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I have had this image for a while now

![](https://i.stack.imgur.com/DCSEz.jpg)

I know the brown hair in the middle is supposed to be [Taiga
Aisaka](https://i.stack.imgur.com/Rv4PX.jpg) from _Toradora_ and the pink hair
on the right is [Louise de La Vallière](https://i.stack.imgur.com/vGW22.png)
from _The Familiar of Zero_ , but who is the third character with the red hair
on the left? And is there some sort of connection between all 3 characters who
are in different anime to make them almost look identical? (e.g. the light in
the hair and the face seems to match perfectly yet the shirt on either side
doesn't)


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Who is this third character and what is her connection?


I think she looks like Shana from Shakugan no Shana

![enter image description here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/Rk4qH.jpg)

All of them has similar trait, small stature, and tsundere. All of them also
has same seiyuu, she's [Rie Kugimiya](http://www.anime-planet.com/people/rie-
kugimiya). And all of them also produced by J.C. Staff.

The reason of why they look similar probably because (as
[@LoganM](https://anime.stackexchange.com/users/24/logan-m) says) J.C. Staff
is rather lazy with this kind of thing. They also have similar art and
animation style among their series even when they have different Character
Designer.


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To expand on [Shinobu's answer](https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/17143/1587):

These three (Shana, Taiga, and Louise, in that order) are commonly referred to
as the "big three" tsundere characters. They each take a different perspective
on what "tsundere" implies, but are the "guideline" characters when creating a
tsundere.

These characters were all voiced by [Rie
Kugimiya](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rie_Kugimiya), who has probably voiced
the most tsundere characters of any voice actor.

Sometimes, due to fan's personal opinion, the "big three" is stated with other
characters, often from [Rie](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rie_Kugimiya)'s
portfolio. Common replacements are Nagi (Hayate the Combat Butler), and Aria
(Aria the Scarlet Ammo).

However, it is generally accepted that the three listed earlier are the "big
three", irreplaceable even with the passage of time. (Since fans have decided
that "tsundere" is defined by the three's combined personality, and not the
other way around.)

To dive into the strange side of anime for a moment; the "fans" I have been
referring to are mostly those gathered around the [TsunDere GiRlS
RuLeS](https://www.facebook.com/TsundereGirlsRules) facebook page, and the
corresponding wiki, <http://tsunderegirlsrules.wikia.com>.

(As a side note, Shakugan no Shana is well worth watching. (My favorite
anime.))

Reference(s):

  * <http://tsunderegirlsrules.wikia.com/wiki/Tsundere_Girls>


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