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7Th · 2007-06-28, 18:00

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Originally Posted by MrProphet

Anime I admire? That's easy. Shoujo Kakumei Utena, Tenkuu no Escaflowne, Ghost in the Shell, RahXephon, to name a few. And the point of this is?

Although I love all of the anime series you mentioned, unless you meant SAC with GitS, I don't see what places them above the others in terms of "nuanced" character interaction... specially RahXephon, Utena and Escaflowne... or the heavily expository Oshii GitS movie for that matter.

DanielSong39 · 2007-06-28, 19:33

Personally I think the best place to look for Tsundere is in TV dramas; half the plots deal with the initially reluctant girl that is won over by the persistant guy. But one minus (for some) is that most of the stories deal with adults; you won't find many starring high school-age characters.

As for anime, you might also want to check out two of the archetypes; Madoka (Kimagure Orange Road) and Kyoko (Maison Ikkoku). They qualify as tsundere but are really well-developed characters.

Furuno · 2007-06-29, 20:32

Why i started to like tsundere type character? oh well, here's my fav :

Shana - Shakugan no Shana --> Melonpan eating mode vs Battle mode is ... aww XD...
Louise - Zero no Tsukaima
Sawachika Eri - School Rumble --> Pretty interesting in the recent manga...
Tonami Yuna - ToHeart 2

-Breakthrough- · 2007-06-30, 10:30

Takako - OtoBoku -> Tsundere falling for the ultimate trap thinking of it as Yuri -> cute
Louise - Zero no Tsukaima
Shana - Shakugan no Shana -> Urusai! Urusai! Urusai! lol

Sugar_Prayer · 2009-07-02, 22:23

I like Asuna from Negima, but what Tsundere is your favorite?

raile · 2009-07-02, 22:37

Definitely Sheryl Nome from MacF.

And Dorothy from Akazukin Cha Cha takes second place.

Yotsuba · 2009-07-02, 22:52

Taiga from ToraDora!

Tsunderes usually piss me off. (odd considering I've been called one before..)

But Taiga doesn't. Her character is just plain badass. And her reasoning for her bitchy personality doesn't seem convoluted in any way.

Plus I really feel for her whole "flat chested" complex.

GreatTeacherKen · 2009-07-02, 23:51

Kagami from Lucky Star is my favorite. She's a lot more toned down compared to other famous tsunderes, but she's a wonderful counterpart to Konata and their conversations are always funny.

Plus, she's so moe when she acts dere-dere.

KholdStare · 2009-07-03, 01:52

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Originally Posted by GreatTeacherKen

Kagami from Lucky Star is my favorite. She's a lot more toned down compared to other famous tsunderes, but she's a wonderful counterpart to Konata and their conversations are always funny.

Plus, she's so moe when she acts dere-dere.

I agree since she's one of my favorite tsundere, but be aware that some elitists will deny that she is tsundere at all. Apparently there needs to be romance for dere...or something ridiculous.

As for mine, it would have to be a tie between Asuka and Louise.

Sugar_Prayer · 2009-07-05, 20:53

Yeah, Louise is pretty dang awesome!

And, would you guys consider Rin from Kodomo no Jikan to be a Tsundere?

If so, then she's definitely one of my favorites

Vexx · 2009-07-06, 01:47

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Originally Posted by KholdStare

I agree since she's one of my favorite tsundere, but be aware that some elitists will deny that she is tsundere at all. Apparently there needs to be romance for dere...or something ridiculous.

Ah but don't forget about her goldfish

FateAnomaly · 2009-07-06, 02:01

The thing about tsundere is that a lot of them are very unreasonable. Kagami is one of the exception.

Throne Invader · 2009-07-06, 02:20

Rei Hino - One of the best examples of the classic tsunderes. Despite being a tsundere she ddin't come off too cold (despite being the Sailor of fire

) She at least showed balance of her emotions.

Velsy · 2009-07-06, 03:22

I read thu this topic and found no mention of Alicia from Valkyria Chronicles, which I see as a good thing, because recently I guess I got into some words on another part of the forum about discussing that Alicia was not what I would call Tsundere.

Her only hostile actions is backed up on the cause shes a captain in the town guard who treats welkin with hostility of being a suspected spy against her nation and she detains him under arrest (like a law-enforcement officer who detains a suspected criminal), and the other is when she tries to defend the reputation of her squad from a paperatize/media (spelling lol). I didnt beleive those actions made her to be consided a Tsundere person.

I've seen a huge list of people nominated in this thread who are indeed what I would consider tsundere

. So it makes sense reading here

if anyone would like to comment on this ? please do

as for the best/funniest Tsundere, mmmm maybe Taiga(Toradora) or Kyou(clannad) --those book attacks are lethal when they hit!

jonli · 2009-07-06, 07:41

Speaking on tsunderes.

In my first year of college I met a real life tsundere. When I mean tsundere I mean tsundere, like Asuka style tsundere, like hardcore angry pissy bitchy all the time, and do little things like buy you a cute t-shirt.

Tsunderes don't usually bother me in anime, BUT MY GOD THEY ARE FUCKING ANNOYING IN REAL LIFE!

Unlike Anime where some tsundere can make a really heart-bleeding comment about the main character and we all just turn chibi and laugh it off, this shit doesn't happen in real life. Instead we get into a true bloody argument, and everyone is hurt in the end.

I just felt like venting this off, because tsundere's have since been bugging the living shit out of me.

Fate21 · 2009-07-20, 18:58

Tsundere is cute, they're just too embarassed to express their feelings properly XD
Tsundere in real life WOW, maybe it really is annoying..

Shadow Kira01 · 2009-07-21, 00:11

I don't like tsunderes but it appears that tsunderes is rather popular nowadays. They are all over the places, especially in animes and games (RPGs/visual novels). I guess I will just have to get used to it as that the fad isn't going to die down anytime soon. In fact, it will only become more popular as that there are more girls who like being tsunderes. At least half of the female main characters per season are tsunderes. Oh well..

wjr · 2009-07-21, 09:14

Tsundere are my favs type of Girl (Imagine a guy doing wat Tsundere does XD *faints*)

My Favourite Tsundere Ranked Down- Asa Shigure ~ Shuffle!
Kyou Fujibayashi ~ Clannad
Kagami ~ Lucky Star

ando · 2009-07-21, 21:40

"Seven Tsundere" http://www.dears.co.jp/cm76/7tsundere.html

To be sold at Comiket 76.

Apparently it's a respect for Seven Samurai of Akira Kurosawa. I must get it at Comiket 76.

0utf0xZer0 · 2009-07-22, 00:40

Quote:

Originally Posted by Yotsuba

Taiga from ToraDora!

Tsunderes usually piss me off. (odd considering I've been called one before..)

But Taiga doesn't. Her character is just plain badass. And her reasoning for her bitchy personality doesn't seem convoluted in any way.

Plus I really feel for her whole "flat chested" complex.

Yeah, Taiga is one of the few tsunderes I really like. I think it's because while she has a tendency to overreact to being provoked, it's not like many characters where the girl acts "OMG I'M SHOCKED!" or something. Taiga is more like "I don't like you. Why don't you go play hide and go $#%^ yourself?", which for some reason I find far more endearing.

It's hard for me to say what I think of the tsundere archetype overall. It's not a strong moe point for me - I might as well be open about it and say that I dig shy girls. On the other hand, I'm more than willing to admit that a properly written tsundere presents opportunities for entertaining antics and drama that more reserved characters do not. I also think that a great many tsundere are extremely two bit and annoying - but the exceptions seem to have a rather high chance of making it all the way to my favourites list.

My personal favourite tsundere?

...I'm not going to say Horo because I don't want to start a debate over whether she qualifies.

Horo aside, I'd have to say Tsugumi Komachi from the visual novel Ever 17. Yeah, she starts out as an absolutely frigid bitch whose actions occassionally made me want to throttle her (well, spank actually, but that's because I played the game around when Kanokon was airing. And yes, I do realized that had the game actually had that option, it might constitute the trigger for a bad end...). But the writers actually managed to pull off a "tragic past" plot that wasn't painfully bad, she had a nice character design - always felt the all black look made her look imposing - and her fits of borderline madness were quite frankly unforgettable. Plus, I know that the satisfaction of getting through to the dere-dere side is probably intended to be half the fun of a game's tsundere route... but I was pretty much going "$#%^ yeah!" when I got to Tsugumi's.

2007-06-29, 20:32	Link #103
Furuno Fuwaaa~~~ IT Support Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Indonesia Age: 34	Why i started to like tsundere type character? oh well, here's my fav : Shana - Shakugan no Shana --> Melonpan eating mode vs Battle mode is ... aww XD... Louise - Zero no Tsukaima Sawachika Eri - School Rumble --> Pretty interesting in the recent manga... Tonami Yuna - ToHeart 2 __________________ Check my Blog / Thread / Twitter for some random stuffs...

2009-07-02, 22:23	Link #105
Sugar_Prayer The Awesome One Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: In a box. An awesome box.	Best Tsundere? I like Asuna from Negima, but what Tsundere is your favorite?

2009-07-02, 22:37	Link #106
raile Retired Toaster Author Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Heck	Definitely Sheryl Nome from MacF. And Dorothy from Akazukin Cha Cha takes second place. __________________

2009-07-06, 02:20	Link #113
Throne Invader Protecting the Throne Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Asia Tour Age: 32	Rei Hino - One of the best examples of the classic tsunderes. Despite being a tsundere she ddin't come off too cold (despite being the Sailor of fire ) She at least showed balance of her emotions. __________________ It's time to start letting her make her own decisions. - Mom's dermatologist~

2009-07-06, 03:22	Link #114
Velsy Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2008	I read thu this topic and found no mention of Alicia from Valkyria Chronicles, which I see as a good thing, because recently I guess I got into some words on another part of the forum about discussing that Alicia was not what I would call Tsundere. Her only hostile actions is backed up on the cause shes a captain in the town guard who treats welkin with hostility of being a suspected spy against her nation and she detains him under arrest (like a law-enforcement officer who detains a suspected criminal), and the other is when she tries to defend the reputation of her squad from a paperatize/media (spelling lol). I didnt beleive those actions made her to be consided a Tsundere person. I've seen a huge list of people nominated in this thread who are indeed what I would consider tsundere . So it makes sense reading here if anyone would like to comment on this ? please do as for the best/funniest Tsundere, mmmm maybe Taiga(Toradora) or Kyou(clannad) --those book attacks are lethal when they hit! __________________ Donated by Om Nerabdator

2007-06-28, 19:33	Link #102
DanielSong39 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005	Personally I think the best place to look for Tsundere is in TV dramas; half the plots deal with the initially reluctant girl that is won over by the persistant guy. But one minus (for some) is that most of the stories deal with adults; you won't find many starring high school-age characters. As for anime, you might also want to check out two of the archetypes; Madoka (Kimagure Orange Road) and Kyoko (Maison Ikkoku). They qualify as tsundere but are really well-developed characters.

2007-06-30, 10:30	Link #104
-Breakthrough- ... Join Date: Aug 2006	Takako - OtoBoku -> Tsundere falling for the ultimate trap thinking of it as Yuri -> cute Louise - Zero no Tsukaima Shana - Shakugan no Shana -> Urusai! Urusai! Urusai! lol

2009-07-02, 22:52	Link #107
Yotsuba 芸術は爆発だ! Join Date: Mar 2006 Age: 35	Taiga from ToraDora! Tsunderes usually piss me off. (odd considering I've been called one before..) But Taiga doesn't. Her character is just plain badass. And her reasoning for her bitchy personality doesn't seem convoluted in any way. Plus I really feel for her whole "flat chested" complex.

2009-07-02, 23:51	Link #108
GreatTeacherKen Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: California	Kagami from Lucky Star is my favorite. She's a lot more toned down compared to other famous tsunderes, but she's a wonderful counterpart to Konata and their conversations are always funny. Plus, she's so moe when she acts dere-dere.

2009-07-05, 20:53	Link #110
Sugar_Prayer The Awesome One Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: In a box. An awesome box.	Yeah, Louise is pretty dang awesome! And, would you guys consider Rin from Kodomo no Jikan to be a Tsundere? If so, then she's definitely one of my favorites

2009-07-06, 02:01	Link #112
FateAnomaly Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007	The thing about tsundere is that a lot of them are very unreasonable. Kagami is one of the exception.

2009-07-06, 07:41	Link #115
jonli JONLIの憂' Join Date: Apr 2004	Speaking on tsunderes. In my first year of college I met a real life tsundere. When I mean tsundere I mean tsundere, like Asuka style tsundere, like hardcore angry pissy bitchy all the time, and do little things like buy you a cute t-shirt. Tsunderes don't usually bother me in anime, BUT MY GOD THEY ARE FUCKING ANNOYING IN REAL LIFE! Unlike Anime where some tsundere can make a really heart-bleeding comment about the main character and we all just turn chibi and laugh it off, this shit doesn't happen in real life. Instead we get into a true bloody argument, and everyone is hurt in the end. I just felt like venting this off, because tsundere's have since been bugging the living shit out of me.

2009-07-20, 18:58	Link #116
Fate21 Kiyu~ Join Date: May 2009 Location: In Heaven, I hope Age: 32	Tsundere is cute, they're just too embarassed to express their feelings properly XD Tsundere in real life WOW, maybe it really is annoying..

2009-07-21, 00:11	Link #117
Shadow Kira01 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: PMB Headquarters	I don't like tsunderes but it appears that tsunderes is rather popular nowadays. They are all over the places, especially in animes and games (RPGs/visual novels). I guess I will just have to get used to it as that the fad isn't going to die down anytime soon. In fact, it will only become more popular as that there are more girls who like being tsunderes. At least half of the female main characters per season are tsunderes. Oh well..

2009-07-21, 09:14	Link #118
wjr JiRo Graphic Designer Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Unlimited Blade Works Marble Space Age: 31	Tsundere are my favs type of Girl (Imagine a guy doing wat Tsundere does XD faints) My Favourite Tsundere Ranked Down- Asa Shigure ~ Shuffle! Kyou Fujibayashi ~ Clannad Kagami ~ Lucky Star

2009-07-21, 21:40	Link #119
ando Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: UTC/GMT +9 hours	"Seven Tsundere" http://www.dears.co.jp/cm76/7tsundere.html To be sold at Comiket 76. Apparently it's a respect for Seven Samurai of Akira Kurosawa. I must get it at Comiket 76. __________________ All My Waifus Are So Cute.