Opinion on top x bottom ship naming in yaoi

Yknow how all the ships are named as in top name first then bottom name jumbled? When I told my non-yaoi reader about this naming structure she was like “that’s so wrong wtf” she implied that the ship name should be jumbled in a way that just sounds nice, not necessary always top x bottom. I don’t have any critical thinking skills unlike my sis so I’m curious what yall think.

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onigiri 02 07,2025

The reason why Asians artists/fans emphasised on the ship names is to make it easier to filter out shippers that make the reversed version AND to avoid seeing a pairing they dont wanna see.... It's simple as that bruh i dont get why it's like a big deal to reverse some letters (also some of shippers are hella annoying under certain ship posts li...... 1 reply

02 07,2025

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A_very_bored_Humanoid 02 07,2025

I think it really only matters for like doujin tags but otherwise yeah just go with the order of names that sounds best, personally I want more cute witty ship names like MatchaBlossom and TimeBomb reply

02 07,2025

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cocooy 02 07,2025

I THINKKKK THAT UHHHH....your doing too much it doesnt really matter 1 reply

02 07,2025

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Gold Mine 02 07,2025

AFAIK it's only really a thing in Asian countries but I don't really see western ppl gaf about that when it comes to naming their gay ships reply

02 07,2025

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Mioro 02 07,2025

That used to be the norm for ships in anime/manga in general but people dont rlly care anymore and do both interchangeably Is not that deep tbh reply

02 07,2025

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dewy 02 07,2025

not something to fret over, really. its now a natural way of putting it or u can js go jumbo hotdog x lanky sausage smth like that yk reply

02 07,2025

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Kuriss 02 07,2025

Ppl just mainly use it for tagging and filters but I've seen alot of ppl fight over it in the past reply

02 07,2025

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Yellow 02 07,2025

I'm gonna be honest. I'm strict about this one. It's stressing me out when seeing a character that's off of his personality. Because I like a character mostly for their personality, not only design-wise. I'm not welcoming opinion such as "it's not about the personality". It's clearly about their personality!! Like oh this guy is an asshole, I want ...... reply

02 07,2025

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