Every Dere Type, Explained

A tsundere acts cold, prickly or hostile to hide real affection. The hostility is the defense, and watching it crack is the whole appeal.

A yandere is sweet and loving on the surface but becomes obsessive, possessive and dangerous when that love loses its limits.

A kuudere is cool, flat and seemingly emotionless on the surface, revealing warmth only in small, rare, precious moments.

A dandere is shy and near-silent until they trust one specific person, then blooms into open, often overwhelming warmth.

A deredere is openly and consistently sweet with no cold mask to crack, the un-masked base form the whole dere system is built on.

A himedere expects to be treated like royalty, whether or not she actually is, with comic entitlement over a lonelier core.

A kamidere wears a god complex as a personality, certain they're superior, granting affection from on high.

A sadodere shows affection by teasing, cornering and enjoying your reaction, for the rise it gets, not to possess you.

A bakadere is cheerfully, hopelessly dense; their affection is obvious to everyone except themselves.

A mayadere is a dangerous antagonist who switches sides after falling in love with the hero, never quite fully tamed.

A darudere is lazy and nonchalant even toward those they love, but the affection under the shrug is real.

A kurodere is nice on the outside and scheming on the inside, the ‘haraguro’ (black-hearted) dere.

An utsudere is sad and depressive, carrying real hurt, until warmth finally reaches them.

A bodere is shy plus violent, so flustered they lash out physically to hide their embarrassment.

A hajidere is so nervous around their crush they blush furiously and can't get a confession out.

A tsuyodere is tough and strong-willed in public but soft and honest once alone with the one they love.