Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma is a beloved shonen action series that's all about cooking and food rather than magic or monsters. The hero is Soma Yukihira, a cheerful and talented boy who finds himself enrolled at the Totsuki culinary school. He meets many friends, rivals, and enemies there, including the talented Erina Nakiri.

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Erina is no ordinary student. She has the God Tongue, meaning Erina can sense flavor better than anyone, and she also boasts elite skills and has undergone intensive tutoring to make her the best chef of her generation. She is also a lovable tsundere type, and she gradually went from being an ice queen to a friend and ally of Soma's. Erina's personality, character arc, and/or skills may remind Food Wars! fans of many other anime characters, too.

10 Captain Byakuya Kuchiki Learned To Bend The Rules (Bleach)

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Captain Byakuya Kuchiki, like Erina Nakiri, was born into wealth and prestige, and he underwent rigorous training to help him realize his potential as a swordsman. Byakuya is not a bad person, but he did serve as the antagonist of the Soul Society arc up to a point, and he doesn't always get along with Ichigo Kurosaki.

Byakuya isn't quite a tsundere, but he did learn to soften his stance on the law and protect the people dear to him, even if he must violate tradition to do it. That's similar to Erina gaining the courage to face her father and become a rebel chef.

9 Princes Hibana Is Lofty, But She Still Cares For Others (Fire Force)

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Princess Hibana is the captain of the 5th fire force company, and while she has formidable flower-shaped abilities, she defines herself more with her research than her combat skills. Princess Hibana also tends to look down on others, to the point of using people as living chairs and stairs.

Hibana is odd and a bit excessive, but she's not a monster. She does genuinely care for Shinra Kusakabe, and she will do her part to fight back against the white-clad cult and other villains. She also has a bit of a tsundere streak that endeared her to fans.

8 Chitoge Kirisaki Is A Fierce Tsundere (Nisekoi)

Adorable Chitoge Kirisaki looking away in Nisekoi.

Erina Nakiri is quite the tsundere, so she may remind anime fans of many other tsunderes too, especially those who think highly of themselves. Chitoge Kirisaki is a half-American girl and the daughter of the Beehive gang's boss, meaning she is used to living in comfort and luxury.

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Like Erina, Chitoge is standoffish and has a bad attitude at times, but she means well, and she would do anything for a true friend. She slowly warmed up to her false boyfriend, the kind Raku Ichijo, and learned to rely on him. That's similar to how Erina slowly befriended Soma Yukihira.

7 Taiga Aisaka Is Secretly Vulnerable (Toradora!)

Taiga irritated in Toradora

Taiga Aisaka is another famed anime tsundere, more so than even Chitoge Kirisaki. Taiga is known as the "palm-top tiger" of her high school due to her petite size but ferocious attitude, and she is known to carry around a wooden sword, too. She's not one to be trifled with.

Taiga is tough and cool on the outside, but as a true-blue tsundere, she is also secretly vulnerable on the inside, and she will gladly show her soft side to the people whom she trusts. Taiga is insecure about her home life, while Erina is insecure about her relationship with her tyrannical father, Azami.

6 Nino Nakano Slowly Warmed Up To Futaro (The Quintessential Quintuplets)

Nino Nakano in The Quintessential Quintuplets.

Nino Nakano is the second-oldest of the Nakano quintuplets, and at first, she showed the most hostility to the sisters' new tutor, Futaro Uesugi. Nino is yet another classic tsundere, and at first, she only showed compassion to her four sisters, and even then, it was somewhat conditional.

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Nino kept pushing Futaro away and had a short temper with him, but over time, Nino learned to like Futaro and began to rely more heavily on him, and vice versa. This is roughly similar to Erina's character arc with Soma.

5 Misaki Ayuzawa Is Responsible & Tough (Maid-Sama!)

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Misaki Ayuzawa is the shojo heroine of Maid-Sama! and a tough-talking tsundere, in addition to being the president of her school's student council and a part-time employee at a maid café. Misaki clearly has a lot on her plate, and that's not even counting her turbulent relationship with Takumi Usui.

Misaki is tough but fair, like Erina, and she demands the best from others and herself. It's true that Misaki lives in poverty, unlike the lofty Erina, but otherwise, the two girls are quite similar, and they would understand and respect one another if they met. Erina would be dismayed by Misaki's iffy cooking skills, though.

4 Azazel Ameri Is High & Mighty But Still Cares (Welcome To Demon School, Iruma-Kun!)

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Misaki isn't the only powerful student council president in anime. There's also Azazel Ameri, a powerful and smart young demon who has a lot on her plate, just like Misaki. She is one of Babyls' smartest and most talented demon students, but she has a soft spot for the isekai hero Iruma Suzuki.

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Ameri, like Erina, was born into power and prestige, and she has never known the "commoner" lifestyle. This has gone to her head, but she is slowly learning to appreciate what common folk like Iruma are capable of, and she has a bit of a tsundere streak in her, too.

3 Momo Yaoyorozu Is Talented & Cares For Others (My Hero Academia)

my hero academia, smartest girl momo yaoyorozu bathing in flames

Momo Yaoyorozu has her differences with Erina Nakiri, mainly her lack of tsundere behavior and her lack of family drama. Other than that, these two girls have a lot in common, such as being students at elite, specialized schools, Totsuki and U.A.

Momo and Erina are both smart and talented girls who are at the top of their respective classes, and they are both fiercely determined to fight for what is right, no matter the cost. Erina stood up to her father to defend every Totsuki students' freedom, and Momo will risk her life to defeat villains.

2 Lucy Heartfilia Was At Odds With Her Father (Fairy Tail)

Lucy Heartfilia from Fairy Tail winking

Lucy Heartfilia may not be a tsundere or a chef like Erina, but she and Erina Nakiri actually have a few things in common. Both of them were born into noble and powerful families, and they are both at odds with their fathers. Lucy couldn't stand the life of an aristocrat, so she defied her father, Jude, and ran off to make her own future.

Lucy forgave her father after his passing, and she found comfort in the many new friends she made at the Fairy Tail guild. Similarly, Erina made many new friends in the Polar Star dorm and learned to value friends over wealth and tradition.

1 Katarina Claes Is A Reformed Villainess (My Next Life As A Villainess)

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Katarina Claes is an otome game heroine, and it's her mission to reshape the entire story of the Fortune Lover game to avoid her own doom as the story's antagonist. Like Erina Nakiri, Katarina was born into a powerful and influential family, but she'd rather be defined by her own actions.

Katarina Claes often defies upper-class norms and expectations with her behavior, befriending commoners and working in the garden with her own two hands. She's often at odds with her vain mother, but it's a small price to pay to befriend everyone and make a happier world.

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