Tsundere as the proof of yuri

DKellis writes, re: Teana Lanster -

She may or may not be intended as a tsundere character, especially with the complete lack of a male love interest for most of the characters... I like her because her interactions with Subaru have lots of potential for comedy

And yuri! The way I see it, her tsundere is directed mostly at Subaru. Which is why I suppose fan works, such as by Ashita wa Docchida, tend to portray her love interest as being... Subaru.

The above official (not fan work) artwork is for the Nanoha StrikerS Sound Stage X, set three years after the events of StrikerS and is focused on Subaru and Teana. The above scene is from Track 5 where Subaru is overjoyed to see her old Basic Military Training and Riot Force Six room mate; Teana, though pleased as well, is megas-embarrassed by Subaru's exuberance. But given she's matured and is no longer twin-tailed, her tsun has mellowed a lot.

A lot of her tsun towards Subaru that we saw earlier in StrikerS comes from her irritation at Subaru's hyper cheerfulness and happy go lucky attitude towards most things. But it's those aspects of Subaru that she likes too - especially when they envelope her like a warm, comfy but rather tacky-looking blanket. Erica summed it up so well when she reviewed the first volume of the StrikerS manga:

But most of our time is spent with Subaru and Teana... Subaru drives Teana crazy but she can't get her out of her mind, which sets up Teana as the ever-popular passive-aggressive tsundere.

Which brings me to another example of fandom attributing yuri between two characters. I'm pretty confident that a lot of Konata x Kagamin fandom comes from Kagami's tsundere towards Konata.

And the staff really knew how to fan the flames of this fan fire too. Like the Kagamin chara CD that just filled with tsundere for Konata, especially the track 100% Nai Nai Nai. Well, I suppose those MEGAMI posters helped too. And that DS game cover. And that PS2 game cover.

Tsundere is often taken to be a sign of female romantic interest in the male harem lead. LET'S BE FRIENDLY and feel the yuri love in tsundere too!

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1. My favourite class of tsundere – Tsundere ojousama
2. Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS 20-21
3. The unsustainable charm of being tsundere