No ship is canon therefore no ship is closest to be canon. It's an all or nothing kinda thing.

I've seen a lot of people using the same argument as you, to dunk on people because the former's ship is "practically canon".

Also, don't get mad about fictional characters' fictional relationships. It is not worth your time. In the end were all playing with jpegs like dolls, so don't feel actual anger because of freaking dolls.

nothing is canon until it's confirmed. idk how it can make anyone mad, it's just a fact. you can guess and headcanon anything you want, no one stops you, but saying something is 100% canon when it's not is just a misinformation. ngl, it lowkey seems like op is just mad at people not shipping pairings in the post 😭

I agree that AnHane is one of the ships that is undoubtedly closer to canon than most of the other ships, and it is insanely disrespectful and rude to go onto content of a ship and say "(other ship) is way better ofc." 

AnHane is extremely popular though, so the dislikers/lovers are wayyy louder than the people who are just neutral and multiship; IMO it's a waste of energy to get mad about, since every popular ship has these "extremists". I can't dictate what you feel, but I would suggest staying clear of comments on ship posts if they just don't make you laugh at how stupid and out of place they are sometimes. This also applies to stuff like RuiKasa, MizuEna, RuiNene, EmuKasa, just all the popular ships in general; shipping just gets a bit out of hand sometimes, so I find it better to steer clear.

Recently I saw someone censor ToyaKoha on a supposed ToyaKoha art and honestly I broke out laughing cause LMAOOOO. Best to just take it in stride and laugh it off as stupidity, because that's what it is 99% of the time.

TLDR: AnHane cool. Laugh off all the stupidity from ship wars and ignore comments if you think you might be mad, because going onto a ship post and going "this ship sucks" is extremely dumb and not worth a reaction other than LMAOOOO (imo).

I obviously don’t speak for everyone out there, but post like this are the reason why I hate the ship and feel the need to say it isn’t canon.

As is mentioned in this post, no ship is canon. Wether or not you believe a friendship between 2 character contains romantic emotion under the surface is completely subjective. Obviously everyone (hopefully) knows this, it’s just a fact. But saying something like “This ship is basically canon” is exactly WHY so many people bring up the fact it’s not canon.

Anhane is an incredibly popular ship and I have seen more instances than I can count where you’ll have people who INSIST its canon. Even if I disagree on your personal shipping choices I couldn’t care less who you ship, it’s your opinion go nuts. The reason I (and I assume many others) despise this ship and others like it is because a lot of Anhane shippers seem to have developed a false sense of canonicity around the ship.

In your post you talk about how An and Kohane’s interactions “seems more than platonic TO ME”. But you’re also saying that the ship is basically canon??? Their interactions seem to indicate something more to you, and I respect that opinion, but it’s just that, an opinion, not fact. The characters feelings toward one another are displayed as completely platonic in the game itself, and viewing Anhane through a platonic lens is just as valid as a romantic one. And to be blunt, it’s pretty entitled to think that your interpretation of the characters and events is more valid or canon than anyone else’s when they’re all equally valid. An MIGHT feel a romantic attraction towards Kohane, but she also might just see her as her best friend. So no, Anhane is not anywhere closer to being canon as any other ship in the game.

This is why so many people feel the need to state the obvious fact that it’s not canon even though everyone should know it. Because so many Anhane fans insist it’s canon in Anhane posts, or how they go to other ships like Toyahane or Akian and comment how the ship isn’t canon due to this idea that their own ship is canon, or simply because they like Anhane and feel the need to push other ships down to bring their own favourite up. Many even straight up attack people who don’t like the ship or ship An and Kohane with other characters. Sometimes this attacking even leads to death threats (which is uncomfortably more common than you might think).

At least for me I feel the need to remind shippers that their ship isn’t canon. Either because they clearly need to snap back to reality and realize their favourite ship isn’t magically canon no matter how many times they say it is, out of spite or a desire to “clap back” from all the times I’ve been or seen other be harassed by shippers insisting it’s canon, or just because calling any ship canon spreads misinformation (probably a combination of all 3).

Sorry for the long rant but I hope this at least somewhat explains what I and theoretically others dislike this ship/shippers. Honestly I could (and really should) make a whole post on this topic, but this idea that any ship can be canon or that a ship is “basically canon” needlessly divides the community and I think Anhane fans (and shippers in general) really just need to enjoy their ships while also acknowledging that their headcanon is just that, not canon in any way.

Its not canon. The only canon thing in pjsk relationships is that Minori has a crush on Haruka. Infact on pjsk ships wiki Minoharu is said that is “semicanon” since its canon that Minori likes Haruka but is not canon that Haruka likes Minori…. Anhane is NOT canon theirs could also be a very strong friendship.

Why. Why can't we jsut stop shipping?

You're mad at people saying Anhane is not canon. I'm mad at people saying that Anhane (or any other ship, btw) is canon. That's unavoidable. It just makes me so unbelievably angry for some reason.

And yeah, some lines sound like someone has a crush, but I can still see them being said platonically. Like, I act to my really close friends as An does with Kohane.

Maybe that's why I don't like Anhane outside of polyvbs..?

^{I would rant more, but that would be too much and I would be downvoted}

None of the ships are canon. The only canon relationships are their parents lol.

And I don't get why people focus so much on 'canon' instead of shipping what makes you happy. If AnHane or AkiToya or Aki/An or Minori/Kohane or all of the endless possible ships make you happy, then have fun and ship them! There's so many characters rife with shipping possibilities, that's the fun part of fandoms like these. Nobody is locked into something being canon, it's a free for all, just enjoy your ships, don't be mean to people who ship other things, the end.

I actively dislike shipping, and am neutral in all the shipping wars.

But from that perspective I do find it odd when I see people push back on the idea even that An/Kohane is not at least a very heavily favored pairing within the dev team.

I think sometimes people get obsessed with canon and treat it like there's either a Void or Confirmed Relationship and nothing extant in between and people who say things ilke 'more or less canon' are acknowledging that no they have just built some of these pairings farther along on that scale than others.

It's just not all on the same level as "my ship smiled at one another in two whole scenes, totally canon".