"There, I uploaded my own picture for you. But this doesn't mean a thing, got it?!"
If you think of a
Tsundere, think of this person. Yes. Rie Kugimiya is a woman very well known for Tsundere roles, moreso if the said character is
short,
tyrannical,
and has a flat chest. Fans started noticing her after she did
Alphonse Elric, but her role as
Shana is probably what made her popularity skyrocket. Like
Norio Wakamoto, Rie is also capable of
voicing a lot of character types, including boys, or
Yandere. She's also a skilled baton user, so yeah, she can kick your butt... but probably she gets dere-dere afterwards in apology.
Unfortunately, the fact that producers LOVE
pigeonholing her as
Shana Clones (her best forte), she receives
Hype Backlash amongst fans, accusing her to be unable to voice anything outside that. For proof otherwise, see the list below. Her
Fan Nickname is
Queen of Tsundere and TsundeRie, which may either point on how she's pigeonholed in that role or how famous she is for playing it because she's that good at it. In fact,
Shana,
Louise,
Nagi, and
Taiga are collectively known as the Four Tsundere Wonders.
* The current candidate for the fifth Tsundere Wonder is
Aria.
.
Her
Tsundere characters will almost certainly have a painfully adorable
Cry Cute moment.
Compare with
Satsuki Yukino, for a seiyuu of older/teen-aged
Tsundere.
Some of her roles include:
- Agnese Sanctis (A Certain Magical Index)
- Aisha (Elsword)
- Alice Liddell (Heart no Kuni no Alice)
- Alicetia "Alice" Rain and Touka Tennouji (Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu Purezza and Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu Finale)
- Alisa Bannings (Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha)
- Alphonse Elric and Catherine Elle Armstrong (Fullmetal Alchemist and Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood)
- She also does the panda Shao May in Brotherhood, meaning Rie gets to talk to herself for a few episodes.
- Aria H. Kanzaki (Aria The Scarlet Ammo) — Quite possibly the Fifth Tsundere Wonder.
- Atsumi Miyagawa (Recorder and Randsell) — Non-tsundere and quite mature for her apparent age.
- Ayumi (In the Japanese dub of X Blades)
- Bakuhatsu Penguin (Kampfer fur de Liebe) — Yes, it's a Tsundere.
- Cassie Lockhart from (Freezing) — A definite Playing Against Type.
- Celebi (Pokémon: Zoroark: Master of Illusions)
- Celestine (Magna Carta 2), one of her non-Tsundere roles.
- Chaba (Gokicha), a Moe Anthropomorphism of a cockroach.
- Chika (Hidamari Sketch)
- Claire (Granado Espada)
- Cyberdoll Rena (Hand Maid May) — Given that this show predates Shana by five years, Kugimiya's tsundere typecasting is Older Than They Think.
- Diao (Kingdom)
- Ein (Riviera: The Promised Land)
- Eliza Cassan (Japanese version of Deus Ex Human Revolution)
- Happy (Fairy Tail) — Ironically has a crush on the Tsundere.
- Haruka Sawamura (Ryu ga Gotoku series)
- Hasta/ Hastur the Unspeakable (Haiyore Nyarko San) — Another Playing Against Type, as a sweet, effeminate young boy. Actually, he's Older Than He Looks.
- Hotaru Imai (Gakuen Alice)
- Ikuto Noguchi (Digimon Savers)
- Iori Minase (The Idolmaster)
- Io in the Puchimasu! subseries
- Kachirou Kato (The Prince of Tennis)
- Kagura (Gintama)
- Kaoru Daichi (Ladies Versus Butlers)
- Koboshi Uematsu (Pita Ten)
- Kooh (Pangya)
- Kurumi Hazuki/White Angel (Kaitou Tenshi Twin Angel)
- Kurumi Minowa (Binbogami Ga)
- Latvia and Liechtenstein (Axis Powers Hetalia) — Both are as un-tsundere as you can get.
- Lena in the Japanese version of the MMORPG Dragon Nest
- Louise Françoise le Blanc de la Vallière (The Familiar Of Zero)
- Marta Lualdi (Tales Of Symphonia Dawn Of The New World)
- Mary Godwin (Xeno Saga Game Series)
- Mayu (Nekogami Yaoyorozu Drama CD)
- Miharu Rokujou (Nabari No Ou)
- Miyabi (Ninin Ga Shinobuden)
- Melona and Rana (Queen's Blade), and also Weiss in the Queen's Gate Spiral Chaos game.
- Mika Kujiin (Kanamemo)
- Mimi (Mnemosyne)
- Mimi Usami (Ookami San)
- Mithra and The Girl that looks like her (Asura's Wrath) — Playing Against Type again, this time being the daughter and Morality Pet of the Tsundere.
- Miu Furinji (Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple) — Replacing the late Tomoko Kawakami for the new OVAs.
- Mizore Shirayuki (Rosario + Vampire) — A rare Rei Ayanami Expy role for her.
- Monica Adenauer (Yakitate!! Japan)
- Nagi Sanzenin (Hayate the Combat Butler)
- Nemu Kurotsuchi (Another Rei Ayanami Expy), Karin Kurosaki, Lily (Bleach)
- Nena Trinity and Mena Carmine (Gundam 00)
- Palom & Porom (Final Fantasy IV DS)
- Peppa Pig in the Japanese dub of Peppa Pig
- Phantasos (Saint Seiya: The Lost Canvas)
- Precis F. Neumann (Star Ocean: Second Evolution)
- Primrose Everdeen (Willow Shields) in the Japanese dub of The Hunger Games
- Ringo Kinoshita (Otogi Juushi Akazukin)
- Riro (G On Riders) — A non-tsundere and downright evil little girl role.
- Rise Kujikawa (Persona 4) — Actually, this role is pegged down as Anti-Tsundere. Rise herself was also redesigned during development to look more like her voice actress.
- Rizel Iwaki (Rizelmine) — A sort-of-childlike character, but about as far from tsundere as it gets. She also plays four other characters who show up near the end of the series, leading to many Talking To Herself moments.
- Rose (Dragon Crisis) — Dere side up this time.
- Ruby Gloom in the Japanese dub of Ruby Gloom
- Laura Forester (Brooklynn Proulx) in the Japanese dub of Piranha 3D
- Sabato (Bludgeoning Angel Dokuro-chan)
- Satoru Wamiya (RDG Red Data Girl
- Shana (Shakugan No Shana) - The originator of "Urusai, urusai, urusai!! Also Trope Namer for Shana Clone.
- Shannon (Umineko: When They Cry); more of a Yamato Nadeshiko. Although a very disturbed one.
- Taiga Aisaka (Toradora)
- Taiki (The Twelve Kingdoms)
- Ted (younger voice) in the Japanese dub of Ted
- Tio (Zatch Bell!)
- Toramaru Utsunomiya (Inazuma Eleven) — Another Playing Against Type, as a friendly young boy.
- Touko Matsudaira (Maria-sama ga Miteru)
- MMS-Type Santa Claus Tsugaru in Busou Shinki: Battle Rondo
- Tsukuyomi (Mahou Sensei Negima! ~Journey to the Magic World~) — An alternate Playing Against Type.
- Tsuzura (Akai Ito)
- The Unused character (Kill Me Baby)
- Yua Sakurai (Shugo Chara!): Again, goes against the type. A lot. Listen towards Secret Princess and be surprised that it's the same voice actor.
- Yuina Oosawa (Koi To Senkyo To Chocolate)
- Yuki Kataoka (Saki)
- Yukimura Sanada (gender-flipped and as tiny as the rest) (Hyakka Ryouran Samurai Girls)
- Yuuhi Katagiri (Akane-iro ni Somaru Saka)
- Yurika Hanayamada (Chocotto Sister)
Tropes associated with the Tsundere characters voiced by Rie Kugimiya
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