Following my recent review of the so-wrong-yet-so-right tsuncest (yes I just made that up) PSP game OreImo, this article from Otome Sugoren seems timely. Of course, I do not personally read what appears to be the Japanese equivalent of Cosmopolitan and was merely linked to this particular article. Please don’t judge me.

So anyway, here are the top eight classic tsundere lines chosen by Otome Sugoren’s highly scientific surveys (lol) for your guilt-ridden perusal.

So tsundere that she is used as the textbook example

Number 1: “hima datta kara!”
The girl calls you up saying, “I had nothing else to do!”

Girls who call you for no particular reasons to grace you with their company because they are “free”. The way they stubbornly stick to their excuse is cute. Guys sense a hint of affection behind such statements and feel happy.

“I guess your present is okay…”

Number 2: “tekitou ni oitoite yo”
Presented with a gift, the girl says, “Just leave it somewhere” and receives the gift haphazardly, but her face looks very happy.

Although they try to act like they do not care about the gift, their grinning expressions make you feel at ease. Girls who try to maintain a facade contrary to their true feelings can melt a guy’s heart.

She doesn’t need your help

Number 3: “hontou wa jibun de dekirun dakedo”
The girl asks for your help but stresses, “I could’ve done it myself.”

For example, smart and confident girls who have problems with electronics may try to hide their shortcomings when asking for help. Girls who try to hide their weakness but fail can be seen as adorable by guys.

She’s just encouraging you

Number 4: “darashiganai otoko dane! “
The girl complains, “You are such a slob!” but still helps you out.

The senpai at your part-time job who scolds you for messing up but covers up your mistakes perfectly. No matter how much they complain, these girls still can’t help but lend you a hand in the end. Guys love the maternal instinct.

>:|

Number 5: “bakka jyanai no!”
“Are you stupid?” The girl curses at you but still accepts you for who you are.

You quit your job without consulting her and she asks if you are an idiot, but in the end consoles you and says, “If you really can’t find a job, I’ll support you.” No matter how angry they get, these girls stand by you in the end. Their affection gives guys peace of mind.

The forgotten dark history

Number 6: “anta, douse hima desho!”
The girl says, “You are free anyway, right?” and asks you out on a date.

The girl is trying to make an underhand remark about how you have no one else to go on dates with, but nevertheless it makes you smile. Guys enjoy the back-and-forth process in establishing an “unspoken understanding” with such girls.

It’s no big deal.

Number 7: “arigataku omoinasai yo!”
The girl hands you a present and says, “You had better be grateful” while avoiding your glance.

Girls who try to hide their embarrassment by doing this are unbearably cute. Their snide contradictory remarks accentuate the importance of their actions and make their love for you stand out even more prominently.

Has this line ever been truthful in the course of human history?

Number 8: “tsuide ni tsukutta dake dayo!”
The girl prepares a bento filled with love for you, but says, “I just happened to make some extra!”

Even though she claims it wasn’t meant for you, the bento is for some reason full of your favourite food. A homemade bento alone is already a powerful item for winning a guy’s heart, but its effects are made even more powerful by the fact that it is inexplicably sumptuous despite being made “incidentally”.

She is not blushing

Tellingly, most of the statements end with an exclamation mark. Ah… who doesn’t love a tsundere girl?

Now you know enough lines to write your own light novel! Just repeat each one 500 times and you are all set. If you need more inspirations, you can try this CD.

It is surprisingly difficult to find pictures of tsundere girls looking tsun.

According to Nico Nico Pedia, ξﾟ⊿ﾟ)ξ is the official emoticon for tsundere. It depicts a twin-tail girl making an unhappy face.

And to end on a wtf note.

Gadget Tsuushin (getnews.jp) has made some tongue-in-cheek predictions about what will happen now that the Tokyo Metropolitan legislation restricting sales of certain targeted manga and anime has been passed.

・漫画の電子書籍化が進む。
・裏アニメ、漫画が出回る。
・秋本治（『こち亀』の作者）が皮肉漫画を描く（本人が「両さんがæ®é€šã®ç”Ÿæ´»ã‚’送ることになる」とçºè¨€ï¼‰ã€‚
・上記に続きほかの作者も皮肉漫画を描く。
・ゲーム業界の“CERO”の様な物がアニメ、漫画にも設けられる。何故かそれを審査ãã‚‹ã®ãŒå®˜åƒšå¤©ä¸‹ã‚Šã€‚
・反対デモ運動が行われる。
・角川、集英社などが埼玉、千葉でアニメイãƒãƒ³ãƒˆã‚’開催ãã‚‹ã€‚
・ここぞとばかりに韓流コミック、アニメをゴリ押しãã‚‹å‹•ããŒå‡ºã¦ãã‚‹ã€‚
・石原慎太郎の小説が同人で漫画化。
・アニメ、コミックだけでなく一般ゲーム、アダルトゲームにまで影響が出る
・何故か小説には影響でない。
・法の抜け穴として『ロジャー・ラビット』のような実å†ã¨ã‚¢ãƒ‹ãƒ¡ã®åˆæˆä½œå“ãŒå¤šæ•°ä½œã‚‰ã‚Œã‚‹ã€‚
・出版社とçºè¡Œè€…の住所が都内じゃなくなってる。
・ネットのアニメや漫画も規制される。

Translated:

• Digitization of manga
• Distribution of underground manga and anime
• Osamu Akimoto (author of Kochikame) will write an ironic manga instead (one where according to him, “Ryou-san, the main character in Kochikame, leads an ordinary life”)
• Other manga artist will follow suit
• A new entity similar to CERO for video games will be set up for anime and manga, and for some reason it will provide amakudari jobs for retired officials
• Protest demonstrations will take place
• Kadokawa, Shueisha and the other companies will host anime events in Saitama or Chiba (prefectures near Tokyo)
• Korean comics and animation will gain in popularity
• There will be doujin adaptations of (Tokyo Governor) Shintarou Ishihara’s novels (which are said to be quite raunchy)
• The law will affect not only anime and comics but also regular and 18+ video games
• For some reason, novels are not affected
• In order to circumvent the law, there will be new hybrid productions that combine live photography with anime, similar to the movie Who Framed Roger Rabbit
• Publishers and distributors will move their offices out of Tokyo
• Online anime and manga will also be restricted

You can read the original article on getnews.jp.

Personally I am most amused by the Roger Rabbit suggestion. It may just be crazy enough to work.