Himedere

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Erina Nakiri from "Shokugeki no Souma"

### Personality

Pampered, ladylike, snobbish, arrogant, greedy, mean, jealous, manipulative, obnoxious, passive-aggressive, immature, charming, disrespectful, extroverted, egotistical, conceited, pretentious, lovestruck, bossy, authoritarian, narcissistic, vain, haughty, elegant proper, loving

***"Himedere"*** (*JP*Japanese: 姫デレ

Romaji: Himedere) is a term for a female character who wants to be treated like a princess by their love interest. They want their love interest to pamper and take care of their every need and would be helpless without them. They are very prim and proper which makes them feel like they are better than everyone else and that their love interest should do everything for them. They will be very bossy towards their love interest at first, but over time they will start to show their more loving and sweet side towards them.

This is the female counterpart of *oujidere*.

## Meaning of the Name

*Himedere* (姫デレ) is a combination of "hime" (姫), meaning "princess", and "deredere" (デレデレ), meaning "lovey-dovey".

### Origin

The term originates from the erotic manga series *My Sweet♡Devil* (*JP*Japanese: まいすうぃーと♡でびる

Romaji: Mai Suiito♡Debilu) by Emi Hinahara. The 5th chapter in the series released in June 2016 was titled *Himedere♡* (*JP*Japanese: 姫デレ♡

Romaji: Himedere♡) and was used to describe the character Amae.

In Japanese, the word "amae" is a concept that is used to describe a person's behavior when they desire to be loved, desire for someone to take care of them, and when they unconsciously want to be depending on another person.

## Characteristics

Most typically *himedere* characters are presented as having blonde hair.

## Personality

*Himedere* characters demand to be treated like princess by their love interest. They can be princesses or only think that they are in a higher position to others. Consequently, they should be treated as such and admired by those they think are inferior to them.

*Himedere* characters have a princess complex.

They usually get any kind of work done by having other people do it. They give orders to everyone around them. They put themselves first in any situation, not caring about others. The only exception is the one they love, although they may hide their love for their love interest at first. They always want perfection and success everywhere, from everyone and from themselves.

A *himedere* may have a history that shows the root of their insecurities. Specific moments of abandonment, neglect, and betrayal have commonly been the cause for the *himedere's* behavior. The purpose of a *himedere's* backstory is to explain what triggered their power-seeking behavior, and who in their life is sympathetic to their past.

A *himedere* can be truly befriended by the few who can see past their ego. Sometimes, the *himedere* takes their companions for granted and chooses to treat them unfairly. Those who tolerate her either let the *himedere* walk all over them or retaliate eventually, but there is usually a sense of loyalty or a strong bond that is difficult to break.

This type of character is one who has traits of a stereotypical, snooty princess, and comes off at first as arrogant, self-centered, and vain. Still, they have the capacity for love and friendship and often will soften over time, learning a valuable lesson in the process.

## Differences From Other Archetypes

*Himedere* characters are somewhat distinctly related to *tsundere* characters and have a similar personality. They will insult their love interest, acting like they're not interested when they actually care about them. The difference between the two is how *himedere* characters have a princess/superiority complex, sometimes acting like a diva or a queen bee and being very demanding of other people. On the other hand, *tsundere* characters are more prone to being easily triggered over trivial opinions or harmless jokes of others, and they will lash out against them for revenge for no apparent reason.

They are very really similar to a *hinedere* when it comes to fighting for power and status. The difference of this dere type with *hinedere* is that *himedere* is a big attention-seekers and a loudmouths when it comes to being praised by many people around them in a large crowd. As for a *hinedere*, they will only get attention from a few people in a small social circle behind close doors.

*Kamidere* is also seen as an extreme version of *himedere* and *oujidere*, but instead of having a royalty complex, they have a deity complex and sometimes more power and ambition than *himedere* and *oujidere*.

A *himedere* character's behavior is like a spoiled brat, but with a princess complex. The kinder and more mature version of this dere is *ojoudere*, who act like gentle, kind, young ladies and only insist others to treat them differently in fulfillment of their responsibilities. A *himedere* could be thought of as an "entitled *ojoudere*".

## Similar Japanese Archetypes

* ***Bocchandere***: A term for a character of high status who is spoiled and thinks they are better than everyone else.
* ***Oujidere***: A term for a character who wishes to be treated like a prince.
* ***Ojoudere***: A term for a female character who is well-mannered and acts like a proper young lady of high status. *Himedere* can be thought of as an entitled *ojoudere*.

## Characters with this Personality

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

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

## References

1. ↑ My Sweet♡Devil. Mecha Comic (2016/06/01).
2. ↑ My Sweet♡Devil - Himedere Part 1. Handy Comic (2016/06/01).
3. ↑ My Sweet♡Devil - Chapters. MyAnimeList (2016/06/01).
4. ↑ My Sweet♡Devil - Himedere♡. Wani (2016/06/01).

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