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Anime On DVD Community Forums: Tsundere & Kuudere ***07/14/06 UPDATE 2***

In Japan, a lot of these terms originate or are popularized on forums and message boards at Internet sites like 2ch, Yahoo! JAPAN, and livedoor.

Produced by popular Japanese television personality Terry Ito (Terry Itou), the one hour television show, Gyoukai Maruhi Kenshuu Video 7 Tsundere Seiyuu Tanaka Rie (Industry Secret Training Video #7: Tsundere Seiyuu Tanaka Rie), is currently airing this month, July 2006, on CS Fuji TV (SKY PerfecTV!).

Gyoukai Maruhi Kenshuu Video 7 Tsundere Seiyuu Tanaka Rie Screenshots: 1 2

Some Japanese fans use the term "kuudere" for Futami Eriko (aka Eririn), played by Tanaka Rie, in Kimi Kiss - a love simulation game, and a gal game, released by Enterbrain in Japan on May 25, 2006.

kuuru (cool) + dere = kuudere

In Kimi Kiss character popularity polls, such as this recently concluded 2ch related one and the one recently held on this Kimi Kiss Fan Page, Futami Eriko is the runaway number one winner and, by far, the most popular.

Sparked and fueled by the voice and the acting performance of Tanaka Rie, Japanese fans use "kuudere" to help describe and explain Futami Eriko "Eririn" of Kimi Kiss and her (unexpected) great popularity.


UPDATE: Added direct link to the Kimi Kiss Heroine Popularity Poll at the Kimi Kiss Fan Page, in which first place finisher Futami Eriko "Eririn", played by Tanaka Rie, has scored an overwhelming victory at number one. (07/08/06)

UPDATE 2 (07/14/06)

Kimi Kiss Character Popularity Poll Final Results

- ALL Ranking (Total Number of Votes Cast: 1394 Votes | Choice Total: 9 | Average Number of Votes: 154.89 Votes)

Order*| Choice*| Graph | Number of Votes | Deviation Value

1st Place |*Futami Eriko*| 23.3% | 325 Votes | 68.5

2nd Place*| Sakino Asuka*| 17.9% | 250 Votes | 60.4

3rd Place*| Hoshino Yuumi*| 15.6% | 218 Votes | 56.9

4th Place |*Mizusawa Mao*| 13.3% | 186 Votes | 53.4

5th Place*| Shijyo Mitsuki*| 9.7% | 135 Votes | 47.8

6th Place |*Satonaka Narumi | 7.7% | 107 Votes | 44.8

7th Place |*Nana | 6.7% | 94 Votes | 43.4

8th Place | Kawada*Tomoko | 2.9% | 41 Votes | 37.6

9th Place |*Hiiragi Akira | 2.7% | 38 Votes | 37.3

Kimi Kiss Fan Page Popularity Poll Final Results

Order | Choice | Number of Votes | Graph

1st Place | Futami Eriko | 731 Votes | (31.2%)

2nd Place | Mizusawa Mao | 464 Votes | (19.8%)

3rd Place | Hoshino Yuumi | 338 Votes | (14.4%)

4th Place | Shijyo Mitsuki | 323 Votes | (13.8%)

5th Place | Sakino Asuka | 233 Votes | (9.9%)

6th Place | Nana | 126 Votes | (5.3%)

7th Place | Satonaka Narumi | 125 Votes | (5.3%)

Hoshino Yuumi, the supposed female lead character of Kimi Kiss, only finished in third place on both Kimi Kiss character popularity polls.

According to this Dengeki Online, July 12, 2006 news article, three Kimi Kiss drama CDs are scheduled to go on sale this year.

Kimi Kiss Drama CD Vol. 1
Catalog Number: SSCX-10310
Release Date: August 23, 2006
Main Character: Hoshino Yuumi

Kimi Kiss Drama CD Vol. 2
Release Date: October 25, 2006
Catalog Number:
Main Characters: Nana, Satonaka Narumi

Kimi Kiss Drama CD Vol. 3
Release Date: December 20, 2006
Catalog Number:
Main Character: Futami Eriko

Apparently, Aihara Kouichi, the male protagonist in Kimi Kiss, will be played by a different voice actor on each different drama CD. Aihara Kouichi has no speaking voice in the game.

Futami Eriko's voice actor, Tanaka Rie, reveals on her diary (July 13, 2006) that an alarm clock, the "Original Voice Clock Kimi Kiss Futami Eriko," is slated for release in the fall of this year.

08/21/06 UPDATE 3: Gal Game Magazine Poll Reaffirms Futami Eriko as the Most Popular Character in Kimi Kiss

In the latest issue of TECH GIAN magazine, Futami Eriko wins its official Kimi Kiss character popularity poll, finishing in 1st place. Mizusawa Mao finishes in 2nd place.

See here or here for a scan of the magazine with the first and second place finishers.