s look at this for example.

The pre-Isagi Nagi didn’t even want to finish the training. But with Isagi, he volunteered to join Barou’s rigorous training even without anyone nagging him to.

But of course, the best part is how Isagi still manages to leave him behind in the end.

Part 1

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New to the concept of Isagi Harem? Let me catch you up to some of it real quick :)

Disclaimer: based on my observations.

The Big Four

Rinsagi, kaisagi, bachisagi, nagisagi

I think these four go without saying.

The difference in Japanese and international fandom is interesting though. In here, you’ll find Bachisagi to be the most popular Isagi ship, followed by Rinsagi, Kaisagi, and then Nagisagi.

In Japanese fandom, the most popular ship is actually Kaisagi with Bachisagi being the least popular ship amongst these four.

The 4 dark horses

Saesagi, chigisagi, kurosagi, reosagi

Saesagi

The amount of great Saesagi fanarts that show up on my Twitter TL is outstanding. To think that this ship is thriving based on little interactions is really terrifying (in a good way). Patiently waiting for the next interaction of these two. Rin could go cry on his own bed.

Chigisagi

Probably the least popular amongst these four but I still see their fanarts and fanfics going around. People who actually ship these two are usually chill and aren’t very loud. They’re more into the “I can get behind this” rather than “I will sacrifice my life for these two” type of shippers (with exception for some). Still pretty popular though.

Kurosagi

I don’t think I need to explain this.

LIKE COME ON.

The panel speaks for itself.

The newcomer of Isagi harem that racks up the rank quite quickly and it’s deserved. There is a term in Japanese fandom called 忠犬サンド (Loyal Dogs 3P) for Isagi, Nagi, and Kurona throuple because of the devotion these 2 people have for Isagi. It’s quite sweet actually.

Reosagi

What do you do when two shipping fandoms keep bickering with each other about which ship is better? Right, you ship the other two characters together. The perfect mediator between Nagisagi and Nagireo. This ship has been rising in popularity and it’s for a good reason. Go check out their fanarts (keyword: rois). They’re pretty neat.

The rare pair that shouldn’t be a rare pair

Barosagi

One of the ships with relationship that had been developed from the very first arc and arguably the most underrated Isagi ship out there. You have great characters, canonically good relationship development, nice banters off and on the field, and just simply a very fun duo to ship.

The things this guy speaks is basically asking, no, PLEADING, for you to ship them.

“Your light is my favorite food”

“Rin is just another Isagi”

“it’s time for Isagi-hunting”

???

They’re also practically each other’s fetish type.

Isagi canonically has a thigh fetish and have you seen Barou’s thighs?? Exactly.

Them: What eyes?

Nagi lends Isagi his phone to play a game while sharing the earphone together. Isagi is really bad at the game, but Nagi lets him play it because seeing Isagi’s flustered face when he lost is really amusing to him.

Inspired by this excerpt from Egoist Bible book: