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Kuudere/Japanese Characters

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This article has recently had its meaning altered or updated after the discovery of new information. Characters are in the process of being removed/transfered to other types to more accurately reflect this change. The following changes have been made:

  • The meaning of kuudere has been updated to reflect how the term is used in official Japanese media. The following changes have been made:
    1. Contrary to popular belief, a kuudere character is required to change in personality over time and become "deredere" (lovestruck, affectionate, lovey-dovey, doting, cutesy, very emotional, lots of blushing) (the "-dere" part of kuu"dere"). Characters who act "kuu" but do not become "dere" over time fall under the predecessor archetype "sunao cool".
    2. Additionally, this is not an archetype for emotionless characters. Characters who are entirely emotionless do not fall under this type and simply appearing to be emotionless or calm and collected does not automatically make a character a kuudere either.
    3. A kuudere character is defined by being "cool and unapproachable", with the "unapproachable" part being required. They are characters who create a cold "don't get involved with me" wall around them and are overly honest and blunt with their true feelings, which come out in the form of sharp-tongued statements when they want to be left alone. However, after becoming close to their love they completely change and act just like any regular deredere character would. They are a character with a very drastic gap in their personality. See: kuudere for more details.
    4. Since the dandere archetype has also been updated to be for silent and expressionless characters, characters who are calm and expressionless but don't act blunt and cold should only go under dandere.
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All characters listed who have been in love with, have a crush on, or are in a relationship with someone and are Kuudere for them will be marked with a heart (♥) next to their name. You can also see who this love interest is by dragging the cursor over the heart. Characters who are not romantic versions of this type, but are affectionate and loving towards friends/family should be marked with (platonic) or (familial) instead.

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"Kuudere" is a term for a character who appears expressionless and unapproachable at first glance, but becomes cute, loving, and deredere around their love interest. Although it might not appear like it at first, they are hiding a deep inner love that will come out after becoming close to their love interest. They have a clear separation of their character. They don't behave particularly notably when in a group, taking up a stiff appearance and a cold "don't get involved with me" aura that creates a wall between themselves and other people. They are also harshly blunt and straightforward with their true feelings, both good and bad, which often leads to them making sharp-tongued statements without considering other's feelings. However, they are also someone who will confess their love honestly, and when alone with their love interest they become so spoiled that their usual character falls apart. They usually have a unfriendly cool demeanor, but when they are alone with their love interest they become extremely clingy and have a more loving side than most. They will start behaving in cute ways, showing lots of emotions, blushing like crazy, and wanting their love interest to give them lots of affection. They are a character with a very drastic gap. After spending enough time with their love interest they will even feel comfortable showing this side of themselves in public, becoming a much more cheerful and emotional person overall.

This is not to be confused with:

  • Dandere - A character who is silent and expressionless most of the time, but will suddenly become cute, talkative, and deredere when they are alone with their love interest.
  • Unofficial:Kuugire - A character who has a unapproachable and expressionless personality at first, but has an unloving or angry side instead of a cute lovey-dovey one like a kuudere.


Note: Characters who act "kuu" but do not act "deredere" (lovestruck, affectionate, lovey-dovey, doting, cutesy, very emotional, lots of blushing) should be marked with "(sunao cool)" in parenthesis after their name. These characters will be moved to that archetype list after it gets created. The main difference is a kuudere character changes their personality and becomes deredere after meeting their love interest while a sunao cool does not change and retains a cool personality even after falling in love. Keep in mind that slight smiles and calm displays of affection do not count as "deredere" since the character is still being "cool" and not "cutesy". If they show their love and affectionate in a cool way then they're a sunao cool, but if they show their love and affection in a cute lovey-dovey way then they're a kuudere.

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  1. ↑ Nanase Suzuho (Bishoujo to Buraritabi)
  2. ↑ Miku Touma (Boku no Oku-san wa Mahou Shoujo Kamo Shirenai)
  3. ↑ Erika Nomura (Dosukebe Haha Musume ga Yattekita ☆ ~Mutchimuchi no Haha to Kuudere Musume Itadaicha Imasu~)
  4. ↑ Yumiko Sakaki (Grisaia no Kajitsu)
  5. ↑ Shizuku Hayase (I-Cup Kuudere Osananajimi wa Muku de Mujakina Amaenbo)
  6. ↑ Joan of Arc (Koiochi Joan of Arc: Kuudere Seijo to Dousei Seikatsu)
  7. ↑ Kaede Kiryu (Kuudere Kanojo wa Ijimeraretai)
  8. ↑ Yukiho (Kuudere na Kanojo to Kiss ga Shitai)
  9. ↑ Shizuku Shimizu (Kuudere Nee-chan wa Ore de Mainichi nu Iterurashii Desu)
  10. ↑ Madarame Seri (Kuudere Ojousama wa Nanka Chigau: Tatanai Ore to Do-S na Kanojo)
  11. ↑ Altimia (Kuudere Shishou o Sukueru no wa Ore no Seieki Dakerashii)
  12. ↑ Mayu (Kuudere Sugiru Mirai no Yome no Mendou na 7-kakan)
  13. ↑ Kuudere Kosaki-chan (Magical Pâtissière Kosaki-chan!!)
  14. ↑ Kuudere Maid (Ojousama no Maid Jijou)
  15. ↑ Yui (Tonari no Kuuderella o Amayakashitara, Uchi no Aikagi o Wtasu Koto ni Natta)
  16. ↑ Henri (Tsundere Majo o Korose, to Megami wa Itta.)
  17. ↑ Shirogane Koyuki (Yatara to Sasshi no Ii Ore wa, Dokuzetsu Kuudere Bishoujo no Chiisana Dere mo Minogasazu ni Guigui Iku)
  18. ↑ Suzuka Izumi (Dere Suku)
  19. ↑ Sara Kiryuu (Kuudere Makai Princess Sara to Kyuusei Haramase Life!)
  20. ↑ Rikka Niizumi (Kuudere Nee-chan Kansatsu Nikki)
  21. ↑ Kaela Kovalskia (Hololive: Dere no Kiwami)
  22. ↑ Kureiji Ollie (Hololive: Dere no Kiwami)
  23. ↑ Mio Yamamoto (Toraware no Taiiku Souko de Cool-Dere JK to Kusuguri H!)
  24. ↑ Flower (VOCALOID)
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Dere Japanese

Bakadere ♥ Biridere ♥ Bocchandere ♥ Bokodere ♥ Butsudere ♥ Byoukidere ♥ Dandere ♥ Darudere ♥ Deredere ♥ Dorodere ♥ Erodere ♥ Gandere ♥ Goudere ♥ Gundere ♥ Hajidere ♥ Himedere ♥ Hinedere ♥ Kamidere (Western)♥ Kanedere ♥ Kekkondere ♥ Kichidere ♥ Kiridere ♥ Kuudere (Kidere) ♥ M Dere ♥ Mayadere ♥ Megadere ♥ Nemuidere ♥ Nyandere ♥ Onidere ♥ Oujidere ♥ Oujodere ♥ Rindere ♥ Roshidere ♥ S Dere ♥ Shindere ♥ Shundere ♥ Smugdere ♥ Teasedere ♥ Thugdere ♥ Tsundere (Deretsun ♥ Tsun-Aho ♥ Tsun-Ama ♥ Tsunbaka ♥ Tsundora ♥ Tsunneko ♥ Tsun-Pure ♥ Tsunpuri ♥ Tsunshun ♥ Tsuntere) ♥ Tsuyodere ♥ Undere ♥ Usodere ♥ Utsudere ♥ Uzadere ♥ Wandere ♥ Yandere (Yanderu) ♥ Yandere (Yankii) ♥ Yoidere ♥ Zondere

Non-Japanese

Bakadere ♥ Biridere ♥ Bocchandere ♥ Bokodere ♥ Butsudere ♥ Byoukidere ♥ Dandere ♥ Darudere ♥ Deredere ♥ Dorodere ♥ Erodere ♥ Gandere ♥ Goudere ♥ Gundere ♥ Hajidere ♥ Himedere ♥ Hinedere ♥ Kamidere (Western) ♥ Kanedere ♥ Kekkondere ♥ Kichidere ♥ Kiridere ♥ Kuudere (Kidere) ♥ M Dere ♥ Mayadere ♥ Megadere ♥ Nemuidere ♥ Nyandere ♥ Onidere ♥ Oujidere ♥ Oujodere ♥ Rindere ♥ Roshidere ♥ S Dere ♥ Shindere ♥ Shundere ♥ Smugdere ♥ Teasedere ♥ Thugdere ♥ Tsundere (Deretsun ♥ Tsun-Aho ♥ Tsun-Ama ♥ Tsunbaka ♥ Tsundora ♥ Tsunneko ♥ Tsun-Pure ♥ Tsunpuri ♥ Tsunshun ♥ Tsuntere) ♥ Tsuyodere ♥ Undere ♥ Usodere ♥ Utsudere ♥ Uzadere ♥ Wandere ♥ Yandere (Yanderu) ♥ Yandere (Yankii) ♥ Yoidere ♥ Zondere

Other Japanese

Bishounen ♥ Bokukko ♥ Buchigire ♥ Charao ♥ Chuunibyou ♥ Dansou no Reijin ♥ Dojikko ♥ Donkan ♥ Futanari ♥ Gag Character ♥ Genkikko ♥ Hanahaki Disease ♥ Hetare ♥ Hikikomori ♥ Idol ♥ Ijimekko ♥ Ikemen ♥ Ikemen Joshi ♥ Josou Danshi ♥ Juujin ♥ Kaiju ♥ Kemono ♥ Kemonomimi ♥ Kuishinbou ♥ Majigire ♥ Mahou Shoujo ♥ Mecha ♥ Megane ♥ Meganekko ♥ Menhera ♥ Miko ♥ Moe ♥ Monster Danshi ♥ Monster Musume ♥ Nantaika ♥ Nekama ♥ Nyotaika ♥ Okama ♥ Orekko ♥ Otaku ♥ Otenba Musume ♥ Otokonoko ♥ Sentou Kyou ♥ Siscon ♥ Sukeban ♥ Sukebe ♥ Tsungire ♥ Yakuza ♥ Yamato Nadeshiko ♥ Yangire ♥ Yankii

Non-Japanese

Bishounen ♥ Bokukko ♥ Buchigire ♥ Charao ♥ Chuunibyou ♥ Dansou no Reijin ♥ Dojikko ♥ Donkan ♥ Futanari ♥ Gag Character ♥ Genkikko ♥ Hanahaki Disease ♥ Hetare ♥ Hikikomori ♥ Idol ♥ Ijimekko ♥ Ikemen ♥ Ikemen Joshi ♥ Josou Danshi ♥ Juujin ♥ Kaiju ♥ Kemono ♥ Kemonomimi ♥ Kuishinbou ♥ Majigire ♥ Mahou Shoujo ♥ Mecha ♥ Megane ♥ Meganekko ♥ Menhera ♥ Miko ♥ Moe ♥ Monster Danshi ♥ Monster Musume ♥ Nantaika ♥ Nekama ♥ Nyotaika ♥ Okama ♥ Orekko ♥ Otaku ♥ Otenba Musume ♥ Otokonoko ♥ Sentou Kyou ♥ Siscon ♥ Sukeban ♥ Sukebe ♥ Tsungire ♥ Yakuza ♥ Yamato Nadeshiko ♥ Yangire ♥ Yankii

Unofficial Japanese

Akugire ♥ Birigire ♥ Borodere ♥ Bosudere ♥ Bucchagire ♥ Bureidere ♥ Danredere ♥ Doromuga ♥ Dottidere ♥ Fuandere ♥ Gangire ♥ Hihangire ♥ Houkagire ♥ Jendere ♥ Kamigire ♥ Kanegire ♥ Kimuzukashii ♥ Kuugire ♥ Kuutsun ♥ Masogire ♥ Megaun ♥ Meta Character ♥ Nisedere ♥ Nyangire ♥ Pyondere ♥ Sadogire ♥ Sattodere ♥ Taidere ♥ Toukadere ♥︎ Yanheat ♥ Yanmeta ♥ Yoigire ♥ Yukigire ♥ Zengire ♥ Zongire ♥

Non-Japanese

Akugire ♥ Birigire ♥ Borodere ♥ Bosudere ♥ Bucchagire ♥ Bureidere ♥ Danredere ♥ Doromuga ♥ Dottidere ♥ Fuandere ♥ Gangire ♥ Houkagire ♥ Jendere ♥ Kamigire ♥ Kanegire ♥ Kimuzukashii ♥ Kuugire ♥ Kuutsun ♥ Masogire ♥ Megaun ♥ Meta Character ♥ Nisedere ♥ Nyangire ♥ Pyondere ♥ Sadogire ♥ Sattodere ♥ Taidere ♥ Toukadere ♥︎ Yanheat ♥ Yanmeta ♥ Yoigire ♥ Yukigire ♥ Zengire ♥ Zongire ♥

Mixed

Combinations ♥ Dere (A-M ♥ N-Z) ♥ Gire ♥ Other ♥ Variations ♥

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