Utsudere/Japanese Characters

Utsudere are characters who are normally depressed and gloomy all the time but become cheerful, loving, and deredere when around their love interest. They will depend on their love interest to put a smile on their face and motivate them to improve their life. With enough time after meeting their love interest, they will gradually begin to become happier as a whole to help them move on from their prolonged sadness.
== Characters from Anime, Manga & Light Novels ==
* 3-gatsu no Lion -
** Ayumu Kouda
** Lisette Weltall
** Rei Kiriyama
* 11eyes -
** Kakeru Satsuki
** Kukuri Tachibana
* Angel Beats! - Yuri Nakamura
* Another - Mei Misaki
* Asobi ni Iku yo! - Aoi Futaba
* Baccano! -
** Chane Laforet
** Huey Laforet
** Lua Klein
* Barakamon - Hina Kubota
* Beelzebub -
** Ananta
** Izabella
** Laymia
** Naga
** Vritra
** Yata
* Black Cat - Eve
* BLACK LAGOON - Yukio Washinime
* BlazBlue - Jin Kisaragi
* BLOOD+ -
** Irène
** James Ironside
** Julia Silverstein
** Moses
* Canaan - Hakko
* Cardcaptor Sakura - Spinel Sun
* Chrono Crusade -
** Azmaria Hendric
** Florette "Fiore" Harvenheit
* Cossette no Shouzou - Cossette d'Auvergne
* DARKER THAN BLACK -
** Havoc / Carmine
** Hei
** Mina Hazuki
** Yin
* DARKER THAN BLACK: Ryuusei no Gemini - Tanya Akulova
* Date A Live - Natsumi Kyouno
* Dennou Coil - Yuuko Amasawa / Isako
* D.Gray-man - Miranda Lotto
* EDENS ZERO - Homura Kougetsu
* Eikoku Koi Monogatari Emma - Hans Molder
* Elfen Lied - Lucy / Nyuu / Kaede 
* El Cazador de la Bruja - Ellis
* FAIRY TAIL -
** Juvia Lockser 
** Meredy
** Seilah
** 
* Fate/Stay Night -
** Archer
** Byakuya Matou
** Kirei Kotomine
** Sakura Matou
* Fate/Zero -
** Artoria Pendragon / Saber
** Kiritsugu Emiya
** Maiya Hisau
* FLCL -
** Mamimi Samejima
** Masashi Masamune
** Naota Nandaba
* FLCL Progressive - Hidomi Hibajiri
* Freezing -
** Creo Brand
** Satellizer L. Bridget
* Fruits Basket -
** Hatori Sohma
** Kisa Sohma
** Machi Kuragi
** Megumi Hanajima
** Momiji Sohma
** Yuki Sohma
* Full Metal Panic! - Yu Lan Xia
* Fushigi no Umi no Nadia - Nadia la Arwall
* Fuun Ishin Dai Shogun -
** Kiriko Hattori
** Toshizou Hijikata
* GANGSTA. -
** Erica
** Veronica
* Gintama - Shinsuke Takasugi
* Golden Kamuy -
** Asirpa
** Hyakunosuke Ogata
** Saichi Sugimoto / The Immortal
* Gunslinger Girl -
** Petrushka
** Victor Hartmann / Hilshire
* Gun Sword - Ray Lundgren
* Gyakkyou Burai Kaiji - Kaiji Itou
* Haibane Renmei - Reki
* Hanamonogatari - Rouka Numachi
* HELLSING - Walter C. Dornez
* Hidan no Aria - Kinji Tohyama
* High School D×D -
** Karlamine
** Koneko Toujou
** Marion
* Higurashi no Naku Koro ni - Rika Furude
* Houseki no Kuni - Cinnabar
* IDOLY PRIDE - Kotono Nagase
* JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken - Part 3 : Stardust Crusaders -
** Jean-Pierre Polnareff
** Noriaki Kakyouin
* JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken - Part 5 : Ougon no Kaze -
** Bruno Bucciarati
** Giorno Giovanna
** Guido Mista
** Leone Abbacchio
** Narancia Ghirga
** Pannacotta Fugo
* JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken - Part 7: Steel Ball Run - Johnny Joestar
* Joshiraku - Kukuru Anrakutei
* K - Mikoto Suou
* Kage no Jitsuryokusha ni Naritakute! - Akane Nishino
* Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai: Tensaitachi no Renai Zunousen - Yuu Ishigami
* Kami nomi zo Shiru Sekai -
** Gira
** Keima Katsuragi
* Kara no Kyoukai - Shiki Ryougi
* Karin -
** Anju Maaka
** Fumio Usui
** Victor Sinclair
* Kaze no Stigma - Kazuma Yagami
* Kidou Senshi Gundam 00 -
** Louise Halevy
** Marina Ismail
* Kill la Kill - Rei Hououmaru
* Kimi no Koto ga Daidaidaidaidaisuki na 100-nin no Kanojo - Meru Zetsubouda 
* Koe no Katachi -
** Shouko Nishimiya
** Shouya Ishida
* Kore ha Zombie desu ka? - Eucliwood Hellscythe 
* Kotoura-san -
** Haruka Kotoura
** Kumiko Kotoura
** Yuriko Mifune
* Kyou kara Maou! - Gwendal von Voltaire
* Little Busters! -
** Haruka Saigusa
** Koshiki Miyuki
** Riki Naoe
* Little Witch Academia -
** Constanze Amalie von Braunschbank-Albrechtsberger
** Sucy Manbavaran
** Vajarois
* Love Live! Nijigasaki Gakuen School Idol Doukoukai - Rina Tennoji
* Magi - Solomon Jehoahaz Abraham
* Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha ViVid - Vivio Takamachi
* Mahou Sensei Negima! -
** Chisame Hasegawa
** Evangeline A.K. McDowell
* Mahou Shoujo Site -
** Aya Asagiri
** Kosame Amagai
* MÄR -
** Alviss
** Ian
* Miira no Kaikata - Tazuki Kamiya
* Mirai Nikki -
** Ai Mikami
** Minene Uryuu
** Tsubaki Kasugano
** Yuno Gasai
* Monster Musume no Iru Nichijou - Lala 
* Munou na Nana -
** Nana Hiiragi
** Nanao Nakajima
* MURCIÉLAGO - Rinko Asagi
* My Hero Academia -
** 
** Shouto Todoroki
** All Might / Toshinori Yagi
** Yuuga Aoyama
* Myself ; Yourself - Nanaka Yatsushiro
* NARUTO - Itachi Uchiha (familial)
* Negative-kun to Positive-kun - Jun Fujiwara 
* NHK ni Youkoso! -
** Misaki Nakahara
** Tatsuhiro Satou
* Noir - Kirika Yuumura
* ONE PIECE - Rosinante Donquixote / Corazon (platonic)
* Oshi no Ko - 
* Osomatsu-san - Ichimatsu Matsuno
* Owarimonogatari - Sodachi Oikura
* Pandora Hearts - Oz Vessalius
* Perfect Blue - Mima Kirigoe
* Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon -
** Joou Nehellenia
** Mamoru Chiba
* Princess Tutu -
** Fakir
** Rue Kuroha
* Puella Magi Madoka☆Magica - Homura Akemi
* Queen's Blade -
** Aldra
** Claudette Vance
** Irma
* Ranma ½ - Ryouga Hibiki
* RE-MAIN - Yoshiharu Ushimado
* Rosario + Vampire - Akua Shuzen
* Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu -
** Beatrice (formerly)
** Subaru Natsuki
* Saint Beast - Kagero no Shiva
* Saiyuuki -
** Cho Hakkai
** Genjo Sanzo
** Sha Gojyo
** Son Goku
* Satsuriku no Tenshi - Rachel Gardner
* Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei -
** Aoyama
** Manami Okusa
** Nozomu Itoshiki
* Seikon no Qwaser - Alexander Nikolaevich Hell / Sasha 
* Senpai ga Uzai Kouhai no Hanashi - Souta Kazama
* Senran Kagura - Yagyu
* Shakugan no Shana -
** Hecate
** Margery Daw
* Shaman King -
** Faust Vlll
** Marion Phauna
* Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso - Arima Kousei
* Shindere Shoujo to Kodoku na Shinigami - Nishigami Matsushirou
* Shin Seiki Evangelion - Shinji Ikari
* Shoujo Kakumei Utena - Juri Arisugawa
* SHUFFLE! -
** Kaede Fuyou
** Primula
* sin: Nanatsu no Taizai - Astaroth
* Slayers - Zelgadis Graywords
* Sonny Boy - Nagara
* Sora no Otoshimono - Oregano
* Soul Eater - Crona Gorgon (platonic)
* Sousei no Onmyouji -
** Benio Adashino
** Rokuro Enmado
* Splatoon (manga) - Mask (platonic)
* Sukitte Ii na yo. - Mei Tachibana
* Takopii no Genzai - Shizuka Kuze
* Tate no Yuusha no Nariagari -
** Naofumi Iwatani
** Raphtalia
* Tennis no Ouji-sama - Hannah Essenheimer
* The Big O - Angel Rosewater
* Toaru Majutsu no Index - Kamijou Touma
* Toaru Majutsu no Index: Endymion no Kiseki - Shutaura Sequenzia
* Uchuu Kyoudai - Serika Itou
* Utsudere to Purin no Ginen - 
* Vandread - Meia Gisborn
* Violet Evergarden - Violet Evergarden
* Watashi ga Motenai no wa Dou Kangaetemo Omaera ga Warui! - Tomoko Kuroki
* Watashi no Shiawase na Kekkon - Miyo Saimori
* Watashitachi no Shiawase na Jikan -
** Juri Mutou 
** Yuu 
* Wonder Egg Priority - Several characters
* Yakusoku no Neverland -
** Isabella
** William Minerva
* Yo-kai Watch -
** Ame-onna / Drizzelda
** Manjimutt
* Youkoso Jitsuryoku Shijou Shugi no Kyoushitsu e -
** Kei Karuizawa
** Kikyou Kushida
* Yowamushi Pedal - Akira Midousuji
== Characters from Video Games & Visual Novels ==
* 1bitHeart - Yoshi Nanase
* Ano Harewataru Sora yori Takaku - 
* ATRI -My Dear Moments -
** Ikaruga Natsuki
** 
* BlazBlue - Ragna the Bloodedge
* Danganronpa: Kibou no Gakuen to Zetsubou no Koukousei - Touko Fukawa
* Ensemble Stars! -
** Kuro Kiryu
** Mayoi Ayase
** Midori Takamine
** Rei Sakuma
** Tsumugi Aoba
* Final Fantasy VII -
** Barret Wallace
** Cloud Strife
** Dyne
** Vincent Valentine
* Final Fantasy X - Auron
* Kimi ga Shine: Tasuuketsu Death Game - Kanna Kizuchi
* Kingdom Hearts II - Riku
* Makoto Mobius - Makoto
* Miitopia -
** Banshee Monsters
** Paincloud
* Mother 3 - Lucas
* narcissu - Setsumi Sakura
* NEEDY GIRL OVERDOSE - Ame / OMGkawaiiAngel
* New Danganronpa V3: Minna no Koroshiai Shingakki -
** Ryouma Hoshi
** Shuichi Saihara
* Project Sekai: Colorful Stage! -
** Asahina Mafuyu
** Yoisaki Kanade
* Punch-Out!! - Von Kaiser
* Rhythm Tengoku - Kumatta / Beary 
* Saikoro Saiko - 
* Silent Hill 2 -
** Angela Orosco
** James Sunderland
* Super Danganronpa 2: Sayonara Zetsubou Gakuen - Mikan Tsumiki
* Tales of the Abyss - Jade Curtiss
* THE IDOLM@STER - Chihaya Kisaragi
* THE IDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls -
** Arisu Tachibana
** Hotaru Shiragiku
** Karen Hojo
** Kurumi Ohnuma
** Nono Morikubo
** Riamu Yumemi
* THE iDOLM@STER SideM - Kyoji Takajo
* The King of Fighters - Iori Yagami
* Touhou Project - Patchouli Knowledge
* Twisted-Wonderland - Idia Shroud
* Umineko no Naku Koro ni - Ange Ushiromiya
* Yume Nikki -
** Madotsuki
** Monoe
** Monoko
== Characters from Live-Action & Novels ==
* Kamen Rider Den-O - Ryotaro Nogami
== Characters from Other Sources ==
* Gregory Horror Show - Lost Doll (human side)
* Project VOLTAGE - Ghost-type Pokémon Trainer Hatsune Miku
* Risuka Henshin Sabukaru ✡ Menhera -
** Maria Sakurai
** Momoka Sakurai
* Songs -
** I want to be happy (Nanawoakari) - Protagonist
* VOCALOID -
** Hatsune Miku (Karakui Pierrot / Watashi no R / Murder Monster / Menhera Janai Mon!)
** Kagamine Len (Paradichlorobenzene)
** Kagamine Rin (Sigh / TRASH and TRASH!)
** Otomachi Una (Menhera Janai Mon!)
== Official Characters ==