An Utsudere refers to a character who is often sad and depressed. They are not as often sad as Shunderes, but are still very similar.
Utsuderes have a good reason to be sad and depressed, while shunderes are depressed from the start by their gloomy personality and aura.
Meaning of the Name
This word is a compound of "utsu" (鬱うつ), which means depression, and "deredere" (デレデレ), which means "lovey dovey".
Utsu 鬱 happens to be one of the hardest kanji to write and has one of the highest stroke orders. It is joked that instead of depicting the meaning "depression", it causes the meaning.
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