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Wait, I responded honestly without thinking! That's something beyond humiliating to do with a commoner!
"Tsun-pure" (JP) is a term for a tsundere character who is brutally honest with their love interest, but rarely honest with themself.
Etymology
Meaning of the Term
Tsun-pure (ツンピュア) 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 the English word "pure" (ピュア), meaning "uncontaminated" or "clean".
Origin
The term originates from the series Shomin Sample (JP) to describe the character Aika Tenkubashi across the whole series. Aika finds it difficult to tell lies, so she is overly honest by nature.[3] The seventh episode of the anime was even titled "The Tsun-Pure in Her Element" (JP) after Aika.[2]
It is not currently known if this term is present in the original light novel from 2011, or if this was only used in the anime adaptation in 2015.[citation needed]
Localization
While the name is officially romanized in English as "tsun-pure", it could also be written as "tsunpyua" when directly transcribing the katakana.[1][4]
Personality
Tsun-pure are characters who are overly honest around others, but quite dishonest with themselves. They act sensitive and temperamental, but only end up expressing their true feelings when they explode. They will act rudely one moment, but act with honesty and kindness the next.
Tsun-pure characters are kind, easily fooled, and pure-hearted people who truly want to protect those they love, even if they aren't always honest about it.
Similar Japanese Archetypes
- Tsundere: A character who can't be honest with their feelings of love towards their love interest so they act distant, standoffish, and stuck-up to conceal them.
List of Characters
See Tsun-Pure/Japanese Characters to see characters from Japanese media.
See Tsun-Pure/Non-Japanese Characters to see characters from non-Japanese media.
Gallery
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Miss Tsunpyua's True Nature. Syomin Sample Official Site (2015/11/20).
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Tsun-Pure in Her Element. Apple TV (2021/11/03).
- ↑ Who is Aika Tenkubashi. Pixiv Encyclopedia.
- ↑ Miss Tsunpyua's True Nature. Rakuten (2015/11/20).
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