You may discuss anything tsundere related in this thread, but the main focus is on Kugimiya Disease, the term for the obsession with tsundere characters voiced by Rie Kugimiya (釘宮理恵).
Q. What is Kugimiya Disease?
A. It’s an ailment in which you become so captivated by the voice actress Rie Kugimiya that you can’t get anything else done -> (Hyper-Sensitive Cerebral Cortex Inflammation Caused by the Kugimiya Virus.)
The three most common infection routes are the: S-Strain, L-Strain, N-Strain
Other confirmed variants include the T-Strain, Y-Strain, I-Strain, and more. Among girls, an A-Strain outbreak is also possible.
If you’re not sure which letter stands for what here's a list of the Kugimiya Disease Strains:
R -> Rizel https://myanimelist.net/character/5255/Rizel_Iwaki
S -> Shana https://myanimelist.net/character/1426/Shana
L -> Louise https://myanimelist.net/character/136/Louise_Fran%C3%A7oise_Le_Blanc_de_La_Valli%C3%A8re
N -> Nagi https://myanimelist.net/character/2078/Nagi_Sanzenin
T -> Taiga https://myanimelist.net/character/12064/Taiga_Aisaka
Y -> Yuuki Kataoka https://myanimelist.net/character/17276/Yuuki_Kataoka
A -> Alphonse https://myanimelist.net/character/12/Alphonse_Elric
I -> Iori Minase https://project-imas.wiki/Iori_Minase
K -> Kagura https://myanimelist.net/character/674/Kagura ← often used as a vaccine
NT -> Nena Trinity https://myanimelist.net/character/8063/Nena_Trinity
RZ -> Rose https://myanimelist.net/character/35736/Rose/featured
AR -> Astarotte https://myanimelist.net/character/27972/Astarotte_Ygvar
HA -> Aria H. Kanzaki https://myanimelist.net/character/30046/Aria_Holmes_Kanzaki
RS -> Rise Kujikawa https://myanimelist.net/character/16251/Rise_Kujikawa
HK -> Kurumi Hazuki https://myanimelist.net/character/44559/Kurumi_Hazuki
M -> Marta Lualdi https://aselia.fandom.com/wiki/Marta_Lualdi
MA -> Aguri Madoka https://myanimelist.net/character/87541/Aguri_Madoka
SY -> Yukimura Sanada https://myanimelist.net/character/31993/Yukimura_Sanada
F -> Fenrys https://myanimelist.net/character/199586/Fenrys ← new as of Apr 2024
(Let's try and refer to the character by their strain in this thread.)
Clinical Stages (There are five levels, 1-3 are early symptoms, and once you hit level 5 it’s hopeless.)
Level 1 - You develop a taste for traits like “loli” or “tsundere.” “There are so many!”
Level 2 - You start listening to Kugimiya’s voice more and more.
Level 3 - You can’t fall asleep without hearing her voice.
Level 4 (Middle Stage) - You’re restless unless her voice is playing all the time, or you slip into mental distress. For I-Strain patients, you can no longer tell her apart from Yukari Tamura (https://myanimelist.net/people/27/Yukari_Tamura) Going cold-turkey fails because your brain supplies its own hallucinated “voice in my head.”
Level 5 (Terminal) - You can only scream “Kugyuuuuuu!”
Treatment?
A commonly used vaccine is the K-Strain which is cheap and easy to obtain. It works up to level 3 of the clinical stages but mis-dosing can blast the patient straight up to level 5 so always consult a professional.
There is said to be an M-Strain vaccine that cures all strains. It comes from one of Kugimiya’s very first shows and is called both the “origin” and the “ultimate weapon” -> メンタマル星人 (Mentamaru alien) https://myanimelist.net/anime/4375/Kyoro-chan (She looks like a little girl with a grumpy middle-aged man’s face, but speaks in a cute voice: https://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm19112957 [Play]) Handle with care: the M-Strain can shatter your mental image of her, and in some cases makes the disease worse. So follow the (non-existent) instructions as no one knows the safe limit!
Notes:
The S, L, and N-strains are the most virulent. In particular, the N-Strain exploded thanks to its broadcast in the infamous 34 o-clock TV slot, so its symptoms are mild but patient numbers are huge.
The A-Strain is more common in female fans but it can also awaken certain male sufferers to a fondness for shotacon, so don’t take it lightly.
Gundam Otakus often pick up the NT-Strain.
If you stay near a 女王感染者 (queen carrier -> Someone that is totally consumed by Rie Kugimiya’s voice.) even your stomach may growl くぎゅぅぅぅぅ！
https://web.archive.org/web/20081112035608/https://quentinlau.blogspot.com/2008/11/kugimiya-disease.html
https://dic.nicovideo.jp/a/釘宮理恵
https://w.atwiki.jp/aniwotawiki/pages/5857.html
https://dic.pixiv.net/a/釘宮病
https://w.atwiki.jp/aniwotawiki/pages/4061.html
You can find more videos featuring the characters here: https://www.nicovideo.jp/tag/釘宮理恵 (Also it might surprise you to learn that Ikariya Biollante from Gachimuchi Pants Wrestling >>/www/36 also has the disease to which he created a Double Tsundere -> Iori Minase!)
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There's a tag like this sometimes on videos https://dic.nicovideo.jp/a/釘宮病患者隔離病棟 (Kugimiya Disease Patient Isolation Ward)
It's basically when a bunch of people suffering from the Kugimiya Disease gather and flood the comments with くぎゅうううう its used as a kind of containment chamber as other unrelated videos would be overwhelmed with these comments.