Kamidere ✧

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✧ The Kamidere ✧

✧ Information about The Kamidere ✧

In Japanese games and anime, there are often character archetypes you will see again and again the more you watch. And when it comes to characters, there are no more commonly used archetypes than those known as the “deres”: tsundere, kuudere, dandere, and yandere.

To start with, the term “dere” itself comes from the Japanese word “deredere” (デレデレ) which is the onomatopoeia for being lovestruck. By combining this word with other words, we get these new which describe love interests in anime and games. And while these are most commonly used in reference to female characters, they can be used to describe male characters as well.

A kamidere, in the simplest , is an anime archetype for characters with a god complex. The word derives from the roots ‘kami,’ which means god and then the common suffix of ‘dere,’ which means loving and is commonly attached to other anime archetypes like tsundere and yandere. As a result, 'dere' generally suggests romantic feelings coming from a female character. However, this is not always the case. First off, Deres can be both female and male. Secondly, the connotation of romance and love doesn't always apply to another person. For Kamideres, the aspect of love is attached to the desire of power. It's a perfect example of how language is able to bend its own rules and create more nuanced subjects and meanings.

Now to begin, the essential thought process for such characters cover a couple aspects. First, they tend to believe they are destined for greatness. When your dream is to conquer the world, it would be a bit strange if you actually didn’t feel this way. The second is that they are certain that the life they lead sures or is beyond the grasp of their fellow men. This facet of their personality generally acts as the catalyst for them turning into kamidere. The moment you start believing that you are above your fellow man is the moment you have developed a god-complex. As a result, it should not come as a surprise that many of these characters come off as confident, if not just arrogant.