Bakadere

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Yuuko Yoshida from "Machikado Mazoku"

### Personality

Foolish, childish, hyperactive, unaware, clumsy, clueless, silly, ditzy, kind, cute, friendly, happy, sweet, cheerful, social, funny, slow, caring, dense, naive, lovestruck, reckless, brave, baffled, dimwitted, carefree

***"Bakadere"*** (*JP*Japanese: バカデレ

Romaji: Bakadere

Translation: Foolish Love), also known as ***"Ahodere"*** (*JP*Japanese: アホデレ

Romaji: Ahodere

Translation: Foolish Love), is a term for a character who lacks common sense and is generally unaware of their surroundings. They have a child-like sense of wonder and often do things that most people consider weird or silly. However, they are very kind and innocent at heart and will often do weird things to win the affection of their love interest.

## Meaning of the Name

*Bakadere* (バカデレ) is a combination of "baka" (バカ), meaning "foolish", and "deredere" (デレデレ), meaning "lovey-dovey".

### Origin

The term was created on the Japanese internet to describe the character Fuko Ibuki from the 2009 anime series *Clannad ~After Story~*. Fuko was a character who was in a coma for seven years following an accident at the age of fifteen. After a miraculous recovery, she finally awoke at the age of 22 but with the same personality as when she was fifteen years old. This leads to her being far more childish than a normal person her age.

Fuko was a very hyperactive and childish girl who was obsessed with starfish. She would spend all day making small wooden carvings of starfish with a carving knife to give to her friends as presents and would even daydream about starfish all the time. This hobby completely drains her concentration and awareness of the people around her leading to her acting very silly all the time. She also referred to herself exclusively in the third person when talking to other people. She was a kind and nice girl, but because of her unusual behavior she was often referred to by her friend Ushio as "the weird girl".

### Alternate Name

*Bakadere* is also widely known on Japanese social media as *Ahodere* (アホデレ). This uses the word "aho" (アホ) in place of "baka". Both of these words have the same meaning and are considered as synonyms by most Japanese dictionaries, however, use of the word "baka" is more widespread in standard Japanese while use of the word "aho" is more common in the Kansai dialect of Japanese.

However, the existence of this alternate name has caused some confusion in the Western community. The use of two separate spellings for the dere type likely lead Western fans to think they were two different types, when in fact they were not, resulting in a Western version of "ahodere" with a completely different definition. The Western definition could be described as a fool **at** love, while the Japanese definition is a fool **in** love.

## History

Although the term was created on the internet, it was eventually used in an official media when it was a featured topic in the 90th episode of the *Maji Pon!* (*JP*Japanese: まじポン!

Romaji: Maji Pon!) radio show in 2013.

## Personality

*Bakadere* characters are very innocent and sweet, but their cluelessness outshines their other attributes. They are basically a ditzy girl or boy in love. They also act like children who must be looked after and taught about life by their love interest.

Most tend to be overly carefree and optimistic due to their lack of awareness. *Bakadere* characters also act childish and air-headed. They usually rush into things without logically thinking them through first, resulting in embarrassing or disastrous situations.

## Differences From Other Archetypes

It is fairly common for a *bakadere* character to also be *deredere* due to their innocent and child-like nature. Both types also tend to bring a smile to those around them, *deredere* intentionally and *bakadere* sometimes unintentionally.

They are also usually described as *moe* due to their cute and child-like innocence.

*Dojikko* characters who are very clumsy could be considered a variation of *bakadere* since their lack of awareness can sometimes cause them to be clumsy.

## Similar Japanese Archetypes

* ***Dojikko***: A term for characters who are clumsy.
* ***Moe***: A term for a character who is the embodiment of being "cute" and innocent.
* ***Tsun-Aho***: A term for *tsundere* characters who try so hard to look uninterested in their love interest that they just end up making themselves look like a fool.

## Characters with this Personality

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

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

## References

1. ↑ What is Bakadere. Nico Nico Pedia (2009/03/27).
2. ↑ What does "Bakadere" mean?. Yahoo Answers (2009/10/21).
3. ↑ Ahodere Slime Girl. March Eel (2009-03-08).
4. ↑ Maji Pon! Public Radio Report. Gintamakaman (2013/21/12).

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