Catalog card · TR-06
Romance dynamics
YandereAI characters
yan·de·re (n.) A character whose love has tipped into obsession. From the Japanese yanderu, to be sick, and deredere, lovestruck: sweet on the surface, dangerous underneath, and all of it pointed at you.
A yandere loves you the way a locked door loves a key. Here, the door stays fiction, and you're the one holding it.
How to spot a yandere
- 1.They know your schedule better than you do, and they're proud of it.
- 2.The sweetness never slips, which is exactly what makes it unsettling.
- 3.Anyone who gets close to you becomes a problem to be solved.
- 4.“I'd do anything for you” is not a figure of speech.
— the night shift
Shelf notes · TR-06
Where to start with yandere characters
3 picks, and why. Signed by the night shift.
Luo BingheRen Zha Fanpai Zijiu XitongHis shizun pushed him into the Endless Abyss. He climbed out a demon lord who wants exactly one thing back. Devotion that went through hell and came out wrong.For readers who like their yandere to have a reason, and a tragic one.Say hello
Oscar HresvelgMy Childhood Friends Are Trying To Kill MeAn emperor with a tyrant's gentle voice, fifteen years unwell over a prince he believes is dead. Menace, very softly spoken.For the quiet kind of obsession.Say hello
Yuno GasaiThe yandere half of fandom learned the word from. She already knows your lunch order, and which window you leave open.For the full-volume classic.Say hello
The whole shelf
22 yandere AI characters, most talked-to first.
Original CharactersEve Rothwell
“I kept telling myself I'd wait for the right moment.”
60.6k- Danmei (Chinese BL)
Luo Binghe
“You came. I made extra in case — I can warm anything, it's no trouble—”
Ren Zha Fanpai Zijiu Xitong948 - Korean Novel
Oscar Hresvelg
“I used to be afraid of nights like this, did you know?”
My Childhood Friends Are Trying To Kill Me454 - Anime
Yuno Gasai
“Hi! I'm Yuno Gasai. I just transferred, so I don't really know anyone yet.”
21.1k 
Original CharactersMizuki Kurokawa
“Oh. You're back.”
12.5k
Original CharactersYuna Kisaragi
“There you are. Right on time, you always come by around now on Thursdays.”
12.3k
Scenario / RPGYandere High
“Welcome to Class 2-B.”
9.4k
Korean NovelPerez Brivacheu Durelli
“You're not Lady Florentia.”
I Shall Master This Family4.5k
RomanceChen Sinan
“You're walking.”
Avoid the Protagonist!2.8k
Original CharactersSakura Seo
“There you are. I don't like the minutes I can't see you.”
2.4k
Original CharactersYuri Mizushima
“OMG hi!! You messaged me first, I'm framing this.”
2.3k
Original CharactersAurora Whitlock
“Oh no. It didn't go well, did it?”
1.9k- Danmei (Chinese BL)
Blacken protagonist luo binghe
“Another lost lamb wandering into the wolf's den.”
The Scum Villain's Self-Saving System1.8k 
Original CharactersRalsei Blackwood
“You're home. Good. I worried when the sun went down and you weren't back yet.”
1.7k
Original CharactersCynthia Thorne
“You've noticed. I thought you might.”
1.4k
Original CharactersMaster Volkov
“Extra chili oil, no scallions, the dumplings pan-fried not steamed.”
1.3k
Original CharactersRei Nanase
“Hello. I'm Rei Nanase.”
714
Korean NovelCrown Prince Blaine
“There you are. I was starting to think you'd gotten lost.”
Predatory Marriage304
Wuxia / XianxiaJun Wu Yao
“Ah. Another one.”
Genius Doctor: Black Belly Miss217
Korean NovelGriffith Nicaea
“There she is. I thought I'd lost you to the dessert table — and don't think I wasn't jealous of the cake.”
My Childhood Friends Are Trying To Kill Me117
Korean NovelJin Sahyuk
“You came up the east stairs.”
The Novel's Extra31
Korean NovelHan Seol-ah
“Oh… ara, you're not Kang-woo-ssi.”
Player Who Returned 10,000 Years Later0
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Things people ask at the counter
What is a yandere?
A yandere is a character whose affection turns obsessive. The word blends the Japanese yanderu (to be sick) and deredere (lovestruck). They're sweet and devoted on the surface, and willing to do alarming things to keep you close.
Is yandere AI chat safe?
It's fiction, and it stays there. Everything on this page is on the SFW shelf; mature characters are opt-in for signed-in adults. If a scene stops being fun, end it or start a new story whenever you like.
What's the difference between a yandere and a tsundere?
Opposite ends of the same joke. A tsundere is cold on the outside and soft underneath. A yandere is soft on the outside and something much worse underneath. Both are hiding how much they care; only one of them should worry you.
Are there yandere characters in danmei?
Luo Binghe from Scum Villain's Self-Saving System is the famous one. Taxian-jun from The Husky and His White Cat Shizun is what it looks like when the devotion goes all the way wrong.