What is Tsundere? “*blush* I-It’s Not like I like You! Baka!” [Definition, Meaning]

Ahhh, good ole Evangelion. This show has been around forever it feels like and this is a perfect example of having a tsundere character! Just a quick intro though. The world is in danger. It is under attack by aliens called angels. Shinji, Rei, and Asuka fight in giant robots against them in hopes of saving the Earth.

Now on to the tsundere. Here in this series, it’s Asuka. She originally starts out being exceptionally mean to Shinji, the main character, for what seems like no reason. She really did irritate me at first with what seemed like a superiority complex. Her reasons and backstory, be it what they may, do eventually change and she is forced to live with Shinji. She still takes jabs at Shinji throughout the series, but she does seem to have a change of heart.
Asuka insults become less and less and she shows more concern for Shinji. Her backstory is explained after a few events giving more depth to her character, and eventually what happens is... … … I’m not telling you! Please enjoy the series for yourself and find out what happens!

Lucky☆Star is a classic comedy anime which otakus have come to love? Why? Because this anime is just a giant show making jokes about other anime with tons of references. To touch briefly on the plot, this show follows Konata, Kagami, Miyuki and Tsukasa and their everyday lives. Kotana is an otaku, Kagami and Tsukasa are twins and Miyuki is a very well-to-do, sweet character.

The jewel that shines bright as a tsundere though, is Kagami. Now I know you’re saying, “What!?!? This show is about girls!” Stay with me here though. Kagami is very much a tsundere to the core. The difference being though is that we can see her internal dialogue a lot. Being very happy one second because Konata has come to visit her, but then yelling at her the next because Konata is trying to copy the homework. The great part about Lucky☆Star is that it almost breaks the fourth wall at one point when Konata tells Kagami that she is basically a tsundere in “real life.”

The other character in the series that’s a tsundere is Akira, as a part of the Lucky Channel segment. Cute one minute for the camera, but as soon as she thinks it’s clear, she drops all character and does a 180 to be a crazy girl with a bad attitude. The scene with her realizing where her pay is going is perfect.

Toradoraaaaaaaaaaaaaaa! and all the feels! I love this show! It’s amazing. Toradora, to give you a brief background, follows Ryuji, a misunderstood high school student. Taiga is a crazy girl that everyone in the school is terrified of. They strike a deal one day that is supposed to be mutually beneficial for the both of them. He helps her, and in turn, Taiga sets Ryuji up with her friend.

Taiga, voiced by Rie Kugimiya (see below) is another perfect tsundere. She does take it to the extreme a bit because she is quite violent. Hence why all the males in the school are terrified of her. She is quite lazy though at one point when a few things are reveled, but even after that, she still takes a very high handed approach to everything. Again, here is where we really do see the switching of roles by the main character and the tsundere. Even though he could call her out at any time and break her, he instead submits because his role is below hers.

Taiga, like all other tsundere characters, does eventually start to make a turn around when a few other things happen, but I’m not spoiling the series for you! You will have to try it out for yourself and see what happens!