Libra Dohko/Aries Shion

Aries Shion/Libra Dohko is a slash pairing between Libra Dohko and Aries Shion from Saint Seiya. Fans ship them because both characters have been friends for hundreds of years. In the scenes where they appear together, they seemed to have great respect for each other and have even cried for each other in the occasional scene.
Both characters appear together both in the original timeline, as well as in the spinoff Saint Seiya: The Lost Canvas. In Saint Seiya: Next Dimension, the official sequel made by Masami Kurumada, which includes scenes that take place in he XVIII century Holy War, they are portrayed with a more juvenile attitude, both being newly promoted Gold Saints. In this arc, Shion has short hair and some artists prefer to draw him with this look. They also share some moments together in some of the videogames of the franchise.
This ship is the most popular for both characters on AO3 and is in the top ten pairings for the Saint Seiya Series category.
== Fandom ==
ShioDo day was decided by the Japanese fandom to be the tenth of April. As " と", the first character of tooka (tenth day) when added a diacritic it becomes "do" and April is "shigatsu" which is the first syllable of Shion's name. The tag 4月10日はシオ童の日 was used to post fanworks celebrating this day.
==Common Tropes in Fanworks==
*Angst: Because they went through a war together and saw many comrades die, angst is a common theme.
*Grief: Dohko sees Shion die twice.
*Hurt/Comfort: Where they both comfort each other in their post traumatic stress.
*Crackfic: Often featuring many other characters and the most popular pairings.
*Resurrection: Both get resurrected, alone or along with the rest of the cast that died, after sealing Hades. Usually they're both resurrected looking young instead of old.
*De-Aging: Both are more than two hundred years old. In fanarts and some fanfiction, they usually appear as young adults. Moments based in the XVIII century Holy War, both in LC or ND universe.
*Fluff: Slice of life scenes of them remembering other times or doing cute couples stuff.
==Example Fanworks==
===Fanfiction in English===
*Friendship, Love and Duty by Karietta. A short emotional hurt/comfort fic with a bit of smut.
*A Moment of Peace by Plantress. Example of slice of life resurrection fic.
*Farewell to an Old Friend by Ari. Angst story.
====Fanfiction in other languages====
*Siempre Pienso en ti by Nesi98. An example of slightly angsty fic where Dokho thinks about different moments spent with Shion. Language: Spanish
*La Marca del Amor by KausDreamer. Soulmate AU not set in canonverse. Language: Spanish
*Si Fuera Mi Última Semana en el Mundo by Aries_Saint. Epistolary format. A series of letters from Shion to Dohko. Language: Spanish
===Fanart===
*Phantom Ticket VR Service by makeinuota
*They are on a date by card4IV
*Bridal Style by MxKainArtist
*BROOOO!!!!✨✨✨ by RedTaiga_Art
* by card4IV
* by bux5rgls
* by Yanan-e-Gemma
* by doraEnm
* by meizin1912
* by D_artemi
* by anman1027
* by chinayamadasan
* by qgPc3pNWSmcTBeG
* by untruesaint
* by Eilema
* by 10oo53
* by Tthearian
* by katanajoshi
* by Eilema
* by Kochistli
* by Shoujosparkles
====Example Gallery====
File:Yanan-e-Gemma Dohko x Shion.jpg|by Yanan-e-Gemma
File:Makeinuota - Aries Shion Libra Dohko.jpg|♈♎🌿 by makeinuota
===Fanvids===
*Dohko & Shion AMV by Dark_Demon. Song: "See You Again (feat. Charlie Puth)" by Whiz Khalifa
==Fannish Resources==
*Archive of Our Own tag: Libra Dohko/Aries Shion
*Fanfiction.net tag: Dohko/Shion
Category:Saint Seiya Relationships
Category: Yaoi Pairings