Dere Terms
Manga Types
Anime Boy
Anime Girl
Fashion
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Initially sweet and affectionate, with turning obsessive and taking out any competition.
What is Yandere
100
male homosexual content aimed at women, current, generally used in Japan to cover yaoi and shōnen-ai.
What is Boys Love
100
Act of Which two males are seen in an Erotic manner
What is Yaoi
100
A female yaoi fan
What is Fujoshi
100
Literally "Black Face". The look consists of bleached hair, a deep tan, both black and white eyeliners, false eyelashes, platform shoes, and brightly colored outfits.
What is Ganguro
200
Characters who are sweet to everyone at all times.
What is DereDere
200
Any amateurly produced work. A common misconception is that dōjinshi are fanmade
What is Dojinshi
200
"Dominant" partner in Boys Love
What is Seme
200
A genre of manga and anime wherein childlike female characters are depicted in an erotic manner
What is Lolicon
200
Dressing up as another person or Creature.
What is Cosplay
300
a character that is cold, blunt, cynical, and pretty much doesn't care if her beloved dies. That's what she is on the outside but she is actually caring and nice on the inside.
What is Kuudere
300
"Beast". A genre of Japanese art and character design that prominently features animal-like fictional characters in human-like settings and situations.
What is Kemono
300
Beautiful boy"—Japanese aesthetic concept of the ideally beautiful young man
What is Bioshonen
300
Generally used for female characters, though it can refer to effeminate males in some instances. Something or someone that is considered moe is generally considered to be endearing, innocent, and naive, while taking on some of the emotional qualities of adolescence generally meant to invoke a paternal feeling of protectiveness and sympathy within the viewer
What is Moe
300
girls and young women dress in the style of elaborate porcelain dolls. Usually is a mix of gothic and 19th century dress, but some of them are very colorful, and other do not use 19th century European clothing
What is Gothloli
400
doesn’t speak at all mostly, but when there’s no one else but you two, she would be sweet to you. In other words, she would be in deredere-mode.
What is Dandere
400
Lit. "Young woman". Anime and manga intended for the adolescent to teenage female demographic
What is Shojo
400
Male characters sporting glasses
What is Megane
400
Literally, "rose". "Bara" refers to a masculine gay men's culture and in manga circles a genre of manga about beefcakey gay men usually by gay men. Compare with the female-created Boys' Love.
What is Bara
400
based on Victorian-era clothing
What is Lolita
500
This type of a tsundere is dangerous and scary. Think of a heroine that started as a villain trying to kill the protagonist but then switched to his side after falling in love with him. One that still makes jokes about killing him once in a while...
What is Mayadere
500
"Abnormal" or "perverted". Used by Western audiences to refer to sexually explicit or pornographic anime and manga.
What is Hentai
500
"Daddy"—Older male such as a teacher or other role model. Often slightly perverted, but usually portrayed affectionately. Can also be used as "pops" or "old man" (as in father).
What is Oyaji
500
A female character who wears glasses.
What is Meganekko
500
Uniform for middle school and high school boys in Japan. Derived from Prussian army uniforms.
What is Gakuran
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