yandere

A character who alternates between a dangerously obsessive and a loving (deredere) personality.

Their affection mixes with extreme insecurities to create a type of love that is possessive, delusional, violently jealous, or even homicidal or downright insane. The feelings differ from character to character. Some direct their attacks against the one whom they desire, while others direct it against anyone who gets too close to the person they love.

This tag is for characters displaying this personality trait through their words or actions. Do not use it simply because the character is canonically yandere.

Examples

Notable characters

• Gasai Yuno from Mirai Nikki, an example of aggression against anyone getting too close to her love interest.
• Katsura Kotonoha from School Days, an example of aggression towards a love interest.
• Yamagishi Yukako from JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken, a character that is often described as the progenitor of the archetype.

See also

• male yandere
• jealous
• nata
• tsundere
• yandere trance

External links

• Wikipedia: Obsessive love
• TVTropes: Yandere

The following tags implicate this tag: male_yandere (learn more).