Dere type quiz

What does "dere" mean?

Dere comes from the Japanese dere-dere, a sound word for being lovey-dovey or going soft over someone. Anime, manga and game fans started adding other words in front of it to describe how a character acts around the person they like.

The most famous is tsundere: a character who is cold and snappy (tsun-tsun) on the outside but sweet (dere-dere) underneath. The word spread from Japanese fan culture to fans worldwide in the 2000s, and other types followed.

These are fan labels, not psychology. They're a fun shorthand for a few very recognisable crush styles, and that's how this quiz uses them. The questions are our own and the quiz isn't tied to any show.

The 6 dere types

Tsundere: prickly outside, soft inside. "It's not like I like you or anything!" Shows love through actions and excuses.

Yandere: love turned up too high. Sweet and devoted, but clingy and a bit possessive. In anime this can go to dark places; in this quiz it's the cartoon version, like remembering every detail of their schedule.

Kuudere: cool, calm and hard to read. The feelings come out in small, precise gestures and the occasional rare smile.

Dandere: shy and quiet, especially around a crush. Very sweet and chatty once they feel safe with you.

Deredere: pure sunshine. Openly affectionate from the start, no hiding it.

Himedere: princess (or prince) energy. High standards, wants to be treasured, and is very generous with whoever earns that place.

How your dere type is worked out

There are 12 questions with 3 answers each. Every answer gives 2 points to the type it fits best and 1 point to a similar type. For example, "Act like you didn't notice. You definitely noticed" gives 2 points to tsundere and 1 to kuudere, since both hide their feelings.

Each question uses all six types exactly once. Across the quiz, every type is the 2-point type in 6 questions and the 1-point type in the other 6, so each can score at most 18. No type has a head start.

Your score for each type is its points divided by 18. The highest one is your dere type and the next is your runner-up. If two are exactly tied, we pick one based on your pattern of answers, so the same answers always give the same result.

Which dere types go well together?

Purely for fun: a tsundere and a deredere are a classic pairing. The deredere's open warmth slowly melts the tsundere's armour, and the tsundere keeps things interesting.

Kuudere and dandere make a calm, quiet couple who are happy to sit together without talking. Himedere does well with a patient deredere who enjoys making them feel special.

Yandere is happiest with someone secure who isn't bothered by a lot of attention, and who can gently say "I'm not going anywhere" when the clingy side shows up.

Is it bad to get yandere?

No. In this quiz, yandere just means you love intensely and get a bit jealous or clingy, in a cartoon way. Lots of warm, kind people land here. It usually means you're very devoted and notice everything about the people you care about.

In real relationships, though, keep the fiction in the fiction. Checking someone's phone, controlling who they see or making threats isn't cute in real life. If a relationship ever feels like that, from either side, it's worth talking to someone you trust or a counsellor.

How seriously to take it

Not very. It's a playful quiz about crush styles, built from fan slang. Most people have a bit of several types, and you might act like a dandere with a new crush but a tsundere with a long-term partner.

Look at your runner-up too. A tsundere with a lot of himedere is quite different from a tsundere with a lot of deredere. The first is proud and hard to win over; the second caves the moment someone is nice to them.

Your type can also change with who you're thinking of. Try it once for a crush and once for a long-term partner or a favourite character, and compare. Many people find they're shy at the start of something and much bolder later on.