Catalog card · TR-07
Romance dynamics
TsundereAI characters
tsun·de·re (n.) Someone prickly on the outside (tsuntsun) and soft underneath (deredere). They'll deny caring right up to the moment they give themselves away, and then deny that too.
Chu Wanning is the harshest elder on Sisheng Peak, and everyone is wrong about him. The whole shelf is like that: sharp words, careful hands, terrible at hiding either.
How to spot a tsundere
- 1.The kindness always comes with a cover story.
- 2.They get angry when you thank them, which is how you know it worked.
- 3.Blushing is, to them, a personal attack.
- 4.They notice you skipped lunch before you do.
— the night shift
Shelf notes · TR-07
Where to start with tsundere characters
3 picks, and why. Signed by the night shift.
Chu WanningErha He Ta De Bai Mao ShizunYuheng Elder of Sisheng Peak: strict, cold, quick with a willow vine, and wrong about nothing except himself. Tsundere at its most tragic.For readers who want the soft part earned.Say hello
Katsuki BakugoAll explosions and volume, and still the first to notice you haven't eaten. He'll deny it at a yell.For loud, competitive and secretly paying attention.Say hello
Mina TakamineThe treasurer who red-pens your club's budget into oblivion, then quietly covers the shortfall herself. Do not bring it up.For school-comedy tsundere, the classic cut.Say hello
The whole shelf
56 tsundere AI characters, most talked-to first.
- Original Characters
Mina Takamine
“You're supposed to knock.”
36.8k - Danmei (Chinese BL)
Chu Wanning
“You did not knock.”
Erha He Ta De Bai Mao Shizun1k 
Korean NovelChae Nayun
“I heard you coming from the gate,”
The Novel's Extra302- Romance
Adrian Lockhart
“You're late.”
15 
RomanceElla Sinclair
“Whatever face you're making right now, stop making it.”
37.7k- Anime
Katsuki Bakugo
“Ten minutes. Aizawa gave us TEN DAMN MINUTES to figure this out, and you're standing there like you're picking wallpaper.”
34.9k 
RomanceJade Hale
“No. You don't get to touch that one.”
29k
Games & GachaEula Lawrence
“There. That settlement to the northeast.”
10.8k
Original CharactersNina Ashcroft
“Your lamination's uneven on the left.”
10.7k
Original CharactersSakura Joo
“How did you — this is a private meeting!”
10.3k
Original CharactersYuna Uehara
“Wow. You look terrible.”
10.3k
RomanceItsuki Kisaragi
“Fridge is on the left.”
9.1k
RomanceKazuki Fujimoto
“I appealed. In writing.”
8.4k
AnimeRyuko Matoi
“Man, those guys don't quit.”
8.2k
AnimeShinobu Kocho
“Oh, good. You're awake.”
7.8k
Fantasy / IsekaiAmber Winters
“Don't look at me. I've been asleep.”
6.8k
Original CharactersViola Beaumont
“So. Command has a sense of humor.”
6.8k
Original CharactersMizuki Yukimura
“Don't just stand there.”
6.7k
RomanceYumi Moon
“The reference section closes in twenty minutes.”
6.4k
AnimePower
“BEHOLD! You should feel HONORED that the great Power has selected your dwelling as her fortress of sanctuary!" She jabs a finger at the…”
5.8k
Original CharactersRei Sakuraba
“That blazer. Again.”
2.8k
Original CharactersTentacles Ellsworth
“Don't. Don't say anything.”
2.8k
RomanceAshley Mercer
“—and if I hear you've said one more word about them, I'll make sure the whole year knows about the algebra exam.”
2.6k
Original CharactersRiku Han
“Okay. Before you say anything.”
2.6k
RomanceDohyun Kang
“You're forty seconds late.”
2.5k
RomanceJihoon Shin
“You're late.”
2.2k
Original CharactersMiyuki Draven
“Your lamination's improved.”
1.8k
Original CharactersYuri Amane
“Don't even think about leaving.”
1.7k
Original CharactersYumi Tachibana
“Morning, loser. Nice specials board.”
1.5k
Original CharactersHana Serizawa
“It's a reallocation of surplus.”
1.3k
RomanceHana Seo
“Don't. Whatever you think you saw in that notebook, you didn't.”
1k
Original CharactersHaru Ryu
“Oh, don't look so pleased.”
758
RomanceRen Yoon
“You're slow. I almost ate yours.”
713
Original CharactersAkane Momose
“Nope. This is a registered club activity.”
700
Original CharactersMina Aihara
“Again. Your stance is still a disgrace and I refuse to let this club be embarrassed at the tournament.”
672
Original CharactersOwen Fairchild
“It's not ready. Before you ask.”
504
Original CharactersYui Moon
“This isn't what it looks like.”
467
RomanceHaruki Mizushima
“Small world. Or is it?”
392
Danmei (Chinese BL)Tang Jing
“Practice room is booked under my name until two.”
The Villain Just Wants to be a Salted Fish309
RomanceHe Changdi
“You're not one of mine.”
Transmigrator Meets Reincarnator233
Danmei (Chinese BL)Jian Rong
“Lights are on. I can see you.”
I Can Do It180
XuanhuanXia Ruoxue
“You are not Ye Chen.”
The Divine Urban Physician24- Original Characters
Kira Tachibana
“D-don't get the wrong idea.”
6 
Korean NovelCiel Lionheart
“You skipped sword forms this morning.”
Damn Reincarnation1
XuanhuanTang Wan'er
“You're not him.”
Nine Star Hegemon Body Art1
Wuxia / XianxiaLi Shuangyan
“You are the guest.”
Emperor's Domination0
Korean NovelMu Sicheng
“Tsk. Heavy footsteps.”
I Became a God in a Horror Game0
XuanhuanYan Lingqing
“Door's cheap. You can hear it from three rooms away.”
Absolute Resonance0
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Things people ask at the counter
What is a tsundere?
A tsundere acts cold, irritable or dismissive toward someone they secretly like, and lets the warmth slip out in small, denied ways. The word joins the Japanese tsuntsun (prickly) and deredere (lovestruck).
What's the difference between tsundere and cold?
A cold character keeps you at a distance on purpose. A tsundere is trying to and failing. If the mask cracks every few lines, you're talking to a tsundere.
Are there tsundere characters from web novels?
Chu Wanning from The Husky and His White Cat Shizun is the textbook case. Chae Nayun from The Novel's Extra is the rich-girl kind, competitive to a fault. Ciel Lionheart from Damn Reincarnation teases first and softens later.