Dandere

Tsundere: A Japanese character development process that describes a person who is initially cold and even hostile towards another person before gradually showing their warm side over time. The word is derived from the terms Tsun Tsun, meaning to turn away in disgust, and Dere Dere, meaning to become 'lovey dovey'. Originally found in Japanese bishojo games, the word is now part of the otaku moe phenomenon, reaching into other media such as maid cafes, anime, manga, novels, and even mass media. The term was made popular in the game Kimi ga Nozomu Eien.

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EXAMPLE: Souichi Tatsumi from The Tyrant Falls in Love


Before: Hostile	After: Lovey Dovey (and then immediately hostile)

Yandere: from the Japanese words yanderu, meaning to be sick, and deredere, which is defined as exhausted or lovestruck. A fictional character who fits the contrasting archetype of being loving, sweet and gentle, and able to suddenly switch to brutal, psychotic or deranged behavior.

TVTropes.com has an EXCELLENT description of yandere and it's quite amusing as well. I suggest giving it a read.

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EXAMPLE: Fuuta Naruse from Cute Devil


Before: Loving, sweet, gentle	After: Brutal, psychotic, deranged

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Here are a few more from the 'dere' family:

Kuudere: Cold outside, sweet inside

Dandere: Asocial outside, sweet inside

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~Jennifer LeBlanc

5 Comments

LadyAOI May 25, 2011 at 7:40 AM

wow thank you for this I knew about Tsundere but I didn’t realize that Yandere was also a personality type same goes for Kuudere and Dandere cool ^_^

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Kaine May 25, 2011 at 8:10 AM

Hope you don’t mind my post ????????????

Kuudere: The cool type, someone who has a cold behavior on the outside, but for those who have gasp his/her behavior, he/she can see the soft side of him/her.

example: Masamune Takano from Sekaiichi Hatsukoi (?) by Shungiku Nakamura
Aikawa Kuon from Mujihi Na Otoko (?) by Mei Sakuraga

Dandere: is the silent type or the shy type who will be often told as an emotionless guy/girl, but will be able to show his/her heart with the right person if manage to open him/herself to him.

example: Satoru Toono from Bukiyo Na Silent (?) by Hinako Takanaga
(can’t think of anyone aside from Satoru)

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tsukiyaa May 28, 2011 at 3:23 PM

these “word of the day” posts are really helpful. I always hear tsundere pop up in animes that I watch but I never knew what it meant and I’ve never even heard of the other three. thanks!

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Jennifer LeBlanc AKA Asami's Girl Reply:
May 28th, 2011 at 5:33 PM
Thanks! I’m glad they help.

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yblees May 29, 2011 at 2:16 AM

LOL Thank you. Didn’t know there were four “dere’s”.

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