Class is in session! Leoni is stepping up to the whiteboard to tackle one of the wildest subjects in Yu-Gi-Oh! history: the insanely complex world of Anime Couple Ship Names! Can Johnny and Taylor keep up with the lesson?
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Cupid's Quiz Quiver
Can Johnny and Taylor ace the test at the end of the semester? Or will Leoni's chaotic breakdown of duelists in love leave them totally confused? It's all about romance, rivalry, and ridiculous shipping pairings in this episode of Cardmarket Duel Academy—and you can continue the quiz below!
Now Try It for Yourself!
Do you think you have what it takes to be a Yu-Gi-Oh! ship master? Test yourself with some of our favorites that didn't make it into the video! Each one is harder to guess than the last, so let us know how you score by the end!
Hubris Shipping
Can you guess which characters are meant when the community mentions Hubris Shipping?
Being a total egomaniac doesn't do anyone any favors, and it's hard to find a better example of that than Kaiba and Marik! Their self-centered attitudes are at the core of their personalities. Maybe if you treated people a little nicer, you wouldn't end up with such an unfortunate shipping name!
Sideshipping
Can you guess which characters are meant when the community mentions Sideshipping?
While both Tea and Serenity each get their moments to shine during certain duels, most of their time in the anime is spent cheering on Yugi or Joey from the sidelines. Although this ship name is a bit dismissive of their importance as characters, we should still consider them lucky. There are certainly much worse things your ship could be called … (Looking at you, Kaiba/Marik.)
Ateloshipping
Can you guess which characters are meant when the community mentions Ateloshipping?
This ship gets its name from "Atelophobia": the fear of imperfection or not being good enough. It's easy to see how both Pegasus and Bandit Keith drive themselves mad in pursuit of perfection and absolutely crumble in the face of defeat.
Mobiumshipping
Can you guess which characters are meant when the community mentions Mobiumshipping?
Three versions of the same character all grouped together? It's truly something that is only possible in Yu-Gi-Oh! ships. Mobiumshipping is a combination of "Millennium" and "Möbius," as in the Möbius Strip. This shape has only one edge and one side, even though it appears to have two of each. In this analogy, Atem and Yami Yugi are the illusory two sides of the strip, while Yugi himself is the single point that the other two always come back to. A bit of a stretch? Sure, maybe. But "Mobiumshipping" sounds so cool that we don't really care where it comes from anyway!
Evilshipping
Can you guess which characters are meant when the community mentions Evilshipping?
We bet you didn't see that one coming! Although the villanous side of Marik and Bakura pair quite nicely under the "Evil" moniker, Rebecca is thrown in here as quite the shock. Essentially, the Yu-Gi-Oh! community likes to joke about how Rebecca is actually the incarnation of all things evil, despite her young and innocent appearance. It may just be a silly joke from within the fandom, but it's got enough traction to earn her a spot in Yu-Gi-Oh!'s most deadly ship!
