<p>I seriously doubt that this is the first example of an anime directly calling someone &quot;tsundere&quot; but it is worth mentioning nonetheless.</p>
<p>Episode 10 of the Lucky Star &quot;Lucky Channel&quot; (2007) mentions the term Tsundere in reference to Kagami... only to then start some argument about the &quot;real meaning of the term tsundere and how it changed over the course of its more widespread usage&quot;.</p>
<p>Sub being too liberal aside, the context should make clear that they are indeed talking about the term &quot;tsundere&quot;.</p>
<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/Zvflx.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/Zvflx.jpg" alt="Claiming that Kagami is a tsundere" /></a></p>
<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/G4lGK.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/G4lGK.jpg" alt="Arguing she is not a tsundere" /></a></p>
<p>And then they go on pointing out that originally &quot;tsundere&quot; indicated a character that &quot;starts hostile and then becomes affectionate over time&quot; while now tsundere refers to characters that alternates between the two modes freely (usually depending on the context).</p>

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Honestly it might be possible this is the first instance, I would certainly expect the first usage to be a meta, self-aware show like lucky star (although now it's said in every isekai/harem show seemingly).
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<p>This is more like a long comment.</p>
<p>Tsundere is a slang, and as is often the case with slangs, there is no definite answer as regards which is the first (and not really a fixed definition).</p>
<p>These wikis (<a href="https://w.atwiki.jp/aniwotawiki/pages/4061.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">1</a>, <a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%84%E3%83%B3%E3%83%87%E3%83%AC" rel="nofollow noreferrer">2</a>) say ツンツンデレデレ was used to describe Daikuuji Ayu from the game/anime <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rumbling_Hearts" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Rumbling Hearts</a> on the internet in August 2002, which is the origin of the word Tsundere.</p>
<p>Then the word acquired wide recognition around 2005-2006. So as regards Kagami @SPArcheon mentions, it may not be <em>the</em> first but should be among the early examples and could be the most famous among them.</p>
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<p>There are several websites (e.g. <a href="https://mrjohnny.hatenadiary.org/entry/20060709" rel="nofollow noreferrer">this</a>) that mentions precursors of Tsundere, which include Scarlett O'Hara from <em>Gone with the Wind</em> or Vegeta from <em>Dragon Ball</em>.</p>

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Your answer kind of matches the timeline in this answer: https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/21220/48011
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<p><a href="https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/21118/who-was-the-first-tsundere-character">Tsundere characters have been around for decades</a>, but when did anime start to reference it directly? What was the first anime to use the term tsundere, as part of dialogue or narration?</p>

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["Tsundere" is a rather new term which came into popularity in 2005, and an early account of its use was in 2002.](https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/21118/who-was-the-first-tsundere-character)
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What was the first anime to use the term tsundere?
# What was the first anime to use the term tsundere?
Posted by: username_0 on 2023-12-18
[Tsundere characters have been around for decades](https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/21118/who-was-the-first-tsundere-character), but when did anime start to reference it directly? What was the first anime to use the term tsundere, as part of dialogue or narration?
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> **username_1**: ["Tsundere" is a rather new term which came into popularity in 2005, and an early account of its use was in 2002.](https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/21118/who-was-the-first-tsundere-character)  
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## 2 answers
### Answer by username_2 on 2023-12-19. Score: 4 | Accepted answer
I seriously doubt that this is the first example of an anime directly calling someone "tsundere" but it is worth mentioning nonetheless.

Episode 10 of the Lucky Star "Lucky Channel" (2007) mentions the term Tsundere in reference to Kagami... only to then start some argument about the "real meaning of the term tsundere and how it changed over the course of its more widespread usage".

Sub being too liberal aside, the context should make clear that they are indeed talking about the term "tsundere".

[![Claiming that Kagami is a tsundere](https://i.sstatic.net/Zvflx.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/Zvflx.jpg)

[![Arguing she is not a tsundere](https://i.sstatic.net/G4lGK.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/G4lGK.jpg)

And then they go on pointing out that originally "tsundere" indicated a character that "starts hostile and then becomes affectionate over time" while now tsundere refers to characters that alternates between the two modes freely (usually depending on the context).
> **Comments:**
> **username_0** (2023-12-19): Honestly it might be possible this is the first instance, I would certainly expect the first usage to be a meta, self-aware show like lucky star (although now it's said in every isekai/harem show seemingly).  
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### Answer by username_3 on 2023-12-19. Score: 4
This is more like a long comment.

Tsundere is a slang, and as is often the case with slangs, there is no definite answer as regards which is the first (and not really a fixed definition).

These wikis ([1](https://w.atwiki.jp/aniwotawiki/pages/4061.html), [2](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%84%E3%83%B3%E3%83%87%E3%83%AC)) say ツンツンデレデレ was used to describe Daikuuji Ayu from the game/anime [Rumbling Hearts](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rumbling_Hearts) on the internet in August 2002, which is the origin of the word Tsundere.

Then the word acquired wide recognition around 2005-2006. So as regards Kagami @SPArcheon mentions, it may not be *the* first but should be among the early examples and could be the most famous among them.

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There are several websites (e.g. [this](https://mrjohnny.hatenadiary.org/entry/20060709)) that mentions precursors of Tsundere, which include Scarlett O'Hara from *Gone with the Wind* or Vegeta from *Dragon Ball*.
> **Comments:**
> **username_1** (2023-12-20): Your answer kind of matches the timeline in this answer: https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/21220/48011  
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