Ok, so I sort of called a tsundere friend a tsundere.
To her face.
It did not go down well.
She does not know what that means (doesn't know manga) and now demands an explanation. Figured the best way would be to just show her an example BUT... that poses a certain amount of risk given how differently the tsundere archetype is portrayed.
SOO, can anyone suggest a good story/example with a total tsundere archetype that WON'T get me beat down when she reads it? (Or at least reduce the intensity of said beating at least. )
I'm thinking of the more mature office manager type would work best.
Any suggestions?
Thanks!

EDIT: Forgot to request that absolutely NO hentai is allowed. Forget beatdown, you'd be reading about my death in that case. Even ecchi might be too much.

Sakuranbo Syndrome is what I would like to suggest, but kinda for adult though??
Try reading it anyway if its ok..
A mature one with all the office stuffs and such..

Suzuka might also work..
But I think its ecchi..

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well I'd say Nisekoi and kirisaki

the important thing is:
is she being tsundere with YOU and are YOU interested or not...?
because if you claim that she likes you then you will get your beating either way

if not and she's just a good friend, just casually explain it to her without giving her something to read, but giving her examples what she did instead. I'd say that the whole "go find out for yourself" is way more dangerous for you, because you give her more ground to speculate on. if you aren't clear enough that can be devastating, especially for over-interpreting girls/women.
if it really is case 1 one I'd still go for that, because being honest may not prevent a solid outburst, but may at least save your ass.

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This strip sums up tsundere in a humorous way:
http://www.funnyjunk.com/funny_pictures/1169374/Tsundere/
It still probably needs an explaination, but might be less risky than pointing to a manga with tsundere female lead (probably).

There is also this (questionable looking) diagram: http://animeacademy.files.wordpress.com/2008/05/tsundere_mo da.jpg (copy link)

Honestly...I think it's for the best for you to explain what it means rather than giving her an example since it might feel forced and that wouldn't be the best option considered the conditions he/she is in...say something like: "Tsundere is nothing bad, I really like tsundere. Dere stands for loving and caring you know?"(don't forget that it's a manga term and that you like it and stuff) And later on show some examples. But seriously...why the hell did you say that in the first place??

Ho ****, well, at least she's tsundere and not yandere.

If she's doesn't know anime use Helga from Hey Arnold. Or just give the following definition (as courtesy of tvtropes)

Go with Lucky Star, it's your best bet to avoid pain.

I say use an casual manga, like the person above me said Kagami of Lucky Star is a good example. Mio of K-On! is also fine.

Guys, I'm a little worried that soundrl hasn't replied, should we go looking for him? Our advice might have been too late.

Just tell her what it is. Trying to define a concept by using a medium that is unknown to a person is never a good idea.

Keep this in mind. The first thing you will have to explain to her when she tried to read a manga is that she'll need to go against everything she ever learned and read it "backwards." She may not even be able to get past that step, let alone understand a concept that isn't clearly spelled out, but only hinted at in manga.

Send her this link - Tsundere (explain in advance that it's not meant in a romantic sense if she's just a friend)

However it goes, report back here - I'm interested in how this turns out.