#dere type

it DOES make sense,,,,

While we see yandere characters who are so in love with someone it’s dangerous, I have found some anime characters in yandere lists when they’re really yangire, kuudere, haraguro, and vice-versa. Anyway here are the top characters most people believe are yandere, but in my opinion don’t qualify as one.

Mikasa Ackerman - Attack on Titan

Why she doesn’t qualify

While Mikasa always follows Eren around, becomes emotional when Eren is involved, almost committed suicide when she thought Eren was dead, and can get prone to a high level of jealousy when he was with Annie or Historia, Mikasa still doesn’t qualify as a yandere for various reasons.

First off, a yandere has no interest in interacting with other people except for their love interest, and would only interact with other people just to use them in some way; whereas with Mikasa she’s close friends with Armin, and became friends with Sasha and Historia throughout the series. Mikasa does not only care about Eren, she proved in the second half of season three that she cares for Armin as well.

Shuu Tsukiyama - Tokyo Ghoul

Why he doesn’t qualify

Shuu was never in love with Kaneki, nor was he obsessed with Kaneki as a person. He was obsessed with Kaneki’s blood and initially wanted to eat Kaneki. That’s not him being a yandere, it was simply him being a carnivorous ghoul. In short, Shuu saw Kaneki as food, not as his love interest.

Kurumi Tokisaki - Date A Live

Why she doesn’t qualify

I know a lot of people tend to mistake Kurumi as a yandere due to her obsession with Shido; but her obsession with him wasn’t romantic, nor was it an endgame. To a yandere, being with someone is their end goal, which isn’t the case for Kurumi. Kurumi wanted to gain the power of the spirits that Shido has sealed in order to fulfill her own goal, which is to travel back in time and kill the first spirit. None of her actions were for Shido.

Kanato Sakamaki - Diabolik Lovers

Why he doesn’t qualify

Kanato sees Yui as a toy; a doll to be played with. Not once does he have a hint of romantic feelings for her, even when he kissed her. He only had 1 yandere moment which was near the season 2 finale and that was it. Oh and let’s not mention that he was about to kill Yui to turn her into one of the wax figures. Yangire would be a better term for him due to his high mood swings. Plus he tends to snap, a lot...

Besides, I think he is really more interested in his teddy than Yui.

Himiko Toga - My Hero Academia

Why she doesn’t qualify

Dorodere: A dorodere refers to a character who acts cute and sweet on the outside, but is deeply disturbed on the inside.

Yandere: A term for a person who is initially loving and caring to someone they like a lot until their romantic love, admiration and devotion becomes feisty and mentally destructive in nature through either over protectiveness, violence, brutality or all three combined.

Similarities:

They’re both the obsessive types

Both dere types are initially sweet and kind

Both are likely to have a mental disorder

They both get jealous easily

They can both have homicidal tendencies

Differences:

Doroderes don’t act on their obsessive thoughts

Yanderes are more likely to commit a crime

Doroderes can have disturbing thoughts that aren’t love related

Yanderes act on their insanity; from stalking to murder

Doroderes don’t harm or sabotage someone in their way