I know I need a manual...
Mar. 8th, 2009 01:58 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
stalkerbunnySo, since I've been running into these Japanese personality terms reading Hetalia and getting confused (mind you using mostly wiki, so remember your pinch of salt):
Oh, and my example pics are shamelessly ganked of photobucket, so I claim no right to them. But at least they aren't direct linked? =3=; Also pretty big, so watch out.
Moe
"Moe is a Japanese term used in connection with manga or anime to describe something precious, usually (but not always) the ideal of youthful and innocent femininity. Written with the kanji for "to bud or sprout" (萌), the concept covers a range of ideal behaviour for youthful female characters in manga or anime. To be moe, a character can be eager or perky, not overly independent, and call forth a desire in the viewer to protect them and nurture them. The term is also used to describe any preciously cute item--"
Example: Chibitalia (young Italy) here is very moe
Tsundere
"--character archetype which describes a person with a conceited, spiky, combative personality that suddenly becomes modest and loving when triggered by some sort of cause (such as being alone with someone). It can also describe a personality that is good-willed, but its attitude and actions often contradict its nature."
Tsundere is a combination of the two words tsuntsun (ツンツン ?), and deredere (デレデレ ?). Tsuntsun is defined as "aloof, morose, pointed", and deredere is defined as "exhausted, lovestruck".[1]
I believe Arthur aka England aka. UK is considered such?
Yandere
"Yandere is a Japanese term for a personality that is initially extremely loving and gentle, then at one point becomes deranged or psychotic, often brutally so. Yandere is a combination of the two words yanderu (病んでる?), meaning to be sick, and deredere (デレデレ?), which is defined as exhausted or lovestruck.
Fits pretty well with Russia (from here):
Did I miss something? :3
Oh, and my example pics are shamelessly ganked of photobucket, so I claim no right to them. But at least they aren't direct linked? =3=; Also pretty big, so watch out.
Moe
"Moe is a Japanese term used in connection with manga or anime to describe something precious, usually (but not always) the ideal of youthful and innocent femininity. Written with the kanji for "to bud or sprout" (萌), the concept covers a range of ideal behaviour for youthful female characters in manga or anime. To be moe, a character can be eager or perky, not overly independent, and call forth a desire in the viewer to protect them and nurture them. The term is also used to describe any preciously cute item--"
Example: Chibitalia (young Italy) here is very moe
Tsundere
"--character archetype which describes a person with a conceited, spiky, combative personality that suddenly becomes modest and loving when triggered by some sort of cause (such as being alone with someone). It can also describe a personality that is good-willed, but its attitude and actions often contradict its nature."
Tsundere is a combination of the two words tsuntsun (ツンツン ?), and deredere (デレデレ ?). Tsuntsun is defined as "aloof, morose, pointed", and deredere is defined as "exhausted, lovestruck".[1]
I believe Arthur aka England aka. UK is considered such?
Yandere
"Yandere is a Japanese term for a personality that is initially extremely loving and gentle, then at one point becomes deranged or psychotic, often brutally so. Yandere is a combination of the two words yanderu (病んでる?), meaning to be sick, and deredere (デレデレ?), which is defined as exhausted or lovestruck.
Fits pretty well with Russia (from here):
Did I miss something? :3
