In anime, tsundere is short for two abbreviations, tsuntsun and deredere. These abbreviations can be described as the moods of a tsundere character: the ‘irritable’ mood (also known as Tsuntsun) and ...

Adriano is GameRant’s Anime Features lead. He has been working on creating anime content for GameRant since November 2021. He enjoys a wide variety of anime, with Shinichiro Watanabe’s Cowboy Bebop ...

Elijah Shaw is a professional game designer and writer. He is a graduate of the University of California Santa Cruz and has developed numerous independent IPs. His specialty is narrative design, and ...

There are brash characters, and then there are gentle souls. You can find ditzy heroines and obtuse heroes with ease. If confidence is what you are into, then there are dozens of leads out there who ...

Taiga in Toradora!, Power in Chainsaw Man, Nobara in Jujutsu Kaisen (Photo Credit: J.C. Staff, MAPPA) One of the most famous demographics in anime characters, “Tsundere,” refers to a person or ...

The article highlights five anime series featuring iconic tsundere characters, known for their initially cold or hostile behavior masking deeper feelings. These series showcase the gradual emotional ...

Plenty of anime characters fall under one trope or another: the chosen one, the mentor figure, the lone wolf, and so many more. Many of these common tropes help audiences connect with characters who ...

It might surprise you to learn that one of the features that ended up being cut from Super Mario Bros. Wonder was live commentary, which, in a rather amusing twist, came with an optional Tsundere ...

It turns out that Super Mario Bros. Wonder had a “live commentary” feature during its development that would have matched players’ actions as they progressed through the 2D platformer’s levels, with ...

No anime character archetype is more iconic: the tsundere is the ultimate waifu, and in rare cases, husbando. These characters are instantly identifiable by their cold demeanour: though they are ...

Omar is an Evergreen Writer at DualShockers. His love for anime sparked a lifelong fascination with the Japanese culture. And even though he doesn’t want to admit it, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure has ...