Popular Combinations of the Dere Types
Not every character fits into one single dere type, which is why I came up with the list of the popular combinations here.
Keep that in mind, this blog will not be about how popular the names of the dere types are. A teasedere is a lesser known dere type, and yet there are many characters inside and outside of anime/manga who fit into this trope. That is why they’re in my view, popular. Same goes with the hybrid dere types.
This I believe is the most popular dere combination. Unlike pure yanderes who are sweet on the outside, these characters are first seen as kuuderes; cold and aloof. They either seem emotionless or they were actually emotionless to begin with. That is until they fall in love, when their possessive nature kicks in.
I believe Ayano Aishi from Yandere Simulator was also a kuudere (with a sprinkle dash of hajidere when around senpai), as she was cold and distant until she found senpai.
This hybrid trope is growing in the media. Again, they’re not sweet on the outside like pure yanderes are. They are known to be very harsh towards their crush while they take out competition behind their love interest’s back.
Someone can seem calm but there are a few occasions when they can also be hot-headed depending on the situation. It takes a while for them to warm up to their love interest.
A calm character who agrees and submits to their love interest so they can stay with them. These characters are quiet and very submissive.
Take someone so obsessed with the person they love to a point they’d commit a crime, then add it with a God Complex. Lordly, prideful, overconfident, but also lovesick and deranged. Yeah this is not going to go well.
A shy and quiet character who is disturbed on the inside. It’s a common trait in most medias, anime/manga especially.
It isn’t uncommon for fanboys or fangirls to get flustered and faint whenever they come into contact with their favorite popstars, or for some characters to stalk their crushes because they’re too scared to approach them.
This hybrid dere is a dere version of the trope called a tsunshun. Tsunshun describes a character acting hostile first, then later feeling depressed when alone. You could say this hybrid dere type is a tsunshun with a love interest.
These guys fanboy/fangirl over their crush, they are much more agreeable and not to mention extremely submissive. This combination would make these characters act more like slaves.
Dandere-Shundere or Dandere-Utsudere
Self-isolation due to a fear of getting hurt or embarrased can lead to some dandere characters to also become shunderes or utsuderes.