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[[File:yuno-gasai-resized.jpg|link=Mirai Nikki|frame|She'd do anything for love. ''[[Murder the Hypotenuse|Anything.]]'']]
{{quote|''Even if you run, I will find you''
''I decided I want you, now I know I need''
''If you can't be bought, tougher than I thought''
''Keep in mind, I am with you''
''Never left out fate, can't concentrate, even if you run''
'''''YOU WILL BE MINE!!!'''''
|'''[[Slipknot]]'''|"Prosthetics"}}
What's that, love? You don't know what a '''yandere''' is? Why, I'll happily explain it all for you, precious!
The word "yandere", a term that blossomed in [[Moe]] fandom, refers to a character who is [[Love Makes You Crazy|crazy about someone else]]. [[Axe Crazy|Literally]]. Despite the anime-inspired name, this type of character [[Older Than Dirt|is much, much older than that]], as one of the [[Ur Example|earliest examples]] is the Mesopotamian goddess Ishtar (Inanna).
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They come in two flavors:
# [[If I Can't Have You|Possessive]]: This type of Yandere is so in love with their crush that (s)he's willing to ''kill their beloved'' to prevent other love interests from taking him away from him/her. Severed head in a bag? Fair game.
# [[Murder the Hypotenuse|Obsessive]]: This type of Yandere is willing to kill off their competition so (s)he can be closer to their loved one.
Such characters are [[Always Female|mostly female,]] but male examples exist.
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See also [[Clingy Jealous Girl]], her [[Spear Counterpart]] [[Crazy Jealous Guy]], [[Love Makes You Evil]], [[Love Makes You Crazy]], [[Stalker with a Crush]], [[Domestic Abuser]], [[Violently Protective Girlfriend]] and [[If I Can't Have You]]. Compare [[Stepford Smiler]] and [[Psycho Supporter]]. Contrast with [[Bitch in Sheep's Clothing]], in which a character is consciously using the illusion of purity and niceness to cover up a sadistic true nature (Though a BISC ''can'' become a [[Yandere]] if we add mental instability to the mix). At the extreme, [[A Love to Dismember]] can occur. Don't confuse with [[Yandere Kanojo]], a manga which surprisingly doesn't involve actual yandere.
An often wrongly-associated term is the "Yangire", which is when the assailant snaps due to something other than love or affection - possibly jealousy, irritation, or something similar. This term seems to be a Western invention, sometimes used to describe female Japanese sociopaths in fiction who do ''not'' fit the Yandere Trope.
It should be noted that while many below listed examples are drama and horror ones, this trope is not exclusively [[Played for Drama]]. It might just as well be [[Played for Laughs]] through [[Comedic Sociopathy]] as it is for drama or horror.
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Almost all the examples listed below are '''spoilers''', so read at your own risk.
{{noreallife|calling real-life people "crazy" [[Rule of Cautious Editing Judgment|is
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