Shipper

A term drawn from fanfiction in general. Short for "relationshipper", it can be used to describe romance authors or stories. Early in the fandom history, the most common form of shipper was match-ups between Daria and Trent (a.k.a., Daria/Trent). In more recent years, the variety of relationship match-ups has expanded considerably, sometimes to absurdity.

Gay or lesbian shippers written about same-sex character pairs are called slash fiction or "slashfic," for the slash mark separating the names of the two lovers when referring to such tales. Daria/Jane is probably the most common form of slash in Daria fandom. Further discussion of slash fanfic appears under that heading; the remainder of this article discusses only heterosexual match-ups.

Daria/Trent (Discussions/Essays)

 * First March 2005 interview with Glenn Eichler on DVDaria, in which Mr. Eichler says of the show's fans, “It would have been nice if a percentage of the viewers hadn't gotten so wrapped up in the 'romance' (or non-romance) storylines that they missed out on other things we were trying to do, but that's their right as the audience.”
 * April 2005 interview with Glenn Eichler on DVDaria (see individual questions)
 * January 2006 interview with Glenn Eichler on DVDaria (see individual questions)
 * January 2006 interview with Anne D. Bernstein on DVDaria (see individual questions)
 * May 2006 interview with Anne D. Bernstein on DVDaria (see individual questions)

Daria/Tom (Discussions/Essays)

 * First March 2005 interview with Glenn Eichler on DVDaria, with a long, interesting answer to the question, "Why Tom?"
 * “The Other Side of the Kiss: An Examination of the Infamous ‘Love Triangle’” by Kara Wild.
 * “Anatomy of a Tom Hater: Why There Is So Much Anger Towards Tom Sloane” by Kara Wild with help from Alan Benard.
 * “The Fall of Tommunism” by CINCGREEN.
 * January 2006 interview with Ann D. Bernstein on DVDaria (see individual questions)

Daria/Other (Discussions/Essays)

 * April 2005 interview with Glenn Eichler on DVDaria (see individual questions)

Jane/Anyone (Discussions/Essays)

 * “Jane Lane: Hero in the Making? by The Angst Guy (see discussion of past boyfriends)