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Can I ask what it is that you like so much about yanderes? :)) I feel the same but just wanna know. I love your blog and your TTDUP / BTD analysis so much!

Thank you so much! This is also really nice to get a question like this again. I know I’ve mentioned a few times here and there already what I like about yanderes. This question made me really happy to see though, so instead of linking older posts, I’ll go ahead and just write my thoughts out here.

People who’ve been around this blog before may see me reiterate some stuff I’ve said in the past, but I’ll try to throw in some new points as well that I might not have covered before.

Short version:

- The very personalized/ one-on-one relationship

- The irony of love being a source of terror (if it’s a horror story)

- The unpredictability and over-the-top nature of the character

- The flexibility of a character for a story

I’ll place a longer version below. A fair warning, I did originally start liking the character type as a horror element and still lean towards that even now, so my apologies if I emphasize that too much below. I’ll try to touch on the more romantic element as well towards the end.

“Love makes you crazy” is such a simple phrase. People may act out of character or embarrassed in front of their loved one, or even put themselves in harm’s way to save someone they love.

“Anything in excess is bad” is another phrase I also take to heart. For instance, all humans need water to live, but it’s physically possible to actually die from consuming too much water in one sitting (Don’t worry, it’d have to be a LOT of water- you’re not going to do this on accident).

Yanderes are a pretty good example on the validity of these statements.

Love is a very normal and necessary emotion for people to have. Heck, if you grow up without love of ANY kind, there’s a good chance of a person developing into an unscrupulous character. As for romance, nearly everyone desires to find that special person someday to spend the rest of your life with. No one wants to be alone, society praises love stories and getting married is one of the most common goals in everyone’s lives. Love is something that can bring out the best in us. Our compassion starts to thrive. There are so many stories where love is viewed as pure. In stories of “good vs. evil,” of course love, compassion and understanding are the way of the good guys.

So what got me hooked on yanderes to begin with, and still remains one of my favorite elements about them? It’s the concept that even LOVE is something that can become terrifying when we have too much of it.

I’ve said it many times before, and I’ll say it again: I love the irony that love can be used as a horror element. Yanderes are essentially characters that are craving a very normal and wonderful connection with another person. They’re focused too, so when they find the one they love, it’s intense and they dedicate themselves to that person alone. It truly is romantic when I spell it out like that. There are two main problems though. The first being a yandere’s feelings are SO intense that they tend to go overboard with their actions. They don’t know how to temper themselves at times, so what they do may seem weird or creepy even (ex. Excessive texting, odd or numerous gifts). They also may not be able to accept other people getting in the way of their desired relationship. The second problem being that a yandere may not be able to accept rejection. This depends solely on if the S/O does reject the yandere for whatever reason, and what kind of yandere it is. If it’s a selfless yandere, there’s a little less to worry about, but they WILL still remain persistent. The selfish yanderes though, those are the ones where everything goes to hell when they realize things aren’t going their way.

Another thing I like about yanderes is, regardless of whether or not the S/O accepts the yandere, the relationship is ALWAYS very personalized. One-on-one. I absolutely adore personalized relationships.

To explain my love of more villainous or antagonistic yanderes, I think there’s an element I never mentioned before here on this blog that helps get that point across a little more.

I love villain characters to begin with. Plain and simple. I have found media sometimes that I never pay attention to until randomly a villain pops up in the media that catches my eye (this may also explain a little on why I took to the BTD/TDDUP series).

Now every hero needs a good adversary. Not all villains are up to snuff, but when you come across one that you find interesting, everything becomes a lot more fun. The best is when a piece of media is very good about developing unique relationships and interactions between the good characters and the villain. It’s even better if you have the villain has a VERY particular relationship with just ONE of the good characters.

I have a little hierarchy of interest when it comes to one-on-one good guy and villain relationships. In order of least to most interesting here (EDIT: All these relationships are interesting and fun for me, but this is categorizing which ones I like more):

5) 1v1 relationship between the hero and villain. This is purely antagonistic between the two, with one or both likely wanting to see the other dead. Think of special rivalries like Sherlock Holmes and Moriarty.

4) Villain does not want to kill the hero. This could be for a plethora of reasons such as a sense of respect the villain has for the hero, or the villain’s “game” would end without the hero around.

3) Villain wants the hero to join them. This could be as a minion, a pet, a partner or their prodigy.

2) Villain is attracted to/in love with the hero. Basically, a Batman and Catwoman relationship.

1) Villain is OBSESSIVELY in love with the hero. THIS is where we get a yandere here. The hero is now the pinnacle focus of the villain…not because the villain wants them dead, but because WANT them.

Like I said, the horror element is what snagged my interest first, but it certainly isn’t the only element to focus on for yanderes.

It’s been fun exploring more about yanderes on tumblr! You can certainly expand more on romantic element of the character type. Heck, if you FORGET the romantic element (which unfortunately can happen sometimes), then you really don’t have a yandere to begin with. As long you make sure the character remains obsessive and possessive towards a person they LOVE to a degree, you can still have a yandere WITHOUT making them the villain or antagonist of a story. Put some elements in a story that make the yandere not the main issue. Or you can put have the yandere and the S/O actually in a relationship. That’s a very interesting dynamic right there.

The over-the-top and unusual nature of yanderes doesn’t have to end simply because they’re not the main problem in a story or because they finally got together with the love of their life. Anime’s most famous yandere, Yuno from Future Diary, does develop a relationship with her S/O, is full blown yandere and also is not the main problem in the story (aka there’s still the Survival Game). One of my favorite male yanderes is actually No Onyu from the Metronome manga (or webcomic?). At least he’s a yandere so far (translations are slow as hell). That’s a yandere in a more heroic role. He’s very protective and it’s fun see him not only go murderous at times, but also have to hold back at the S/O’s behest.

The best thing about having a yandere in a supporting or heroic role, is you can still guarantee that there won’t be anything “normal” about the situation. Even if the yandere has a fair control of their emotions and/or is rather tame, the way they solve issues to help their beloved is probably not going to be as clean cut as a normal protagonist would do.

You can also take really extreme yanderes, or one’s that start out antagonistic, and have them go through some character development to get past their more problematic traits (especially if it’s to become more appealing for their S/O).

To sum it up, the base element of yanderes (that possessive and obsessive love) makes them fun to watch, but they can still be flexible characters depending on the situation you place them in.

I hope this explanation didn’t sound lackluster. I’ve been a little busy this weekend, but I really appreciated this ask. It’s always fun to reminisce and lay things out in the open.

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