Discussion Tsundere / Anime

Type B Zero Context Examples:

• Akane Tendo and Ukyou Kuonji from Ranma ½, though how much they actually fit this trope is subject to fan interpretation: some fans feel that Akane started out as a Type B tsundere in the manga but became a Type A as the manga went on (or was turned into Type A in the anime), or that Ukyou is actually a minor Yandere who's publicly friendly and affectionate but gets violent simply from being impatient or flustered (or Tsundere toward Ryoga instead, which might be why the two are a popular Fan-Preferred Couple).
• Another Takahashi example: both Lum and Shinobu Miyake from Urusei Yatsura. Yeah, try managing an Unwanted Harem with two Tsundere as the main contenders. Of course, Ataru wants the harem, so he deserves what he gets.
  • It should be noted that, unlike most tsunderes, Lum's problem is less with Ataru being a pervert and more with him being unfaithful — perhaps because she's Not So Different, she understands his desires to see girls naked or go on dates, she just wants him to do all that with her, rather then chasing after random women in the street. She is still a bit bad-tempered and * very* possessive of him.
• Yet another Tsundere by Rumiko Takakashi (wow, she seems to really love the trope) is Kagome Higurashi from Inu Yasha. Note that she warmed up to Inuyasha quite faster than the other Takahashi Tsundere towards their love interests, though.
  • Sango, another main character, is also a tsundere to an extent towards her love interest Miroku but when not provoked she's basically a Yamato Nadeshiko.

Pulled from type A:

• Hikari from Domina No Do embodies this trope, so much so the only thing missing is being voiced by Rie Kugimiya.
• Agata Saaya from Sket Dance is a straight-up parody of the archetypal Type A, but is slowly approaching Type B status around Bossun.
• Ryoko Ookami from Ookami San. She even looks almost exactly like a taller Taiga Aisaka.
• Triela from Gunslinger Girl definitely has some Tsundere-ish traits... starting with the twin-tail hairstyle.
• Yoshino in Maria Sama Ga Miteru, especially whenever Rei teases her about being clingy.
• Takako from Otome Wa Boku Ni Koishiteru, to the point that in the Baker's Dozen OVA, she plays the part of "Tsunderella".
• Maam, and to a lesser extent Princess Leona, from Dragon Quest: Dai's Great Adventure.
• One extremely tragic Type A Tsundere is Oscar from Rose of Versailles.
• Hiroka Souma from Watashitachi No Tamura Kun.
• Alice and Elliot from Pandora Hearts.
• Roger Smith from The Big O is a good example of a male tsundere.
• Yue from Magical X Miracle is a male example. He only snaps into true deredere mode for a few pages during the final chapter before reverting to tsuntsun.
• Dr. Black Jack apparently was a Tsundere when in medical school, according to his ex-girlfriend Megumi.
  • Also from the same series, there is Watou, a female Kendo Team Captain and the older sister of Pinoko's Dogged Nice Guy Sharaku.
• If you like your Ho Yay and are a Romeo X Juliet fan, you're likely to see the axe fighter Curio as an Tsundere towards his partner Francisco. Hence why the Fan Nickname "Fye and Kurogane" is so popular within fandom.
• Shinichi Chiaki in Nodame Cantabile is a male Type A towards Nodame, showing his mild deredere side quite infrequently, and only when they are alone.
• Minatsu is now confirmed as having a not tsun side, so now we can list her.
• Nyan Koi: Both Akari Kirishima and Kanako Sumiyoshi are Type A tsunderes.
• Eureka Seven: Talho has more than a bit of this in her relationship with Holland. And don't get us started about Anemone's feelings towards Dominic!
  • In the movie version, Eureka displays a trait of tsundere towards Renton. Completely unlike her TV self.
• Ninin Ga Shinobuden has Miyabi.
• Kampfer: Akane, in her powered up form. She's type B when normal.
• Kei of Project ARMS. She's like this with the entire team, although most it centers around Hayato, who has Unresolved Sexual Tension with her.
• The first ending theme of Toradora describes the relationship of a Type A Tsundere perfectly. Check it out! The quality is kinda bad, so you might want to watch it on full screen.
• In Junjou Romantica, Tsundere-ness is basically a requirement for the Uke of any shown couple. Special mention for Hiroki, who being older, more advanced in his career, and less likely to be seen doing housework than Nowaki, is coded as Uke pretty much entirely via his looks and his tsundere tendencies.
• Ebisu-san and Hotei-san portrays a Tsundere as a three-dimensional, fully-fleshed character.
• There are two tsunderes in Junsui Adolescence: the main character Nanao Okumura and her friend Kiiko.
• The Trimens, from Fairy Tail, a team from Blue Pegasus consisting of mages that are tsun towards all men, and dere towards women.
  • Empty Night Ren just acts this way towards everyone, though.
• Ushio from Shinshi Doumei Cross is generally cold, but defrosts around Haine - and later Senri and Maora, reluctantly.
• A twofer in ROD The TV, Anita King and Nenene Sumiregawa. It also serves as the basis for a friendship/mutual respect early on in the series.
• Another male example, Saku from Sora No Manimani. "It's not that I like her or anything!".
• Yuru-Yuri has a pair of type A tsunderes in Sakurako and Himawari. With this pair of tsunderes, these two are actually tsundere for each other.
  • For the one-sided example, refer to none other than Ayano "TOSHINO KYOUKO!" Sugiura.
• Alto Saotome in Macross Frontier as a facet of his character, which causes a dynamic between one of the points of the Love Triangle, who is listed under Type B.
• Ore No Imouto Ga Konna Ni Kawaii Wake Ga Nai: Kirino Kousaka is a heavy tsuntsun towards her brother Kyousuke. It's only at the end of the anime that she finally admits that deep down she actually appreciates him.
  • In a lesser case, both Kyousuke himself and their father Daisuke count as well. Clearly It Runs in the Family.
• Victorique from Gosick.
• Fujimura, the character of Fujimura-kun Mates, a rare male example. Lampshaded, too!
• Chitose from Goldfish Warning is 50-50 on tsun-sun dere-dere, but the sweetness is completely artificial. The exact same can be said for her rival Yurika.
• Princess Nina from Flower Flower, somewhat justified in that she did have to move to a different country for an arranged marriage.
• Once she starts getting over her Yandere phase, Mariko Shinobu from Oniisama E shows some tsundere traits towards her friends and Takeshi.

Because these fall under Zero Context Example. They need to explain how the characters fit the trope.

I pulled this:

• Rie Kugimiya is increasingly becoming the to-go seiyuu for diminutive, flat-chested Type As, of which four such roles stand out (and are even produced by JC Staff): Shana of Shakugan No Shana, Louise Francoise le Blanc de la Valliere of Zero No Tsukaima, Nagi Sanzen'in of Hayate the Combat Butler (complete with an excuse that Hayate Ayasaki is her butler, only to gush in private over her assumption that he dotes on her), and Taiga Aisaka of Toradora (also a Deconstruction: her violent emotional mood swings and stature complex stem more from having a broken family than romantic issues, making her a borderline Broken Bird). Together, Shana, Louise, Nagi and Taiga are known to fans as the Four Tsundere Wonders.
  • Other cases include Yuuhi Katagiri of Akane-Iro ni Somaru Saka, Alisa Bannings from the Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha series, Mika Kuijin from Kanamemo, Touka Tennouji from Nogizaka Haruka No Himitsu, Kagura from Gintama, and Hazuki Kurumi of Kaitou Tenshi Twin Angel.
  • Touko Matsudaira of Maria Sama Ga Miteru is a bit of Playing Against Type and Deconstruction: she's a teenage Type A whose Alpha Bitch Facade stems from her fear that all help she will receive may stem purely out of pity for her situation as an adopted orphan, as well as her inability to show gratitude for her adoptive family.
  • JC Staff revives Kugimiya's classic type as Aria H. Kanzaki of Hidan No Aria, a full-blown Type A; she's even being considered to be titled the "Fifth Tsundere Wonder".
  • See Shana Clone for more.

...because it's a mess. While Kugimiya's role is interesting trivia, what we need is a description of how each character fits the trope. Right now, they're just Zero Context Examples.