Tsundora

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Hitagi Senjougahara from "Monogatari Series"

### Personality

Cold, stoic, calm, quiet, impassive, cool, serious, reserved, brutally honest, mean, rude, ice-cold, indifferent, skeptic, asocial, lonely, introverted, blunt, suspicious, mature, lovestruck, hypocritical, icy, chilly, distant, cynical, frigid, insensitive, passionless, nonchalant, eccentric, harsh, brutal, emotionless, uninterested

***"Tsundora"*** (*JP*Japanese: ツンドラ

Romaji: Tsundora

Translation: Tundra) is a term for a *tsundere* character who acts so cold and uninterested to their love interest that they make it seem like they actually hate them.

## Meaning of the Name

*Tsundora* (ツンドラ) is a pun on the word "tsundere" (ツンデレ) and the word "tundra", which is pronounced in Japanese as "tsundora" (ツンドラ). Because these two words sound so similar it is easy to make a pun that a tsund-*ere* is so cold that they are actually a tsund-*ora*.

### Origin

The archetype originates from the 2009 anime series *Bakemonogatari* (*JP*Japanese: 化物語

Romaji: Bakemonogatari

Translation: Ghost Story). In the first episode, Hitagi Senjougahara claims that she would be considered a *tsundere* to which Koyomi Araragi retorts that someone like her should be called a *tsundora* (tundra) instead, comparing her icy nature to the permafrost found in a tundra.

### Alternate Name

Since the pun doesn't quite translate into English, the archetype is often unofficially written as "tsundra" in an effort to make the pun make more sense in English. However, in all official media for *Bakemonogatari* this pun is translated as simply "tundra".

## **History**

Although the use of the word "tsundora" as a variation of *tsundere* appears to originate from *Bakemonogatari*, there are earlier instances of characters being called "tsundora" in reference to having an ice-cold personality. In the 2005 light novel series *Watashitachi no Tamura-kun* (*JP*Japanese: わたしたちの田村くん

Romaji: Watashitachi no Tamura-kun

Translation: Our Dear Tamura-kun), the character of Hiroka Soma is officially introduced as "the beautiful Tsundora Queen" (*JP*Japanese: ツンドラ女王

Romaji: Tsundora Joou) (translated in the English release as "Ice Queen") due to her cold and standoffish personality.

## Personality

*Tsundora* are characters who act so cold and uninterested towards their love interest that they come off as completely serious in their rejection of their own feelings.

While a regular *tsundere* will call their love interest childish names in a flustered fashion—hinting at the fact that they don't actually believe in their own words—a *tsundora* on the other hand will make brutal, ice-cold comments about their love interest making it seem like they really 'do' hate them. This makes it very difficult for their love interest to understand that they like them. However, much like a tundra, the ice-cold exterior will eventually melt and their more loving side will slowly show through over time.

## Similar Japanese Archetypes

* ***Kiredere***: A term for a character who acts rude and harsh towards their love interest in hopes that they will better themselves. They are quite harsh with their love interest, much like *tsundora* characters are.
* ***Kuudere***: A term for a character who is calm and collected on the outside, though has loving feelings deep down.
* ***Tsundere***: A character who acts hostile towards their love interest to hide their loving feelings. *Tsundora* characters are a variation of this trope.

## Characters with this Personality

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

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

## References

1. ↑ What Is Tsundora. Pixiv Encyclopedia (2022/12/08).
2. ↑ What Is Tsundora. Nico Nico Pedia (2010/02/14).
3. ↑ Bakemonogatari: Tsundora Girlfriend. TCG Republic.

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