Information gratefully swiped from Dimmie, for she says it better than I ever could. ♥

What is a fanlisting?

A fanlisting, in the simplest terms, is a web clique that lists fans of a certain subject. In the case of this site, fans of all positive relationships between Fuji and Syusuke and Kawamura Takashi. The main difference between a fanlisting and a regular clique is that in a fanlisting we want to know not only who you are, but also where you're from, so we can also show all the different places that this relationship has made fans in.

What a fanlisting is definitely not, is an official fanclub. Like any fansite, this listing is made by simple fans. Joining this list will not sign you up for newsletters, prizes, discounts, or anything like that. The only thing you'll get from joining is the pleasure of seeing your name as part of this big list of fans who love and support Taka and Fuji, all around the world. :D

Sounds like a good idea? Then you're more than welcome to come join us!

What is this fanlisting about?

Since the TFL network extinguished the "friendship" category, both romantic relationships and friendships have been mixed up in the "relationships" fanlistings. And that is what this one is - a fanlisting for both the friendship between Taka and Fuji, or the romantic involvement between them. Their interaction all through the story suggests Taka and Fuji are at the very least very good friends - from there to any kind of romantic relationship is a stretch of the fangirls' minds, yes, but that is what fandom shipping is for (and if you really want to know, yep, I do ship TakaFuji like crazy {Katze agrees with Dimmie's sentiment, naturally.}).

So this fanlisting is for fans of either aspect of their relationship. It doesn't matter if you like Taka and Fuji simply as friends, or more as lovers; as long as you love to see Taka and Fuji interacting with each other, this is the place for you. ^_^

Who are Kawamura and Fuji?

Kawamura Takashi and Fuji Syusuke are characters from the manga/anime Tennis no Ohjisama. They are both regular players in the tennis club of the Seishun Gakuen school, the protagonist school in the story.

Kawamura Takashi, 14 years old, third year Jr. High student, is usually a shy, quiet and polite boy. All that changes 180 when he holds a racket - when he is playing, Kawamura goes into "burning" mode, becoming loud, bold and daring. Holding a racket seems to release all the pressure Kawamura builds up being shy and proper all the time. He plays tennis more as a hobby than a vocation, though, as his family role is to take over his father's sushi restaurant when he grows up, reason why he will have to leave the tennis club once he graduates. Kawamura has doubts about foretold future at times, and briefly questions the need to abandon tennis for good a couple of times in the story - but Kawamura is too much of a good boy to go against his father's will, and his sense of responsibility is too strong to let the family business sink.

Fuji Syusuke, also 14 years old and third year Jr. High student, is usually easy going, and like Kawamura, doesn't show his real self too often, hiding himself behind closed eyes that see everything and an ever present smile always amused at something or someone. But contrary to his friend, the "real" Fuji is not a ball of energy and noise - instead, when Fuji really focuses on something, he is determined, strategically cold and calculating, and a master at revenge (not always in his own name). Fuji is considered a tennis "genius" for his ability to counter any attack and to improvise the most improbable things when his game is cornered. He is extremely attached and protective of his family, particularly brother Yuuta and sister Yumiko.

Kawamura and Fuji are first seen really interacting in the Fudomine arc (both manga and anime), where they are paired in Doubles 2 against Uchimura and Mori. It's also in this match that we discover how even when he is in "burning" mode, Kawamura is still willing to sacrifice everything for a friend - he severely injures his own wrist to spare Fuji a broken arm, and we learn that there is a good friendship between these two, from the mutual trust they demonstrate. After that, they appear in several snippets of manga chapters and anime episodes talking, or interacting in the background, which also shows their day-by-day friendship. They are paired up in doubles again against Yamabuki, and later on in the first round of Nationals.