What's the English word for tsundere?

Tsundere (ツンデレ, pronounced [tsɯndeɽe]) is 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. About the closest I can come is “hate to love” but I wonder if there's something more succinct?
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Why are Tsunderes mean?

"Tsundere" is a term for a character who acts rude, cold, and hostile towards their love interest in order to conceal their warm and caring feelings.
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Is tsundere an insult?

If you grew up in a gaming environment were trash talking, yelling and blaming people is like an every day greeting, calling me a tsundere is an utterly weak insult... I don't even consider it as an insult. I'd tell you, but then I'd have to kill you.
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What is a Type B tsundere?

Type B (alias Type Dere or sweet): These Tsundere have deredere as their default mood. They are sweet, kind and generous, but just happen to have a hidden violent side as well. In this case, temper is almost always triggered by someone or something else, usually a Love Interest.
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How do you act like a tsundere?

Tsunderes are well-known for managing to take on a snarky attitude towards anything at all, whether it's something small or big. Being passive-aggressive and seeming like everything is merely a minor annoyance is a good way to act tsundere. Backhanded compliments and snarky remarks are the way to go.
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What is Tsundere?



What is my dere?

Dere types are character stock stereotypes that can be categorized based on the behavior of fictional characters, most often portrayed in anime. There are five main types of deres, including yandere, tsundere, kuudere, dandere, and deredere.
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What type of dere is Bakugou?

One of the key traits of a tsundere, at least to those familiar with anime, is that the tsundere eventually switches to their softer and more caring side. In My Hero Academia, Bakugo doesn't have that sort of persona switch. At his core, he remains a loud, hotheaded, temperamental, and emotional character.
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What is a Shundere?

Shundere[1] refers to a character who is sad or very depressed all of the time. Shundere characters often are sad from the start and don't have much of a reason to feel like this, unlike utsudere.
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What is an Dandere?

Advertisement. The “dan” in dandere comes from the Japanese word “danmari” (黙り) meaning silence. Thus a dandere is a quiet and often antisocial character. Danderes often want to be sociable but are too scared or too embarrassed to talk.
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What is a Himedere?

A "Himedere" refers to a character who wishes to be treated like a princess or a queen by the person she loves, even if she is not actual royalty. Himedere characters have a princess complex. They can be real princesses or only want to be treated like royalty.
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What is an anime girl called?

What does waifu mean? Waifu is a term for a fictional character, usually in anime or related media, that someone has great, and sometimes romantic, affection for.
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What are the 4 types of Deres?

  • Goudere.
  • Himedere.
  • Oujidere.
  • Tsundere.
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What is a male tsundere called?

Oranyan is the term used for male tsundere.
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What is the opposite of tsundere?

Instead of tsundere, it's haraguro (腹黒). It means a character who is "two-faced", acts nice but vicious with certain people or in secret. Example of haraguro character: Maki from Seto no Hanayome. The definition of haraguro is "wicked".
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What is kuudere?

Noun. kuudere (plural kuuderes) (chiefly Japanese fiction) A character, usually a girl, who is usually silent and reserved, but opens up to a crush.
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Is tsundere a real thing?

Tsundere people act normal around people that they don't have feelings for, but they act mean towards the people that they care for. Yeah, it's like joking/teasing someone that they are really close to, and being mean to them, even though they really like them and care for them.
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What is a Hinedere?

A "Hinedere" refers to characters who have cynical world views, are cold-hearted, and are highly arrogant.
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What is a Hiyakasudere?

A "Hiyakasudere" refers to a playful, or at worst mischievous character who likes to tease others and sometimes flirt with those they like.
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What is a Megadere?

A "Megadere" is obsessed with their love interest in a fangirl/fanboy fashion and won't be afraid to show their interest towards them.
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Is Nino a tsundere?

Nino Nakano (中野 二乃, Nakano Nino) is one of the tsundere characters in Gotoubun no Hanayome, along with her sister Itsuki Nakano.
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Who was the first tsundere in anime?

Comiket organizer Koichi Ichikawa has described Lum Invader of Urusei Yatsura as being both the source of moe and the first tsundere; figurine sculptor Bome has also cited Lum as an inspiration for his designs.
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Is asuna a tsundere?

Asuna went from being a typical tsundere who was afraidーlike othersーof dying inside the video game. However, she decided to become stronger so that she can survive the trials that lied before her.
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Are you a yandere?

The Tsundere and Yandere are two different types of ways the Japanese describe how girls change over time. A Yandere is usually cold before gradually showing its warmer friendly side, whereas a Tsundere comes off as lovely and gentle then switches up to being aggressive and deranged.
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What kind of Deres are there?

Then you're probably familiar with the Japanese term 'dere' which comes from the phrase 'dere dere' meaning to be lovestruck. You might recognize these Big Five Dere types in an anime or manga: Deredere, Tsundere, Yandere, Kuudere, and Dandere.
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Can a yandere be a boy?

Yadere are most often female characters, but male examples do exist. However, when they appear, they may sometimes be referred to as “male yandere” to differentiate them from the umarked female yandere.
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