A person commonly found in Anime who will do
literally anything to be with someone they have a particular interest in, whether or not the feeling is mutual.
A Yandere will also have five defining
characteristics, which are as follows:
1. Love. They're madly in love with someone, and they will do anything to make them happy and make sure they only have feelings for them.
2. Mental Instability. Yanderes are often described as crazy or insane due to their extreme determination to be with who they love. They will stop at nothing -- not even murder -- to achieve their goal of being with their other half for the rest of their lives.
3. Sadism. Yanderes will often murder people whom they perceive as a threat in ways that would make even
Jeffrey Dahmer sick to his stomach, and will openly talk about it like it was just another Friday afternoon.
4. Jealousy. Anyone who even breathes in their love interest's direction better sleep with one eye open...or they may never open their eyes again.
5. Trust Issues. Yanderes trust absolutely NO ONE, and are downright impossible to reason with.
Yanderes are
almost always female, and tend to be extremely feared by the rest of the characters. They're also commonly found in ASMRs, despite the fact that they are
supposed to be...well, comforting. One can argue that ASMRtists who use Yanderes in their work are
missing the point of the whole thing.