Dere Types

Words used to describe anime girls based on their personality.

==- Bakadere
As clear by the word "baka", these character(s) are literally idiots, clumsy, and do things that are questionable, but due to their child-like innocence and optimism, they are kind-hearted to other characters, even though they may not realize that, and are very annoying to a protagonist. Example: Hanabatake Yoshiko from Aho-Girl

Hanabatake Yoshiko

==- Byoukidere
'Byouki' mean illness, so these character(s) usually has some kind of physical disease, often fatal. They are mostly confined to a wheelchair or a hospital room. Generally they are kind, caring and sweet in nature. Example: Miyazono Kaori from Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso

Miyazono Kaori

==- Dandere
Introverted character(s) that are shy, quiet, and asocial, they don't like to get involved in conflicts, but their affection is shown when they are alone or with a small group of people that they love and care. Example: Komi Shouko from Komi-san wa, Komyushou Desu.

Komi Shouko

==- Deredere
'Dere' mean love, so a deredere character is all about being lovey-dovey. These character(s) are sweet, kind and very affectionate towards the person they love, while also being generally friendly towards other characters. Example: Miia from Monster Musume

Miia

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Oujodere A lady-like (as denoted with "oujo") version of deredere, that is more mature, calm and collected, typically they have a strict-nature on the outside, but are sweet on the inside. Prefer to share less about their crush, but is always pleased to help their crush and others, even in tough times. Example: Hanekawa Tsubasa from Bakemonogatari
Megadere Think of it like mega-deredere. An extreme version of deredere, that has an abnormal-obsession with their crush and are not afraid to show it to their crush. Example: Tachibana Marika from Nisekoi

==- Goudere
Over-achieving character(s) that are loyal to their masters, they view their masters as their savior and grace, so they do anything to their ability to keep them happy, and can also involve other characters as a means to contribute to their happiness, even though their master doesn't ask for that. Example: Tooru from Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid

Tooru

==- Hajidere
Character(s) that isn't nervous and embarrassed with others, but on the contrary are when they are around their crush. Example: Boa Hancok from One Piece

Boa Hancock

==- Himedere/Oujidere/Kamidere

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Himedere Hime means princess. It's a character who wishes to be treated like a princess or a queen by the person she loves, even if she is not actual royalty. Example: Nakiri Erina from Food Wars
Oujidere Ouji means prince. It's the male counterpart. Example: Lelouch Lamperouge from Code Geass
Kamidere Kami means god. It's the same concept but taken to the extreme. Example: Kiryuuin Satsuki from Kill la Kill

==- Hinedere
A Character(s) who has cynical world views, is cold-hearted, and are is highly arrogant. They will get easily annoyed by other people, including their love interest at first. Example:Annie Leonhart from Attack on Titan

Annie Leonhart

==- Hiyakasudere
'Hiyakasu' means 'to tease'. They are character who likes to tease others and sometimes flirt with those they like. They will act really seductive in front of other people and will tease those that get embarrassed easily by their actions and words, possibly the love interest. Example: Holo from Spice & Wolf

Holo

==- Kanedere
'Kane' means money. They are the anime equivalent of gold diggers. They often just care about how much money a person has, and nothing else. However, if they truly love someone the habit can be broken. Example: Eva Heinemann from Monster
Eva Heinemann

==- Mayadere
A character who used to be an antagonist or villain of the series but switched sides after falling in love or becoming fond of another character. Example: Esdeath from Akame ga Kill!

Esdeath

==- Nemuidere
Character(s) that are sleepy - they sleep with or without an intent to do so, they will also try to get as much sleep as they can. Accompanied by those qualities they may also be lazy (which in this case they'd be both a nemuidere and darudere), so they need motivation from others to do something, but they are usually very smart and artsy when they are too much of a sleepyhead. Example: Princess Syalis from Sleepy Princess in the Demon Castle

Princess Syalis

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Darudere Similar to Nemuidere, but the difference is that where 'Nemui' means sleepy, 'Daru' means sluggish, they are very lazy and sluggish and unlike Nemuidere, they will only do things for people they care for and complain about it through the process of doing something, otherwise they are just dull and lazy to others. Example: Doma Umaru from Himouto! Umaru-chan

tl;dr: Nemui are sleepy characters, where as daru is lazy.

==- Nyandere
Character(s) that are cat-loving fanatics, it could come in several variations:
- They are a nekomimi themselves and just have a lot dere for cats
- A regular human that is normal or show no emotion to others, but show their nyandere side when around cats, portrayed through showing imaginary cat ears and paws

Example: Mizuno Kaede from Nyan Koi!
Mizuno Kaede

==- Sadodere
Character(s) that indulge in the manipulation of their crush's feelings and humiliating them. They are cold, violent and merciless to others, hence making them difficult to connect with others. The are also sadistic due to finding job joy in inflicting pain to their crush. Example: Nagatoro from Don`t Toy with Me, Miss Nagatoro

Nagatoro

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Masodere Character(s) that enjoy humiliating themselves, they compliment sadodere, so when combined together they are called Sadomasodere. Example: Darkness from Konosuba

==- Kekkondere

Character(s) type that is obsessed with getting married right away, even if it's someone they just met, in other words love at first sight, Their insistence on getting married comes from wanting to spent the rest of their life with their love interest, it could be get to the point where it becomes unhealthy, where they may turn into yanderes! Example: Fujinomiya Neko from Masamune-kun no Revenge
Fujinomiya Neko

==- Kuudere

Character(s) who is always calm and collected, especially in the most stressful of situations. They never panic and usually analyze and think through things til' they solve the problem, its rare for them to show affection or emotion to others in varying situations, however they could be hiding how the actually feel deep down. Example: Hishiro Chizuru from ReLife

Hishiro Chizuru

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Shundere Shundere is an extreme version kuudere version, where they are emotionless all the time due to sadness or depression. They choose to lock themselves from others and fully hide their emotions more than the Kuudere . Example: Kuroki Tomoko from Watashi ga Motenai no wa Dou Kangaete mo Omaera ga Warui!

==- Tsundere

Character(s) that show coldness and hostility on the outside, but have a heart of gold on the inside. Due do their prideful character, they tend to act mean to their love interest as a means to hide how they actually feel, because they don't want to hurt their pride, so they are not honest with themselves.

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Type A: TsunTsun Harsh by default. Only someone close will be able to bring their soft side. Can't seem to control their temper and will lash out for any reason. Example: Taiga Aisaka from Toradora!)
Type B: DereDere Sweet by default. Their Tsun side comes out when they get embarrassed. Feeling of awkwardness around feelings and convos about love, overprotective of their partner, this can result in a lash out if their love interest or their relationship is threatened. Example: Makise Kurisu from Steins;Gate

There are several variations of the Tsundere types, which you can check out here

==- Yandere

Character(s) whose love and devotion is so strong that they become excessively obsessive and possessive. They are depicted as becoming crazy after falling in love, capable of doing any number of immoral things if it means being able to get closer with their love interest. Also, if they ever think they can't be with their love interest or that he is cheating on her, they'd rather kill him and then herself rather than letting him be with someone else. Example: Yuno Gasai from Mirai Nikki

==- Yottadere

Character(s) that can never stop having alcohol, they usually will always have alcohol with them, they usually are sober when they are with someone they love. They can also have different personality types, from someone serious and passionate - to someone wild and brute. Example: Vanessa Enoteca
from Black Clover

Vanessa Enoteca

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Pub: 22 May 2023 07:55 UTC

Edit: 02 Jun 2023 16:33 UTC

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