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How are ditzy/airhead characters classified in anime/manga? For example, while
Lucky Star's Kagami is a _tsundere_ , her airhead sister, Tsukasa, is a **___
__ ___ ____**?


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How are ditzy characters classified?


I think Tsukasa Hiiragi falls under [The
Ditz](http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheDitz) character
classification since she's not too fool to be [The
Fool](http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheFool).

> The Ditz is a character whose defining characteristic is profound stupidity.
> Female ditzes tend to be sweet and naive, while male ditzes tend to be
> oafish but lovable. The Ditz is written to appear unintentionally funny. In
> drama series, he or she provides comic relief.

I think Tsukasa's character doesn't fall into any of the [deredere
classifications](http://www.bishoujoproject.com/classifying-heroine-types-
dere-dere-tsundere-yandere-kudere/) because first of all, `deredere` means
`lovestruck` and she doesn't have any love interest in the anime.


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You are probably looking for the term **dojikko** for Tsukasa:

> Dojikko is Japanese for clumsy with the feminine suffix "-ko" added on the
> end. The attraction is not limited to Japan, the concept of a Cute Clumsy
> Girl has worldwide appeal, mainly because her clumsiness makes her more
> approachable. The main difference is that in the West a Cute Clumsy Girl is
> probably supposed to make the audience chuckle, while Dojikkos tend towards
> making them say, "Awwww! She's so cute!"

Source: [TVTropes article on
dojikko](http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Dojikko)

Also, Kagami is not really a tsundere, unless you think she is in love with
Konata, which some fans really do seem to support. She should probably be
classified as the **tsukkomi** (straight man) in **manzai** , where Konata is
usually the **boke** :

> Called manzai in Japanese, this is a kind of Straight Man and Wise Guy duo,
> but it's also the interaction between two characters who constantly play off
> each other. A boke's job is to set up the gag by telling a story or
> explaining a fact which is obviously false (making him an idiot) or flawed
> (making him sneaky). The tsukkomi is, roughly, the Straight Man who has to
> correct him, often physically.

Source: [TVTropes article on
manzai](http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BokeAndTsukkomiRoutine)

Edit: Since dojikko didn't seem to be a proper answer, I looked up more
character types on Japanese websites and think I found exactly what you're
looking for. It actually fits in really well with my explanation of manzai
above. My new answer is that Tsukasa is a **tennen boke** (natural boke, also
translated as natural airhead):

> A tennen boke is an eccentric person who has exceptional talent in being a
> natural boke. Even though a person can be called a tennen boke, there is no
> such term as tennen tsukkomi. In manzai, the boke deliberately entices both
> the tsukkomi and the audience's laughter by executing a calculated line.
> However, the tennen boke describes someone who naturally (without any
> preparation or purpose) says boke-like things.
>
> It can also be called simply "tennen" or "tennen kyara" (tennen character).

Source: Translated from the [Japanese Wikipedia article on tennen
boke](http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%A4%A9%E7%84%B6%E3%83%9C%E3%82%B1)

So basically, a boke is someone who says dumb things on purpose in order to
anger the tsukkomi and make other people laugh. However, a tennen boke says
the same dumb things without realizing they are actually dumb.


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