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This shrine is a safe space of my comfort ship.
!!!Both characters are seen as adults. I don't ship their Anime versions.!!!
This ship is not canon and everything here is purely for entertainment purposes.
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About
MetaKirby, also known as MtKb, is the romantic ship between Kirby and Meta Knight from the Kirby series.
On the western (primarily English-speaking) side of the fandom, Metakirby was initially the most popular ship. But in recent years this portrayal has died down in favor of the headcanon of them having a father/son-like relationship known as MetaDad (ใใใใคใ "papanaito" in Japanese). But of course not everyone follows that headcanon.
Both portraits of their relationship as either lovers or father/son-like are purely fanon meaning none of them are official.
Pixiv Encyclopedia entry: Link
Is this ship yaoi/slash?
Short answer: It depends.
In translations and localizations Kirby is adressed as a boy. But in Japan he doesn't have an official gender.
Despite his gender being officially neutral/ambiguous Kirby is sometimes adressed as ใใ (kare) which is a masculine third person pronoun.
Still, his gender is mostly "up to the player". Which explains why is common to see Kirby portrayed as a girl by the Japanese fandom since it's a valid interpretation of the character's gender.
But there's like a consensus to see Kirby as gender neutral and HAL doesn't mind portraying him both feminine-leaning and masculine-leaning.
Seeing Kirby as a boy, girl, agender or non-binary are all valid interpretations.
As a little fun fact. Meta Knight also doesn't have an official gender in Japan!
Are they related?
There is no official information about them being related in any way beyond "probably been of the same species". Because yes, not even that is confirmed. (But it's heavily implied).
Any type of relationship between them as siblings, parent-child, lovers or mentor-student are headcanons created by the community without any confirmation from the devs.
Of course, in the context of shipping, they are not seen as family members of any type.
Isn't Kirby a kid?
Short answer: Kirby doesn't have an official canon age.
In the Japanese manuals, since the first game Kirby has been referred as "a young traveller". The word for young specifically being wakamono (่ฅ่
). This word can be use to adress any person who is, as you guess, young. This mean it can be like anything from a kid to a young adult.
If you Google search the word you will mostly see pictures of late teens and young adults since it's mostly used with those age groups.
Since the term is so broad seeing Kirby as a small kid, a teen or a young adult are all correct and valid portraits of his age.
In the context of this ship Kirby is seen and portrayed exclusively as a young adult.
But in the anime Kirby was a baby
The anime, just like the light novels, even if they are official they follow a different canon from the games. Meaning there are a lot of elements and characters from the anime that don't exist in the games. You can even see a list of the differences here.
But the anime is it's own thing and it should be treated as an AU.
As a side note some games include elements from the anime. These games are seen as "collaboration" or crossover games. The prime examples are Mass Attack and Epic Yarn.
I don't ship their anime counterparts.
In the anime Meta Knight is a grown adult while Kirby is just a mere toddler. There's nothing to discuss about it.
Names and tags
List of the many names and tags used to call this ship on the Internet.
Fanart
Art made by me.
Click on the image to enlarge.
Related Merch
A list of some official merch featuring both Kirby and Meta Knight exclusively or as part of a matching set.
None of the following products count as official proof nor confirmation of any romantic relationship between them.
The following products aren't posted in chronological order.
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Hoshi no Kirby 25th Anniversary - Pu pu Premium ring
Year: 2017 Manufacturer or publisher: Ensky
Both rings were made of silver and, in the case of the Kirby one, pink gold.
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Pair Mug
Year: ??? Manufacturer or publisher: ???
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Kirby Japanese set
Year: 2017 Manufacturer or publisher: Twincree
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Keychains
Year: ??? Manufacturer or publisher: ???
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Acrylic jigsaw puzzle
Year: 2014
Manufacturer or publisher: Ensky
These are matching puzzles since they are part of the same picture.
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Sticker
Year: ???
Manufacturer or publisher: ???
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Kirby 25th Anniversary Pupupu Leather Key Cover
Year: 2017
Manufacturer or publisher: Tokyo Otaku Mode
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Kirby vs Meta Knight Garbage Bin
Year: ????
Manufacturer or publisher: SK Japan
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Kirby of the Star Teacher's Reward Stamp
Year: 2024
Manufacturer or publisher: BEVERLY
Reward stamps to put next to your homework. The Kirby and Meta Knight one can read "Do your best".
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MetaKirby Day
October 9 is considered to be MetaKirby day. Why? Because it's their middle birthday!
Okay but what does that mean?
There are 330 days between the release of Kirby's Dream Land (Kirby's debut game) and Kirby's Adventure (Meta Knight's debut game). 165 is the half of 330. And October 10 is 165 days after the release of Kirby's Dream Land and 165 days before the release of Kirby's Adventure making it their middle birthday.
It is mostly celebrated on Twitter by the Japanese userbase.
For that they use the hashtag #10ๆ9ๆฅใฏใกใฟใซใ็ฅญ
MetaKirby Week
Starting from this year (2023) Metakirby will be having a ship week. A ship week is very similar to a ship day, but as its name indicates, it lasts 7 days. All week.
Similar with their ship day it is celebrate mostly on social media, like Twitter and Tumblr.