# Personality

This document contains a list of personalities that we can find into manga, anime, ecc.

## Tsundere

A Tsundere has a personality that is usually strict, cold, and sometimes hostile toward the person they like and toward others. 
Occasionally, Tsundere will let their warm and loving feelings, hidden inside their heart, slip out. 
They hide their feelings because they are shy, nervous, insecure, or simply unable to behave properly in front of 
their crush.

The Japanese term "Tsundere" refers to a character who is outwardly violent and "runs hot and cold," 
alternating between two distinct moods: Tsuntsun (from Tsu-) "aloof or irritable," and deredere (from -dere) "loving." 
It describes a person who is initially cold (and sometimes even hostile), only to later and gradually show 
a warmer and friendlier side of themselves. Originally found in Japanese bishōjo games, the word is now part of the 
otaku moe phenomenon, reaching other media such as maid cafés, anime, manga, novels, and even mass media.

A Tsundere is a character who pretends not to be interested in someone else, yet continues to do things for that 
person. They even keep saying that they are actually not interested in their love interest. Tsundere are characters who 
are not honest with themselves and their own feelings, or are too embarrassed to admit they love someone.

Extremely frequent will be phrases said by a Tsundere such as: "It's not like I like you or anything!" or 
"Don't get the wrong idea!" Furthermore, many of them call their love interest "baka," meaning "stupid" or "idiot," 
but in a gentler way.

Some examples of "Tsundere" characters

- Rin Tohsaka (Fate/Stay Night)
- Asuka Langley (Neon Genesis Evangelion)
- Taiga Aisaka (Toradora!)
- Mikoto Misaka (A certain magical Index/ A certain scientific Railgun)
- Chitoge Kirisaki (Nisekoi)

## Yandere

A Yandere has a personality that initially tends to love and care for the person for whom they harbor a strong affection 
until their romantic love, admiration, and devotion become exuberant, excessive, and mentally unstable 
through overprotection, violence, brutality, or a combination of the three.

The term "Madness" perfectly describes Yandere characters. They are not stupid or reckless people, but rather psychopathic and 
jealous, who would kill the entire family of their beloved just to be alone with them. 
Yandere characters are hopelessly in love with their crush, which obviously drives the other to madness from an obsessive 
love with consequent abnormal behavior against all other people. In these cases, sayings like "Love makes you go crazy" 
are indeed truthful.

However, not everything that has just been said is true: some Yandere are undeniably crazy from the very beginning. 
The reason a Yandere goes crazy can vary; they may have been a victim of some horrible event, 
or they may simply have had a natural inclination to become a serial killer. 
Regardless, as long as they have a mentally ill type of love, they are identified as Yandere.

Not by chance, the "yan" in the word Yandere comes from the verb yanderu, which means "to be mentally ill."

Furthermore, there are also several subcategories of the Yandere type, but they would take too long to describe 
in turn: however, you can find an explanatory image of these at this LINK.

Some examples of "Yandere" characters:

- Yuno Gasai (Mirai Nikki)
- Misa Amane (Death Note)
- Kotonoha Katsura (School Days)
- Shion Sonozaki (Higurashi no Naku Koro ni)
- Anna Nishikinomiya (Shimoneta)

## Kuudere

A Kuudere has a calm and peaceful personality that never panics. They show few emotions and, in extreme cases, 
are completely devoid of emotions, but they may hide their true feelings deep down.

Kuudere characters are often cold, blunt, and cynical. They may appear emotionless and stoic on the outside, but on the inside 
they are very caring, at least when it comes to those they love. They are those characters who seem inexpressive, do not react to 
whatever the love interest says, do not laugh too often at jokes, and are very often associated with the stereotype of the 
genius detached from the world. These characters are usually characterized by white, blue, or other cool-colored hair.

The key point of a Kuudere character is that although they are presented as something akin to living ice statues, 
as they develop their relationship with the other person, they begin to open up and even show expressions such as smiling 
slightly. In some cases, they will completely "melt" or break their ice armor, starting to cry profusely 
or shout "I love you" to their crush. This happens when a Kuudere switches from kuu- mode to -dere mode.

Kuudere often speak in a calm, monotone tone and appear to be unaffected by the world around them. 
They never seem to be overly happy, excited, or surprised, just as they never appear sad, annoyed, or angry. 
Extreme examples can even seem completely devoid of emotions like robots. Although they act seriously on the outside,
they often have an excellent sense of sarcastic humor.

The kuu- in Kuudere comes from the word "kuuru," which is the Japanese adaptation of the English word "cool."

In Japanese, kuuru can mean many things. It can mean that someone seems cool, calm, or even cold, or a 
person capable of handling any situation.

In the case of Kuudere, kuuru would be the calm and composed type. The type that shows no emotions and remains cool and collected 
(cool) no matter what happens.

Some examples of "Kuudere" characters:

- Kanade "Angel" Tachibana (Angel Beats!)
- Homura Akemi  (Puella Magi Madoka Magica)
- Yotsugi Ononoki (Monogatari Series)
- Mei Misaki (Another)
- Mai Minakami (Nichijou)

## Dandere

A Dandere has a quiet, peaceful, but asocial personality. They are afraid to speak, as they fear that everything they 
say may get them into trouble. A Dandere character, because of this quiet and silent personality, often appears 
devoid of emotions. However, they tend to suddenly become talkative, sweet, and cute when alone with the right person, 
if they are comfortable enough to pour out their heart, revealing that they are actually just shy.

A Dandere will behave more or less like a normal person, but will not speak unless spoken to or asked. 
They will avoid speaking because of their shyness, but if necessary they will speak, sometimes with some difficulty or embarrassment. 
A Dandere tends to feel more at ease when surrounded by more people, since they will have fewer occasions to speak. 
Moreover, they usually tend to relax when, in the group they are in, new characters completely 
unfamiliar to the others are introduced: this will put the Dandere character on the same level as the newly introduced characters.

The difference between a Dandere and a Kuudere, which may seem similar, is that a Dandere character can be nervous 
(and not calm) during certain situations with their crush, but will prefer to remain silent, while a Kuudere character can 
still speak while maintaining their composure and remaining calm. Many Dandere will become agitated if invited to speak, while 
Kuudere will have no problem answering if necessary.

Some examples of "Dandere" characters:

- Mio Akiyama (K-ON!)
- Nagisa Furukawa (Clannad)
- Nadeko Sengoku (Monogatari Series)
- Umi Sonoda (Love Live)
- Hitori Bocchi (Hitoribocchi No Marumaru Seikatsu)

## Deredere

A Deredere has a very kind and energetic personality. They are seen most of the time in a cheerful and 
happy mood and tend to spread joy to those around them. Whatever happens, they quickly return to showing off their smile.

These are the only characters that do not have an abbreviation from the base term "deredere," since its definition is simply 
just that of "lovey-dovey."

Deredere characters are like all other -Dere types, such as a Tsundere character or a Yandere, since while they are 
in love with someone, they are able to develop a peculiar character compared to other characters. The biggest difference 
from other -Dere is that Deredere do not find it strange for another character to get along with the person they love, as long as they do not 
do anything bad to them. In fact, they do not take it too hard and do not get angry if the person they love is initially 
together with another character.

As long as the loved one is happy, Deredere will not get too down, whether they themselves end up starting a relationship with 
that person or not. They will also be kind to their rivals and have fun with them in the meantime. 
Furthermore, they are not afraid to show their care and affection to their love interest, even if, when it comes to their love 
for these characters, they are either completely open about it, confessing right away, or they will take a little longer 
to confess due to the other's reluctance.

Some examples of "Deredere" characters:

- Meiko "Menma" Honma (Anohana)
- Chika Takami (Love Live! Sunshine!!)
- Madoka Kaname (Puella Magi Madoka Magica)
- Chiyo Sakura (Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kun)
- Rinko Yamato (Ore Monogatari)

## Sadodere

A Sadodere has a sadistic or antisocial personality. They enjoy playing with the feelings of their love interests and 
are commonly referred to as "teasers." In Sadodere, in fact, the word "Sado" derives directly from "sadomaso."

A Sadodere is a troublemaker who enjoys manipulating the feelings of others, usually deriving pleasure from it. 
It is very common for them to play with the emotions of their love interests and also enjoy humiliating them.

Sadodere are typically defined by their sadistic tendencies and can be violent and cruel to others and even 
more so to their loved ones. They always have a severe lack of empathy; however, some Sadodere can redeem themselves.

Although this type of -dere enjoys hurting people, they will experience more pleasure when they hurt their loved ones, 
which is why they can be confused with a Yandere. The difference between the two is that a Sadodere character enjoys doing harm, 
while a Yandere character will hurt others only to prevent them from stealing their crush. 
The latter may even hurt their love interest, but only to get something out of it, 
without necessarily any satisfying feeling from those actions.

Some examples of "Sadodere" characters:

- Kurumi Tokisaki (Date A Live)
- Junko Enoshima (Danganronpa)
- Himiko Toga (My Hero Academia)
- Hayase Nagatoro (Don't Toy with me, Miss Nagatoro)
- Maika Sakuranomiya (Blend S)

## Bakadere

A Bakadere has a very clumsy and stupid personality, who, most of the time, lack common sense. 
The term is formed exactly from the famous word "baka," which means precisely "stupid" but also "idiot" or "imbecile."

Bakadere characters are for the most part very innocent and sweet, but their stupidity overshadows their other attributes. 
Most tend to be excessively carefree and optimistic due to their lack of intelligence. 
Bakadere characters also act in a childish and empty-headed way. They usually rush into things without thinking 
first, resulting in embarrassing situations.

Some examples of "Bakadere" characters:

- Chika Fujiwara (Kaguya-sama, Love is War)
- Mankanshoku Mako (Kill la Kill)
- Sasha Blouse (Attack on Titan)
- Mashiro Shiina (The Pet Girl of Sakurasou)
- Yuuko Yoshida  (Machikado Mazoku)

## Others

**Mayadere** ➔ A dangerous character, initially antagonistic, who however later switches sides for love.
**Bocchandere** ➔ A character who has a "dark" personality. They are often linked in some way to the Yakuza or the Mafia.
**Byoukidere** ➔  An extremely kind and sweet character, who however suffers from a physical or mental illness, most of the time fatal.
**Nemuidere** ➔ A character who spends most of their time sleeping and lazing about.
**Oujidere/Oujodere** ➔  A narcissistic character who wants, and sometimes demands, to be treated like a prince/princess.
**Goudere** ➔ A character who would stop at nothing to make their "master" happy.
**Shundere** ➔ A character who is always sad and depressed due to various life misfortunes.
**Hajidere** ➔ A character who becomes extremely nervous and embarrassed in front of the person they love.
**Himedere** ➔ An Oujodere who, however, only wants to be treated that way by the person they love and by no one else.
**Hiyakasudere** ➔ A character with a marked hypersexuality and histrionic personality.
**Kamidere** ➔ A character who wants to be treated like a God/Goddess.
**Kanedere** ➔ A character attracted to rich people / people with lots of money.
**Kekkondere** ➔ A character who wants to immediately marry someone they have just met.
**Yottadere** ➔ A character who loves drinking anything alcoholic.
