#Love and Heart

[ridley-was-a-cat]

94. Love and Heart, Vol. 10 - licensed - It is a challenge to make a good romance with a yandere lead, as you need to craft a happy ending with a psychopath without stripping out everything that made them fun to watch, and this one doesn't stick the landing. Exciting beginning, dull finish.

#Love and Heart #manga #shoujo #yen press #yandere

[deredereyandere]

#love and heart #yancore #yandere #yanderecore #yandere edit #my edit

[yanderefan-kimi]

What makes a good yandere character for you? What are some of your favorite yanderes? And what are some that you like the least?

Aaa my first ask! Thank you so much!! Yes, as you can tell from my username, I do like yandere characters quite a bit! And I'm super excited to finally start ranting about them lollll Alright, this might get pretty long so I'll put my answers under the cut!

What makes a good yandere character for you?

This is a very subjective question, but first I'll explain what makes a character yandere.

"Yandere" comes from the Japanese verb 病んでいる which means to be sick. This can refer to any sort of illness, but with yandere characters, it's referring to ailments of the soul so to say. Basically a "yandere" character is anyone who becomes sick with love. Which is really vague, I know - but that's how it is.

A character can kill for love and still not be considered yandere. A different character can respect their target's (the person they are affectionate toward - their "darling") free-will and autonomy and still be considered yandere. It's vague and open to interpretation. What one person considers yandere, another might find them just being possessive.

Just getting a few common misconceptions out of the way first:

-Yandere characters can be abusive to their targets, but just because a character is abusive, that doesn't mean that they're yandere

-A character doesn't have to go around killing people to be considered yandere

Okay, with that out of the way, time to talk about my favorite kinds of yandere characters!

I like characters who are subtly manipulative, the characters that mess with their target's perceptions of reality to mold them into someone who can accept their isolation. I like to describe the buildup as "walking into a spider's web, and only after you think to turn around do you realize that it's too late." These characters can appear to be very doting (溺愛) to their targets and lull them into a false sense of security, and usually only show their true selves to people they see as their love rivals. These characters can also be commonly described as haraguro (腹黒) or scheming.

But I can go for any sort of yandere character! I'm not so good with gore tho so I try to avoid that, but any other type has their own appeals. There was this huge chart about the different types of yandere characters and their "symptoms" I found before, maybe I'll dig it up and explain it in detail in another post eventually. But for now I will move on to the next question!

What are some of your favorite yanderes?

I can explain a bit more about the kind of yandere characters I love by using some of my favs as examples! Please note that I read a lot of shoujo, especially because the yandere trope is gaining some good popularity in that demographic, so these are all male yanderes. Though, I do love me a good female yandere character too!

My absolute favorite yandere character is Haruma from 恋と心臓 (Love and Heart) Seriously, no one does it as well as him. I don't want to spoil anything since it's more fun to experience the craziness yourself and the series is available in English!

But to give a brief summary: Yoh (the main character), having lived a life where she didn't have anyone she could rely on, is incredibly independent. But then her childhood friend (who she doesn't remember), Haruma, moves in with her and suddenly she finds herself in the position of damsel in distress again and again, with Haruma being the only one to save her.

It's a great blend of psychological horror, romcom, and drama with a huge dose of unhealthy relationships and a happy ending! I recommend it to everyone who is comfy with the subject matter.

Kuroyuki from Nightshade deserves special mention for being the reason I started liking yandere characters in the first place.

I never really got the appeal before him, but when I played Nightshade, I liked him from the start. I tend to love comic relief characters (who are secretly quite sad/serious) so he caught my eye right away and then when the cray-cray hit, I was like,

Oh no, that's hot.

And it was over for me after that lol. Yandere love interests in otome games have a reputation for caging, and Kuroyuki has a subtle approach to this. He spins this (not entirely false) tale that everyone is trying to kill Enju (the main character) except for him, and that he's the only one who could protect her. I won't go into his backstory, but an unhealthy amount of delusions feed into his obsession as well.

The game is fun and intense, and I highly recommend it if you would like to cry. Check out my Why you should play Nightshade PowerPoint here:

If you're looking for other good otome games with fun yandere characters, I also recommend: Amnesia: Memories, Taisho x Alice, and Mystic Messenger.

After Kuroyuki, I started reading a lot of Japanese webnovels with yandere characters (I literally have a page in my browser with just the yandere tag on shousetsuka ni narou that I browse thru regularly) I could probably do a whole post just about yandere characters in webnovels, but for a quick recommendation, I suggest checking out Kotoko-sensei's (琴子) works or, for something a bit more bizarre, check out Inaida-sensei's (稲井田そう) works. (I once went thru a phase where I was obsessed with all of Inaida-sensei's works around 2~3 years ago.)

Anyways, on to the final question!

What are some yanderes that you like the least?

Well, I tend to dislike the yandere characters that are not well thought out. It's easy enough to put a knife in a character's hand or make them shove someone in a cage, but it's not interesting unless they have a compelling reason why. What leads them to decide they have no other choice but to kill a rival (or their target) or take away their target's freedom?

This is why I tend to dislike side characters who are yandere (especially in harem series) because they're usually not given a whole lot of depth or character building - like a main character would have.

I think a lot of the appeal from yandere characters comes from their depth, complexity, and how they can be hypocritical by nature. I love them but I hate them because they care about other people. I don't want to scare them but I need to protect them. I don't care if they hate me as long as they stay by my side.

If I were to name a yandere character I dislike, though, I would have to say Yuno Gasai (from Future Diary) who is a rather famous case. I don't think she's a bad character - in fact, she's a really great character and a good example of what happens if obsession is left to fester in a high-stakes, dangerous environment. But her character has been boiled down to crazy anime girl who kills a bunch of people for her crush by the internet, which has completely changed the way many people view the word and perceive the trope of "yandere." I just find it irritating and as the self-proclaimed saleswoman of yandere, it makes my job a lot harder.

Can yandere be considered problematic? Sure, absolutely. But does it have to involve murder, rape, gore, or other triggering content? Absolutely not.

(This goes for this whole post, but please note that I am talking about fictional characters, and this in no way reflects real life people)

All in all, I'm very passionate about yandere characters and yandere content. I just find them so compelling, and especially love exploring relationships involving a yandere character - because it usually involves having to come to some sort of compromise. I could probably rant on and on and on about it but this answer is already so long lol

Thank you so much for the ask again! And anyone can feel free to send asks if they would like me to clarify on any of this! I do love ranting about these sorts of things

#ask #zer0stormz #thanks for the ask! #my ask box is always open #yandere #male yandere #yandere characters #koi to shizou #love and heart #nightshade #nightshade kuroyuki #kimi rants

[shoujo-screenshots]

#love and heart #shoujo #shojo #shoujo manga #ayoooo new volume #*air horns*

[doveinne]

💌 ﹐ HARUMA HIROSE ICONS．．．

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✿ ◡ No Kin ／ ID ／ Me | F/o tags unless requester．

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#ANON SHY FIXED IT COME BACK 😭😭😭 #love and heart #koi to shinzou #haruma hirose #✦ 、 Edits． #On the editing grind

[thelittlexd11]

https://discord.gg/gEb7Rtxx

This is an 18+ server for Yanderes and Yandere Enthusiasts!

This is not your normal yandere server as this is tailored toward yanderes who are selfless yanderes, not selfish yanderes. We don't glorify real life psychopaths or romanticize mental illness. We understand the difference between fiction and reality.

There are plenty of other servers associated with the selfish/psychopathic sides. This is not that server. Love does not equal abuse.

#discord server #discord #friends #yandere #lovesick #selfless #selfless yandere #Love and Heart #koi to shinzu

[ur-daily-inspiration]

#animal #animals #cat #cats #kitty #kittens #pet #pets #caturday #cats of tumblr #wholesome #aww #adorable #cottagecore #grandmacore #love #heart #photography #aesthetic

[all-chickens-are-trans]

god i'm so tired of everybody's bad faith interpretations of everything. where's the trust. where's the forgiveness. where's the understanding that most things are complex and most people have many layers. and like the black eyed peas once said. where is the love

#find the love in your heart my folks #my posts

[ridley-was-a-cat]

74. Love and Heart, Vol. 8 - licensed - IDK how I feel about this series now, as the ML choked the FL until she fainted last volume, and when she gets away from him in this volume by jumping out her window, she still doesn't want to break up with him. It's playing "I can fix him" totally straight.

#Love and Heart #manga #shoujo #yen press #yandere

[53v3nfrn5]

K.E.N-Digit: ‘Hand Signs of Love’ (2019)

#k.e.n-digit #2019 #hand signs #love #lovecore #ily #aesthetic #cute core #2010s tumblr #hearts #heartcore #hands #jutsu #romancecore #cute #cutecore #photography #2010s #art #artcore #artblr

[eemamminy-art]

I love that they added these new bits of dialog about how much he likes eggs—

I'M SORRY????

#this is so fucking funny #I love this patch already #truly the way to a man's heart is through his stomach #which is full of raw eggs #baby boy why #are the gains that important #help #sdv #stardew valley #sdv alex #alex mullner

[shoujo-screenshots]

#love and heart #shoujo #shojo #shoujo manga

[doveinne]

♱ ︵︵ Yoh {inseet last name} Icons。

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╋━━ No Kin | Me | ID tags ou F/O tags unless Anon！

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#🕯 ； ┈ Gifts。 #Love and Heart #Koi to Shinzou #Tumblr Icons

[retquits]

save me winter elliott stardew valley... winter elliott stardew valley save me......

#my art #stardew valley #stardew fanart #sdv elliott #artists on tumblr #1.6 spoilers #we all knew this was coming #drew him in the turtleneck that i know in my heart of hearts he's wearing under that scarf #[clenches fists] Do You Ever Love A Man

[calamitys-child]

One of my favourite mundane weirdnesses about Edinburgh is that we set the big clock visible approaching the station to be 3 minutes fast to make sure people are on time for their trains. My Favourite mundane weirdness of Edinburgh is that we check this by firing a cannon.

#im so used to it that genuinely hand on heart sudden loud bangs just make me hungry now #everyone that lives here is like. yeah lunchtime cannon thats normal. everyone who doesnt is so bewildered by it. i love it.

[cracklewink]

My Mane 6 Redesigns all together! I was going to post them separately but ended up finishing them all before I got around to it lol

#mlp #my little pony friendship is magic #my little pony #mlp fim #mlp redesign #earth pony twilight truthers where are you #bat pony fluttershy truthers where are you #dark color palette rarity truthers where are you #ALL OF YOU RISE WITH ME #im ESPECIALLY an earth pony twilight truther ever since I saw the old G5 concepts #I love the idea that Twilight's bonds with others are her true magic rather than beams or spells and I feel earth pony twi fits that well #since “the five elements brought together creates the sixth element magic“ aka friendship since FIM she embodies ”magic“ in a #more metaphorical sense #the star in her eyes is also a reference to the first ep when twilight says “the spark” ignited inside of her heart #plus the earth pony to alicorn pipeline is so cool and i like the idea of an earth pony being the bearer of the element of magic as a #fun contrast/its unexpected