Apparently when the icy heart of a tsundere anime character is thawed, the transformation is quite memorable. When over 6,000 Japanese anime fans responded to a Biglobe poll asking them to name their favorite tsundere characters, K-on! and Railgun came up, but so did Rozen Maiden and late 80's foodie series Oishinbo.

1 - Misaka Mikoto (To Aru Kagaku no Railgun)

2 - Aisaka Taiga (Toradora!)

3 - Serizawa Fumino (Mayoi Neko Overrun!)
4 -  Senjogahara Hitagi (Bakemonogatari)
5 -  Naruko Anjou (Anohana)
6 - Azunyan (K-ON!)
7 - Minami Shimada (Baka to Test)
8 -  Katsura Hinagiku (Hayate no Gotoku)
9 -  Asuka Langley (Evangelion)
10 -  Sanzenin Nagi (Hayate no Gotoku)
11 - Louise Françoise Le Blanc de La Vallière (Familiar of Zero)
12 - Shana (Shakugan no Shana)  
13 -  Aria Holmes Kanzaki (Aria the Scarlet Ammo)
14 - Hiiragi Kagami (Lucky Star)
15 - Haqua du Rot Herminium (World Only God Knows)
16 - Vegeta (Dragon Ball)
17 - Kurisu Makise (Steins; Gate)
18 - Ayuzawa Misaki(Maid-Sama!)
19 (tie) - Mio Akiyama (K-on!)
19 (tie) - Izumi Akazawa (Another)
21 - Tsukasa Ayatsuji (Amagami)
22 - Usami Masamune (Mayo Chiki!)
23 - Kanna Tanigawa (Waiting in the Summer)
24 - Yui Kotegawa (To Love-Ru)
25 - Yui (Angel Beats!)
26 - Houki Shinonono (IS-Infinite Stratos -)
27 - Kyou Fujibayashi (Clannad)
28 - Minko Tsurugi  (Hanasaku Iroha)
29 - Suiseiseki (Rozen Maiden)
30 - Victorique de Blois (Gosick)
31 - Mio Isurugi (MM!)
32 - Minase Iori (Idol Master)
33 - Rin Tosaka (Fate/stay night)
34 - Corporal Giroro (Keroro Gunso)
35 - Airi Sena (Mashiroiro Symphony)
36 - Funami Yui  (YuruYuri)
37 - Shinku (Rozen Maiden)
38 - Tainaka Ritsu (K-on!)
39 - Aoba Tsukishima  (Cross Game)
40 - Suigintou (Rozen Maiden)
41 - Yuzan Kaibara (Oishinbo)
42 - Zakuro (Otome Yokai Zakuro)
43 - Asuna Kagurazaka (Negima!)
44 - Hiyoko Tamaizumi (We Without Wings)
45 - Maka Albarn (Soul Eater)
46 - Kotoko Aihara (Kiss Itazura na)
47 (tie) - Revi (Black Lagoon)
47 (tie)  - Ogi Chika (Genshiken)
49 Retsu Kai - (Grappler Baki)
50 - Haruko Amay (Maken-ki!)

An alternate look at anime's favorite tsundere

via Blog is War

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Scott Green is editor and report for anime and manga at geek entertainment site Ain't It Cool News. Follow him on Twitter at @aicnanime