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...'ahem.' Yes. So. The Japanese term ''tsundere'' refers to a character who "runs hot and cold", alternating between two distinct moods: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aS4mRlNCV8g tsuntsun] (''aloof'' or ''irritable'') and [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBFXUospjjk deredere] (''lovestruck''). The equivalent English term, at least during [[The Roaring Twenties]], is "bearcat".
...'ahem.' Yes. So. The Japanese term ''tsundere'' refers to a character who "runs hot and cold", alternating between two distinct moods: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aS4mRlNCV8g tsuntsun] (''aloof'' or ''irritable'') and [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBFXUospjjk deredere] (''lovestruck''). The equivalent English term, at least during [[The Roaring Twenties]], is "[[bearcat]]".


The tsuntsun can range from the "silent treatment" to "lovestruck kindergartener who pushes you into the sandbox." The reasons behind a Tsundere's behavior vary widely. Some are reasonable [[Justified Trope|justifications]]. Others simply flow from the conflict between their feelings about the object of their affections and their reactions to having them.
The tsuntsun can range from the "silent treatment" to "lovestruck kindergartener who pushes you into the sandbox." The reasons behind a Tsundere's behavior vary widely. Some are reasonable [[Justified Trope|justifications]]. Others simply flow from the conflict between their feelings about the object of their affections and their reactions to having them.