yandere

Definitions

A character, usually a girl, who has an obsessive and possessive side in regards to their crush, ready to use violent (if not murderous) means to maintain an exclusive bond.

Japanese

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Examples

“And it finally answered the question⟳ as to whether Senjougahara is tsundere or yandere.”

“Looking at anime charts, there's always the harem series with the dense hero and a bunch of girls whose personalities are pulled out of a set⟳ cast⟳ of tropes (the Childhood Friend, Tsundere, Yandere, and Lolita, for instance).”

““Believe⟳ it, man. In fact, she's seriously creepy. Like⟳ creepier than that pink-haired girl from Future Diary.” “Wait⟳, what?” Sam got that reference quickly, but was not happy with the comparison. She wasn't a psychopathic, murderous Yandere stalker, from what he could see⟳.”

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