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* {{spoiler|The Unicorn Banshee}} from [[Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn]] has a lion motif
* Usagi Tsukino from ''[[Sailor Moon]]''. Even her name means "rabbit", and [[Odango|her hair]] is meant to mirror the ears of one. This relates back to the astrological motif as well, from the Japanese myth of [[wikipedia:Moon rabbit|the rabbit on the moon.]] Chibi-Usa is designed to look even more like a rabbit, with her pinkish eyes and bunny ear-shaped [[Odango]].
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** Also life and death, {{spoiler|to reflect her undead nature}}.
** And fate, of course.
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* In ''[[Lucky Star]]'', the characters themselves start wondering about which animal motif suits them best. Joking unflappable otaku Konata gets a fox, cute and innocent Tsukasa a puppy, soft-mannered and peaceful Miyuki a sheep (although Konata would quip that she's more suited to a cow due to her...[[Gag Boobs|ahem... bust size]])... and resident [[Tsundere]] and [[Straight Man]] Kagami is to her endless shame given a bunny (due to her underlying emotionality and her tendency to hide it from the world, and, apparently, because her ponytails look like rabbit ears according to Konata).
* ''[[Rurouni Kenshin]]'' is full of animal motifs: Kenshin is the Dragon, Sano the Rooster, Saitou the Wolf, and Enishi the Tiger. It also makes an extended joke concerning women's face shapes: in Japan, women are considered to be Tanuki ("raccoon-dog", round and open features, implying naivete) or Kitsune ("fox", long and narrow, implying mischief). When Saitou meets Misao for the first time, he has an [[Imagine Spot]]: If Kaoru = Tanuki and Megumi = Kitsune, then Misao = Itachi (weasel). Misao was ''not'' pleased.
* ''[[Dragonball Z]]''; [[Arc Villain|Cell]] is a mutated alien cicada.
* Ikki from ''[[Air Gear]]'' is often compared to a crow, both by other characters and through imagery.
* The witches from ''[[Soul Eater]]'': not only do their motifs tie in with their outer appearances and powers, but a good deal of them have tie-in ''names'' as well:
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* ''[[Eyeshield 21]]'' has Monta with an uncanny appearance to a monkey. Patrick "Panther" Spencer is known to be one of the fastest people in the world. [[Blood Knight]] [[The Berserker|berserker]] Gaou is comparable to a Tyrannosaurus with the way he "devours" anyone who stands in his way. Rui has the appearance of a chamelion.
* In ''Kodomo No Jikan'' (manga only) Kuro is occasionally drawn as a black cat (and in both anime and manga she often sports/sprouts cat ears) and Mimi is drawn as a white rabbit. Also, Aoki compares the cat he had been feeding to Rin. When it scratched him, she justified it by saying that it [[Notice This|might have been abused.]]
== Art ==
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* Yuri Lowell from ''[[Tales of Vesperia]]'' has a wolf motif, with his name literally meaning "little wolf", many of his artes having "wolf" in their names, and some of his artes like Lone Wolf Charge projecting a [[Animal Battle Aura|wolf-shaped battle aura]].
** To a lesser degree, Tison has a snake motif, having some artes that are named after snakes, projecting snake-shaped battle auras, and also looking somewhat snake-like with his fangs and golden eyes.
* The Mesmer class in ''[[Guild Wars 2]]'' (this wasn't the case in the first game) has a strong butterfly motif associated with it that manifests visually on many of its skills. Gameplay-wise, mesmers create fragile illusions with a short life span and specialize in [[Confusion Fu|confusing and misdirecting opponents]] before unleashing a barrage of powerful attacks from all directions; and lore-wise mesmers are known to be graceful and many pretty and elegant women are among their ranks.
== Visual Novels ==
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