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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).]]
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 ''[[
This trope is also [[Truth in Television]]. [[Cute Kitten|Many baby animals, whether]] [[Precious Puppies|of the carnivorous persuasion]] [[
Viewers who are unable to appreciate the cuteness here may refer to this as a "snaggletooth".
Contrast [[Fangs Are Evil]].
{{examples|Examples}}▼
== Anime & Manga ==
* Rin has one being the son of Satan in ''[[Blue Exorcist
* Komugi and Koyori in ''[[
* Ryoko in ''[[Tenchi Muyo
* Lum, Jariten and others from ''[[
* Ryôga from ''[[Ranma
* The eponymous character from the manga and anime ''[[
* Merle from ''[[The Vision of Escaflowne
* The remarkably dangerous Puma sisters in ''[[
* ''[[
* Leo from ''Beast Master''.
* Excel from ''[[Excel Saga (
* ''[[
** 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 ''[[
* Lime from ''[[
* Tina from ''[[
* ''[[
** Kiba Inuzuka
** Suigetsu is a borderline example. While he has one triangular shark-like tooth that sticks out of his mouth while it's closed, that's what [[More Teeth Than the Osmond Family|all of his teeth]] look like.
** 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]].
* ''[[
** 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 ''[[
* Madarame from ''[[
* Fuu from ''[[
* Mara, the demoness from ''[[Ah
* Makoto of ''[[
* Mew Ichigo of ''[[
* ''[[
** 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.
** Haineko, the manifested spirit form of Rangiku Matsumoto's zanpakuto, has them.
* Hakufu and Chouhi from ''[[
* Satoko Hojo from ''[[Higurashi no Naku Koro
* ''[[Umineko no Naku Koro
* ''[[
** Non-humans in human guise generally have them (Xellos, Filia, and Valgaav), but perhaps the only real humorous application of them is Lina herself, where they range from the "cute little fang" variant to [http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v172/OptimalMegatron/eeeevil.jpg worryingly noticeable].
** Gourry got them on occasion, in the third season (''TRY'') of the anime.
** 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 ''[[
* Mikoto from ''[[
* Kuroi-sensei and Misao from ''[[
* Delmo in ''[[
* Sapphire in the ''[[
* Holo from ''[[
* Ouka, the female werewolf in ''[[
* ''[[
** Kiyal, one of Kittan's three sisters in , has a fang. She's the most feral of the three. And yet in the same episode she debuts in, her own brother goes on a rant about how humans don't have fangs, only Beastmen have fangs. Wha-huh?
** [[Princess Classic|Nia]] of all people has one of these in some official [[High School AU]] art. And it's [http://safebooru.org/index.php?page=post&s=view&id=297728 ADORABLE]. Look closely, and she also has them in [http://safebooru.org/index.php?page=post&s=view&id=117152 this official Halloween art].
* Haruko from ''[[
* Ranka Lee from ''[[
* ''[[Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha (
** Arf and Agito. The former is a [[Petting Zoo People|wolf-girl]], while the latter is a demon-girl.
** [[Those Two Guys|Rio Wesley]] of ''ViVid'' also sports one, though she's just an ordinary, [[Genki Girl|energetic]] [[Human Alien|Mid-childan]].
* Ramia from the ''[[
* Liru and Pachira from ''[[
* Haruko Haruhara in ''[[
* Hazuki from ''[[
* Pai from ''[[
* Train Heartnet, the eponymous ''[[Black Cat (
* Another male example comes in the form of the Medicine Peddler from ''[[
* Anzai Nobuyuki seems to stick these (or rather a single fang projecting over the bottom lip) on his main characters, especially when they're drawn in a more humorous fashion. It's really noticable on Ginta in ''[[
* Tomomi Shirakawa of the hentai title ''[[Princess 69]]'' has this. It's most prevailent when she smiles mischieviously and the "camera" is shown close to her face...
* ''[[
** Due to Dragon Slayer magic, Natsu and Gajeel have fangs, though not really cute. {{spoiler|Luxus' fangs are even less cute.}}
** [[Token
* ''[[
* 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.
* Seras in the ''Hellsing'' [[Hellsing
* ''[[Umisho]]'''s Maaya is almost an [[Expy]] of Mayu from ''[[
* Tasuki from ''[[
* Moka and Kokoa from ''[[Rosario
* [[
* Both Giroro and Tamama of ''[[
* Lala's sister, Nana, from ''[[To
* ''[[Saki (
* Tamako, the main character of ''Battle Club'', has one of these.
* Abel of ''[[
* Vash from ''[[
* Eri from ''[[
* Ray Kon from ''[[
** Also Kyoya.
* The eponymous Niea from ''[[
* Elise from ''[[
* Garlic Jr. in ''[[Dragonball Z]]''. He may be a villain but it's still cute looking, the way one fang sticks out of his mouth when he smiles.
* In a [[Freeze
* Jin from ''[[
* ''[[
** Also [[Creepy Twins|Hansel and Gretel]]
* Nori from ''[[
* Maria from ''[[Sayonara, Zetsubou
* Ichikawa in ''[[
* Ritsuka in ''[[
* Hachikuji from ''[[
* Yui of ''[[Angel Beats
* Kirino from ''[[Ore no Imouto ga Konna
* Index from ''[[
* Scanty and Kneesocks from ''[[Panty
* [[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 ''[[
* Yayoi from ''[[Neko
* Yune and Alice from ''[[
* Romania from ''[[
* In the ''[[
* Hibiki from the anime version of ''[[The Idolmaster (
* Loki from ''[[
* Kuro from ''[[Kodomo
* Seiji from ''[[Kids On the Slope]]'', which matches up with his slightly mischievous personality.
== Comic Books ==
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* Many characters in comics drawn by [[Animesque|Adam Warren]].
* [[Lenore the Cute Little Dead Girl]]
* Illyana Rasputin in Darkchild mode has them.
* Charlene in ''[[Horndog]]''.
* The ([[Cute Monster Girl|quite attractive]]) [[All Trolls Are Different|troll-girls]] in the ''[[
* In ''[[On the Fastrack (Comic Strip)|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 ''[[
* 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 ==
* This is a fleeting example, but in the ''[[
* The Adipose creatures in the ''[[
* Some of the Centauri have these in ''[[Babylon 5]]''. All of them, or at least all the males are supposed to have these, but due to budgetal and time constraints, as well as some actors with aversion towards them, they are only present some of the time.
* Wimzie's little brother Bo on ''[[
* Andrew Zimmern, host of the Travel Channel's ''Bizarre Foods'' has odd front teeth that give him this appearance when he smiles.
* Erica from ''[[My
== Newspaper Comics ==
▲* In ''[[
== Tabletop Games ==
* ''[[
== Video Games ==
* [[Cute Monster Girl|Neeshka]] in ''[[Neverwinter Nights 2]]'' possesses these as part of her [[Catgirl]] appearance.
* Midna from ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
* Sora's [[The Nightmare Before Christmas
* Most demons in the ''[[
* ''[[Ratchet and Clank]]'': While the in-game model of Ratchet doesn't have noticeable fangs of any sort, he mysteriously gains them in the [http://www.gamespot.com/ps2/action/ratchetclank/video_player.html?id=J3U7nzCr5bsPvj7c European advertisements]. In the third game, his [[Girl of the Week|girlfriend]] Sasha does have them in-game.
* ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (
** [[Ms. Fanservice|Rouge the Bat]] from the [[Sonic the Hedgehog]] games has little fangs, 'cause she's, ya know, a bat.
** Sonic was meant to have one in his original Japanese designs but it was taken out pre-release when Sega of America got a hold of it. He has cute fangs, but they don't protrude.
** [[Royals Who Actually Do Something|Blaze the Cat]] has the same fangs too, but much smaller. They generally aren't visible unless she opens her mouth wide enough.
** 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. (
** [[The Goomba
** Played more straight with Goombaria and Goombella of the [[Paper Mario (
** 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.
** Boos are an inversion: they sport a set of comically ''large'' fangs.
* ''[[Tales of Symphonia
** Marta consistently has one in the left side of her mouth for some inexplicable reason. Marta's fang is [[Lampshade Hanging|called out]] by {{spoiler|Ratatosk}} when Marta finishes a battle with her "Radiant Roar" Mystic Arte. Emil later calls it out after battles {{spoiler|when Ratatosk is sealed away (again) temporarily}}, albeit more timidly.
{{quote|
{{spoiler|'''Ratatosk:'''}} Beauty, Marta, has a fang...
'''Marta:''' Be a little more enthusiastic! }}
** Evil sadist bitch Alice also sports a pair occasionally, but only when she's making a particularly evil face, so it may just be there for effect.
* The [[Half
* The title character in ''[[
* The ''[[
** Remilia Scarlet is usually depicted with these. Fitting, as she's a vampire. The "cute" aspect is often played up in fanworks, with her maid/servant Sakuya often found daydreaming of that fang and what it can do.
** Remilia's younger sister and fellow vampire, Flandre, is occasionally shown with these as well (mostly in fan-works). Of course, given Flandre's psychosis and prospensity for destruction on a massive scale, sometimes the fangs are distinctly neither little nor cute.
** On a lesser note, Rumia, whose fang is used to express her childishness (and tendency to be one of the few characters that is actually mentioned to eat humans).
* Jack Frost from the ''[[
* [[Our Vampires Are Different|Iris]] in ''[[Rune Factory: Frontier]]''. Yes, she is (they are?) a vampire, but it's the next thing to an [[Informed Attribute]].
* The Sniper from ''[[
* Agneah, one of the {{spoiler|escaped summons}} in ''[[Summon Night]]: Twin Age'', has tiny fangs.
* Mileena from ''[[Mortal Kombat]]'' has a whole mouthful of Cute Little Fangs. YMMV though.
* ''[[
** 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 ==
* ''[[
== Web Comics ==
* Luna from ''[[Dominic Deegan]]'', despite being human, has fangs similar to an Orcs. They are quite adorable. [[Chekhov's Gun|And important later]].
* ''[[
** Grace, when in her half-squirrel form. {{spoiler|Squirrels being rodents, this of course is foreshadowing that there's more to her.}}
** A recently introduced character, [http://www.egscomics.com/?date=2007-09-14 Catalina Bobcat]. Along with her name and first name, it makes her a quasi [[Catgirl]].
* ''[[Wapsi Square]]''
** Tina, who claims her fangs are the result of botched dental surgery. This may or may not be true; Tina has an... unusual history.
** The [http://wapsisquare.com/comic/11152004/ Drunken College Golems] have them too.
* The green-skinned cleric Benn'Joon aka "Benny" in the webcomic ''[[
* In ''[[Pandect]]'', Ice, a Dog Ace (a dog who has a soul and can also appear in human form), has slightly longer canine teeth than most humans. Of course.
* ''[[Hanna Is Not a
** 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.]
* ''[[
** 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.
** {{spoiler|Evil Vaarsuvius}} also has Cute Little Fangs, though because of the circumstances surrounding their appearance, they're actually quite creepy.
** So does
* Male example: Doug from ''[[Fletcher Apts]]'' who also has [[Puppy Dog Eyes]] at times.
* The title characters in ''[[
* The art style of ''[[
* Numerous ''[[Earthsong]]'' character have these.
* Molly in ''[[The Inexplicable Adventures of Bob]]'' manages to be very cute even with fangs on the end of her snout.
* Florence from ''[[
* Rufus and Melika in ''[[Terinu]]'' have fangs as well, being anthropomorphic fox aliens. Said fangs are usually just cute, at least until they get ''pissed off''.
* 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 (
* 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~"
* ''[[
** Most trolls have pointy teeth, but [[Furry Fandom|Nepeta]] is really the only one who manages to make them look utterly ''adorable''.
** [[The Woobie|Tavros]], at one point, is shown curled up against the wall, sleeping, with his fangs protruding from his smile. Since Tavros is incredibly timid and the teeth of trolls in his social caste are supposed to be blunt (after this is established, the other lowbloods, especially Karkat, are drawn with rounded teeth), the only explanation is that it was to make him cuter.
* The Jagers of ''[[
* The
* Happens occasionally in ''[[
* ''[[Elf Blood]]'''s spirit incarna tend to have these if their spirits correspond to some sort of predatory animal. Notable examples include Carlita Delacroix (Cat) and Fliss and Shanna Whittle (Foxes).
* Yoon Song from ''[[
* Some of the characters in ''[[
== Web Original ==
* At the [[Super
* [[Trope-tan]] has one.
== Western Animation ==
* Green Puppy from ''[[
* Beast Boy of ''[[Teen Titans (
* 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 [[
* Rintoo and Lulu from ''[[Ni Hao, Kai
* Loopy in one episode got these in ''[[
* Several characters in ''[[
* ''[[Humf]]''. All the male furry things, including the title character.
* Anakonda from ''[[Xyber 9: New Dawn
* Marceline from ''[[
* The entire Dingo family from ''[[
* Scardey Bat on ''[[Ruby Gloom]]''.
* Samy on ''[[Jimmy Two-Shoes]]''.
* ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic
** Spike, though they aren't always visible.
** Discord's single fang is arguably cute too.
** Similarly, {{spoiler|Queen Chrysalis.}}
** What do you mean, Nightmare Moon's fangs [[Fangs Are Evil|don't count]]?
* Most of the [[Catfolk|Cats]] from ''[[
* Sylvester the Cat gets these in ''[[
* [[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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