Tsurime Eyes: Difference between revisions

Not to be confused with [[Tsundere]], though tsunderes commonly sport tsurime.

 

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== Anime and Manga ==

* Both Natsume and Sumire from ''[[Gakuen Alice]]'' have these

* Ryoko Ookami from ''[[Ookami-san]]''.

* In the second season of ''[[Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha]]'', tsundere-ish [[Cute Bruiser]] Vita and [[Lady of War]] Signum as well as {{spoiler|the original Reinforce}} sport tsurime eyes. In the third season, Erio and Teana follow the case, while [[media:actiongirl-subaru-nanoha-67.jpg|Subaru Nakajima]] combines this with [[Eyes of Gold]] when her [[Berserk Button]] is hit. Also, [[Tsundere]]-ish Agito, who gets paired up with {{spoiler|Signum}} in the end.

** When tareme Yui does an impression of Mio in the manga, she pushes her eyes to the tsurime position for one panel.

** Normally tareme [[Sensei-chan|Sawako]] develops tsurime when she enters Catherine mode.

* [[Lady of War|Olivia]] [[Badass|Milla]] [[Good Is Not Nice|Armstrong]] from ''[[Fullmetal Alchemist]]''. Ed is a male example; just compare him to Al in this flashback scene.

* Though it's difficult to tell with her bangs in the way, [[The Baroness|Cornelia]] from ''[[Code Geass]]'' also has these.

* Most of the women who could be counted as adults in ''[[Umineko no Naku Koro ni]]'' seem to have gotten this treatment.

* Tsurime are a hallmark of many of [[CLAMP]]'s character designs, especially in ''[[Magic Knight Rayearth]]'' and some of their other older works.

* Rei Hino/Sailor Mars from ''[[Sailor Moon]]''.

* In ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh!]]'' one of the ways you can tell Yami Yugi has taken control is that Yugi's eyes go from Tareme to Tsurime. Ditto Bakura and his dark counterpart. Kaiba is the only modern teenaged character who ''always'' has this going on.

* Setsuna of ''[[Mahou Sensei Negima]]'', who is fittingly an [[Action Girl]] obsessed with maintaining her abilities as a swordswoman. Notably, when she starts [[Kuudere|letting her]] [[Moe|emotions out]], they [http://www.mangafox.com/manga/mahou_sensei_negima/v28/c252/2.html become] [[Tareme Eyes|noticeably rounder]].

** They also fluctuate with emotion: Notice that when she's in battle mode in the middle panel here [http://www.mangafox.com/manga/mahou_sensei_negima/v04/c029/16.html her eyes are] highly tsurime, then in the lower right panel, when she realizes there's no threat, they go [[Tareme Eyes|tareme]]. [http://www.mangafox.com/manga/mahou_sensei_negima/v04/c029/18.html Her normal mode] is in between.

** Also, this is pretty much the only physical attribute that distinguishes {{spoiler|Zazie (who has [[Tareme Eyes]]) and her sister (who has these).}}

** Whenever Negi gets pissed or enters Dark Mode, they turn like this coupled with one hell of a really nasty glare.....it's best if you haul your ass out of the place when that happens.

* Train Heartnet from ''[[Black Cat (manga)|Black Cat]]'', mainly to go with his cat-like look.

* In ''[[The World God Only Knows]]'', several characters, including protagonist Keima ({{spoiler|which carried over to his new body during his [[Freaky Friday Flip]]}}), but most obviously with {{spoiler|[[Demonic Possession|Goddess Possessed]]}} [[Unlucky Childhood Friend|childhood]] [[Victorious Childhood Friend|friend]] Tenri, {{spoiler|with whom it's the most obvious way to tell which entity, Tenri ([[Tareme Eyes]]) or Diana (Tsurime), is in charge.}}

* Sasamoto-sensei from ''[[GA Geijutsuka Art Design Class]]''.

* Kiseki and Dia from [[Shugo Chara]]

** {{spoiler|Simon}} also changes from Tareme to Tsurime post-[[Time Skip]]. At first, it's subtle, but they turn outright visible in the [[Final Battle]]. Respectively, he has quite possibly the strongest will of any of the characters.

* Narumi Ayumu in ''[[Spiral]]'', most noticeable in the manga. Interestingly, though he acts pretty cocky and arrogant, his weak will is an issue for him and part of his character development.

* Akira from ''[[Hikaru no Go]]''. His tsurime eyes are a clue that he is much more self-willed and aggressive than he seems. The eyes also highlight the contrast between him and his rival Hikaru, who has [[Tareme Eyes]].

* Rika, Yura's perky and slutty younger sister, in ''[[Futari Ecchi]]'', which is in contrast with Yura's (and their mother's) [[Tareme Eyes]].

* [[Windaria]] [[Badass Princess|Veronica]]'s and [[The Vamp|Selenia]]'s are noticiably sharper and up pointed than [[Housewife|Marie]]'s.

* Seraphim from ''[[Kore wa Zombie Desu ka?]]''.

 

== Video Games ==

** As are [[Disgaea 3: Absence of Justice|Mao]]'s, [[Disgaea 4: A Promise Unforgotten|Valvatorez]]'s, and [[Disgaea 2: Cursed Memories|Rozalin]]'s. The fact that most of them are royal [[Tsundere]]s is probably not inconsequential.

 

 

== Real Life ==

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