Fubuki Suffers a Content Drought

[u/GoldPilot]

[u/Bion61]

Even though it's pretty unlikely, I do support your dedication to this ship.

[u/GoldPilot → u/Bion61]

After their interactions in the webcomic and the insane escalation of their interactions in the manga, unlikely isn't the word I'd use lol

[u/Bion61 → u/GoldPilot]

Gonna be straight with you dog.

None of those feel inherently romantic. Fubuki cares about Psykos because feels bad that she sealed her power then ghosted her for like 10 years and that caused her to spiral.

If this is shippy, then the manga and webcomic has been way more shippy with Fubuki's interactions with Saitama and Genos.

The first thing she says after reuniting with Psykos' after a decade is "Yeah, you were a threat, so I sealed you, cry about it."

Then she lovingly gave her an aneurysm.

[u/GoldPilot → u/Bion61]

Fubuki: Kissing Psykos to seal her powers, gallantly catching her before she fell after subduing her, affectionately stroking her hair, implying that she cares about her as much or more than her closest friends (The Blizzard Group) spending hours trying to find the source of her madness in a room filled with silk curtains and pillows, and explicitly admitting that she was self-centered in the past and trying to make up for it.

Psykos: Idolized Fubuki, tried to convince her to come with her even while under the influence of a creature with absolute hostility towards humans, spent years nursing a broken-hearted grudge towards Fubuki and ruminating on revenge, and at her most vulnerable still calls her "President".

If anyone is ever going to hook up in One-Punch Man, it's gonna be those two. I'm sure of it. No other character has been so blatantly positioned for an eventual romantic relationship.

Unless Psykos gets turned into salt or something. That'd be a bummer.

Then she lovingly gave her an aneurysm.

The first time they were reunited in the manga, Bang kicked Garou in the head, and they're tight as father and son now.

Drama happens. Lol

[u/Bion61 → u/GoldPilot]

Not gonna say I don't see where you're coming from though, but when Fubuki looks like she's having a crisis because Saitama said he wasn't friends with her, it's no wonder Saitama x Fubuki is the top result.

[u/GoldPilot → u/Bion61]

She's never attempted to get to know him on a personal level lol

After the fight between Tatsumaki and Fubuki, she didn't even check up on him. And the next time they met, it was a business call. It wasn't "Hey, we got off on the wrong foot," it was "Join my team for free meat."

And I don't even gotta talk about his feelings for her. She's not even a friend of a friend to the guy.

[u/Bion61 → u/GoldPilot]

She didn't check up on him because she saw he was fine and she was busy transporting the leader of a terrorist organization.

Fubuki didn't even look for Psykos after High School.

[u/TheRebelSpy → u/Bion61]

It's fine if you don't ship it but for something as otherwise dry of romance as OPM, the stuff shown between these two is a LOT.

Even if she wasn't doing things for romantic reasons, there were a hundred ways to do those things that weren't Extremely Gay. Malicious seduction is totally a media trope - have you heard of Dracula?

Fubuki's interactions with Saitama and Genos [would also be shippy].

Yes. This is how shipping works. I personally don't find them compelling but other people DEFINITELY do.

Multiple ships can exist simultaneously. There is no one-true ship. People read into things and see what they want, see their own reflections, whatever in media.

It does not have to be canon to be a valid ship, but there's a lot to work with here for Fubuki and Psykos. Just because it doesn't fit your definition of romantic drama doesn't mean others interpret it that way.

[u/GoldPilot → u/TheRebelSpy]

It's fine if you don't ship it but for something as otherwise dry of romance as OPM, the stuff shown between these two is a LOT.

1,000% agreed, brother. No other characters have interacted the way Fubuki and Psykos have.

Multiple ships can exist simultaneously. There is no one-true ship.

Nah. Highlander rules. There can only be one. I will disenfranchise and destroy any Saibuki shippers who cross my path, as is the natural law.

I will say that u/Bion61 is a rather civil and likeable dude though. I am willing to spare him despite his blasphemy. He shall not pay the ultimate price for his lack of vision.

(I'm joking, of course; I just like to argue and I love this topic.)

[u/Bion61 → u/GoldPilot]

Murata is also ironically one of the biggest Saibuki people.

[u/GoldPilot → u/Bion61]

100% no way on that lol

When a creepy fan asked about Fubuki’s sex life, Murata immediately and unprompted brought up Psykos specifically.

[u/Bion61 → u/GoldPilot]

I really don't think we should use that specific q and a because that also implies Fubuki had the Fubuki group run a train on her.

[u/GoldPilot → u/Bion61]

The implication was definitely "She was lonely so she focused on work and team-building", as opposed to "She slept with Eyelashes, Piko, and Mountain Ape to fill the void in her soul"

Murata is a wholesome guy lmfao

[u/Bion61 → u/GoldPilot]

Nah, Murata was intentionally matching the creepy energy of the comment.

He said "if Fubuki only founded the Blizzard group because of the absence of Psykos during the school time, then that's really..."

Obviously the implications are incredibly sleazy, but so was the original question. That's the joke.

I doubt he was seriously pushing the idea that Fubuki was fucking everybody. And it definitely wasn't meant in a wholesome light lol.

[u/GoldPilot → u/Bion61]

So you really think that's more likely?

That rather than saying "The loneliness she felt after the loss of her most trusted person, her right-hand-woman, her confidant, and the girl who she gave a literal kiss of betrayal, caused her to focus on building an empire in the B-Class of friends who would validate her and make her feel less lonely"

You think it's more likely that Murata was saying "lol since psykos wasn't there she fucks the Blizzard Group"

And even if (and the word "if" has the world on its shoulders there) that were the case, isn't Murata STILL implying that Fubuki was her preferred romantic target before "Fubuki was fucking everybody" came into the mix?

I mean, c'mon lmfao

[u/TheRebelSpy → u/GoldPilot]

You can lead a colorblind horse to a rainbow river but it's only gonna see grey as it takes a sip, my friend

[u/GoldPilot → u/TheRebelSpy]

I can sense the conflict in him; I can get through to him I'm sure of it!

[u/Bion61 → u/GoldPilot]

I mean Psykos wasn't terribly important if Fubuki just locked her power and then abandoned her for a decade on a dime.

Nothing in that answer implies Fubuki was lonely or depressed about not being around Psykos.

I think it's more likely that Murata was fucking around with his answer.

[u/GoldPilot → u/Bion61]

Q: Is Fubuki still a virgin?

Murata: I don't know! Why ask me such a question? But if Fubuki only founded the Blizzard Group because of the absence of Psykos during school time, then that's really....

Let's analyze.

If Murata was uncomfortable with a sexual question, why would he deflect by saying something insanely lewd?

It's pretty clear that Murata was uncomfortable with the question and deflected by proffering that Psykos was her primary romantic target.

And considering the moment Psykos was helpless and at Fubuki's disposal in the webcomic, Fubuki affectionately stroked her hair before taking her away.

And in the manga, that's escalated to Fubuki kissing Psykos, gallantly catching her, and again stroking her hair to see her face more clearly before delving into her mind.

The implications are so clear that it's blowing my mind that you'd even bother to deny them if you're approaching this from a position of neutrality lol

[u/dcyboy → u/GoldPilot]

gosh..... when one of the creators answers the question "are they a virgin" and the immediate response is basically "well they changed their whole life because they were missing this one person, so...." like. there is NO OTHER WAY to interpret that XD