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"Butsudere" (JP) is a term for a character who is peacefully deredere and very openly loving towards their love interest. They have a very calm zen demeanor and are peacefully in love. They follow the teachings and principles of Buddha, maintaining a wise, moral, selfless, compassionate, and affectionate behavior. They may do things such as gushing over their love interest while meditating.
Characters from Anime, Manga & Light Novels[]
- I admire magical girls, and...
- Sayo Minakami / Magia Azul (platonic)
- Love Live! School idol project
- Nozomi Toujou (platonic)
- Mission! School
- ⭐ Ayane Hazuki ♥ [1]
- Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
- Rei Hino / Sailor Mars (platonic; manga)
- TenPuru: No One Can Live on Loneliness
- Akemitsu Akagami ♥
- Kiki (platonic)
- Tsukina Aoba ♥
- Yuzuki Aoba ♥
Characters from Video Games & Visual Novels[]
- Touhou Project
Characters from Live-Action & Novels[]
Characters from Other Sources[]
Official Characters
Characters who have been officially labeled as Butsudere in their source material will appear here with a ⭐ preceding their name indicating that they are an official example of this archetype. To make a character show up in this list, add a character to one of the above lists and use the {{Official}} template alongside a citation to where the character is referred to as this type: whether its in the series title, description, manga panel, anime/game screenshot, or author comment.