[i]"IDIOT! It's not like I'm doing this for you or something..."[/i]

A [b]shrew[/b] – an [[annoyed|unpleasant]], [[angry|ill-tempered]] character characterized by [[scolding]], [[lecturing|nagging]], and "aggression":[/pool/show/1596] – is a comedic stock character in literature and folklore, both Western and Eastern. The theme is illustrated in Shakespeare's play "The Taming of the Shrew":[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Taming_of_the_Shrew].

In the anime and manga fandom, including Danbooru, the term [b][i]tsundere[/i][/b] ([b]JP[/b]: [code]ツンデレ[/code], from [i][[tsuntsun]][/i] ([b]JP[/b]: [code]ツンツン[/code]), to [[looking away|turn away]] in [[disgust]] or [[angry|anger]], and [i][[deredere]][/i] ([b]JP[/b]: [code]デレデレ[/code]), to become affectionate) is used. It depicts a character who is initially [[expressionless|cold]], [[angry|temperamental]], [[scolding|hotheaded]], (and sometimes even [[attack|hostile]]) before gradually showing a [[lovestruck|warmer]] and [[deredere|friendlier]] side over time. Their nature are generally more comedic than characters with [[yandere|obsessive love disorder]], however this character type can be played more [[serious]]ly as well.

This tag, specifically, refers to characters displaying this personality via contradicting actions and emotions. The easiest example is offering a [[valentine|valentine's day]] [[gift]], but telling the recipient something akin to "It's no big deal, I don't care about you, I just had some extra."

Often, this kind of behavior can result in "mixed signals":/pool/show/9582.

The general definition of a [i]tsundere[/i] is a character who starts out [[tsuntsun|combative]] towards another character but as they get to know each other, the former changes to a [[deredere|warmer]] personality and generally staying there. The other types came up as a result of various authors trying to copy it.

h4. Example characters

* [[kugimiya rie|Kugimiya-type]]:
** [[Shana]] ([[Shakugan no Shana]])
** [[Louise Francoise Le Blanc de La Valliere]] ([[Zero no Tsukaima]]), with an [[sadism|S]]/[[masochism|M]] fetish.
** [[Sanzen'in Nagi]] ([[Hayate no Gotoku!]])
** [[Aisaka Taiga]] ([[Toradora!]])
** [[Minase Iori]] ([[Idolmaster]])
* [[Tohsaka Rin|Toosaka Rin]] ([[Fate/Stay Night]])
* [[Kantai Collection]]
** [[akebono (kancolle)|Akebono]]
** [[kasumi (kancolle)|Kasumi]]
** [[murakumo (kancolle)|Murakumo]]

h4. See also

* [[Mutual Tsundere]]
* [[yandere|Obsessive Love Disorder]]
* pool #9582: Mixed Signals

h4. External links
* "Wikipedia: Shrew (stock character)":[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shrew_(stock_character)]
* "Wikipedia (JP): Tsundere":[https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/ツンデレ]
* "TVTropes: Tsundere":[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Tsundere]
* "Pixiv Encyclopedia: Tsundere":[https://dic.pixiv.net/a/ツンデレ]
ツンデレ つんでれ デレツン ツンだ、デレない