Tsundere

Tsundere (ツンデレ) is a Japanese term referring to a character or a person who is openly cold and hides their true feelings when interacting with their love interest.

Personality
A tsundere is usually quick to anger and combative when talking to someone they are attracted to, but in fact they have friendly feelings towards that person or even love them. They rarely show their true feelings and almost never openly admit they love someone.

Often, tsundere quickly deny their real intentions in the "it's not that I like you" style. It's characteristic for them to call their love interest "baka".

Contemporary Usage
This term can relate to a character in anime or manga to describe their personality, but can also be used towards real-life people.

Notable Examples

 * Asuka Langley Sohryu from Neon Genesis Evangelion
 * Gray Fullbuster from Fairy Tail
 * Inuyasha from InuYasha
 * Kyoko Sakura from Madoka
 * Misaka Mikoto from Toaru Majutsu no Index
 * Rin Tohsaka from Fate/stay night
 * Taiga Aisaka from Toradora!

Related Items

 * Dandere
 * Yandere