Hot-tempered character.

Tsundere - the word comes from “tsun-tsun”, which means “disgust”, and “dere-dere”, which means “fall in love”. Such characters initially appear as unpleasant, often narcissistic, hot-tempered, very proud and selfish types, but over the course of the plot they reveal the “bright” side of themselves. good side character.
In fact, the essence of a tsundere comes down to changing one’s attitude towards others from arrogant and boorish to sentimental and loving in a short period of time, a few minutes. In particularly advanced cases, the tsundere switches from “tsun-tsun” to “dere-dere” and vice versa several times per second.
Alternatively, in society he behaves withdrawn, stern, treats everyone with contempt and indifference, but alone with himself the hero becomes sensitive and tender.
In most cases, he is inexperienced in relationships with the opposite sex; in front of the person he likes, the tsundere blushes, begins to stutter, etc.
As you understood from the translation of the name of this type above, sometimes such changes in the character of a character of this type can be due to falling in love.
Often characters of this type look invincible. Some people try to make a lot of friends. Some are prone to foul language/excessive language. Most characters of this type calmly use physical force to reason with someone.

Tsunaho, an alternative name - tsunbaka or more neutrally - tsundoji - these characters really want to seem bad, but due to clumsiness, and often narrow-mindedness, they always confuse everything, drop things, fall themselves and generally behave comically. Tsundere subtype.

Tsuntere is a more open (and moei kind of) tsundere. "Tereru" means "shy." That is, a tsundere who tries to seem cold and unapproachable, but due to his own shyness sometimes reveals his real feelings. Thus, it becomes clear that the character is actually “dere-dere”. Tsundere subtype.

Tsungire - “gire” comes from “kireru” (short circuit, meaning a state of mind such as “jammed/shorted”). If you make this character angry, then... It's better not to. If this character is cold towards you, and you are not in a hurry to find out why this is such an attitude, then this can lead him to nervous breakdown with unpredictable consequences. Hurry to find out the reason from him, no matter the difficulties. Find out his “dere” side before it’s too late. Don't leave him alone!
At first glance, it is sometimes difficult to distinguish a tsungire from a yandere, but a flash of rage and madness are still different things.
Sometimes a tsungire is a tsundere without a love object. For example, she acts "tsun-tsun" with most people around her, but "dere-dere" with family and friends, while most tsunderes often act "dere-dere" towards a specific person of the opposite sex.
An impenetrable person, he is ready to fight back against anyone and probably loved to fight as a child, however, only with the closest person does he reveal his kinder side. He does not strive to make friends and in general there are only those around him who approached him and liked him. Becoming his friend is difficult, but possible. Tsundere subtype.

Tsunxiong is a subtype of tsundere, but unlike the tsundere themselves, such a character will first blurt out nasty things without thinking, and then become depressed because of this. Perhaps such a character reproaches himself for being, as it seems to him, excessively emotional. Tsundere subtype.

Tsundora literally means "tundra". This is the most withdrawn and gloomy type of character, icy. Colder than “The Snow Queen,” but if you don’t find out why such mercy is, dig your grave. It will melt and... Explode. Tsundere subtype.

Types of male characters in anime
Every now and then, when watching anime, you get the feeling that this character was clearly filmed somewhere else. It’s as if he came from another anime, changing his hairstyle and clothes, or it’s someone who looks a lot like him. And the point is not that the hero lacks uniqueness, but that the genre determines temperament, basic character traits, and even appearance character. Not always, but very often. Yes, and invent in Once again The bike creators are just lazy.

"Aristocrat"
Often, although not necessarily, he comes from an ancient and respected family. Endowed with strength, arrogance and that “villainous” charm that attracts girls so much. In any anime, he is immediately recognizable by his signature contemptuous look down on him. He smacks of coldness and detachment. Also, often, to give a “zest”, it is endowed with an internal conflict, or an unattainable goal, or some terrible drama in the past, or at least some positive feature, which in the eyes of his fans crosses out all his possible atrocities. We should not forget about aristocratic beauty and sophistication, which, as we know, will turn anyone into the object of a girl’s dreams.
Special characteristics: bad character, beautiful face.
Representatives: Kuchiki Byakuya (“Bleach”), Sesshomaru (“InuYasha”), Schneizel vi Britannia
(“Code Geass”), Vergil (“Devil May Cry”), Kuron Kaname (“Vampire Knight”).

"Heroic Hero"
The main character of the Senen is an explosive mixture of pathos and temperament. Values ​​friendship, fun, adventure. Do not appreciate: own life, common sense and objects of material culture. “If you don’t destroy anything, the day is wasted,” how many heroes live in anime according to this principle. Hobbies: training, pumping, making new friends and new, stronger enemies, helping everyone, including little cats and snotty girls. As well as food, sleep and other carnal pleasures (taking into account the age category of the viewer). He moves through life obsessed with some goal that is important for the whole world, or his own village. If a character is a success, then it’s not boring to watch his adventures for years.
Special Features: This is the most noticeable character.
Representatives: Uzumaki Naruto (“Naruto”), Ichigo Kurosaki (“Bleach”), Kamina (“Gurren Lagann”), Dante (“Devil May Cry”), Black Star (“Soul Eater”).

"Slob"
The search for money, booze and women define this character's lifestyle. He hates restrictions, which is why he often gets into trouble with the law. But in critical situations, he suddenly turns out to be full of principles, compassion for people and everything that is so valued in people.
Special signs: relaxed and outwardly indifferent to other people's problems.
Representatives: Spike Spiegel (“Cowboy Beebop”), Mugen (“Samurai Champloo”).

"Klutz"
Most often, this is an unremarkable harem hero. Not endowed with either outstanding intelligence or beauty, he becomes the main prize of a whole crowd of girls. As a rule, suddenly. The reason could be anything: moving to a girls' dorm, the appearance of a new classmate, an ancient spell, any most unexpected set of circumstances. But the hero of the harem, as a rule, has a soft character, a weakness for the female sex and a desire to help everyone he comes across. Especially girls. The attention of girls brings more problems than pleasure, but his personal life is in full swing.
Special characteristics: kindness and naivety. And total bad luck.
Representatives: Keitaro Urashima (“Love Hina”), Hideki (“Chobits”).

"Genius"
If the strength of an "aristocrat" lies in, uh, strength physical properties, then the power of genius lies in the mind. Some still know how to wave a sword, command with a glance, or kill with a note in a notebook. But, compared to the ability to make plans and predict events, the rest is more like a bonus. He has a goal, lofty or not, and is ready to achieve it by any means, which greatly spoils his character. Such a character often wears glasses (not necessarily), turns out to be more dangerous than he looks, and is uncontrollably pretentious, and sometimes even insane.
Special features: intelligence and the presence of “little oddities.”
Representatives: Light Yagami (“Death Note”), Lelouch vi Britannia (“Code Geass”), Griffith (“Berserk”).

"Samurai"
The ideal samurai is a calm and reserved master of the sword. Sometimes it seems that he loves only his honor and his sword. Bushido should be practiced as much as possible. His restraint is similar to the coldness of an “aristocrat” and has the same nature - the ability to quickly kill. Due to his lifestyle (and terrible personal dramas in the past), he is often lonely and therefore becomes attached to random travel companions or partners. Although at first he tries his best not to let anyone get too close to him, then he is ready to sacrifice his life for the sake of his friends.
Special signs: universal sadness on the noble face and a sword on his belt.
Representatives: Jin (“Samurai Champloo”), Yu Kanda (“D.Gray-man”), Hajime Saito (“Hakuouki”).

"Star"
He has inexhaustible energy, perceives life (or some aspects of it) with delight and talks about it all the time. A lot, and at the same time waving his arms. He gives the impression of a narrow-minded person, but can greatly surprise with his sudden insight. He simply craves to be the center of attention, becomes the chairman of clubs or seeks to stand out in some other way. Constantly engaged in activities that no one particularly needs.
Special characteristics: energetic talker.
Representatives: Tamaki Suoh (“Ouran High School Host Club”), Winner Sinclair (“Karin”).

"Kawaii Child"
He can be any number of years, but he still looks like a little boy, even in high school. She loves to dress like a child, behaves like a child, does not hesitate, cries and demands sweets. He can easily manipulate people using his appearance.
Special signs: spoiled child.
Representatives: Mitsukuni Haninozuka (“Ouran High School Host Club”), Momiji Soma (“Fruits Basket”).

"Don Juan"
Will not miss a single skirt. Slaps in the face don’t stop him, and the lack of success doesn’t bother him at all. Tireless peeper in the bathhouse. He could easily turn out to be a thief of women's panties. The older he gets, the more uncontrollable his interest in girls becomes. The highest level is a perverted old man who is no longer shy about anything.
Special characteristics: adores women.
Representatives: Haposai (“Ranma ½”), Doctor Shamal (“Reborn!”), Sanji (“One Piece”).

There will always be someone who cannot be defined within any framework, or the type of such characters is just being formed. Others are grouped not by the role they play, but, say, by hair color and temperament, but almost every successful character has that “zest” that sets him apart from the crowd of others. And every anime fan has his own special hero.

Here there will be an explanation of who tsundere, genki, etc. are. X) Not all, but the main ones.

Moe
Almost the same as kawaii, but with a fetish twist. This is the name given to cute Japanese animation characters who can cause faggotria (a phage is an ardent fan of something). More often than not, girls are moei (possibly yaoi girls can challenge this).
One of the classic examples of an everyday moe girl is Takara Miyuki from Lucky Star. She wears glasses, is smart and beautiful, has breasts of the third size and is constantly thinking about something, as a result she falls, drops something, etc.
Moe- the term is sometimes used to denote a type of anime with a large number of childishly cute, kawaii characters (although in Russian anime communities the collective term “kawaii” is more often used to denote this kind of anime and manga), or to denote an otaku’s love for one or another kawaii anime heroine.
Moekko- An anime heroine with Moe properties.

Tsundere and varieties
Tsundere (from Japanese ツンデレ, from tsun-tsun - ツンツン and dere-dere - デレデレ) - w: an archetype of Japanese pop culture. A female tsundere character is correctly called a tsunderekko (Japanese: ツンデレっ娘), but is usually referred to as a tsundere.
The essence of a tsundere comes down to changing one’s attitude from arrogant and boorish (tsun-tsun) to sentimental and loving (dere-dere) in a short period of time, a few minutes. In particularly advanced cases, the tsundere goes from tsun-tsun to dere-dere and vice versa several times.

* Tsunaho - She is also “tsunbaka”, she is also “tsundoji” (munsp. “aho” - idiot). In short - a Tunguska fool. Even if she tries to be cold with you, she does it like a fool. Either she is clumsy and stumbles all the time, or her things are scattered, or some other misfortune; therefore, in the end she is unable to play the snow queen. In fact, it gives very great importance your opinion and tries to present herself in a favorable light, but she doesn’t succeed very well. (Louise from Zero no tsukaima)
* Tsuntere - This is not a repeated "tsun-de", but a very shy "tere" from "tereru" (照れる, to be shy). If you are on first name terms with her, then she is as cold with you as a tsundere, but her shyness does not allow her to be completely cold. In addition, she gives herself away by constantly blushing when looking at the guy she likes. (example - the same Shana)
* Tsundere - actually described in this article.
* Tsundora is a type invented in Bakemonogatari to describe the character of Senjougahara. Dora - abbr. from ドラゴン.
* Tsungire. "Gire" comes from "kireru" (切れる, short circuit, meaning a state of mind such as "jammed"). If she is cold towards you, and you are not in a hurry to find out why this is such an attitude, then this can lead her to a nervous breakdown with unpredictable consequences. Hurry to find out the reason from her, no matter the difficulties. Find out her “dere” side before it’s too late. Don't leave her alone. (Sekai from School Days may fit the description, although there he is already closer to a yandere. But, of course...)

Yandere
Yandere (Moon's pig ヤンデレ) is a designation for a mentally unstable anime girl.
Yanderes start out as normal and even cute characters, but at some point they become wedged, and their behavior radically changes to cruel and dangerous. Moreover, sometimes hysteria is not enough; yanderes reach for knives, swords, daggers, machetes, boxcutters and other dangerous objects.

* Yandere - madly in love, behaves ideally towards her lover, is ready to make any sacrifices for him and endure anything for him and their relationship, kill a couple of girlfriends or protect him with her body.
* Yangire is a subspecies of yandere, with mental disorders. They are cute on the outside, but cruel and crazy on the inside. Unlike yanderes, they do not need a special reason in the form of love to massacre.

Genki
Genki (munsp. 「元気」?) is a Japanese term for a certain type in literature, anime and video games. Genki heroes are distinguished by their irrepressible cheerfulness; they are energetic, full of life and optimism. Genki heroines are a must-have in harem anime and hentai games.

Character Examples
* Sumomo, the heroine of the anime Chobits.
* Kaolla Suu from the manga and anime "Love Hina".
* Excel, the heroine of the anime Quack Experimental Anime Excel Saga
* Minori, the heroine of the anime ToraDora!
* Korea from Hetalia (and no one said that only a girl can be a genki)
* Kusakabe Misao, heroine of the anime “Lucky Star”

Kudere and dandere
Kudere- Quiet, almost unnoticeable character. Most often you can find someone on the sidelines reading a book, not paying attention to the rest of the world. The characters are silent, apathetic, and outwardly unemotional. Prominent representatives: Rei Ayanami from NGE, Yuki Nagato from Suzumia Haruhi no Yuuutsu.
Dandere- the same shy little girl, but there is less “snow queen” in her than in the kuder. The impression is less mysterious and enigmatic, but in general very similar to the first type of character. An example of Setsun Kiyoru's dandere from School Days.

Moe

Moe- almost the same as kawaii, but with a slant towards fetish. This is the name given to cute characters who can cause faggotria.

Moe classification

walking pillar- existing in everyday life (real or animated).
Interacts with the main character.

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Comprehensive Definitive -superior to the usual Walking Pillar.
Typically interacts with a deity or divine entity.

Tsundere

Tsundere- a person whose character and behavior Everyday life characterized by the term "tsuntsun" (Japanese: indifferent, withdrawn, prickly), and then suddenly changes to "deredere" (Japanese: lovesick) when she is alone with a certain character.

Tsunaho

Tsunaho- She tries with all her might to be cold, but it turns out badly, sometimes she stumbles at the wrong time, sometimes she knocks over a vase, etc.. Attaches great importance to public opinion.

Tsungire-Colder than the snow queen, but if you don’t find out what such mercy is for, dig a grave. It will melt and explode.

Kudere

Kudere(from the English cool - cold, and the kanji dere-dere - loving, caring) or kuldere - silent, apathetic, outwardly not emotional. A quiet, almost unnoticeable character. Most often you can find someone on the sidelines reading a book, not paying attention to the rest of the world. This character may have feelings for the hero. But he shows them so subtly, calmly, infrequently, without emotion or sentimentality - that sometimes you begin to doubt. Kudere - always have analytical thinking and a phlegmatic temperament. They look very mysterious, enigmatic and harmless.
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Dandere

Dandere– a cross between deredere and kundere. In principle, it’s the same as the kundere, only they are silent not because they don’t want to talk, but simply because they are overly shy.

Yandere

Yandere- people who initially position themselves as sweet, kind and meek, but soon their true appearance is revealed - they withdraw into themselves, become aggressive, cruel, often have fits and can even kill someone. Then they turn back into calm, gentle people.
The compound word consists of 2 words (yami - to be sick) and (deredere-loving), - in a broader sense, it means the development of an internal, psychological illness, otherwise it indicates external sign manifestations of affection and love of the character.
On the one hand, in a certain sense the character is quite benevolent, this benevolence then becomes excessively excessive, it should be noted that, gradually similar situation leads to further development of psychological illness.
Yangere is a subspecies of yandere, with mental disabilities. They are cute on the outside, but cruel and crazy on the inside. Unlike yanderes, they do not need a special reason in the form of love to massacre.

Genki

Genki- the term denotes an optimistic person, fantasizing with crazy (and not so crazy) ideas; such characters are always full of energy and life.

Ahoge – Distinctive feature characters in this category - a protruding strand of hair, which usually indicates a funny, frivolous character. Often they can throw hysterics, become demonstratively offended, and sometimes simply beat. They need constant help and protection.

Some characters combine several character types at once.

The type of character is not always immediately clear.

Contrary to popular belief, the classification of character types applies not only to female characters. Yes, boys can be MOE too!

Main character types:

1. Tsundere(Tsundere, ツンデレ). The word comes from tsuntsun (ツンツン), which means disgust, and deredere (デレデレ), which means love. One of the most beloved otaku character types is often moei (more on that below). These characters often appear at first as harmful and narcissistic, sometimes even unpleasant personalities (more than half of the girls with rich parents, for example), but as the plot develops, it always turns out that there is a lot hidden under the harmfulness good qualities. Most often they appear when the character is in love. At the same time, the object of their love itself is rejected by them, but in the end they have to admit their feelings.

There are also several subtypes of tsundere:

Tsunaho (ツンアホ), alternative name - Tsunbaka (ツンばか) or more neutral - Tsundoji (ツンドジ)

These characters really want to seem bad, but due to clumsiness, and often narrow-mindedness, they always confuse everything, drop things, fall themselves and generally behave comically.

Tsuntere (ツン照れ) is a more open (and moei type) tsundere. "Tereru", tereru (照れる) means "shy". That is, a tsundere who tries to seem cold and unapproachable, but due to his own shyness (and moeiness) sometimes reveals his real feelings. Thus, it becomes clear that the character is actually deredere.

Tsundora (ツンドラ) literally means "tundra". This is the most withdrawn and gloomy type

character, icy. It is very difficult to get such a character to show his "deredere" self.

Tsungire (ツン切れ) - the most dangerous guy tsundere, called by analogy with “kireru” (kireru, 切れる) - short circuit. If you make this character angry, then... better not. At first glance, it is sometimes difficult to distinguish a tsungire from a yandere, but a flash of rage and madness are still different things.

2. Kuudere (くーデレ), comes from the English cool and Japanese deredere, a word used to describe cold-blooded and indifferent characters. Often they sit somewhere away from others with a book and do not communicate with anyone. They can often be distinguished by their blue hair, but not always. So, the Kuderes are silent, but only because they don’t want to talk to anyone, due to their arrogance.

3. Dandere (ダンデレ) - abbreviated danmari deredere (だんまりデレデレ), which means "shy deredere". Danmari (だんまり) means “silence,” but the dandere is silent not because he (or she) wants to, but because he is terribly embarrassed. These are real social phobes, closed and distrustful. Most often, the “deredere-I” is revealed upon contact with the object of love.

4. Yandere (ヤンデレ) - short for yanderu deredere (病んでるデレデレ), "yander" (病んでる) means "sick". In short, this is a crazy "deredere". Yandere characters are no less popular among otaku than tsunderes.

Yanderes are very attached to the object of their love, to the point of idolatry. These are typical fans (and fangirls). In their normal state, yanderes are indistinguishable from deredere, but when they fall in love, they turn into psychos, and you shouldn’t get in their way at that moment, because they often pick up sharp objects.

5. Yangire (ヤン切れ) - a subspecies of yandere, they are both crazy and hot-tempered. Such a character usually does not need a special reason in the form of love to become a maniac. Often they have some dark, unpleasant secret from the past hiding in their closet.

6. Genki (元気) - optimistic, always happy with everything and hyperactive

characters. Such a character is the “soul” of the company.

There are two types of genki - smart and not so smart. Smart genki think as quickly as they act. Characters of the second type are just as energetic, but at the same time they often create comical madness.

Oh yes, MOE!

The word "moe" (萌え) means "sprout", implying a fragile girl who needs (and wants!) to be taken care of.

The word in culture means an appearance/behavior fetish. All the character stereotypes described above also relate to the concept of “moe”. For a long time It was believed (and is still often believed) that only girls can be moei. But! Moe can be a guy, although much more rarely. Isn't Italy-kun from Hetalia an example of this?

Moekko (萌え娘) is a girl with moei-like features. Moekko are again of several types.

Meganekko (メガネっ娘) is a girl with glasses.

Bokukko (ぼく娘) is an energetic tomboy.

Pettanko (ぺったんこ) is a girl-child with a flat chest, about which she usually suffers greatly. Well, or he doesn’t suffer.

Bakunyu (爆乳), a girl with large breasts, the object of pettanko's envy.

Dojikko (ドジ娘) is a clumsy girl.