User blog comment:B214/Volume 23 discussion blog/@comment-31137559-20170405233652/@comment-31137559-20170406121103

There are two types of tsunderes


 * The first type is the tsun type. That's basically how they act towards everyone. They act kind of cold and harsh towards mostly everyone. That changes when they meet their love interest and he/she breaks their shell although he/she still acts in a tsun way most of the time. But they will show their dere side sometimes. Ex. Taiga from Toradora.


 * The second time is the dere type. They are basically polite to everyone and is just a regular person. Until they meet their love interest who they start acting tsun towards. Ex. Rin Tohsaka from Fate/Stay Night.

The harshness/meanness still exists afterwards even if the person warms up to their love interest. They might show their dere side, but the tsun doesn't go away. That just defeats the purpose of the tsundere. Thar coldness/harshness is basically how that person expresses or hides their feelings for the person of interest. That's why I basically don't even see Ravel as a true tsundere.