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| Mina from DIVB |
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| The anime culture's favorite Tsundere's which happen to conform to the loli aesthetic as well. (From left: Shana, Louise, Nagi, Taiga) |
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| In the early stages, right before the dere moments truly happen. (I may be mistaken but I think that's Lum, it's been a LONG time since I watched that show) |
I have come to realize the the majority of my favorite animes have tsundere lolis for main characters. And what's more is most of them are voiced by Kugimiya Rie. You could say that makes me a fan of hers but while that may stand as true, it's the characters that she brings life to, that I like even more. First I'll give the characters, then I'll give the definitions for Tsundere and Loli.
Characters
Kanzaki H. Aria (Hidan no Aria / voiced by Kugimiya Rie)
Aisaka Taiga (Toradora! / voiced by Kugimiya Rie)
Shana (Shakugan no Shana / voiced by Kugimiya Rie)
Louise Françoise Le Blanc de La Vallière (Zero no Tsukaima / voiced by Kugimiya Rie)
Mina Tepes (Dance in the Vampire Bund / voiced by Yuuki Aoi)
) *Point Of Note - Mina is much older than the definition of loli, she just chooses to hide her true form/age to save herself from having to be taken away from Akira and to keep her position as ruler of the vampires
So that's to name a few. But you can see where I say I must be a fan of Kugimiya Rie. LOL. But currently Aria is my favorite Tsundere. The interaction between her and Kinji in the books is priceless. When Kinji's just good ol' normal Kinji, she's like a demon, but when he's in hysteria mode and acting all suave, she goes all quiet and obediant. It's frikkin hilarious since after book 3 his Hysteria Mode gets activated quite often, and the best moment I've read so far is in book 7 where they're tied together and trying to get free so they can stop Koko from blowing up the train they're on.
Definitions
Tsundere - a Japanese character development process that describes a person who is initially cold and even hostile towards another person before gradually showing their warm side over time. The word is derived from the terms Tsun Tsun (ツンツン), meaning to turn away in disgust, and Dere Dere (デレデレ) meaning to become 'lovey dovey'.
Loli - (Short for Lolita and is derived from a novel by Vladimir Nabokov where the narrator/protagonist becomes sexually obsessed with a young girl) - refers to a young woman who is ready or suitable for marriage by virtue of her age or maturity. In the Otaku culture its meaning comes down to any young and cute girl shown to be in the pubescent/adolescent age group.
So that's the skinny of it. Something about the fact that they are horribly mean but as cute as a small animal, if that makes sense. The small animal bit I've picked up from several shows with simalar styled characters, where the protagonist uses it as a descriptive and endearing way while observing said characters. But by no means is this an obsession or a personal want. I just seem to prefer to see this type of character as the main heroine. But whether or not the charaters were portrayed as lolis or not makes no difference in my favoritism towards the above mentioned animes. The well written stories and the characters (personalities and interactions) that put them at the top of my favorites list. Speaking of my favorites list it does seem to be filled with several High School depicted shows. Guess I need to branch out more. LOL



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