Gandere

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Misato Tachibana from "Nichijou"

### Personality

Extreme, dramatic, violent, distant, shy, aggressive, hot-headed, irritable, angry, rude, mean, harsh, bittersweet, hostile, immature, hot-blooded, scary

***"Gandere"*** (*JP*Japanese: ガンデレ

Romaji: Gandere) is a term for a *tsundere* character who lashes out at their love interest by shooting guns at them when they get embarassed in order to hide their feelings of love. They go into "fight-or-flight" mode when flustered despite not really wanting to hurt their love interest. After some time as they get more used to being affectionate with their love interest they will feel less flustered and will gain control over their aggressive impulses.

This dere is sometimes incorrectly spelled as "Gundere" in the Western community, however, this is actually a completely unrelated type.

## Meaning of the Name

*Gandere* (ガンデレ) is a combination of "gan" (ガン), meaning "gun", and "tsundere" (ツンデレ), meaning "a character who acts harsh towards their love interest to hide their loving feelings".

### Origin

The term was created on Japanese social media as a *tsundere* variation that snaps at their love interest with a gun based on the character Misato Tachibana from the 2006 gag comedy manga series *Nichijou* (*JP*Japanese: 日常

Romaji: Nichijou

Translation: Everyday Life). Misato was an extreme *tsundere* who would violently shoot guns at her love interest Koujirou Sasahara in an attempt to hide her crush on him in an over-the-top comedic way.

The first use of "gandere" in an official media was in the 2011 doujin manga series *Gandere Nukashi Oru* (*JP*Japanese: ガンデレぬかしおる

Romaji: Gandere Nukashi Oru).

## Personality

*Gandere* have a personality similar to regular *tsundere* characters, except they use guns instead of their words or fists. They will also have regular tsundere-like reactions without using their guns as well.

### Gan Side

*Gandere* are characters who lash out at their love interest by shooting guns at them when they get embarassed to hide their shyness and feelings of love. They go into "fight-or-flight mode" when flustered despite not really wanting to hurt their love interest.

When they get embarrassed or think their love interest might start realizing they're in love with them, they will pull out a gun and start shooting at them. They will also often shout things like "baka!" (dummy!) at them while blushing to hide their feelings, however, this is always done in an extremely over-the-top comedic way so the love interest is fine by the next scene.

*Gandere* will almost always carry some time of gun with them so they can pull it out any time they become embarrassed or annoyed around their love interest. The type of gun that is used will differ depending on the character. Some might use only one type of gun while others may use a wide variety of different guns, as is the case with Misato Tachibana who comedically pulled out guns ranging from a handgun, a rifle, and a minigun, to an oversized rocket launcher and a cannon from seemingly nowhere. Others may simply use harmless ones such as airsoft guns like Umiko from *NEW GAME!*.

### Deredere Side

Despite their seemingly aggressive and hateful behavior, they actually do really and truly love their love interest. They only become violent because of a knee-jerk reaction to hide their emotions. After some time as they get more used to being affectionate with their love interest, they will feel less flustered and will gain control over their aggressive impulses.

## Differences From Other Archetypes

*Gandere* is similar to *bokodere* and *biridere*, but with more extreme reactions and using guns instead of their fists or electricity.

## Alternate Meaning

There is also another "gandere" type that has shown up on Japanese social media as an unofficial dere, however, it is significantly less popular. This other "gandere" is a combination of "Gandamu" (ガンダム), meaning "Gundam", and "deredere" (デレデレ), meaning "lovey-dovey", and is used to describe a character who is in love with Gundams. This other "gandere" type was created due to the character Graham Aker from the *Mobile Suit Gundam 00* (*JP*Japanese: 機動戦士ガンダム 00

Romaji: Kidou Senshi Gandamu Daburu Ou) anime series because of his obsession with giant robot mecha suits known as Gundams. In particular, his self-admittance that he was deeply *in-love with* a Gundam suit named Gundam Exia.[1]

Other than sharing the same spelling, these two dere types are completely unrelated.

## Naming Confusion

*Gandere* is not to be confused with *gundere*, which is a character who turns into a drill sergeant because they can't be honest with their feelings. "Gandere" comes from a katakanization of the English word "gun", spelled in Japanese as "gan" (ガン), while "gundere" comes from the native Japanese word "gun" (軍, pronounced like "goon") meaning "army". However, *gandere* is sometimes incorrectly spelled as "gundere" in the Western community to more closely match the English spelling of "gun" leading to confusion.

## Similar Japanese Archetypes

* ***Gundere***: A term for a commanding officer character who is unable to express their feelings of affection to their love interest subordinate so they turn into a drill sergeant and berate them for not being good enough.

## Characters with this Personality

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

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

## **References**

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Gandere Nukashi Oru. Suruga-ya (2011/08/12).
2. ↑ Gandere. Aniwota Wiki (2011/09/14).
3. ↑ What is Gandere?. Pixiv Encyclopedia (2019/05/10).
4. ↑ What is Gandere. Nico Nico Pedia (2011/06/28).
5. ↑ Comic Market 80 New Issue. Panic Carnival (2011/07/19).

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