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"Tsun-aho" (JP) is a term for a tsundere character who tries so hard to look uninterested in their love interest that they just end up making themselves look like a complete fool.
Etymology
Meaning of the Term
Tsun-aho (ツンアホ) is a combination of "tsundere" (ツンデレ), meaning "a character who acts harsh towards their love interest to hide their feelings of being lovestruck", and "aho" (アホ), meaning "foolish" or "lacking good sense and judgment".[2]
Origin
The term Tsun-aho originates from the 2014 light novel series Tsun-aho no Maid wa Saikyouiku suru Shikanai (JP), a love story about a boy named and his maid Hato Tsumugi, the latter being the titular tsun-aho character.[1]
Personality
Tsun-aho are characters who try so hard to look uninterested in their love interest that they just end up making themselves look like a fool.
When they talk with their love interest, they will start saying random nonsense to act like they don't like them which just ends up making themselves look bad. When they get too flustered, they may even accidentally hit their love interest or start to cry, which only makes them look more air-headed. Because Tsun-aho characters say and do so many foolish things to hide their "secret" feelings that everyone already knows about, people will start to think that they're actually a fool.
Differences From Other Archetypes
Although both suffixes have the same meaning, tsun-aho differs from tsunbaka in that tsun-aho characters simply make themselves "look" foolish as a result of their tsundere antics, whereas a tsunbaka is just genuinely airheaded and forgetful normally, but acts tsundere anyways. In other words, a tsun-aho only acts this way around their love interest to attempt to hide their feelings, while a tsunbaka always acts like this.
Similar Archetypes
- Bakadere: A character who lacks common sense and is generally unaware of their surroundings. Tsun-aho could be considered a tsundere version of this type.
- Tsunbaka: A tsundere character who is extremely airheaded and forgetful.
- Tsundere: A character who acts hostile towards their love interest to hide their loving feelings. Tsun-aho is a variation of this type.
List of Characters
Gallery
 Saki Saki from Kanojo mo Kanojo  Inda Karane from Kimi no Koto ga Daidaidaidaidaisuki na 100-nin no Kanojo  Inda Karane from Kimi no Koto ga Daidaidaidaidaisuki na 100-nin no Kanojo  Hato Tsumugi from Tsun-aho no Maid wa Saikyouiku suru Shikanai  Asuna Kagurazaka from Mahou Sensei Negima!  Asuna Kagurazaka from Mahou Sensei Negima! |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Tsun-aho no Maid wa Saikyouiku suru Shikanai. BookLive (2014/04/18).
- ↑ What is Tsun-aho. Pixiv Encyclopedia.