"Bocchandere" is a term for a young male character who is the son of a wealthy high-class family and is spoiled and thinks they are better than everyone else at first, before eventually becoming deredere. At first they like to flaunt their status in front of others, but after becoming fond of someone they will become very protective and use their status or wealth to help their love interest in any way possible.
It is the male counterpart of ojoudere.
Etymology
Meaning of the Term
Bocchandere comes from the words "bocchan" (坊ちゃん), meaning "young master" or "rich boy", and "deredere" (デレデレ), a mimetic word for "being lovestruck".
Origin
Bocchandere was created on the internet in the Western community.[1][2]
Characteristics
Bocchandere are high-ranking members of society. This could include being the child of a wealthy and important business family, or even the heir to a major yakuza organization.[3]
Personality
Bocchan Period
The high status of bocchandere characters causes them to become very arrogant and entitled. They overestimate their own self-worth and think they are better than everyone else. They could be described as "spoiled rich kids".
Bocchandere are incredibly spoiled and pampered. Often they are out of touch with the ways that "commoners" live due to being raised having butlers to do everything for them. They may feel surprised to learn that they can't get whatever they want just because they have money.
Bocchandere characters have power and they are not afraid to show it off. They like to boss other people around as if they are their personal servants and may even manipulate them into doing what they want.
Deredere Period
Bocchandere characters might be surprised to realize that their love interest won't date them just because they're important. They may try to buy their affection with lavish gifts, but after realizing what's important they will start to humble themselves. They will realize that material items aren't what is important, but rather the way they treat others. They may even take up working at a minimum wage job to buy their love interest a present that they can say came from their own money, and not their father's money. Their change in behavior will be very noticable after truly falling in love and becoming deredere for their love interest.
Despite the initial arrogant exterior of a bocchandere, when they become fond of someone they will become very protective of them and start to use their status or wealth to help their love interest in any way possible. After enough time of being with their love interest they start to realize that their status isn't everything and begin to lose the egotistical behavior.
Differences From Other Archetypes
Bocchandere is sometimes confused with kanedere—characters who are only attracted to someone if they have money or high status—but the difference is bocchandere are characters that have a lot of wealth and power while kanedere are characters who want a lot of wealth and power. Bocchandere characters could be considered the ideal love interest for a kanedere.
Bocchandere are similar to oujidere in that both are entitled, but oujidere characters will simply demand to be treated like a prince and will not necessarily be spoiled or flaunt their status. Bocchandere also must be a high-ranking member of society, whereas oujidere often just 'think' they are.
Similar Japanese Archetypes
- Ojou-sama: A term for a young female character who is the daughter of a wealthy high-class family. This is the female counterpart of "bocchan".
- Oujidere: A term for a character who wishes to be treated like a prince by their love interest.
List of Characters
See Bocchandere/Japanese Characters to see characters from Japanese media.
See Bocchandere/Non-Japanese Characters to see characters from non-Japanese media.
Gallery
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References
- ↑ Dere Types - Bocchandere. Wattpad.
- ↑ 30 Anime Girl Personality Types and Waifue Tropes. Dubsnatch (2023/10/04).
- ↑ 36 Types of Dere. VK (2020/05/11).
| v • eDere Types | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | Standard |
Bakadere ♥ Biridere ♥ Bokodere ♥ Butsudere ♥ Dandere ♥ Darudere ♥ Deredere ♥ Dorodere ♥ Erodere ♥ Gandere ♥ Goudere ♥ Gundere ♥ Hajidere ♥ Himedere ♥ Hinedere ♥ Kamidere ♥ Kichidere ♥ Kiridere ♥ Kuudere ♥ M Dere ♥ Nyandere ♥ Onidere ♥ Rindere ♥ Roshidere ♥ S Dere ♥ Shindere ♥ Shundere ♥ Tsundere ♥ Tsuyodere ♥ Undere ♥ Usodere ♥ Utsudere ♥ Uzadere ♥ Wandere ♥ Yandere (Yanderu) ♥ Yandere (Yankii) ♥ Yoidere ♥ Zondere ♥ | |
| Variations |
Deretsun ♥ Tsun-Aho ♥ Tsun-Ama ♥ Tsunbaka ♥ Tsundora ♥ Tsunneko ♥ Tsun-Pure ♥ Tsunpuri ♥ Tsunshun ♥ Tsuntere ♥ | ||
| Western | Standard |
Bocchandere ♥ Byoukidere ♥ Kanedere ♥ Kekkondere ♥ Nemuidere ♥ Oujidere ♥ Oujodere ♥ Smugdere ♥ Teasedere ♥ Thugdere ♥ | |
| Variations |
Ahodere (Western) ♥ Kamidere (Western) ♥ Kidere ♥ Mayadere (Western) ♥ Megadere (Western) ♥ | ||
| Other | |||