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Let's be honest! No one could play this role better than me. I only share the stage with the best! You'll need to try a little harder, darling.
"Oujidere" is a term for a male character who at first is very selfish and wants to be treated like royalty by their love interest, but after truly falling in love and becoming deredere acts like a selfless and gentlemanly true prince who pampers their love interest. At first, they want their love interest to pamper and take care of their every need and would be helpless without them. They act very prim and proper which makes them feel like they are better than everyone else and that their love interest should pay constant attention to them and they will get upset if they don't. Although at first they are very bossy and arrogant towards their love interest, after truly falling in love they will realize that they have been being too hard on them and will start to show their cute and affectionate sweet side. Rather than being demanding and entitled, they will act selfishly and treat their love interest like a true prince would.
This is the male counterpart of himedere.
Etymology
Meaning of the Term
Oujidere is a combination of "ouji" (王子), meaning "prince", and "deredere" (デレデレ), a mimetic word for "being lovestruck".
Origin
The term was created on the internet in the Western community to describe characters who demand to be treated like a prince by their love interest. Use of this term can be traced back to at least December 2014.[1][2]
Personality
Oujidere characters demand to be treated like royalty by their love interest. This doesn't always mean that they are actually royalty. It's possible that they simply lord themselves over others, who the oujidere will demand to treat him like a prince.
They usually get any kind of work to be done by other people, giving orders to everyone around them. They put themselves first in any situation, not caring about others, except the one they love, even if they may hide it at first. They always want perfection and success everywhere, from everyone and themselves.
Differences From Other Archetypes
They are very really similar to a hinedere when it comes to fighting for power and status. The difference of this dere type with hinedere is that oujidere is a big attention-seekers and a loudmouths when it comes to being praised by many people around them in a large crowd. As for a hinedere, they will only get attention from a few people in a small social circle behind close doors.
Kamidere is also seen as an extreme version of oujidere, but instead of having a royalty complex they have a god complex and sometimes more power and ambition than an oujidere.
Lastly, they are related to charao, because an oujidere and charao both can and will fight for attention in their rivalry with other characters. The difference between this dere type and charao is that an oujidere will want to be praised by other people around them, so that they feel superior. On the other hand, a charao will praise others and try to seduce people by using their attractiveness and charm to win their hearts. An oujidere doesn't see it necessary to flirt with other people, because it's below them. They see themselves as perfect and that they deserve attention. They are also very picky (or at least they make it seem so), when they must choose a love interest, while a charao usually go after anyone who catches their attention.
Similar Japanese Archetypes
- Charao: A term for a male character that tries to flirt with and seduce anyone they are interested in.
- Himedere: A term for a female character of noble status who wants their love interest to do everything for them.
- Western:Bocchandere: A term for a character of high status who is spoiled and thinks they are better than everyone else.
List of Characters
See Oujidere/Japanese Characters to see characters from anime media
See Oujidere/Non-Japanese Characters to see characters from western media
Gallery
 Ayato Sakamaki from Diabolik Lovers  Ciel Phantomhive from Kuroshitsuji  Tamaki Suou from Ouran Koukou Host Club .jpg "Seto Kaiba (Yu-Gi-Oh!).jpg (134 KB)") Seto Kaiba from YU-GI-OH!  Ayame Sohma from Fruits Basket  Yuuga Aoyama from My Hero Academia |
References
| 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 | |||