More KKM *one track mind* MURATA SHIPPING! =D
After reading The story about Shinou and Daikenja and A scene between Murata and Shinou on ritsu2's lj, both from the novels, ( i just skimmed them before), I want to list out Murata pairings and my feelings on them because Murata is one of those characters I like pairing with everyone.
MurataxYuuri(SPOILERS AHEAD! READ AT YOUR OWN RISK): This one is the most obvious one because they are friends and the anime brings up the sun/moon metaphor several times. Other than that, there are a lot more hints toward this pairing. Murata manages Yuuri's baseball team, despite not liking baseball that much. Yuuri never made close friends in school. His only friends on Earth are the guys he plays baseball with and Muraken, plus, I read somewhere that Murata was the only face from middle school that he remembers. I think they have the capacity to get along. Murata's official bio somewhere listed Yuuri as one of his likes. :P
Something else that makes me want to pair them together is a short novel story I read the translation to by pyrrhic_victoly. Yuuri travels into other people's dreams using an invention by Anissina, but he is able to enter Murata's dream without the invention because they have some kind of special brain vibe or something. I'd say that's major shipping evidence.
Also, from the novel scene with Murata and Shinou, (SPOILER!) Murata tells Shinou that he'll become Shinou's enemy if Shinou becomes Yuuri's enemy. Now everyone knows how powerful Shinou is, and yet Murata is openly saying this. He definitely has guts but it also shows the depth of his feeling for Yuuri.
I like this pairing well enough, but Yuuri seems a little intimidated by Ken's intelligence, though that's not a huge issue. My main problem with this pairing is that I have the impression that Murata wants to live on Earth at some point in the near future. I mean, why else would he have invested so much in his education? He also seems to want to be popular in school. He has normal teenage boy desires despite living as the Great Sage in Shin Makoku. I guess he can change his mind and settle in Shin Makoku and forget about his life on Earth, because if he became Yuuri's lover, I don't think it would be fair to Yuuri to keep him waiting while he's living a second life on Earth. Oh yeah, another thing is how secretive Murata is. He'd have to work on that if he ended up with Yuuri.
MurataxShinou (SPOILERS AHEAD! READ AT YOUR OWN RISK): This seems to be the second most obvious pairing, mostly because of the ancestor episodes in the anime. Shinou and Daikenja appear to be close, caring friends, and then later Shinou is very happy to meet Murata and hopes they'll meet again in another life. Like, really, they might as well be hitting you on the head with this pairing. But unlike the anime which changes things around and waters things down, the novel relationship between Murata and Shinou isn't all fluff.
Okay, since I haven't read the novels myself, I can't say what the exact wording is, but the way that ritsu2 put it, Murata seems to feel he should hate Shinou instead of actually having cold hatred towards him. It's something he tells himself he should logically feel, but Murata doesn't really have any feelings towards him. The feelings of bitterness of course come from his 4000 year old curse that Shinou put on him (though Daikenja had appreciated it at the time) and the pain caused to all of his soul's incarnations. Murata says (and repeats) that he isn't Daikenja, only has his memories, and he doesn't possess Daikenja's feelings. This is proven when Shinou gives Murata the one thing that Daikenja wanted desperately, but Murata doesn't feel any happiness. He only feels relief that his personality hasn't merged with Daikenja's. And as stated under MurataxYuuri, Murata would oppose Shinou if Shinou does anything to Yuuri. So there isn't a whole lot of love here. :P
This pairing has a lot of angst potential. Shinou has waited 4000 years to be reunited with his beloved Daikenja, but this incarnation of Daikenja's is completely apathetic. Of course, Shinou could try and figure out a scheme to make Murata come to him. Shinou was obsessed with Daikenja so it's logical to think that he won't give up on Murata even if Murata isn't interested.
Even though the novel!Murata "hates" Shinou, one way this could change is if Daikenja's personality does come out somehow, the way Julia influences Yuuri. It could happen, and poor Murata would really be conflicted. A good writer could really create a fantastic story, but when it comes down to it, Shinou is a dead guy, not to mention novel!Shinou is more than a little evil. Unless I'd want Murata to end up unhappy, which he would most likely if he fell for Shinou, I can't say I'll support this pairing, though I won't entirely avoid it because it's interesting. The sad thing is I absolutely love Daikenja/Shinou. Their story is pretty damn tragic. And Shinou doesn't seem as evil before he dies. The present Shinou however doesn't even hesitate to use his beloved Murata as a pawn.
The main reason I'm not a fan of this pairing is because the deal with Shinou's body is never really explained, and the non-con fics I've read had intimate scenes which freaked me out. I am the type of person who wants the characters I like to be happy, and the situation of being in love with someone who isn't really alive just seems like something is lacking.
MurataxUlrike: Can't forget the het pairings, can we? It's easy to pair the two together since they interact so much in the anime, and Murata basically lives with her, LOL! Ulrike is cute, if you overlook the eyebrows, if you like lolis that is, but since I'm so not into lolicon, I can safely say that I'll never like this pairing. Also, Ulrike is a character I don't care for at all. No offense to Ulrike fans.:)
MurataxYozak: This is a very popular pairing, even though it never would have occurred to me. Yozak and Murata are both easy going with a good sense of humor, and they respect one another as capable, intelligent individuals. That's all I can really say about them. Also, Yozak takes special orders from Murata. I guess Gwendal has competition XD But anyway, Murata trusts Yozak enough to ask him for favors, and Yozak does them without complaint. Then there was that part in Season 3 of the anime where Yozak helps Murata do questionable things and Murata doesn't tell anyone else. So yeah, Yozak and Murata are good at keeping secrets.
I don't have strong feelings one way or the other about this pairing, but I have to say I don't mind it at all since I like them both as characters. Murata and Yozak would have a blast as lovers. ;) Just that I like pairing Yozak with Gwendal and Anissina more since they desperately need someone like him in their love equation. Maybe Murata can join in. XDDD Something else I consider an issue with them is that Murata is at the highest position in their society. Maohs can come and go but there is only one Daikenja, so he's almost god-like in his status. And Yozak isn't even a full demon, so he might not have the courage to make a move on Murata. I dunno, but Murata would probably have to be the one to initiate a relationship.
MurataxWolfram: This pairing is my guilty pleasure. Guilty because poor Yuuri doesn't get Wolfram in the end. Ah well, can't say that Yuuri hasn't had his chance. :P A lot of fics I've seen with this pairing base Murata's initial attraction toward Wolfram on his resemblance to Shinou which I can understand if you look only at anime!Murata. However, this pairing appeals to me in novelverse because if Murata did decide to pursue Wolfram, it would totally be a slap in the face to Shinou. Any Shinou torture is appreciated. >_>
In the novel, when Murata and Wolfram first meet each other, they don't even really talk. Wolfram just somehow knows that Murata is someone important and worthy of his respect, so even when Murata repeatedly insults Wolfram (maybe because Wolfram looks like Shinou so it puts a bad taste in Murata's mouth?) Wolfram doesn't say anything back, he instead takes his anger out on Yuuri. :P However, it is apparent to me that Murata likes Wolfram, and he approves of Yuuri's engagement to Wolfram. Since Yuuri is an important person to Murata, it would only make sense that he would only want someone decent as Yuuri's partner, so according to Murata, Wolfram qualifies.
The thing that makes me want to pair them is something I heard fom a drama cd, where Wolfram says something about how Murata is evil and has a mean streak, and then Conrad explains that Murata teases Wolfram a lot because Wolfram's reactions are humorous. :P It just sounds suspiciously like flirting to me. And I heard that in some other drama cd, Murata tells Wolfram that on earth, culture dictates that Wolfram, as Yuuri's fiance, should call Yuuri "master" while wearing a maid outfit. Maybe it's reaching, but there seems to be some sort of attraction there to me at least. Maybe the thing that's most attractive about Wolfram is how different he is from Shinou. Though, (SPOILER! Highlight to read!) I should say that since Wolfram is Shinou's descendant, and Shinou and Daikenja were brothers, that would make Wolfram Daikenja's descendant as well. So maybe out of respect for Daikenja, Murata feels a duty to be nice to Wolfram? He could only think that way after that scene between Shinou and Murata of course because before that he doesn't know about Daikenja's blood relation to Shinou.
The big obstacle for this pairing is obviously Yuuri. Wolfram and Yuuri are engaged, and Yuuri is Murata's friend. Stealing your friends fiance is kind of bad. I don't think Murata could make moves on Wolfram in good conscience. Murata and Wolfram coming together could only happen under special circumstances, such as the engagement being broken, and Wolfram giving up on Yuuri completely. Otherwise, Wolfram having continuing feelings for Yuuri while being with Murata would just be annoying. Murata deserves better than to be with someone who is in love with someone else. I do love this pairing though >_>
MurataxShouri: *grins* I approve of this pairing wholeheartedly. Let's see. I like the obvious tension between these characters (not the magnitude of Shinou/Murata of course) and the way Murata teases Shori who is so asking for it. I heard him calling Shori 'o-nii-chan' in a sing song voice in some drama cd and it was so obvious he was flirting with him. I dunno about serious flirting but still, the sexual implications are there.
They have a lot in common, their Japanese background, their academic talents (getting into top universities and all), basically, they're both geniuses and perverts. In the anime, Shori was the only one who was suspicious of Murata (the main reason why I like Shori at all.) Also, with Shori, Murata can live on Earth and keep in close contact with his pal, José Rodriguez who is going to be working with Shori in the future when Shori becomes the Earth's Maoh. Also, being the Earth's Maoh, it would be helpful for him if he had someone like Murata to give him sound counsel. In the novel, Murata comes to Shori for help and they run around Earth together. I don't really know anything that goes on, but they do have a fair bit of interaction. And Shori says something in a novel that could be taken to mean that he could possibly be attracted to members of the same sex.
I guess maybe being too similar might have its problems too. I can imagine them arguing a lot, but I guess that could serve to keep their relationship spicy? And then the brother complex that Shori has toward Yuuri would definitely be something that Murata would have issues with.
MurataxJosé Rodriguez: José is Murata's good friend and doctor since childhood, but there is that age gap. He knows about Murata's struggle with his memories, and he's in Bob's posse so he is in a pretty influential position on Earth. Then there's the whole Christine thing. It's strongly implied that he and Christine had a special relationship. I don't know if he was in love with her or what, or if he has any feelings for her that he's transferring onto Murata, but it's a possibility. I guess besides the age thing, there isn't too much stopping them from getting together. (Though imagine Murata telling his parents about his relationship with José. "Mom, Dad, I'm in love with a guy who is not only old enough to be my father but he's not even Japanese." XP ) This pairing is one I'm not really fond of, but I guess a good writer could make me like it. *shrugs* José is pretty cool though.
MurataxConrad: Err, what can I say? I do like it when Murata calls him "Weller-Kyo." I dunno o.O This pairing just seems really random. But Conrad does have his magic pheromones so maybe it could happen. Murata does remember Conrad from when he was still a soul in a jar XP Since Conrad has issues with his being half human-half demon, I suppose getting with Murata could strengthen his confidence? I do have to say how ironic it is that Murata isn't a demon (I can't say for sure but for all I know, he's human) but he's still at the top of the demon hierarchy. I'm not a fan of this pairing though, because Conrad will probably never leave Yuuri. That doesn't give Conrad's lover, whomever they may be, a whole lot of freedom.
MurataxGwendal Gwendal needs to have some fun. I'm sure Murata can help. :P I don't like breaking up my GwendalxAnissinaxYozak OT3 but I guess Gwendal can mess around with Murata too. They're both strategists. Gwendal is sexy. Random pairing is random.
AdelbertxMurata: I don't even know... But getting together with the Great Sage seems like it would be against Adelbert's principles. However, since Adelbert hates Shinou, maybe they could use that as a common point. ;D How exciting! And Christine was kind of like Julia's sister soul... So Adelbert can go for the moon after losing the sun...but I like AdelbertxGisela. >:
MurataxSaralegui: I dunno....I think Murata has enough troubles with blond, scheming bastard, power hungry kings with family issues. I guess this could happen if they were both trying to trick the other. HAHA, but love? No, I don't think so.
MurataxAnissina: Two evil geniuses? XD So much crack!
MurataxGisela: Nah, I would rather pair Gisela with Adelbert, or even Wolfram.
MurataxLady Flynn Gilbit: I certainly hope not.
MurataxCeli: LAWL!
MurataxGreta: I'm sure Yuuri and Wolfram would just love this. I like this as a crack pairing. :D
Now for my Murata OT3!
MurataxWolframxYuuri: I like this a whole lot. It's pretty perfect as far as threesome pairings go. Wolfram and Yuuri are sweet with just the two of them, but having a more mature additional partner would be good for their relationship I think. Wolfram can keep Yuuri in line, Murata can keep Wolfram in line, and Yuuri can keep Murata in line. X3
Also, I can't help but see a parallel between the three of them and Shinou, Daikenja, and Rufus. (Maybe Wolfram is the reincarnation of Rufus *dead*)
That's all the Murata ships I can think of right now. If I could read the novels, I would have probably written a proper shipping manifesto for at least one of these pairings. But these are my current thoughts on them. =)
MurataxYuuri(SPOILERS AHEAD! READ AT YOUR OWN RISK): This one is the most obvious one because they are friends and the anime brings up the sun/moon metaphor several times. Other than that, there are a lot more hints toward this pairing. Murata manages Yuuri's baseball team, despite not liking baseball that much. Yuuri never made close friends in school. His only friends on Earth are the guys he plays baseball with and Muraken, plus, I read somewhere that Murata was the only face from middle school that he remembers. I think they have the capacity to get along. Murata's official bio somewhere listed Yuuri as one of his likes. :P
Something else that makes me want to pair them together is a short novel story I read the translation to by pyrrhic_victoly. Yuuri travels into other people's dreams using an invention by Anissina, but he is able to enter Murata's dream without the invention because they have some kind of special brain vibe or something. I'd say that's major shipping evidence.
Also, from the novel scene with Murata and Shinou, (SPOILER!) Murata tells Shinou that he'll become Shinou's enemy if Shinou becomes Yuuri's enemy. Now everyone knows how powerful Shinou is, and yet Murata is openly saying this. He definitely has guts but it also shows the depth of his feeling for Yuuri.
I like this pairing well enough, but Yuuri seems a little intimidated by Ken's intelligence, though that's not a huge issue. My main problem with this pairing is that I have the impression that Murata wants to live on Earth at some point in the near future. I mean, why else would he have invested so much in his education? He also seems to want to be popular in school. He has normal teenage boy desires despite living as the Great Sage in Shin Makoku. I guess he can change his mind and settle in Shin Makoku and forget about his life on Earth, because if he became Yuuri's lover, I don't think it would be fair to Yuuri to keep him waiting while he's living a second life on Earth. Oh yeah, another thing is how secretive Murata is. He'd have to work on that if he ended up with Yuuri.
MurataxShinou (SPOILERS AHEAD! READ AT YOUR OWN RISK): This seems to be the second most obvious pairing, mostly because of the ancestor episodes in the anime. Shinou and Daikenja appear to be close, caring friends, and then later Shinou is very happy to meet Murata and hopes they'll meet again in another life. Like, really, they might as well be hitting you on the head with this pairing. But unlike the anime which changes things around and waters things down, the novel relationship between Murata and Shinou isn't all fluff.
Okay, since I haven't read the novels myself, I can't say what the exact wording is, but the way that ritsu2 put it, Murata seems to feel he should hate Shinou instead of actually having cold hatred towards him. It's something he tells himself he should logically feel, but Murata doesn't really have any feelings towards him. The feelings of bitterness of course come from his 4000 year old curse that Shinou put on him (though Daikenja had appreciated it at the time) and the pain caused to all of his soul's incarnations. Murata says (and repeats) that he isn't Daikenja, only has his memories, and he doesn't possess Daikenja's feelings. This is proven when Shinou gives Murata the one thing that Daikenja wanted desperately, but Murata doesn't feel any happiness. He only feels relief that his personality hasn't merged with Daikenja's. And as stated under MurataxYuuri, Murata would oppose Shinou if Shinou does anything to Yuuri. So there isn't a whole lot of love here. :P
This pairing has a lot of angst potential. Shinou has waited 4000 years to be reunited with his beloved Daikenja, but this incarnation of Daikenja's is completely apathetic. Of course, Shinou could try and figure out a scheme to make Murata come to him. Shinou was obsessed with Daikenja so it's logical to think that he won't give up on Murata even if Murata isn't interested.
Even though the novel!Murata "hates" Shinou, one way this could change is if Daikenja's personality does come out somehow, the way Julia influences Yuuri. It could happen, and poor Murata would really be conflicted. A good writer could really create a fantastic story, but when it comes down to it, Shinou is a dead guy, not to mention novel!Shinou is more than a little evil. Unless I'd want Murata to end up unhappy, which he would most likely if he fell for Shinou, I can't say I'll support this pairing, though I won't entirely avoid it because it's interesting. The sad thing is I absolutely love Daikenja/Shinou. Their story is pretty damn tragic. And Shinou doesn't seem as evil before he dies. The present Shinou however doesn't even hesitate to use his beloved Murata as a pawn.
The main reason I'm not a fan of this pairing is because the deal with Shinou's body is never really explained, and the non-con fics I've read had intimate scenes which freaked me out. I am the type of person who wants the characters I like to be happy, and the situation of being in love with someone who isn't really alive just seems like something is lacking.
MurataxUlrike: Can't forget the het pairings, can we? It's easy to pair the two together since they interact so much in the anime, and Murata basically lives with her, LOL! Ulrike is cute, if you overlook the eyebrows, if you like lolis that is, but since I'm so not into lolicon, I can safely say that I'll never like this pairing. Also, Ulrike is a character I don't care for at all. No offense to Ulrike fans.:)
MurataxYozak: This is a very popular pairing, even though it never would have occurred to me. Yozak and Murata are both easy going with a good sense of humor, and they respect one another as capable, intelligent individuals. That's all I can really say about them. Also, Yozak takes special orders from Murata. I guess Gwendal has competition XD But anyway, Murata trusts Yozak enough to ask him for favors, and Yozak does them without complaint. Then there was that part in Season 3 of the anime where Yozak helps Murata do questionable things and Murata doesn't tell anyone else. So yeah, Yozak and Murata are good at keeping secrets.
I don't have strong feelings one way or the other about this pairing, but I have to say I don't mind it at all since I like them both as characters. Murata and Yozak would have a blast as lovers. ;) Just that I like pairing Yozak with Gwendal and Anissina more since they desperately need someone like him in their love equation. Maybe Murata can join in. XDDD Something else I consider an issue with them is that Murata is at the highest position in their society. Maohs can come and go but there is only one Daikenja, so he's almost god-like in his status. And Yozak isn't even a full demon, so he might not have the courage to make a move on Murata. I dunno, but Murata would probably have to be the one to initiate a relationship.
MurataxWolfram: This pairing is my guilty pleasure. Guilty because poor Yuuri doesn't get Wolfram in the end. Ah well, can't say that Yuuri hasn't had his chance. :P A lot of fics I've seen with this pairing base Murata's initial attraction toward Wolfram on his resemblance to Shinou which I can understand if you look only at anime!Murata. However, this pairing appeals to me in novelverse because if Murata did decide to pursue Wolfram, it would totally be a slap in the face to Shinou. Any Shinou torture is appreciated. >_>
In the novel, when Murata and Wolfram first meet each other, they don't even really talk. Wolfram just somehow knows that Murata is someone important and worthy of his respect, so even when Murata repeatedly insults Wolfram (maybe because Wolfram looks like Shinou so it puts a bad taste in Murata's mouth?) Wolfram doesn't say anything back, he instead takes his anger out on Yuuri. :P However, it is apparent to me that Murata likes Wolfram, and he approves of Yuuri's engagement to Wolfram. Since Yuuri is an important person to Murata, it would only make sense that he would only want someone decent as Yuuri's partner, so according to Murata, Wolfram qualifies.
The thing that makes me want to pair them is something I heard fom a drama cd, where Wolfram says something about how Murata is evil and has a mean streak, and then Conrad explains that Murata teases Wolfram a lot because Wolfram's reactions are humorous. :P It just sounds suspiciously like flirting to me. And I heard that in some other drama cd, Murata tells Wolfram that on earth, culture dictates that Wolfram, as Yuuri's fiance, should call Yuuri "master" while wearing a maid outfit. Maybe it's reaching, but there seems to be some sort of attraction there to me at least. Maybe the thing that's most attractive about Wolfram is how different he is from Shinou. Though, (SPOILER! Highlight to read!) I should say that since Wolfram is Shinou's descendant, and Shinou and Daikenja were brothers, that would make Wolfram Daikenja's descendant as well. So maybe out of respect for Daikenja, Murata feels a duty to be nice to Wolfram? He could only think that way after that scene between Shinou and Murata of course because before that he doesn't know about Daikenja's blood relation to Shinou.
The big obstacle for this pairing is obviously Yuuri. Wolfram and Yuuri are engaged, and Yuuri is Murata's friend. Stealing your friends fiance is kind of bad. I don't think Murata could make moves on Wolfram in good conscience. Murata and Wolfram coming together could only happen under special circumstances, such as the engagement being broken, and Wolfram giving up on Yuuri completely. Otherwise, Wolfram having continuing feelings for Yuuri while being with Murata would just be annoying. Murata deserves better than to be with someone who is in love with someone else. I do love this pairing though >_>
MurataxShouri: *grins* I approve of this pairing wholeheartedly. Let's see. I like the obvious tension between these characters (not the magnitude of Shinou/Murata of course) and the way Murata teases Shori who is so asking for it. I heard him calling Shori 'o-nii-chan' in a sing song voice in some drama cd and it was so obvious he was flirting with him. I dunno about serious flirting but still, the sexual implications are there.
They have a lot in common, their Japanese background, their academic talents (getting into top universities and all), basically, they're both geniuses and perverts. In the anime, Shori was the only one who was suspicious of Murata (the main reason why I like Shori at all.) Also, with Shori, Murata can live on Earth and keep in close contact with his pal, José Rodriguez who is going to be working with Shori in the future when Shori becomes the Earth's Maoh. Also, being the Earth's Maoh, it would be helpful for him if he had someone like Murata to give him sound counsel. In the novel, Murata comes to Shori for help and they run around Earth together. I don't really know anything that goes on, but they do have a fair bit of interaction. And Shori says something in a novel that could be taken to mean that he could possibly be attracted to members of the same sex.
I guess maybe being too similar might have its problems too. I can imagine them arguing a lot, but I guess that could serve to keep their relationship spicy? And then the brother complex that Shori has toward Yuuri would definitely be something that Murata would have issues with.
MurataxJosé Rodriguez: José is Murata's good friend and doctor since childhood, but there is that age gap. He knows about Murata's struggle with his memories, and he's in Bob's posse so he is in a pretty influential position on Earth. Then there's the whole Christine thing. It's strongly implied that he and Christine had a special relationship. I don't know if he was in love with her or what, or if he has any feelings for her that he's transferring onto Murata, but it's a possibility. I guess besides the age thing, there isn't too much stopping them from getting together. (Though imagine Murata telling his parents about his relationship with José. "Mom, Dad, I'm in love with a guy who is not only old enough to be my father but he's not even Japanese." XP ) This pairing is one I'm not really fond of, but I guess a good writer could make me like it. *shrugs* José is pretty cool though.
MurataxConrad: Err, what can I say? I do like it when Murata calls him "Weller-Kyo." I dunno o.O This pairing just seems really random. But Conrad does have his magic pheromones so maybe it could happen. Murata does remember Conrad from when he was still a soul in a jar XP Since Conrad has issues with his being half human-half demon, I suppose getting with Murata could strengthen his confidence? I do have to say how ironic it is that Murata isn't a demon (I can't say for sure but for all I know, he's human) but he's still at the top of the demon hierarchy. I'm not a fan of this pairing though, because Conrad will probably never leave Yuuri. That doesn't give Conrad's lover, whomever they may be, a whole lot of freedom.
MurataxGwendal Gwendal needs to have some fun. I'm sure Murata can help. :P I don't like breaking up my GwendalxAnissinaxYozak OT3 but I guess Gwendal can mess around with Murata too. They're both strategists. Gwendal is sexy. Random pairing is random.
AdelbertxMurata: I don't even know... But getting together with the Great Sage seems like it would be against Adelbert's principles. However, since Adelbert hates Shinou, maybe they could use that as a common point. ;D How exciting! And Christine was kind of like Julia's sister soul... So Adelbert can go for the moon after losing the sun...but I like AdelbertxGisela. >:
MurataxSaralegui: I dunno....I think Murata has enough troubles with blond, scheming bastard, power hungry kings with family issues. I guess this could happen if they were both trying to trick the other. HAHA, but love? No, I don't think so.
MurataxAnissina: Two evil geniuses? XD So much crack!
MurataxGisela: Nah, I would rather pair Gisela with Adelbert, or even Wolfram.
MurataxLady Flynn Gilbit: I certainly hope not.
MurataxCeli: LAWL!
MurataxGreta: I'm sure Yuuri and Wolfram would just love this. I like this as a crack pairing. :D
Now for my Murata OT3!
MurataxWolframxYuuri: I like this a whole lot. It's pretty perfect as far as threesome pairings go. Wolfram and Yuuri are sweet with just the two of them, but having a more mature additional partner would be good for their relationship I think. Wolfram can keep Yuuri in line, Murata can keep Wolfram in line, and Yuuri can keep Murata in line. X3
Also, I can't help but see a parallel between the three of them and Shinou, Daikenja, and Rufus. (Maybe Wolfram is the reincarnation of Rufus *dead*)
That's all the Murata ships I can think of right now. If I could read the novels, I would have probably written a proper shipping manifesto for at least one of these pairings. But these are my current thoughts on them. =)