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It's not like I like tsunderes or anything, I'm just interested in anime
history okay?!

I just happened to be on the site, so don't get the wrong idea!

Geez, j-just tell me who the first tsundere was already, Baka!

![I didn't post an image just for you, what are you
saying!](https://i.stack.imgur.com/PWYRt.png)

**EDIT:** For clarification, I'm looking for the first known character that
expresses tsundere qualities, rather than the first character that was
_labelled_ tsundere.


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Who was the first tsundere character?


According to _The Otaku Encyclopedia: An Insider's Guide to the Subculture of
Cool Japan_ , Lum Invader from Urusei Yatsura is possibly the first tsundere
to exist (and also potentially the source of all moe)

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

Urusei Yatsura started manga distribution in 1978 and Lum's cold exterior (but
in actuality being kind and loving) accrued her the title.

However, [Sayaka
Yumi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Mazinger_characters#Sayaka_Yumi)
from Mazinger Z (1972) appears earlier in history than Lum, despite the
popular support for Lum's claim. Sayaka, whilst generally a pleasant
character, is brutish and brash towards the main character's affections -
despite having a crush on him.

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


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" _Tsundere_ " is a rather new term which came into popularity [in
2005](http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%84%E3%83%B3%E3%83%87%E3%83%AC#.E6.A6.82.E8.A6.81),
and an early account of its use was [in
2002](http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%84%E3%83%B3%E3%83%87%E3%83%AC#.E5.BD.93.E5.88.9D).

Thus, to apply the term to any character created before 2002 or so, a
_tsundere_ would be categorized as such retroactively. In this case, the
character was not techincally _tsundere_ when it was created, since the
mangaka/director/whoever did not consciously have the concept of _tsundere_ in
mind at that time (we could say that the character became _tsundere_
afterward, since _tsundere_ wasn't a thing at the time that the character
"lived and breathed").

The character type has existed for a long time, but Japanese fans might
disagree on who is the earliest character to whom the label could be applied
to. It is likely that the term would not be bothered to be applied to
characters from obscure series or to supporting characters from early anime
works simply because those characters are not famous, even if they would fit
the definition. So it is very debatable to declare which character is the
earliest _tsundere_ , unless Japanese fans settle upon a generally-agreed list
of which older characters count as _tsundere_.

To assess this based on English-language sources would be to rely on the
opinions of otaku from non-Japanese worldviews/cultures to delineate which
characters are retroactively _tsundere_ and which are not. This is
problematic, because 1) _tsundere_ is originally a Japanese concept and
thereby should be mainly fleshed out by people within Japanese culture, who
are [not yet generally resolved on a standard
definition](http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%84%E3%83%B3%E3%83%87%E3%83%AC#.E6.A6.82.E8.A6.81)
of _tsundere_ (from the Japanese Wikipedia:
「現在ではインターネットスラングを起源とするとされ、そのため定義も多様で、確定していない。」 ["Since the origin [of the
word] is internet slang, there are a variety of definitions, so [the meaning]
is not firmly determined."]), and 2) the further back in anime history we go,
the less anime was exported to non-Japanese audiences, which means that the
selection of early characters that global fans have been exposed to is likely
far more limited than the number of characters that long-time Japanese anime
fans are familiar with. This means that the earliest character that an
international fan can recall might not be as old the earliest character a
Japanese fan could be aware of. So it seems ambitious/pretentious to assume
that a character well-known internationally actually happens to be the
earliest _tsundere_ , since another character which never became known or
popular outside of Japan in the 70s (for example) might be an earlier
_tsundere_ than any renowned character.


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Pipiko as known as "Pipi" was the first Tsundere in an anime show called
"Triton of the Sea (Umi no Toriton) in 1972" was published by Osamu Tezuka.
She was found in Northern sea in a cool place. She wanted to become the queen
of the Northen sea because she was the last mermaid (Actually she still a
badass Tsundere mermaid! xD ).

She's not very polite to a heroic young boy named "Triton". Triton saved her
from a sea monster, but suddenly, she hated him. Why, is because after he
strong saved them, all the other seal friends cheered him to become the part
of the Northen sea. Proteus told Pipi that she was the Triton of all the sea
and she has to stick with Triton, but she doesn't care about becoming a Triton
although she hated Triton for obeying his order. Pipi has a trick planned to
get rid of him. She called Bach (His a friend of Pipi) and said that she will
use an island illusion to trick Triton. She called Triton and together to find
the island. Pipi's plan works tried to get rid of him.

Pipi was kidnapped by Minotus. Triton said to her we have to get out of this
place, but she wasn't listening to him. Proteus told them that they have to
get out of this place before Minotus exterminate us. Pipi and Triton moved to
an Island full of Dolphins and yep, she such a hater of Triton. She declaims
to escape from him to go back her home. Triton shouted at her not to go back
there and it's dangerous!

Next day, She missed her family and all of her seal friends. She hated sleep
under the palm trees and sand. Triton said "Is anything you wanted me to do?"

Pipi stubborn him for a while and show her anger expression. A second later,
she answers, "I felt uncomfortable to sleep here and THERE'S NOTHING TO DO IN
THIS PLACE, IT'S TOO BORING!" she let a hmpt sound turning her head and ignore
him. Triton decides to make a house for her. He destroys all the palm trees
with his deadly sword. Pipi screams and told him not to used his deadly
weapons. "IS THIS WHAT YOU WANT FROM ME, HUH!!!"

Triton used another way to get rid of the palm trees out. He calls all his
dolphins to pull the palm trees out.

A few minutes later, Pipi was abused by Iru and Karu. Fin protecting her from
them to stop abusing her. Pipi threw a rock at them unfortunately, she was
punished by Triton! She hated Triton and the other and manage to swim back to
where she's belonging. Triton finds her although she's getting in deep
trouble.

Once, He found her. She struggles with him and she told him she wanted to let
go of him. Triton against the sea monster and stabbed in the stomach. Triton
and Pipi now returned to the island where they finished building a house for
her.

Next morning, Pipi call Triton and she wants to play a racing game. Triton was
sick of her and said no thanks. She started to play rude thing to him.

Pipi: "Oh, because you're human, but you don't have a tail hahaha!"

Triton splashed on Pipi with an annoying anger expression. She shouts back at
him and said "BAKA!!!!"

Lucas the white dolphin came to her and asked that Triton has gone to help the
human to defeat Doriate. Pipi was happy for him to leave (She hated him 93%).

On episode 10 "Come back Pipi", Triton saw Pipi sitting on the rocky pool. She
was annoyed him and pull out a raspberry at him. She was such a Tsundere to
him and he disliked her. Pipi told all her information about her old friend
from the Northern sea. Triton laughs at her with a grinning face. She then
swims away from him not to talk to him anymore.

Pipi upset about him and along came a little yellow fish came by her. Pipi is
only nice to the sea creature instead of a human. She helps the little fish to
find her way back to her home. They play tag and having fun together and
unfortunately, they were almost trapped by the Poseidon's guards. The guards
didn't know they were at. Pipi and the little fish hide from them and didn't
make it for her home. They go back to the island where Pipi new home was. She
thanks the little fish and suddenly, Triton shows off his angry expression. He
shouted at her. "WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN, PIPI!!!".

Pipi doesn't want to say about she's leaving the dolphins island and turned
her head without looking at him.

Triton was even cross at her to waited for her answer. He walked up and
shouted at her.  
She told him she was trying to leave this place and go back where she
belonging. He smack her and yells at her not to go back their even he told her
10000000000 times!!!! He asked her she has to stick with him and he even told
her she's the Triton. Pipi don't want to be a stupity Triton.

She cries all day night in her hut. All of her fellows sang to her to cheer
her up, but she still hated Triton. She wants him to leave this place.

Pipi found unusual huge pink shell ties from fin's back. Fin told her to be
careful because this shell is belonging to Triton's family. She told her to
listen to the sound effects of the shells. It was his family sounds. she
thought for a moment. They told her the truth is she is the Triton. Pipi threw
a shell toward far away from the island and she does not hesitate for that
Triton.

After that, Triton came back from defeating Doriate. He told her she was a
Triton. He told her that her family and mermaid groups were all dead by
Poseidon and the Triton left was the onliest community who survived. She told
Triton a liar and having enough of that talks. Triton let her hesitate about
what she had done from the beginning past.

Almost to the last episode of Umi no Triton, She is now better o know
everything about Triton's rules.

Well, that all I've got to tell you about Pipiko. She is the first Tsundere
anime mermaid in the anime series.

Here's the picture of her [![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/P1Ucy.jpg)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/P1Ucy.jpg)


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In deference to the previous poster, imo is more Tsun than Dere.

It legit sounds like she just hates him outright.

I usually mark the first actual Tsundere as Akane Tendo. Again, not created
with the archetype in mind because it didn't exist yet.

But even in the first opening, Don't Make Me Wild Like You, she lays out both
her grievances and her affections for him, and how she's just not ready to
face up to all of it yet, so let's just try to be friends for now.

In the show, she is the stereotypical tsundere - teasing and tormenting Ranma,
calling him a pervert and a crossdresser, forcing him into awkward situations
- but at the same time, she's the first to show up with a kettle of hot water
when he needs it, the first to carry him home when he can't walk, the first to
get jealous when another female is even remotely friendly towards him.

The fact that he, himself is not much better than her in that regard only
aggravates her only tsundere tendencies into such extreme levels that she
literally sits on par with any modern tsundere who was intended to be one. In
fact most of the typical tsundere qualities, if not all of them, are found in
Akane Tendo - from the hair flips (when her was still long) - to the pouting -
the teasing of the main character - needing to be saved by him but never
immediately grateful -the fated romance between the two - even lesser used
tropes like the tsundere being inexplicably attractive to every other male in
the show except the main character (who still likes her anyways).

So, in summation, everyone has a different answer that fits their idealized
concept of the tsundere concept, and no one else quite gets it right. The best
way for you to determine the original tsundere is to watch classic anime
yourself.


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The term is relatively new so it's hard to tell what character does or does
not count.

However, the oldest character I know of that fits the definition, is 1813's
Mr. Darcy from Pride and Prejudice. If you've read it then you very well know
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