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"Tennen S" (JP) is a term for a character who unintentionally inflicts sadistic acts on others with no ill intentions. They are very kind and friendly people in truth, but they end up unintentionally causing harm to others. They may have a naturally scary face, or they may just be naturally clumsy and end up accidentally toying with others. What is important is that they have no actual intent to cause harm.
Etymology
Meaning of the Term
Tennen S comes from the words "tennen" (天然), meaning "natural (someone who does something subconsciously without even trying, as if they were a natural)", and "S", meaning "sadist".[2]
Alternate Name
The term has a few different variations:
History
Official Media
Tennen S was one of the personality types in Shin Genre S Dere and was used for the character Yuzuha Satsuki. Yuzuha was described as a friendly girl, but her naturally clumsy nature causes her to get into mishaps and she ends up toying with her love interest without any ill intentions.[1]
Popularity of Maika Sakuranomiya

Maika Sakuranomiya after accidentally spilling ketchup on her face from Blend S
The most popular example of this archetype in media would be the character of Maika Sakuranomiya from the manga series Blend S who, despite having a positive and cheerful personality, unintentionally gains a sadistic look in her eyes whenever she smiles. She can also be rather clumsy, such as causing everyone to run away from her in fear because she spilled ketchup on herself and made it look like she just murdered someone.
Personality
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Tennen S characters are generally very kind and sweet characters, but they are naturals at being sadistic and inflicting sadistic acts on others without ever meaning to.
They may simply have an unintentionally scary face, or maybe they're a naturally clumsy dojikko and toy with others with no ill intentions. What is important is that there is no intent to cause harm.
Differences From Other Archetypes
This type is most similar to S dere, but the main difference is intent. A tennen S character doesn't want to toy with people, they just somehow end up doing it accidentally.
Similar Japanese Archetypes
- Dojikko: A term for a character who is very clumsy.
- Do-S: A term for a character who is extremely sadistic.
- S Dere: A term for a character who gains pleasure by toying with and teasing their love interest, but also has a cuter and overly affectionate deredere side.
- Tennen Boke: A term for a character who is a natural airhead, prone to making silly mistakes.
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Shin Genre S Dere. “Yuzuha Satsuki: A soft and natural S girl. A cute classmate who is average in every respect: intellect, athleticism, and personality. She sits next to the protagonist, which is why they became close. She is the only one who is friendly from the start, but she is in fact the granddaughter of the president of a certain company, so she is no ordinary girl after all. Her naturally dojikko nature causes her to get into erotic mishaps, and she toyed with the protagonist without any ill intentions.”
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 What is Tennen Do-S. Pixiv. “A personality that inflicts sadistic acts on others without their intention.”