MaggieROBOT

Second thiiiiiiiiiiiiiis! Nothing like a good tsundere whose "tsun-ness" either vanishes or weakens a lot~ It's twice more adorable and satisfying when we do get to see this new dere side!
But I do agree that a lot of tsunderes aren't that good written, mainly those flipant modern tsundere ones. They never mellow so it feels a bit tiring and that the relationship is not going anywhere. Then again, like Dreamysyu said, all deres have their set of problems when they have as much depth as a puddle. I'm not a fan of kuuderes who are too uncaring either.

now we need a "Bald anime girls for your avatars" thread.

now we need a "Bald anime girls for your avatars" thread.

Second thiiiiiiiiiiiiiis! Nothing like a good tsundere whose "tsun-ness" either vanishes or weakens a lot~ It's twice more adorable and satisfying when we do get to see this new dere side!
But I do agree that a lot of tsunderes aren't that good written, mainly those flipant modern tsundere ones. They never mellow so it feels a bit tiring and that the relationship is not going anywhere. Then again, like Dreamysyu said, all deres have their set of problems when they have as much depth as a puddle. I'm not a fan of kuuderes who are too uncaring either.

As a matter of fact, we can see exactly what this looks like, because I constructed forehead-elucidating images long ago for some reason:






Maybe I'll get around to examining the Sanoba Witch characters someday.

Second thiiiiiiiiiiiiiis! Nothing like a good tsundere whose "tsun-ness" either vanishes or weakens a lot~ It's twice more adorable and satisfying when we do get to see this new dere side!
But I do agree that a lot of tsunderes aren't that good written, mainly those flipant modern tsundere ones. They never mellow so it feels a bit tiring and that the relationship is not going anywhere. Then again, like Dreamysyu said, all deres have their set of problems when they have as much depth as a puddle. I'm not a fan of kuuderes who are too uncaring either.

The thing with about tsunderes is that if they're not written properly, they can come off as terrible and bitchy characters. In order to create some form of endearment, these types of characters have to either be toned down to only be moderately mean (Kurisu and Rin), have some kind of justification for their behavior (Taiga and Lucia), or show some capacity for kindness (Misaka and Hinagiku).
Although with that being said, I can't really imagine that many prominent tsunderes who don't fit that category, and the ones who don't probably belong to anime that have more issues than just poorly written tsundere characters. When I think back to the tsunderes I came to love, I feel that I can still justify my attachment to them because this is such an effective trope for romance writing when done well. To me, there's something quite spectacular about a girl who puts up a powerful emotional barrier only to have to crumble entirely as soon as they're able to expose their weak side to someone they've fallen in love with. It's something that I feel provides for a compelling relationship that is likely to stick with me for a very long time. Of my top 3 romance stories in otaku media, Lucia's route in Rewrite stands at the top, and the Toradora anime is ranked 3rd.

I've already spoken of VNs countless times now, so I'll stay with games.  These aren't in any particular order.
1) Suikoden II
2) Growlanser IV
3) Eternal Darkness
4) SMT: Digital Devil Saga
5)  Final Fantasy Tactics (regardless of how I feel about most of the series, FFT had a great story)
6) Final Fantasy VI
7) Growlanser III
8- Tales of Berseria
9) Legend of Dragoon
10) Knights of the Old Republic
11)  Xenogears
12) Xenosaga series
13) Nier (the original)

Just something that i thought about and wanted to see others' opinions. For fun, i'm making a version including and excluding visual novels.
Top 5 (including VNs):
5) Wonderful Everyday
4) Planescape Torment
3) Higurashi When They Cry (both parts)
2) The House in Fata Morgana
1) Umineko When They Cry (both parts)
Top 5 (excluding VNs):
5) Shin Megami Tensei 3
4) Fallout New Vegas (+ DLCs)
3) Persona 2 (both parts)
2) The Last of Us
1) Planescape Torment

My time has come.

Alright, boners, you know the drill. It's December, so select one of the Santa hats below and I'll add it to your avatar to the best of my ability. Or you can stop being lazy and do it yourself.
If you don't select a number, you're subjecting your avatar to my artistic whims.

Rules:
Make sure your current avatar hasn't already been Santified last year or a year before that. You can make a special request or ask for a Santa hat you found somewhere on the Interwebs, but it might be difficult to implement on your avatar. (Translation: I might be too lazy to accommodate your request.) Some avatars won't look very good with a Santa hat, either because the Santa hat is cut off from view or for other reasons. I probably won't be able to do animated avatars. If you get a Santa hat from me, I'll save your original avatar somewhere and @ you after Christmas to remind you that it's time to de-Santify your avatar. For every day beyond liturgical Christmas in which your Santa hat is still on your avatar, I will be mildly enraged.  

I don't use walkthrough it kills the fun for me,the only VN I use walkthrough for it is YU-NO because it has items and staff i might miss.

Girl x Tentacle Monster

Overall, I don't care. Like some other people above, I don't really play vns for romance or sex, so whatever works is fine for me. That said, historically I played a lot more bxg VNs than any other type simply because they are easier to find and seem to be closer to the types of stories that interest me, though recently I've been kind of fed up with how much they focus on hentai. Still, I can't really call it a preference. When it comes to manga or lns, I actually like a lot of plot-focused shoujo too.

I absolutely haaaaaaaate using walkthrough. It constantly distracts me as I have to check it every time and it breaks my immersion and it takes away all the feeling of accomplishment of getting the outcomes I want by myself (100% something by my own is something I really enjoy). I very rarely have problem getting into the route I want anyway.
I only use them when I tried and failed multiple times, when the system is too much of an ass for me to try again after failing, when I'm stuck with absolutely no idea what to do (if gameplay is involved), for completionists sake if the task is really boring to do by myself  (like finding random collectibles, although lately I don't even bother anymore).
If the system is very convoluted by default, I rather skip the game.

Nah, I get that. It's just that my enjoyment comes from the fact that choices makes me think about my actions and give me some agency? Like, if I'm letting someone else's walkthrough guide me all the way through, why even have choices since I'm not choosing anything by myself, you know? Even picking something wrong "teaches" me something anyway (save scumming never bothered me at all xD)

I am big brain enough to not use one.

I absolutely haaaaaaaate using walkthrough. It constantly distracts me as I have to check it every time and it breaks my immersion and it takes away all the feeling of accomplishment of getting the outcomes I want by myself (100% something by my own is something I really enjoy). I very rarely have problem getting into the route I want anyway.
I only use them when I tried and failed multiple times, when the system is too much of an ass for me to try again after failing, when I'm stuck with absolutely no idea what to do (if gameplay is involved), for completionists sake if the task is really boring to do by myself  (like finding random collectibles, although lately I don't even bother anymore).
If the system is very convoluted by default, I rather skip the game.

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I see the real suffering are the friends I made along the way 

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Fixed!

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I see the real suffering are the friends I made along the way