Kichidere

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Aki Tsukino from "Kotoura-san"

### Personality

Twisted, deranged, chaotic, violent, lovestruck, brainsick, psychopathic, insane, mad.

***Kichidere*** (*JP*Japanese: キチデレ

Romaji: Kichidere) is a term for a character that is crazy and dangerous, but whose feelings of affection towards their love interest are surprisingly normal.

## Meaning of the Name

*Kichidere* (キチデレ) is a combination of "kichigai" (キチガイ) and "deredere" (デレデレ), which means "lovey-dovey". *Kichigai* is usually translated as "crazy" or "madness", but is much more offensive in Japanese, so much so that it would be considered discriminatory against people with mental illness. The use of this word makes this dere type little used and mentioned in Japanese literature and anime due to the offensive meaning.

### Origin

The exact origin of this dere type is unknown, but use of it can be found on various Japanese websites as far back as 2006.

The first known use of this dere type in official media was in the 2013 manga series *Megumarenai Adults* (*JP*Japanese: めぐまれない大人達

Romaji: Megumarenai Otona-tachi

Translation: Adults Who Don't Care), which had the tagline "Yandere vs Kichidere: The Ultimate Love Battle, War Begins!!!!".

## Personality

They are characters that will show two completely different sides; their usual crazy and demented side towards others, and their pure and sweet side towards their love interest.

They are compared to demons or cruel monsters that are in a normal and loving relationship or want to be in one.

## Differences From Other Archetypes

This dere type seems to be similar to *yandere*, but they are actually not the same. While a *yandere* will turn crazy after falling in love, and because of it, a *kichidere* will be crazy from the beginning and won't show their crazy side when it comes to love. They act surprisingly normal in any kind of relationship. They won't hide this darker side of themselves, they can't help it, but this part of them won't get in the way of their relationship with their love interest.

Unlike *mayadere (Western)*, they will not turn to a morally outstanding character after experiencing love. Instead, they will continue to behave insanely towards other characters. *Kichidere* characters will show their affection towards their love interest differently than how they normally behave, but love won't change their core lunatic personality.

## Characters with this Personality

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

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

## References

1. ↑ What is Kichidere?. Pixiv Encyclopedia (2014/05/09).
2. ↑ Kamakura Diary. Snow-Man (2006/10/4).
3. ↑ Megumarenai "Yandere vs Kichidere" The Ultimate Love Battle, War Begins!!!!. Edge Comix (2013/7/26).
4. ↑ About Kichidere and Yandere. Ameblo (2011/04/27).

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