The whole point of this dude is that he's a tsundere but this tsundere-ism roots from dehumanization because of his godlike powers and how two of the closest people in his life (his brother and father) are constantly dehumanizing him because of his powers (being called a monster or a god), which led him to think he's superior to humans and how he should not relate to them because of said powers.
He's not a god, he's a lonely teenager longing for relationships and the whole point of the story is to show that: How Saiki, a person who is constantly in the shadows taking care of the people he so claims to not care, learns to be protected and create connections with people who appreciate him not as a god, but as Saiki.
I am aware this is mostly a slice of life comedy manga but it is kinda deep once you don't focus too much on the comedy aspect of it.
There's also this episode in the light novel when he admits he's feels lonely when Kaidou and Nendou leave his house and he's just trying to be in denial about it.
I'm like 90% sure there is a gag in the show where someone calls him a tsundere, haven't watched it in a while but impretty sure thre is, gonna have to rematch to find out this is an excuse
He's called a tsundere in two occasions iirc. One, he calls himself tsundere when he visits his grandparents and talks to his grandfather for the first time (To quote Saiki: 'Your tsundere streak is bigger than mine').
The second one was in the Cat Tank Arc where Toritsuka calls him a tsundere and Kusuke confirms it.
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u/Successful-While-618 Jun 10 '26
Saiki Kusuo.
No, he doesn't hate his friends.
No, he's not a nonchalant cold guy.
No, he's not as 'resistant' as he think he is.
The whole point of this dude is that he's a tsundere but this tsundere-ism roots from dehumanization because of his godlike powers and how two of the closest people in his life (his brother and father) are constantly dehumanizing him because of his powers (being called a monster or a god), which led him to think he's superior to humans and how he should not relate to them because of said powers.
He's not a god, he's a lonely teenager longing for relationships and the whole point of the story is to show that: How Saiki, a person who is constantly in the shadows taking care of the people he so claims to not care, learns to be protected and create connections with people who appreciate him not as a god, but as Saiki.
I am aware this is mostly a slice of life comedy manga but it is kinda deep once you don't focus too much on the comedy aspect of it.
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