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| | #REDIRECT [[List of major anime ships#Ash x Iris]] |
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| [[File:NegaiShipping1.png|thumb|250px|Iris and Ash]] | |
| '''NegaiShipping''' (Japanese: '''サトアイ''' ''SatoAi'') is the belief that [[Ash Ketchum]] and {{an|Iris}} belong in a romantic relationship. Currently, it is the main pairing of the {{series|Best Wishes}}, along with {{s|Wishful}}.
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| ==Evidence==
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| ===Iris's hints===
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| *''[[BW002|Enter Iris and Axew!]]''
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| :Iris blushes slightly upon meeting Ash, and throughout most of the episode. Later on, after {{p|Pikachu}} and {{p|Axew}} are stolen by Team Rocket, Ash jumps off a tree and falls down to the ground. Iris immediately jumps down from the tree, asking if Ash is all right, rather than trying to save the Pokémon. Iris also later thanks Ash for saving Axew, even though it was {{AP|Oshawott}} who saved him. Iris then tells Ash that because of his actions she has started to change her view of him and she starts traveling with him.
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| [[File:NegaiShipping.png|thumb|250px|Iris saving Ash]]
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| *''[[BW003|A Sandile Gusher of Change!]]''
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| :Iris and Ash spend the majority of the episode arguing. During a rescue of some Pokémon, however, Ash loses his grip on a bridge made of {{p|Sandile}}, but Iris is there to grab his wrist, keeping hold of him as the Sandile righten themselves to safety. Afterward, the two look to each other and smile, having silently reconciled their differences. It is to be noted, however, they shared this look a moment later with the main [[Sunglasses Krokorok|Sandile]]; ultimately, it means, "A job well done."
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| *''[[BW004|The Battle Club and Tepig's Choice!]]''
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| :Iris shows concern for Ash when he tries to get close to an abandoned {{p|Tepig}} and tells him to be careful. After Ash succeeds in calming the Pokémon down, Iris watches Ash as he unties the rope around Tepig's snout and feeds it. She seems surprised by Ash's treatment of the Pokémon and smiles warmly.
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| [[File:IrisNegai.png|thumb|250px|Iris watching Ash's gym battle]]
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| *''[[BW005|Triple Leaders, Team Threats!]]''
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| :During Ash's gym battle with {{an|Cilan}}, [[Chili]], and [[Cress]], fans of the brothers stayed on one side of the arena to cheer on the Gym Leaders, while Iris stays on the opposing side and quite blatantly gazes at Ash with a look that could easily be interpreted as attraction or cool admiration (among others, both positive and negative, given she's been calling him a "kid" up until now, and not kindly).
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| *''[[BW006|Dreams by the Yard Full!]]''
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| :After Ash beats Cilan, Iris is impressed with Ash's performance and whispers his name while watching him celebrate. After Ash receives his badge from Cilan, he shows off to Iris who quickly criticizes him. After this, Cilan asks Ash if he and Iris are traveling together. Iris yells that they aren't and runs off. Later, once Cilan has formally joined Ash's travel party, Ash and Cilan are on their way to leave [[Striaton City]]. As Ash wonders where Iris is, she appears from a tree, surprising him. After being asked by Ash to join him and Cilan on their journey, she is overjoyed and excitedly accepts his invitation.
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| *''[[BW009|The Bloom Is on Axew!]]''
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| :During the battle between Iris and Cilan, Iris seems to pay just as much attention to Ash as the battle at hand. Most of the time she and Ash argue over battle strategies and why she doesn't want to battle him. During this time, Iris is too busy arguing to tell Axew how to counterattack, and it ended up taking a {{m|SolarBeam}} at close range. Throughout the episode Iris is surprised that Ash wants to battle her so much.
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| *''[[BW010|A Rival Battle for Club Champ!]]''
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| :When Trip was leaving after he "canceled" the request to battle, she took up for Ash and helped convince Trip to change his mind. Iris blatantly gazes at Ash with a look that could easily be interpreted as attraction or cool admiration for the second time, during his battle with [[Trip]].
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| *''[[BW015|The Battle According to Lenora!]]''
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| :Iris grabs Ash's shoulder in an affectionate way when asking [[Lenora]] what type of Trainer he is. She is also very concerned about Ash's depressed attitude after he loses the gym battle.
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| *''[[BW020|Dancing With the Ducklett Trio!]]''
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| :When Ash and Pikachu fall into a hole and get separated from the group, Iris is willing to use her {{TP|Iris|Excadrill}} to try and find them. Even though Excadrill doesn't listen to her, Iris doesn't hesitate to ask it for help, unlike in [[BW009|''The Bloom is on Axew!'']] when Ash is the one to finally convince her to use it to rescue Axew. Later, Iris again shows a look of concern when Ash battles Sandile, knowing that Pikachu was at a disadvantage.
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| *''[[BW022|A Venipede Stampede!]]''
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| :When Ash tries to help an injured {{p|Venipede}}, Iris constantly worries for him, because of the Venipede's {{a|Poison Point}}. She is concerned for him when he becomes {{Status|poison}}ed due to contact with the Pokémon. Later, when Ash jumps in the path of {{p|Lampent}}'s {{m|Shadow Ball}} to protect the boss Venipede and is hit, she rushes to his side and holds onto his arm.
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| *''[[BW024|Emolga the Irresistible!]]''
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| :When Iris, Axew and {{p|Emolga}} are cornered by a group of wild {{p|Swoobat}}, Ash and the others come to their aid. Iris looks relieved and only acknowledges Ash and Pikachu, despite Cilan and {{an|Bianca}} being there as well.
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| <!--*''[[BW031|Ash and Trip's Third Battle!]]''
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| :When Ash and Iris meet up with Trip again, Ash challenges him to another battle. Trip declines, and Iris again takes up for Ash and convinces Trip to battle him.
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| -->
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| *''[[BW032|Facing Fear with Eyes Wide Open!]]
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| :When Ash and Oshawott are ambushed underwater by a school of wild {{p|Tympole}}, Iris seemingly senses the danger and looks toward the lake while wondering if they are all right.
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| *''[[BW034|Gotta Catch A Roggenrola!]]''
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| :On several different occasions when Ash was in mortal danger, Iris screamed his name with obvious strain in her voice. Meanwhile, Cilan and [[Mr. Garrison]] didn't say a thing.
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| *''[[BW039|Reunion Battles In Nimbasa!]]''
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| :During the [[Club Battle]] tournament Ash faces off against [[Burgundy]] in the first round, and right before his battle Iris shows concern for Ash and wonders who he'll use to fight with. Ash says he's using this chance to test someone. After this, Ash moves on to the battlefield while Iris stands up and follows him to the edge of the area designated for spectators.
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| *''[[BW044|Purrloin: Sweet or Sneaky?]]''
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| :Ash and the others end up in a sand trap when they try to help out a {{p|Purrloin}}. Ash uses his {{AP|Snivy}}, but despite her best efforts she is unable to pull the group out. When Ash's head is almost covered in the sand, Iris calls out to him in concern before immediately asking Excadrill for help.
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| *''[[BW049|Enter Elesa, Electrifying Gym Leader!]]''
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| :When Bianca decides to keep her promise to [[Bianca's father|her father]] and end her journey, the group is saddened to see her leave. However before Bianca's father can take her away, Iris insists that Ash say something to him and change his mind about letting Bianca travel. This is notable since it shows how much faith Iris has in Ash. Also she didn't ask Cilan, who is a better speaker, despite him being able to do the same thing.
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| *''[[BW055|Scraggy and the Demanding Gothita!]]''
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| :When Iris says that Scraggy and Axew are as competitive as rivals when they battle and that when the battles over they're best friends, she smiles at Ash. Later when Katharine tries to get Ash to trade Scraggy, she is worried that Ash will lose Scraggy. Cilan shows no concern over the battle.
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| *''[[BW066|Baffling the Bouffalant!]]''
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| :During a scene where she's up in a tree searching for the others, she asks "Ash, where are you?". She doesn't mention {{an|Cilan}} in that particular moment.
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| ===Ash's hints===
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| *''[[BW002|Enter Iris and Axew!]]''
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| :The morning after meeting Iris, Ash seems a little disappointed when she has suddenly gone missing.
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| *''[[BW006|Dreams by the Yard Full!]]''
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| :After his battle with Cilan, Ash happily shows his badge to Iris and asks her opinion. Iris criticizes Ash for his choices in battle and this upsets him, not expecting that answer from her. Also, Ash seems to be upset when Iris declares that he and she are not traveling together and takes off on her own.
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| *''[[BW009|The Bloom Is on Axew!]]''
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| :Ash is annoyed that Iris would not battle him and that she battled {{an|Cilan}} instead. He continuously asks her for a battle throughout the episode.
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| *''[[BW018|Sewaddle and Burgh in Pinwheel Forest!]]''
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| :When the group is lost in the [[Pinwheel Forest]], Iris claims to know the way out by "listening to the forest". Cilan says that this was merely non-scientific explanations, but Ash agrees that going with your hunches is the best way to go.
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| *''[[BW027|The Dragon Master's Path!]]''
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| :When Team Rocket steals Axew and {{p|Druddigon}}, Iris uses her senses to try and find the two Pokémon. When Iris finds out where they are, Cilan and [[Emmy]] begin to doubt Iris and think that she is going the wrong way. However, Ash assures them that because of Iris's senses they would find Axew and Druddigon. Ash then tells them that he will believe in Iris, and follows after her. This shows that Ash has confidence in Iris's abilities and her bond with Axew.
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| *''[[BW041|The Club Battle Hearts of Fury: Emolga Versus Sawk!]]''
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| :During Iris's battle against [[Stephan]] in the second round of the Club Battle tournament, Ash expresses concern for her when she is losing the battle. When she finally manages to turn things around and defeat him, Ash states that Iris is awesome.
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| *''[[BW042|Club Battle Finale: A Heroes Outcome!]]''
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| :In the semifinal match of the tournament Iris's Axew goes against [[Luke]]'s {{p|Golett}}. Iris tells Axew to use {{m|Scratch}} but it is ineffective due to Golett being part {{type|Ghost}}. [[Georgia]] insults Iris for not knowing that, and Ash defends her by saying the battle has only begun. He also expresses concern for Iris when she and Axew are cornered during the battle.
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| *''[[BW051|Lost at the Stamp Rally!]]''
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| :Cilan enters the [[Nimbasa City]] stamp rally where the winner gets the chance to battle the {{tc|Subway Boss}}es. Despite being excited about an opportunity to battle against the Subway Bosses, Ash declines Cilan's invitation to help him collect all of the stamps because he promised Iris that he would go sightseeing through Nimbasa City with her.
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| *''[[BW056|The Lonely Deino!]]''
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| :The group is working at a daycare where a shy {{p|Deino}}'s trainer has yet to return. Iris, knowing how much Ash was looking forward to his gym battle, tells him and Cilan to go on ahead to [[Driftveil City]] without her while she waits with Deino. Ash and Cilan both decide to wait as well, and Ash reassures Iris that if that Deino is her friend then it's also a friend of theirs. Iris looks relieved to hear Ash say that.
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| ===Other hints===
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| *Unlike {{an|Misty}}, {{an|May}}, and {{an|Dawn}}, Iris starts following Ash without his permission for unknown reasons. She claims that she is doing him a favor since he is new to the [[Unova]] region and unfamiliar with the territory. Some fans believe that Iris is using this as an excuse to hide her true intentions. While Ash felt some obligation to Misty and May for Pikachu destroying their bikes, Dawn asks to join him and Brock on their journey.
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| *Iris criticizes Ash on occasion by referring to him as a little kid. Iris tends to do this when Ash does something rash, impulsive, or more recently just to tease him since she knows it bothers him. <!--[[BW014]] and [[BW030]] are notable examples of Iris teasing Ash for her own amusement.-->
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| *Ash has been seen to take on some of Iris's characteristics, like frequently climbing trees, swinging from vines, as well as her confidence.<!--[[BW007]] and [[BW031]] are notable examples of these, but Ash often did this beforehand, swinging from a vine to save May in Grass Hysteria, climbing up the rock in Lucario and The Mystery of Mew and always generally had lots of confidence.-->
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| *Cilan has noted on several different occasions that Ash and Iris give off an interesting flavor when they are together and has also pointed out their similarities. This usually causes them to lash out at him aggressively in disagreement. <!--This {{s|PokéShipping|wouldn't be the first time}} that Ash and a {{an|Misty|female companion}} [[EP100|lashed out]] at their {{Tracey|traveling companion}} for noting something similar.-->
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| *[[Ash's Oshawott]] has a crush on [[Iris's Emolga]]. This could be a sign that Ash may have a crush on Iris, since {{an|Professor Oak}} and {{an|Brock}} have said in the past that Pokémon represent the feelings of their masters and when two Pokémon fall in love, there is a good chance the Trainers will too. This is similar to how fans relate [[AdvanceShipping]] and [[VineShipping]], or [[PearlShipping]] and [[LagomorphShipping]] to each other. It is to be pointed out that Oshawott developed this crush ''before'' Iris caught Emolga. The claim has also been refuted at various points during the series, so the feelings of the Pokémon are not always definitive to the feelings of the Trainers.
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| ==Similarities==
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| [[File:Ash and Iris eating.png|thumb|250px|Ash and Iris eating]]
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| *As shown in ''[[BW008|Saving Darmanitan From The Bell!]]'', both Ash and Iris tend to eat a lot, being explicitly said by [[Cilan]].
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| *Both own Pokémon that do not reside within a [[Poké Ball]] ([[Ash's Pikachu]] and [[Iris's Axew]]).
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| *Both have at times shown an impulsive nature, especially when protecting their Pokémon.
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| *Both have owned Pokémon that have refused to obey them at one point (Ash's {{AP|Pikachu}}, {{AP|Charizard}}, and {{AP|Primeape}}, and Iris's {{TP|Iris|Excadrill}}).
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| *Ash and Iris are the only main characters in the series to own a {{type|Dragon}} Pokémon ([[Ash's Gible]] and [[Iris's Axew]]).
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| **As part of their story, both Gible and Axew have trouble executing a certain Dragon-type move at first: {{m|Draco Meteor}} and {{m|Dragon Rage}} respectively.
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| **Also, Gible and Axew are both part of a three-stage evolutionary line that retain the same type throughout their [[evolution]].
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| *Both own Pokémon that have revealed that their primary goal is to reach their final evolutionary stage ([[Ash's Butterfree]] and Iris's Axew).
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| **Both Pokémon were raised from, and expressed this goal in, their first evolutionary stage.
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| *Both own an {{type|Electric}} rodent Pokémon (Ash's Pikachu and [[Iris's Emolga]]).
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| **Both Pokémon store electricity in the sacs of their cheeks.
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| **Also, both Pikachu and Emolga have a fondness for a certain item, ketchup and apples, respectively.
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| **Both Pikachu and Emolga know Pokémon that have crushes on them, [[Dawn's Buneary]] and Ash's Oshawott, respectively.
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| **Both Pikachu and Emolga have the {{a|Static}} ability.
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| *Ash and Iris are the only main characters in the series to own several Pokémon that know the same moves. {{m|Attract}} for [[Ash's Snivy]] and Iris's Emolga, {{m|Focus Blast}} for [[Ash's Scraggy]] and [[Iris's Excadrill]], and {{m|Dig}} for [[Ash's Krookodile]] and Iris's Excadrill as well.
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| **Both Snivy and Emolga are female and Scraggy and Excadrill are male.
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| *Ash and Iris have each owned a Pokémon voiced by [[Mika Kanai]] in the Japanese as well as the English dub. ([[Ash's Bayleef]] and [[Iris's Emolga]])
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| *Both are the only main characters to have battled a {{pkmn|Champion}}.
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| ==Name origin==
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| *''Negai'' is from the Japanese characters 願い (''negai'') to mean 'wish' (in terms of 'desire,' 'prayer,' or 'request'). It is used as an alternate name over {{s|Wish}}, after the title of the Japanese series "[[Best Wishes series|Best Wishes]]."
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| == Alternate names ==
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| *''AaIL'' - stands for '''A'''sh '''a'''nd '''I'''ris '''L'''ove
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| *サトアイ ''SatoAi'' - meaning '''Sato'''shi and '''I'''ris (''ai'' being the phonetic pronunciation of the long ''i'' sound)
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| *PalmtreeShipping - This was one of the first names, but was unoffcial.
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| ==External links==
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| [http://negaishipping.wordpress.com/ NegaiShipping World]
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| {{Project Shipping notice}}
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