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Romaji: Hajidere), also known as "Teredere"(JPJapanese: 照れデレ
Romaji: Teredere), is a term for a character who is normally very shy and blushes from embarrassement whenever they are near their love interest, but eventually overcomes their shyness and becomes affectionate and deredere with them. They are very introverted and are so shy that they blush just when the person they like comes near them. Their bashfulness may intensify even more if they are complimented by their love interest which can cause them to become self-conscious of themselves due to the feelings they have towards their love interest. If something goes wrong, they might even faint from embarrassment. However, despite their shyness they will start to make efforts to talk to their love interest and slowly work up the courage to become closer to them. While it may not seem like it at first, they are someone who can become very proactive in a relationship and as they overcome their shyness they will start to show their affectionate and lovey-dovey side towards their love interest.
I never know the right way to phrase things or how to express my feelings as a person. But I'm okay with that because equations and formulas always have a right answer. They're free of fussy word games and complicated emotions. —Manami Okuda, from Ansatsu Kyoushitsu
BanG Dream!
But I'm afraid to go up on stage. —Rimi Ushigome, from BanG Dream!
I'm really sh-shy... so I don't like to talk... —Kanon Matsubara, from BanG Dream! Girls Band Party!
H-Hello, I'm your stu-student council president... Rinko Shirokane. —Rinko Shirokane, from BanG Dream!
BOCCHI THE ROCK!
Real life is scary. The online world is where I belong —Hitori Gotoh, from BOCCHI THE ROCK!
I don't want to work. Too scary! Society is too scary! —Hitori Gotoh, from BOCCHI THE ROCK!
Yeah, maybe it's okay if I can't handle real life! There are tons of people cheering for me online! —Hitori Gotoh, from BOCCHI THE ROCK!
The only pictures I've taken without my family were class pictures. Those are the only proof of my existence for the past 15 years... I wonder if there are other high school girls like me still around? Perhaps I've become a rare species on par with the tsuchinoko!? I'm... I'm the tsuchinoko of Shimo-Kitazawa! —Hitori Gotoh, from BOCCHI THE ROCK!
Fumetsu no Anata e
Rean really made this?! For me?! —Gugu, from Fumetsu no Anata e
Himouto! Umaru-chan
I-Im so sorry! My stomach just... —Nana Ebina, from Himouto! Umaru-chan
Onii-san is always... so nice! —Nana Ebina, from Himouto! Umaru-chan
Hitoribocchi no Marumaru Seikatsu
That girl is shy, just like me. So I guess I shouldn't call out to her! (...) That girl isn't shy, unlike me. So I guess I shouldn't call out to her! —Hitori Bocchi, from Hitoribocchi no Marumaru Seikatsu
I couldn't introduce myself after all... It's torture just to talk to people... —Hitori Bocchi, from Hitoribocchi no Marumaru Seikatsu
Come to me, fever! I want to skip school tomorrow! —Hitori Bocchi, from Hitoribocchi no Marumaru Seikatsu
How long has it been? Since I conversed with someone my age... —Hitori Bocchi, from Hitoribocchi no Marumaru Seikatsu
Which means if I have zero classmates, then I can say I've befriended everyone in my class! —Hitori Bocchi, from Hitoribocchi no Marumaru Seikatsu
Uhh, I don't really use my cell phone much. Because I don't have any... have any... friends. —Hitori Bocchi, from Hitoribocchi no Marumaru Seikatsu
It's been two months since I became a middle schooler. At this rate I think I'll be able to overcome my shyness. But I still have a long way to go. —Hitori Bocchi, from Hitoribocchi no Marumaru Seikatsu
Hoshikuzu Telepath
I just know that I won't be able to talk to anyone, or make any friends, as time passes me by... After all... What I say won't reach anyone. Not a single person on Earth. But out there somewhere... Surely there must be someone it can reach... (...) If I could just go somewhere else, I know that I could find someone... —Umika Konohoshi, from Hoshikuzu Telepath
There's nowhere left for me here. But I know that out there somewhere, there are glorious worlds where my words and feelings can reach others: the radiant, far-off worlds that I read stories of as a kid. That's why I won't give up! I'll go and find somewhere I belong, all by myself! If Earth isn't for me... Yes! I'll go to outer space! If no one on this planet can understand me, I just need to find a planet with people who do! According to my research, some aliens out there can communicate telepathically! So awesome!! I'll find aliens who can understand me, and I'll prove that there's a place where I fit in! You can do it, Umika! Keep fighting, Umika! —Umika Konohoshi, from Hoshikuzu Telepath
I can't even talk to Earthlings, so why did I think I could talk to an alien? I had to know it would be just as difficult to communicate! (...) Is there even any point in introducing myself? What if she laughs at me for being childish, like the others? Akeuchi-san says she's an alien, but even that might end up being a lie. —Umika Konohoshi, from Hoshikuzu Telepath
O-Oh yeah, Akeuchi-san has her alien radar. If I'm not careful, she might find me! I'll conceal my presence so she doesn't notice me! Hold my breath and empty my mind... —Umika Konohoshi, from Hoshikuzu Telepath
Kami nomi zo Shiru Sekai
The real world is scary. It's a pain to deal with other people... —Shiori Shiomiya, from Kami nomi zo Shiru Sekai
I'm not good with speaking to other people... but it's all right... If I have my books... if I'm here... it's all right... I will live on... in this castle... —Shiori Shiomiya, from Kami nomi zo Shiru Sekai
The library is a...wonderful place... It protects you from reality, with the fortress of paper. —Shiori Shiomiya, from Kami nomi zo Shiru Sekai
The outside world is always intimidating me... I've always...wanted to stay inside the quiet library. —Shiori Shiomiya, from Kami nomi zo Shiru Sekai
I don't need to merge with other people. That's right. I will live in my world of books. —Shiori Shiomiya, from Kami nomi zo Shiru Sekai
Books...don't make me rush... I feel safe... Inside a book I feel free... Knowing all kinds of words and being able to use them freely, the all mighty. —Shiori Shiomiya, from Kami nomi zo Shiru Sekai
Kanojo, Okarishimasu
(Internally) Those girls sure are having fun... I wish I could act like that... Even in high school... with every class change, I'd be alone until the third semester. I felt like I was on another planet. —Sumi Sakurasawa watching a group of friends talking to each other, from Kanojo, Hitomishirimasu
Ah... (Internally) Hey. Ah... wait... Ah... You dropped this. Ah... (Internally) No... I can't say it...! I could never talk to a girl I don't know...! I want to tell her... "I have it!" I'm glad she noticed, though. Otherwise she might have left without knowing where she dropped it... Wait... I'm committing a robbery...!! I'm a thief! I'm a thief! I'm totally a thief right now!! Ohhh, if there's money in it I really am a criminal. I've got to tell her!! She must be so nervous... and confused... I can't see her face, but she may be crying, for all I know. If only I didn't pick it up! I bet she would've found it by now...! Ah... (Internally) I just dropped it! Now I'm the one dropping stuff! Now what do I do?! Pick it up again?! But if I keep grabbing it, that really does make me a thief! Maybe... maybe I can say something now. Like, "hey you dropped this!" Ahhh! I can't! Calling out to her is still too much! —Sumi Sakurasawa after noticing a girl dropped her bag, from Kanojo, Hitomishirimasu
(Internally) After all that... ...I couldn't even say, "thank you." Stupid, stupid, stupid, stupid! She was so kind to me and all! I hate that I can't even express my gratitude... I wish I could run my mind through the washer... —Sumi Sakurasawa after an older lady helped her, from Kanojo, Hitomishirimasu
(Internally) I gave him an answer... I gave him an answer! I answered him... I answered him...!! —Sumi Sakurasawa after managing to give a reply to someone, from Kanojo, Hitomishirimasu
(Internally) I can do this... It's all working...! I'm so glad... I spent all that time preparing! I can do this... today's the day! I know I can do this! —Sumi Sakurasawa preparing to talk to a boy, from Kanojo, Hitomishirimasu
(Internally) You see? You can do it if you try...! You can't just decide it's impossible... and get in a funk. That's wrong...! No wall is too high for someone to overcome! Maybe I'm just shy because I think I am. I decided early on that I couldn't do it... I act like a wimp, and I keep running away... I need to build on this...! Today to tomorrow... tomorrow to the next day... I'll keep advancing, bit by bit! I can do it! I can beat my shy side! And I'll do it one hurdle at a time! —Sumi Sakurasawa, from Kanojo, Hitomishirimasu
Hnnn! Every time I look at you, I fall in love all over again! You just don't get used to cuteness like that. —Kazuya Kinoshita looking at Chizuru Ichinose, from Kanojo, Okarishimasu
Kimi no Koto ga Daidaidaidaidaisuki na 100-nin no Kanojo
A library committee member who loves reading. She has the cuteness of a small animal and although she is small and quiet, she is a hard worker. Because she is not good at talking to people, she used to talk by pointing at sentences in her favorite books, but thanks to the text-to-speech app that Rentarou prepared for her, she is now able to make eye contact and talk with others. —Character bio of Shizuka Yoshimoto from Kimi no Koto ga Daidaidaidaidaisuki na 100-nin no Kanojo
Love Live!
I was never able to take the first step on my own. But thanks to everyone's help, I finally did it. —Ruby Kurosawa, from Love Live! Sunshine!!
Huh? A p-present? Oh, geez... should I accept it? —Ruby Kurosawa, from Love Live! Sunshine!!
A-Ah... Event? Geez, you think it'll be okay if I go out there? —Ruby Kurosawa, from Love Live! Sunshine!!
Ah... Th-Thanks for all your support! —Hanayo Koizumi, from Love Live! School idol project
P-Please wait! Don't leave me behind! —Hanayo Koizumi, from Love Live! School idol project
I-It's embarrassing, so please don't stare that much. —Hanayo Koizumi, from Love Live! School idol project
Mairimashita! Iruma-kun
I-Iruma? H-H-He's heading here now? —Ameri Azazel about to see Iruma, from Mairimashita! Iruma-kun
I-Iruma... H-He's so close... Close, close, too close! I-I don't remember a thing after his face came so close to mine. I thought my heart was going to stop! Why is love so troublesome?! —Azazel Ameri, from Mairimashita! Iruma-kun
Nagato Yuki-chan no Shoushitsu
But I myself cannot accept that I am abnormal... because if I do, I'll become alone. I was scared, so I tried to hide it. —Yuki Nagato, from Nagato Yuki-chan no Shoushitsu
Naruto
Naruto-kun... —Hinata Hyuuga, from Naruto
I don't know why, but whenever I look at you... I feel more courage within me. It makes me feel like I can accomplish something If I try... It makes me feel like I am worth something. —Hinata Hyuuga, from Naruto
Was I able to change myself...even a little, N-Naruto-kun? —Hinata Hyuuga, from Naruto
It's because now the person I've admired for so long is finally watching me, and... and in front of him... I can't bear to look uncool! —Hinata Hyuuga, from Naruto
I used to always cry and give up. I made many wrong turns... but you helped me find the right path. —Hinata Hyuuga, from NARUTO
Nisekoi
I couldn't bring myself to ask again... I'm such a fool. —Kosaki Onodera, from Nisekoi
Watashi ga Motenai no wa Dou Kangaetemo Omaera ga Warui!
Tomoko Kuroki: (thinking) I spoke totally normally with someone! —Tomoko Kuroki, from Watashi ga Motenai no wa Dou Kangaetemo Omaera ga Warui!
Quotes from Cartoons, Comics & Graphic Novels[]
Miraculous Ladybug
I, uh, I wanted to, um, gift you a make— I mean, gift you a give I made— I mean... —Marinette Dupain-Cheng, in the Episode: The Bubbler, Season 1 from Miraculous Ladybug
What? What did you expect me to say? "Hey, hot stuff, this is Marinette. I'd ask you on a date to a movie, but I've got such a crazy crush on you that the only way I can talk to you without foaming at the mouth is over this stupid phone." Pretty ridiculous, right? —Marinette Dupain-Cheng, in the Episode: Copycat, Season 1 from Miraculous Ladybug
Me, scared? Pfft, it was a dream. I mean, you're a dream. I mean, in your dreams! Huh? Oh, this is a nightmare... —Marinette Dupain-Cheng, in the Episode: The Evillustrator, Season 1 from Miraculous Ladybug
I realized that even with all this hate everywhere, love still wins. But if I wanna win over Adrien, he needs to know the truth about how I feel. —Marinette Dupain-Cheng, in the Episode: Dark Cupid, Season 1 from Miraculous Ladybug
Uh... see you to...mo... tomo... Haha! Whoa, why am I stammering? —Marinette Dupain-Cheng, in the Episode: Stoneheart, Season 1 from Miraculous Ladybug
I can't feel my legs anymore. Hold me up! I'm gonna fall over! Is [Adrien] still around? —Marinette Dupain-Cheng, in the Episode: Guitar Villain, Season 1 from Miraculous Ladybug
Um, no no no, I... No, you're so good. I mean, I'm the one who's not good. I mean... I'm lucky, that's all. —Marinette Dupain-Cheng, in the Episode: Gamer, Season 1 from Miraculous Ladybug
Excuse me, wait! If you don't mind, this is-this is for Adrien. Can you wish him a Merry Christmas? From me that is. I mean, it could be from you, too. In fact, Merry Christmas to you, from, uh, me, of course. —Marinette Dupain-Cheng, in the Episode: Santa Claws, Season 2 from Miraculous Ladybug
A-Adrien! Nice to fencing, I'm totally into you! Uhh, I mean, nice to see you! Yeah, I'm totally into fencing. —Marinette Dupain-Cheng, in the Episode: Riposte, Season 2 from Miraculous Ladybug
You're so wonderful... Oh, uh— it's wonderful, what a charm! Uh... the charm! I-I'll wear the charm um, with luck! Basically, um... thank you. —Marinette Dupain-Cheng, in the Episode: Befana, Season 2 from Miraculous Ladybug
Hey, my name's Mama uh Mamamarinette! Your mom sent me down here. The groove...uh... the group's waiting for you. —Marinette Dupain-Cheng, in the Episode: Captain Hardrock, Season 2 from Miraculous Ladybug
No! I'm so not into you— I mean, sure, I'm interested in you, but, um, not in that way; well, you know, ha-ha-ha-ha...ha ha! —Marinette Dupain-Cheng, in the Episode: Troublemaker, Season 2 from Miraculous Ladybug
Adrien's become a friend who I can talk to about anything — except when it comes to my feelings for him. —Marinette Dupain-Cheng, in the Episode: Stormy Weather 2, Season 3 from Miraculous Ladybug
It's not my fault. [Adrien]'s so amazing that I completely freak out every time I talk to him. —Marinette Dupain-Cheng, in Miraculous Secrets: Marinette and Adrien from Miraculous Ladybug
The Mitchells vs. The Machines
Uh, uh, NO! I HATE DINOSAURS AND I HATE YOU! BYE FOREVERRRR! —Aaron Mitchell, from The Mitchells vs. The Machines
I-I-I-I just wanna say, I think you're really neat, and I WONDER IF YOU COULD COME OVER TO MY HOUSE AND TALK ABOUT DINOSAURS CASUALLY SOMETIME! —Aaron Mitchell, from The Mitchells vs, The Machines
Why should I expect it to be any different? Nobody ever hears me. Or sees me. I'm invisible, even in photos. —Juleka Couffaine, in the Episode Reflekta of Miraculous Ladybug
The Owl House
Oh! Luz! You're here!- I mean, obviously you're here; this is School, and you go here now, with uh- me... I've been talking for too long. —Amity Blight, in the Episode Wing it Like Witches from The Owl House
Me, on a team- with you? Running around in- cute uniforms- sweating?- I gotta go! —Amity Blight, in the Episode Wing it Like Witches from The Owl House
Pfft- I'm fine, hahaha! Wh- who's Amity? —Amity Blight, in the Episode Wing it Like Witches from The Owl House
Quotes from Video Games & Visual Novels[]
Doki Doki Literature Club!
It's just something I'm not very used to... That is, reading in company with someone. —Yuri, from Doki Doki Literature Club!
I... didn't mean to bother you or anything... —Yuri, from Doki Doki Literature Club!
S-Sorry! I didn't mean to say something stupid...! —Yuri, from Doki Doki Literature Club!
I'm so glad... I got the chance to share my writing. I never thought it would feel like this. —Yuri, from Doki Doki Literature Club!
And those friends don't laugh at me... They don't tease me for spacing out all the time... They don't make fun of my body type... And... ...And they don't hate me for acting like a know-it-all!" (...) "I'm not a know-it-all. It's the opposite. I don't know anything! I don't know how to talk to people. I don't know how to make people see me as normal. —Yuri, from Doki Doki Literature Club!
I'm useless... —Yuri, from Doki Doki Literature Club!
Final Fantasy
Umm... G-Good morning... Cloud. —Tifa Lockhart, to Cloud Strife from Final Fantasy VII
Fire Emblem
My name is—! Sorry, let me start again. Come on, deep breath, Florina... My name is Florina! Hi there! —Florina, to the Player from Fire Emblem Heroes
I say sorry a lot, and I know that can get on people's nerves. So, uh... sorry? —Florina, from Fire Emblem Heroes
So, I think...? You know? Well, of course YOU do. —Florina, from Fire Emblem Heroes
Umm... —Florina, from Fire Emblem Heroes
Genshin Impact
To be honest, I'm not too good at dealing with people I'm not familiar with. Maybe it's because I'm not really good at holding a conversation. Can you give me some pointers in that area? —Mika, from Genshin Impact
Let's see... "I want to understand Ganyu better..." Wh—What sort of request is that!? I've never done this before... Um, um, um... Okay... I can ah... run you through my annual review from last year? That should bring you up to speed on me... No good? Oh, okay then... —Ganyu, from Genshin Impact
Still, all these years I've been asking myself the same question: Do I really belong in the human world? Maybe I'm just like a Dendro Slime hiding in the earth, burying myself in numbers and reports in order to escape reality. —Ganyu, from Genshin Impact
Huh!? Oh—uh, I'm sorry, Cloud Retainer! I—I just remembered there's something I must attend to. I should be going! —Ganyu, from Genshin Impact
Besides that... I do feel better getting some of this off my chest. So... thank you for being here and listening to me. —Ganyu, from Genshin Impact
Life is Strange
(Alright, Chloe. You're on a freaking train with Rachel freaking Amber. Play it cool. Is this...nervousness? Is that what this feeling is? Wish Max were here, so I could ask. Should I make small talk? Is that what people do?) It's nice Rachel we're having. I mean weather! It's nice weather. —Chloe Elizabeth Price, if the player has brought the belt to Rachel and chooses "Nice weather." in the "Episode 1: Awake" from Life is Strange: Before the Storm
UNDERTALE
Guiding you has made me feel... A lot better about myself. So... thanks for letting me help you. —Alphys, from UNDERTALE
Yandere Simulator
Y-you...actually...want to join...? —Oka Ruto, from Yandere Simulator
Y-you're not...going to leave us... Are you...? Well... that's to be expected... I mean, who would want to be in this club, anyway.... —Oka Ruto, from Yandere Simulator
Um... you already left this club once before... I...don't want to let you back in... you might just leave again... and it hurts when people leave... I don't want to be hurt again... —Oka Ruto, from Yandere Simulator
I can't stop thinking about that boy... I think he cast a hex on me... —Oka Ruto, from Yandere Simulator
A...f-flower? ...For...m-me? ...Are you sure? ...I mean, nobody's ever... It's really... I just...um... th...thanks... —Oka Ruto, from Yandere Simulator
Quotes from Live-Action & Novels[]
American Born Chinese
Hang out... with me... sometime? —Jin Wang, to Amelia Harris on Page 105 of American Born Chinese
Quotes from Other Sources[]
Songs
You, you walked into the room on a Friday afternoon
That's when I saw you for the first time
And I was paralyzed
I had a million things to say
But none of them came out that day
'Cause I was never one of those guys
That always had the best lines
Time stopped ticking, my hands keep shaking
And you don't even know that
I try to speak but girl, you got me tongue-tied
I try to breathe but I'm f-f-f-frozen inside
I try to move but I'm stuck in my shoes
You got me paralyzed, paralyzed, p-p-p-paralyzed
I see you walking but all you do is pass me by
Can't even talk 'cause words don't come into my mind
I'd make a move if I had the guts to
But I'm paralyzed, paralyzed, p-p-p-paralyzed
Now, I learned a lot from my mistake
Never let a good thing slip away
I've had a lot of time to look back
And my only regret is
Not telling you what I was going through
You didn't even know that
I try to speak but girl, you got me tongue-tied
I try to breathe but I'm f-f-f-frozen inside
I try to move but I'm stuck in my shoes
You got me paralyzed, paralyzed, p-p-p-paralyzed
I see you walking but all you do is pass me by
Can't even talk 'cause words don't come into my mind
I'd make a move if I had the guts to
But I'm paralyzed, paralyzed, p-p-p-paralyzed
As the years go by, I think about you all the time (woah)
If I get the chance, I hope I won't be paralyzed
Paralyzed by you
You walked into the room on a Friday afternoon
I try to speak but girl, you got me tongue-tied
I try to breathe but I'm f-f-f-frozen inside
I try to move but I'm stuck in my shoes
You got me paralyzed, paralyzed, p-p-p-paralyzed
I see you walking but all you do is pass me by
Can't even talk 'cause words don't come into my mind
I'd make a move if I had the guts to
But I'm paralyzed, paralyzed, p-p-p-paralyzed
Paralyzed, paralyzed
You got me tongue-tied
Paralyzed, paralyzed
Now I'm frozen inside
Paralyzed, paralyzed
You got me paralyzed, paralyzed, p-p-p-paralyzed
—Paralyzed, from Big Time Rush
VOCALOID
♫ Sigh...... what do I do? You know, truth is...... I can't do it, it's too scary after all
I want to convey my feelings to you Why are these feelings so painful?
You know, the truth is, Ah-I, ah, I, um, um You know, you, aah, I, sorry, wait... ah-I Ah, I, um, you know, I li...
You know, the truth is, I, ah I, um, um, you know, You, aah... I, sorry, wait, um, you know
Uuh, I... About you......! You know, I, you You know, I, you I, you... ...
Li, li, li-li, li-li, li... li Li, li, li-li, li-li, li... li Breathe in, out... sorry, just forget it
......Wait!
Li, li, li-li, li-li-li-li Li-li-li-li, li... li... li... li Li, li, li-li, li-li, li... li
I like you, I love you!!!!! ♫ —Kagamine Rin, from I Like You, I Love You
