Wandere

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Michiru Inukai from "Munou na Nana"

### Personality

Dog-like, cute, funny, friendly, weird, dense, dumb, happy-go-lucky, kind, sweet, clingy, hyper, loyal, protective, caring, happy, joyful, loud, brave

***"Wandere"*** (*JP*Japanese: ワンデレ

Romaji: Wandere) is a term for a character who acts like a dog around their love interest. They will be very affectionate and playful and may do things like wagging a part of their body to get the attention of their love interest. They are also very loyal to their love interest, like a dog is to its master.

## **Meaning of the Name**

*Wandere* (ワンデレ) is a compound of "wan wan" (ワンワン), which is a Japanese onomatopoeia for a dog sound, and "deredere" (デレデレ), which means "lovey-dovey". In other words, "wan" in Japanese means "woof", the sound a dog makes.[1]

### Origin

The term comes from the 2007 manga series *Wandere!* (*JP*Japanese: ワンデレ!

Romaji: Wandere) by Ai Fujio.[2][3]

### Alternate Name

This is also sometimes unofficially known as "inudere" on Japanese social media.[4] *Inudere* (犬デレ) comes from the words "inu" (犬), meaning "dog," and "deredere" (デレデレ), meaning "lovey-dovey."

## Characteristics

*Wandere* characters in official media are always actual dogs. Characters who aren't a dog but just act like one might also count.

## **Personality**

*Wandere* are characters that act like dogs. Many are actual dogs, while others are an *inumimi* (part human and part dog). Characters who aren't part dog but simply act like a dog may count too.

When attempting to express their love, they may try to "wag" a part of their body, such as their hair if they don't have a tail. They will also tend to add "wan" in their sentences.

*Wandere* characters are usually energetic, or at least generally happy. They may also be depicted as being somewhat dense or single-minded. Those traits may be their default personality, or they may only act excited or airheaded when they are showing their dere side.

*Wandere* characters are commonly depicted as having a bit appetite. They can eat a lot of food in one sitting and are almost always hungry. They are usually loyal to their love interest, like a dog with their master.

*Wandere* who are an actual dog or inumimi who is dere for their master tend to be very protective of their master.

## Similar Japanese Archetypes

* ***Juujin***: A term for a hybrid humanoid animal character.
* ***Kemono***: A term for an animal character that has human traits.
* ***Kemonomimi***: A term for a human character with animal ears.
* ***Nyandere***: A term for a character that behaves like a cat around their love interest.
* ***Masodere***: A term for a character who likes being humiliated by their love interest. They will often pretend to be a dog as part of this.

## **Characters with this Personality**

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

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

## **Gallery**

Biridere ♥
Bokodere ♥
Butsudere ♥
Darudere ♥
Deredere ♥
Dorodere ♥
Erodere ♥
Gandere ♥
Goudere ♥
Gundere ♥
Himedere ♥
Hinedere ♥
Kamidere ♥
Kichidere ♥
Kiredere ♥
Kiridere ♥
Kuudere ♥
Megadere ♥
Nyandere ♥
Onidere ♥
Ojoudere ♥
Rindere ♥
Roshidere ♥
S Dere ♥
Shindere ♥
Teredere ♥
Tsundere ♥
Undere ♥
Usodere ♥
Utsudere ♥
Uzadere ♥
**Wandere** ♥
Yandere ♥
Yoidere ♥
 Variations
Tsun-Aho ♥
Tsundora ♥
Tsun-Pure ♥
Tsunshun ♥
 Western
Byoukidere ♥
Dandere ♥
Kanedere ♥
Kekkondere ♥
Masodere ♥
Nemuidere ♥
Oujidere ♥
Smugdere ♥
Teasedere ♥
 Variations
Dorodere (Western) ♥
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