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{{trope}}
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Simply put, a character's protruding teeth are played for [[Ugly Cute|unconventional cuteness]].
Most often, as suggested by the trope name, the character sports enlarged canine teeth. For maximum cuteness, at least one fang will be visible at all times, even when the character's mouth is closed, and especially if they have a [[Cat Smile]]. This seems to indicate, generally, a character who is mischievous, slightly hostile, or a
[[Cute Little Fangs]] are pretty much a standard feature of [[Catgirl
Usually limited to comedies. Does not normally apply to Western-style vampires (they do have fangs, but [[Fangs Are Evil|not the endearing kind).]]
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May be related to traditional Japanese supernatural monsters such as ''oni'', who are usually depicted with tusks or fangs meant to look rather comical instead of outright frightening. (This is explicitly the case in ''[[Urusei Yatsura]]'', where a number of characters are [[Ancient Astronauts]] versions of oni and other supernatural creatures.)
This trope is also [[Truth in Television]]. [[Cute Kitten|Many baby animals, whether]] [[Precious Puppies|of the carnivorous persuasion]] [[Everything's Better with Monkeys|or the simian persuasion sport]] [[Cute Little Fangs]]. In a stranger case, some Asian people inherit a physical trait known traditionally as "Tiger Teeth", a genetic quirk that results in elongated eye teeth. This is particularly common in Japan (due to a common genetic quirk), where they're known as "yaeba", and typically considered cute. It can also appear in some cases of over-crowding.
Viewers who are unable to appreciate the cuteness here may refer to this as a "snaggletooth".
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== Anime & Manga ==
* Rin has one being the son of Satan in ''[[Blue Exorcist|Ao No Exorcist]]'' after his demonic power awakens.
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** Evangeline A.K. McDowell, given hints about the future plot of the story, may be a rare Western vampire who gets the Cute Little Fangs treatment.
** Asuna has them as well, though they're only occasionally visible.
* Risky, the apprentice shinigami in ''[[
* Cyberdolls Sara and Mami in ''[[Hand Maid May]]''.
* Lime from ''[[Saber Marionette J]]'' and its sequels sometimes seems to have a Cute Little Fang, but it's hard to be
* Tina from ''[[Ai Yori Aoshi]]''.
* ''[[Naruto]]''
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** Naruto himself has them to varying degrees in the first few stages of his Kyuubi transformation. Four-tailed and further [[Fangs Are Evil|take a different route]].
* ''[[Haruhi Suzumiya]]''
** Tsuruya (that's her at the top of the page), whose [[Fan Nickname]] is LOL Fang-tan. In a noteworthy variation, the fang actually gives her a speech impediment.<ref>The fang causes her to mispronounce certain words; it has nothing to do with her sing-song style of speaking</ref>
** At least one illustration in the light novels gives Haruhi one.
* Daikuji Ayu from ''[[Rumbling Hearts]]''.
* Madarame from ''[[Genshiken]]'' and his [[Spiritual Successor|successor]]<ref>future self</ref> in ''[[Spotted Flower]]'', though "cute" might not be the word. The fangs emphasize his snake-like qualities.
* Fuu from ''[[Samurai Champloo]]'' gets these when particularly angry.
* Mara, the demoness from ''[[Ah! My Goddess]]'', has these; in her case, they seem to emphasize that she's ''less'' dangerous than she
* Makoto of ''[[Kanon]]'', {{spoiler|an early clue to her fox origins.}}
* Mew Ichigo of ''[[Tokyo Mew Mew]]''. Most of the characters have
* ''[[Bleach]]''
** Hiyori Sarugaki of is often teased about her prominent little fang by fellow Vizard Shinji Hirako, and later by Ichigo, at which she promptly [[Lampshade Hanging|lampshades]] this by saying the fangs are one of her charms. She has a fang ''and'' buck teeth, and it makes her even funnier.
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** Thanks to [[Art Evolution]], Lina's are seen almost all the time starting with ''Revolution''. [http://images.wikia.com/kanzaka/images/0/01/Slayers_Revolution_Lina.jpg The cute type for the most part.]
* Ayano in ''[[Kaze no Stigma]]''.
* Mikoto from ''[[
* Kuroi-sensei and Misao from ''[[Lucky Star]]''. Misao, like Tsuruya, also has a bit of a speech impediment.
* Delmo in ''[[Cosplay Complex]]'' possesses them, even though she is a bunny girl. Apparently rodent teeth are not as cute though.
* Sapphire in the ''[[Pokémon Special]]'' manga.
* Holo from ''[[Spice and Wolf]]'', but hers are permanent and natural since she's a wolf spirit. In human form, anyway. In her natural form it's more a case of [[More Teeth Than the Osmond Family]]
* Ouka, the female werewolf in ''[[.hack Legend of the Twilight]]''.
* ''[[Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann]]''
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* ''[[Fairy Tail]]''
** Due to Dragon Slayer magic, Natsu and Gajeel have fangs, though not really cute. {{spoiler|Luxus' fangs are even less cute.}}
** [[Token
* ''[[Sugar Sugar Rune]]'': The main characters, Chocola and Vanilla, are witches who have these.
* Daisuke "Beast" Inuki from the [[Yaoi]] manga ''My Beast'' has very pronounced fangs on his lower jaw. These usually make him look more intimidating, but in a few scenes they look very cute.
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* ''[[Umisho]]'''s Maaya is almost an [[Expy]] of Mayu from ''[[Ai Yori Aoshi]]'', but she also borrows Tina's fang (and swimming skill).
* Tasuki from ''[[Fushigi Yuugi]]''. You can see his fangs just about every time he opens his mouth.
* Moka and Kokoa from ''[[Rosario + Vampire]]'' sport Cute Little Fangs, being vampires. In Moka's case though, it's only Outer Moka who has proper Cute Little
* [[Karin]], who provided the former trope [[media:Karin-CLF-teensy.jpg|image.]] [[Justified Trope|Justified]] as she is a vampire.
* Both Giroro and Tamama of ''[[Keroro Gunsou]]'' have these, but Tamama's are really only shown when he's angry.
* Lala's sister, Nana, from ''[[To
* ''[[Saki (manga)|Saki]]'' has Yuuki sporting one these, because she's the resident [[Genki Girl]], and Kana sporting another one of these, because she has that entire [[Catgirl]] schtick going on.
* Tamako, the main character of ''Battle Club'', has one of these.
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* Ritsuka in ''[[Loveless]]'' occasionally has these when he's yelling at someone. Slightly justified in that he's still got his cat ears and tail.
* Hachikuji from ''[[Bakemonogatari]]'' has these, and they see a lot of use, since her standard retaliation when she and Araragi end up fighting is to bite him with all her might.
* Yui of ''[[Angel Beats!]]'' has a pair of them, though only one is generally seen.
* Kirino from ''[[Ore no Imouto ga Konna ni Kawaii Wake ga Nai!]]'' sports these; they become especially evident when playing eroge.
* Index from ''[[
* Scanty and Kneesocks from ''[[Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt|Panty and Stocking With Garterbelt]]'', with a tad of [[Fangs Are Evil]]. It's lower incisors for Scanty and upper incisors for Kneesocks.
* [[Lampshaded]] in the [[Hentai]] manga ''Mozaiku x San Shimai'', where a [[Tsundere]] girl's cute little fang interferes with... well, take a guess. Fortunately, no serious pain results.
* Kyouko in ''[[Puella Magi Madoka Magica]]'' and Kirika in ''[[Puella Magi Oriko Magica]]''. Both play with this trope, Kyouko having two fangs instead of the normal single one, and Kirika most assuredly [[Yandere
* Yayoi from ''[[Neko-de Gomen!
* Yune and Alice from ''[[
* Romania from ''[[Axis Powers Hetalia]]'', which has led to fan speculation about him possibly being a [[Our Vampires Are Different|vampire]] or at least liking to pretend that he's one. Belgium has them in some sketches too, but they're not nearly as noticeable.
* In the ''[[Highschool of the Dead|High School of the Dead]]'' manga, Saya has a fang in just about every image, even when her mouth is
* Hibiki from the anime version of ''[[The Idolmaster (anime)|The Idolmaster]]''.
* Loki from ''[[Mythical Detective Loki Ragnarok]]''. Especially notable in the manga, where he takes them out at one point and uses them as homing devices.
* Kuro from ''[[Kodomo no Jikan]]'' sports some fangs to emphasize her [[Creepy Child|feral nature]].
* Seiji from ''[[Kids On the Slope]]'', which matches up with his slightly mischievous personality.
== Comic Books ==
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* Charlene in ''[[Horndog]]''.
* The ([[Cute Monster Girl|quite attractive]]) [[All Trolls Are Different|troll-girls]] in the ''[[XXXenophile]]'' story "A Beautiful Tale". Actually, in some panels, they appear to have full-on ''shark teeth''... but the artist somehow makes it work.
* In ''[[On the Fastrack]]'', {{spoiler|Thrip has become a [[Our Vampires Are Different|cyber vampire]]. Even for her, the fangs are tiny}}.▼
== Literature ==
* Lily in the web-novel ''[[Domina]]''. Maybe a subversion, since its mentioned that people who don't know who well think they're freaky.
* The short story "Green Shadows" from Alan Burt Akers' ''[[Planetary Romance|Kregen]]'' series has the main character notice: "Her mouth was red, and a white tooth showed a tip just indenting her lower lip. Some folk find that no blemish but an added attraction in a pretty woman's face."
== Live-Action TV ==
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* Erica from ''[[My Babysitter's a Vampire]]'' and she uses them to her full advantage.
== Newspaper Comics ==
▲* In ''[[On the Fastrack]]'', {{spoiler|Thrip has become a [[Our Vampires Are Different|cyber vampire]]. Even for her, the fangs are tiny}}.
== Tabletop Games ==
* ''[[Exalted]]'': Fangs are one of the available Lunar Exalt [https://web.archive.org/web/20110909122304/http://wiki.white-wolf.com/exalted/index.php?title=Tell "Tells"], as demonstrated in [http://sayda.deviantart.com/art/DotFA-Wolf-With-Red-Roses-114909050 this picture].
== Video Games ==
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** Most of the main cast do have fangs of some sort, but they normally don't protrude and sometimes aren't meant to be cute ([[The Comically Serious|Knuckles]], [[Woobie, Destroyer of Worlds|Shadow]]). Oddly, [[Cute Shotaro Boy|Tails]], a fox, has no sharp teeth at all.
* ''[[World of Warcraft]]''
** Female orcs and trolls always have small but visible tusks, and have the option of being [[Cute Monster Girl|rather pretty]]. Although draenei also have decidedly sharp
** Night elves have fangs too, which is one of the reasons some followers of ''Warcraft'' lore think they're descended from the trolls (the fangs being residual tusks). Like with the draenei, though, you can't see them when their mouths are closed, which is most of the time. (Blood elves appear to have lost their fangs.)
** Tauren, too, have sharp fangs that are only visible when they open their mouths. It may seem strange seeing as cows are herbivores, but the lore made it pretty clear that tauren aren't.
* ''[[Super Mario Bros. (video game)|Super Mario Bros]]''
** [[The Goomba
** Played more straight with Goombaria and Goombella of the [[Paper Mario (franchise)|Paper Mario]] series, having only one small fang pointing out.
** Bowser Jr. sports a single, tiny fang in the upper corner of his mouth. He has two fangs in ''Super Mario Galaxy'', although, oddly, he goes back to having only one in every other game.
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** Several Pokémon, including Shinx and Oshawott.
** A good deal of the first-evolution Pokémon, in fact. Some of them retain their fangs into their evolved forms, where they are less adorable, to say the least.
== Visual Novels ==
* ''[[Ace Attorney]]'': Furio Tigre and Shi-Long Lang, both characters who have strong ties to predator animals in their names and appearance, have pointed incisors.
== Web Comics ==
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** Conrad, while not meant to be overwhelmingly "cute", sports a single tiny fang that's far from intimidating.
** [http://hanna.aftertorque.com/wp-content/gallery/hannarts/conrad_isabat.jpg We present to you, Conbat.]
* ''[[The Order of the Stick]]'':
** Therkla, the half-orc ninja, has cute little ''tusks''.
** As does, in one flashback panel, Therkla's orc mother, in a subversion of the stereotypical half-orc origin story.
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** So does Redcloak (YMMV on "cute").
* Male example: Doug from ''[[Fletcher Apts]]'' who also has [[Puppy Dog Eyes]] at times.
* The title characters in ''[[Ozy and Millie]]'', though only Ozy's are only obvious when he's talking) as well as several others. Somewhat [[Lampshade Hanging|lampshaded]] [https://web.archive.org/web/20130809130821/http://ozyandmillie.org/2000/10/22/ozy-and-millie-498/ here.]
* The art style of ''[[Queen of Wands]]'' has fangs as standard. On Angela they are pretty cute, though.
* Numerous ''[[Earthsong]]'' character have these.
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* Skadi, from the eponymous webcomic, sports one of these.
* ''[[Eerie Cuties]]'' has a few, given that it's about a monster school. Starting with vampire sisters, Nina and Layla Delacroix.
* Eve of ''[[Bibliography (web comic)|Bibliography]]'' has these.
* The entire cast of ''[[Femmegasm]]''.
* Fox Maharassa, [[Chivalrous Pervert|playful rake]] from ''[[Boy Meets Boy]]'', [[Friendly Hostility]], and [[Other Peoples Business]]. They only appear when he [[Cheshire Cat Grin|grins]], but they're infinitely charming to say the least. As a pastry chef in the latter comic exclaims with a dreamy sigh, "It's like he hugs you with his smile~"
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* At the [[Super-Hero School]] [[Whateley Universe|Whateley Academy]] there are several: Paige (a were-catgirl), Carmilla (mostly demon), Tennyo (too complicated to explain here). Tennyo's been told several times that her fangs are 'cute'.
* [[Trope-tan]] has one.
== Western Animation ==
* Green Puppy from ''[[Blue's
* Beast Boy of ''[[Teen Titans (animation)|Teen Titans]]'', to add to his unconventional cuteness and underline his animal status. Curiously, he tends to carry it over in all of his
* Mouse from ''[[
* ''[[X-Men:
* Both Chowder and Panini in ''[[Chowder]]'' have them. [[Word of God]] is they're of the same species (Rabbit-bear-cat thing...).
* Yumi in ''[[Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi]]''.
* Arguably most of the [[Gargoyles]], especially Lexington and Angela. And of course Elisa when she was briefly a gargoyle. Elisa's especially were ''very'' cute.
* Rintoo and Lulu from ''[[Ni Hao, Kai-Lan]]''.
* Loopy in one episode got these in ''[[
* Several characters in ''[[Wakfu]]''. Its heavily [[Animesque]] art style gives everyone exaggerated canines, even on non-cutesy characters such as older men.
* ''[[Humf]]''. All the male furry things, including the title character.
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* Sylvester the Cat gets these in ''[[The Looney Tunes Show]]''.
* [[Felix the Cat]], one of the oldest examples.
== Real Life ==
* [[Cute Kitten]]
* Known as [https://web.archive.org/web/20141219224315/http://www.julieinjapan.com/2009/05/yaeba-cute-crooked-teeth-in-japan.html "yaeba", "double tooth",] in Japan; where it is fairly common, and typically considered cute and attractive. Due to crowding resulting from small, narrow jawbones, one or more canine teeth are pushed forward of the rest of the teeth. Many believe it to be the origin of the "[[Catgirl]]" look. See the [http://yaebasuperstar.blog123.fc2.com/blog-entry-91.html Yaeba Superstar] page for more examples. As western-style dentistry becomes more popular, straightening teeth and removing yaeba is also becoming more common.
** Some Japanese girls actually ''[http://www.odditycentral.com/funny/tokyo-dental-salon-specializes-in-giving-girls-crooked-teeth.html pay]'' to have Yaeba artificially installed.
* Most famously, [http://www.google.com/search?q=avril+lavigne+fangs&hl=en&rls=com.microsoft:en-us:IE-SearchBox&rlz=1I7ACAW&biw=1280&bih=763&prmd=imvnso&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=7s6XTvefAZGbiQeIibCsAg&ved=0CCMQsAQ Avril Lavigne], which has led to humorous fan speculation that she may in fact be a vampire.
** Unfortunately, they reportedly made her self-conscious, so she allegedly had them [http://www.boston.com/ae/celebrity/articles/2008/07/25/avril_lavignes_vampire_teeth/ ''shaved''], to the everlasting regret of fans of hers for whom her fangs were part of her appeal.
* In the book, [[Harry Potter|Hermione Granger]] is more of an incisor girl, but the trope definitely applies to her actress, [
* [http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_let038LiBC1qb9pimo1_1280.jpg Zachary] [http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e263/sarahnumberone/laugh2.jpg Quinto]
* [[Aki Toyosaki|Aki]] [http://www.poverty.jeez.jp/loda/img/iyan06232.jpg Toyosaki]{{Dead link}}.
* [http://www.last.fm/music/George+Harrison/+images/11878713 George] [https://web.archive.org/web/20080521084345/http://www.last.fm/music/George+Harrison/+images/186227 Harrison]▼
▲* [http://www.last.fm/music/George+Harrison/+images/11878713 George] [http://www.last.fm/music/George+Harrison/+images/186227 Harrison]
* [http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/5412/bd3i.jpg Benny Davis] from Axis of Awesome.
* [[Jewel]] is [https://web.archive.org/web/20130421111336/http://www.bitchingbeauty.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/jewelteeth3.jpg known for this].
* [http://pds17.egloos.com/pds/200910/24/74/d0068874_4ae1de438086a.jpg Ayaka Komatsu], best known in the west for playing Minako Aino/Sailor Venus in ''[[Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon]]''.
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