[1] Japanese encyclopedia defining the term “deredere”
“The meaning, pronunciation, example sentences and synonyms of “Deredere”.” Kotobank. Accessed Nov 25, 2023. https://kotobank.jp/word/%E3%81%A7%E3%82%8C%E3%81%A7%E3%82%8C-577274#E7.B2.BE.E9.81.B8.E7.89.88.20.E6.97.A5.E6.9C.AC.E5.9B.BD.E8.AA.9E.E5.A4.A7.E8.BE.9E.E5.85.B8

[2] Article explaining the origins of all the “dere” archetypes
“Dere Types: Tsundere, Yandere, Kuudere, Dandere + Others.” Japanese with Anime. Jul 21, 2016. https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2016/07/tsundere-kuudere-yandere-meaning.html

[3] Japanese article documenting all of the early tsundere examples
“Who was the first Tsundere in Japan? 47 Tsunderes, Tsundere is in the heart.” MrJohnny. Jul 9, 2006. https://mrjohnny.hatenadiary.org/entry/20060709

[4] Interview with Comiket organizer Ichikawa Koichi, where they label Lum “the first tsundere”
Galbraith, Patrick W. “The Otaku Encyclopedia: An Insider’s Guide to the Subculture of Cool Japan.” Kodansha International. 2009. p46.

[5] Interview with Rumiko Takahashi, discussing how Lum was originally a guest character
Takahashi, Rumiko. “Ram was originally intended to be a one-off guest character!” Natalie. Jun 18, 2013. https://natalie.mu/comic/pp/rumic35/page/3

[6] The interview with Takahashi says something which I translated to “the reason I put her in the third episode was actually out of spite (laughs).”
Takahashi, Rumiko. “Ram was originally intended to be a one-off guest character!” Natalie. Jun 18, 2013. https://natalie.mu/comic/pp/rumic35/page/3

[7] Galbraith discusses the connection between both tsundere and yandere to gyaruge “gal games”
Galbraith, Patrick w. “The Otaku Encyclopedia: An Insider’s Guide to the Subculture of Cool Japan.” Kodansha International. 2009. p227, p238.

[8] The original forum posts are inaccessible, though they’re recorded in this article about tsunderes
Togashi, J. “The Relationship Between Tsundere Attributes and Linguistic Expression: A Case Study of Tsundere Expression.” Daito. 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20251112164658/http://www.ic.daito.ac.jp/~jtogashi/articles/togashi2009a.pdf

[9] Better known by its English release in 2009, “Otaku: Japan’s Database Animals” Abel, Jonathan E. Azuma, Hiroki. “Otaku: Japan’s Database Animals.” University of Minnesota Press. 2009.

[10] The Language of New Media
Manovich, Lev. “The Language of New Media.” The MIT Press. 2002. p218.

[11] Interview with Azuma, describing their book Otaku: Japan’s Database Animals
Galbraith, Patrick W. “The Moe Manifesto: An Insider’s Look at the Worlds of Manga, Anime, and Gaming.” Tuttle Publishing. 2014. p172.

[12] Wiki article for Lucky Channel episode
“Desires.” Lucky Star Wiki. Accessed Nov 30, 2023. https://luckystar.fandom.com/wiki/Desires