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Ririchiyo Shirakiin from "Inu × Boku SS"

***"Tsunshun"*** (*JP*Japanese: ツンしゅん or ツンシュン

Romaji: Tsunshun) or ***"Tsunheko"*** (*JP*Japanese: シュンヘコ

Romaji: Tsunheko) is a term for a *tsundere* character who gets irritable with their love interest and then becomes sad because of their actions caused by it.

## Meaning of the Name

*Tsunshun* (ツンしゅん or ツンシュン) is a combination of "tsundere" (ツンデレ), meaning "a character who acts harsh towards their love interest to hide their loving feelings", and "shun" (しゅん or シュン), a mimetic word for "getting sad".

### Origin

The term "tsunshun" comes from the Japanese light novel author Ryogo Narita (author of series like *Durarara!!*) to describe the character Hime Yarizakura from the 2006 manga series *Yozakura Quartet*. Hime was a 16-year-old girl who was forced to become mayor at the age of 9 after the previous mayor her grandmother passed away. Due to the strong sense of pressure from this responsibility, Hime often found herself overwhelmed by her own failures and decisions she made to the point of bursting into tears.

### Alternate Name

Although the term "tsunshun" was coined first, the author of *Yozakura Quartet* himself Suzuhito Yasuda (who also worked on *Durarara!!* with Ryogo Narita) described this archetype as being called "tsunheko" (ツンヘコ) instead. This term comes from the word "hekomu" (ヘコむ), meaning "depressed, disappointed, or feeling bad".

Hime Yarizakura is often referred to in official media as "Mayor Tsunheko".

## History

### Popularity of Ririchiyo Shirakiin

While the term *tsunheko* is synonymous with the origin character Hime Yarizakura, the alternate name *tsunshun* has instead become synonymous with the character Ririchiyo Shirakiin from the 2009 manga series *Inu × Boku SS* (*JP*Japanese: 妖狐×僕SS

Romaji: Inu × Boku SS

Translation: Demon Fox and Me Secret Service). Although the term was never used in the actual series itself, several pieces of official media from the series used the term to refer to Ririchiyo, such as the Prism Connect trading card game or several collector's figures which coined her the "Heroine of Tsunshun".

Ririchiyo was so popular as the face of *tsunshun* that she even spawned several doujinshi fan manga based on her, including *So What? It's a Marriage Between Princess Tsunshun and the Bitter & Sweet Prince* (*JP*Japanese: ツンシュン姫とビター＆スイートな王子のマリアージュですが、何か?

Romaji: Tsunshun Hime to Bitaa & Suiito na Ouji no Mariaajude suga, Nanika?) released in 2010 and *Tsunshun × Natural Black* (*JP*Japanese: ツンしゅん×天然黒

Romaji: Tsunshun × Ten'nen Kuro) released in 2012.

### Other Series

The term was also later used in the 2017 video game *Haruoto Alice\*Gram Snow Drop* (*JP*Japanese: 春音アリス\*グラム

Romaji: Haruoto Arisu\*Guramu) which came with a bonus drama CD called *Kazuha's Sweet-Sweet Tsunshun Lover's Situation* (*JP*Japanese: 一葉の甘-いツンシュン恋人事情

Romaji: Kazuha no Amai Tsunshun Koibito Jijoi).

## Personality

Like a *tsundere*, *tsunshun* will act grumpy and reject or act uninterested in something, but whereas a *tsundere* would go "I'm doing it, but it's not like I like you or anything!" and try to accept what the other person has to say while trying to keep their "I'm not interested" mask, a *tsunshun* will not try to find a way to make things work. Instead, they will say "no" and then get sad because they couldn't say "yes".

Example: "No, I'm not going to the festival" words out of their mouth = "Why didn't I say yes and go to the festival!? Why!?" words inside their mind a few minutes later.

It doesn't need to be a straight "no"; it can be any *tsun* or anti-social expression. A *tsunshun* will reject others and act like they are above them, but then get mad at themselves for being rude and not being sincere.

## Similar Japanese Archetypes

* ***Shundere***: A term for characters who get sad when their love interest doesn't pay attention to them. Could be considered an inverse of *tsunshun*.
* ***Tsundere***: A term for characters that are harsh and irritable, but have a hidden loving side.

## Character with this Personality

See Tsunshun/Anime Characters to see characters from anime media.

See Tsunshun/Western Characters to see characters from western media.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 A Figure of Tsunshun's Ririchiyo-sama!. Taito (2012/11/10).
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Haruoto Alice\*Gram Gecchu-ya Bonus Drama CD "Kazuha's Sweet-Sweet Tsunshun Lover's Situation". Mandarake (2017/06/30).
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Yozakura Quartet. Kodansha (2007/09/21).
4. ↑ What is Tsunshun. Pixiv Encyclopedia.
5. ↑ What is Tsunshun/Tsunheko. Pixiv Encyclopedia.
6. ↑ "Yozakura Quartet" Will Be Made Into a TV Anime This Fall. My Navi (2008/07/28).
7. ↑ Yozakura Quartet. Amazon (2007/09/21).
8. ↑ Synonymous With "Tsunheko", Hime Yarizakura is a Figure. Natalie (2009/01/05).
9. ↑ Prism Connect - Inu × Boku SS Booster Pack: Tsunshun Ririchiyo Shirakiin. Suruga-ya (2012/09/21).
10. ↑ "Tsunshun" Inu × Boku SS - Ririchiyo Shirakiin Product Version Introduction. Ameblo (2013/03/27).
11. ↑ Painted Finished Product - Inu × Boku SS Ririchiyo Shirakiin. Bic Camera (2013/03/28).
12. ↑ Inu x Boku SS - So What? It's a Marriage Between Princess Tsunshun and the Bitter & Sweet Prince. Suruga-ya (2010/10/10).
13. ↑ Inu x Boku SS - So What? It's a Marriage Between Princess Tsunshun and the Bitter & Sweet Prince. Otaku Republic (2010/10/10).
14. ↑ Inu x Boku SS - Tsunshun × Natural Black. Suruga-ya (2012/08/12).
15. ↑ Haruoto Alice\*Gram Getchu-ya Bonus Original Drama CD. Video Game Music Database (2017/06/30).

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