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Also known as twin tails, handlebars, or bunches. A type of hairstyle where the hair is gathered into two "tails" on either side of the head. Usually, but not always, left loose, braided tails have a more [[Granola Girl]] or [[Tomboy]] connotation. The hair must be gathered above the base of the neck; hair gathered below the jawline generally says something entirely different about the character.
Used as a visual clue in anime and manga that the character is young or immature. This view may have come from the Chinese custom of unmarried women wearing their hair in [[Odango|two buns on either side of the head]] (which if combined with the twin tails yields a [[Sailor Moon|well-known icon]]).
If an older woman is trying to disguise herself as a child, expect her to sport pigtails. Also can be found on an older woman if the writers want the audience to grasp that she's child-''like'' in temperament: playful, fun, and possibly innocent. (If the character is evil, this may indicate that she is a [[Psychopathic Manchild|Psychopathic Womanchild]] to some degree.)
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Could also show up on a [[Little Miss Badass]].
Pigtails are commonly found on [[Tsundere
[[Princess Curls]] can be a variation of these, where the pigtails are curled and (usually) frame the wearer's face. They're indicative of both high social status and youth, perhaps suggesting the wearer is a spoiled child. Another popular variation is replacement or pairing with [[Hair Decorations|loads and loads of hair decs.]]
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'''Note: This trope is for using visual shorthand to characterize a character. It is ''not'' a trope for every character who happens to have pigtails. Please remember this when editing the example list. [[Zero Context Example|Examples without context]] will be assumed to not fit and be pulled to the discussion page.'''
== General ==▼
* Very, very frequently used in pornography to make adult actresses seem younger. If a porn actress is wearing a [[Sexy Schoolwoman]] outfit, or a [[All Guys Want Cheerleaders|Cheerleader uniform]], the probability is very high that she'll have pigtails.▼
{{examples|pre=characters with }}
== Advertising ==
* The iconic symbol of ''Wendy's'' hamburger chain is a drawing of a young redheaded girl with such pigtails (ostensibly a depiction of Dave Thomas' daughter,
== Anime
* Shizuka Minamoto from ''[[Doraemon]]''.
* ''[[Bleach]]''
** Soifon, Hiyori, Riruka, Ururu and Yuzu; the former three are [[Tsundere]] while the other two are [[Kawaiiko]].
** Also Riruka Dokugamine, a straight-up [[Tsundere]], and Loly Aivirrne, an older [[Yandere]].
* ''[[Death Note]]'''s Misa has a pigtail-variation hairstyle. It's interesting to note that she eventually grows out of the Baby Spice look and starts wearing her hair loose and dressing in clothes that are more preppy-cute and less [[Elegant Gothic Lolita|GothLoli]], possibly in order to be taken seriously as an actress. Once she {{spoiler|gives up her Death Note and its associated memories}}, she goes back to the pigtails and it seems like any maturity she might have had vanishes into thin air.
* ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion]]''
** Although it doesn't look like it, Asuka has pigtails. This is perhaps symbolic of her trying not to be a girl, but really is (considering this show, it's hard to tell).
** A more noticeable example would be Hikari who, along with the pigtails, comes with a [[Tsundere]] personality as well.
* ''[[Mazinger Z]]'' offers a lethal example of this trope: The three Gamia sisters. They are three identical, [[Blondes Are Evil|blonde]], [[Ridiculously Human Robot|human-looking]] [[Robot Girl|robots]], and each one wears ponytails that are long enough to touch the ground. Each strand of hair is made of [[Razor Floss]] and it is sharp enough to slice stones, metal... and, of course, human flesh. And they can move them at will. They showed up again in ''[[Mazinkaiser]]'' and ''[[Shin Mazinger Shougeki! Z-hen]]''.
* Vita and Teana Lanster, resident [[
* Eri from ''[[School Rumble]]''. [[Tsundere]] to the bone. [[Unlucky Everydude|Harima]] only has eyes for [[Genki Girl|Tenma]], but Tenma thinks that he likes her sister [[Yamato Nadeshiko|Yakumo]]. Tenma sends Eri (who secretly has feelings for Harima) to question him about what kind of girl he likes, under some pre-tense that isn't important right now. Eri asks him what kind of hairstyle he likes for a girl, as he spots Tenma's signature pigtail hiding a few feet away and realizes what this is all about. He decides to drop an un-subtle hint by stating how he likes girls with
* Maka from ''[[Soul Eater]]'', like Misa, has her hair in thin pigtails (however, they ''are'' her hair completely parted and tied, unlike a few streaks in Misa's case). She's generally nice, but... yeah, she also has her [[Tsundere]] streaks.
* ''[[Azumanga Daioh]]''
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** Yomi has them in the supplementary lessons.
* The title character from ''[[Yotsuba&!]]'' (written by the same author as ''Azumanga Daioh''). She's five and very energetic and cheery.
* Konata from ''[[Lucky Star]]'' straight-up calls Kagami a [[Tsundere]] for being moody and having pigtails. On the other hand, Yutaka's pigtails carries the ''innocence'' connotation. This duality was [[
* Somewhat subverted with Lenalee from ''[[D.Gray-man|D Gray Man]]''; while she exhibits a sweet personality, she can and ''will'' mess you up if you threaten her or her friends. (The twintails were later [[Close-Call Haircut|sheared off]] after a battle.)
* A lot of [[Magical Girl]] leads favor the
** In ''[[Sailor Moon]]'', the title character has her famous combo of [[Odango]] and twintails, and Chibi-Moon's hairstyle is based on her mother's, but is more poofy and pigtail-
** The other contender for Most Famous Magical Girl, ''[[Cardcaptor Sakura]]'', also wore pigtails.
** In ''[[Shugo Chara]]'', Amu's Amulet Clover form has pigtails, as does the incredibly immature Yuki Yaya. Also, the [[Tsundere]]-ish Utau Hoshina, Amu's younger sister Ami, {{spoiler|Amu's Amulet Diamond form, and Diamond have them too. Though, Diamond is anything but childish and/or immature.}}
** [[The Ditz|Madoka Kaname]] in ''[[Puella Magi Madoka Magica]]'', for the childish connotation. {{spoiler|[[Anti-Hero|Homura Akemi]]}}, of all people, used to have them before... well, her [[Break the Cutie|cutie breakage]] happened.
** In the [[Spin-Off]] manga, ''[[Puella Magi Kazumi Magica]]'', [[Dark Magical Girl|Yuuri]] has them. {{spoiler|''[[I Just Want to Be You|Both]]'' [[Dead Person Impersonation|Yuuris.]]}}
** [[Token
** [[Majokko Tickle]] has blonde pigtails and a mischevious trickster personality.
** [[Magical Angel Sweet Mint]] is a [[Cute Witch]] with sea-green pigtails.
** [[Akazukin Chacha]] is another pigtailed [[Cute Witch]].
** [[Token
** Lucia from ''[[Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch]]'' is a pure-hearted ditz with blonde pigtails.
** [[Puni Puni Poemi]] has pink pigtails, though she's less childish and more just [[The Ditz|downright stupid]].
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* ''[[Mahou Sensei Negima]]''
** Asuna, as the main [[Tsundere]]. [[Loads and Loads of Characters|Probably a few other characters as well]].
** Notably the extremely childlike Fuka Narutaki. Her twin sister Fumika wears [[Odango
** Also Anya, another [[Tsundere]], this time [[Token
** Yue as well with her hair split at the bottom.
* Subverted by Meru in ''[[Sayonara, Zetsubou-sensei|Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei]]''. She has twintails and looks like a [[Cute Mute]] until you get to know her. Total bitch.
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** Seychelles sports low twintails with big ribbons.
** The strip that introduces Liechtenstein showed that she used to have long twin braids before cutting her hair to resemble more her brother Switzerland.
** Also, the author's own [[Gender Bender]] version of the characters shows England as a [[Meganekko]] with twin tails, and given that male England is normally quite Tsundere by himself...
** In a recent blog update, [http://img340.imageshack.us/img340/2994/canakosan.jpg a female Canada] has these as well.
** [[Genki Girl|Taiwan]] temporarily got this hairstyle during the Hetaween special to go along with her [[Idol Singer]] costume (complete with [[Zettai Ryouki]]).
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* Mikan from ''[[Gakuen Alice]]''. Then again, she ''is'' still a very young girl.
* Tazusa from ''[[Ginban Kaleidoscope]]'' has these. [[Sarcasm Mode|Shockingly]], her personality is disturbingly similar to that of a [[Tsundere]].
* ''[[
** Mikoto, whose hair is mostly cut short except for two thin braids. The childish kind.
** A young Yukariko has a pair in the eleventh special, and her hair greatly resembles Mikoto's.
* Flute from ''[[Violinist of Hameln]]'' sports these for a while, along with a pink hat, but later graduates to a different, more mature hat with her hair hanging loose.
* [[Robot Girl]] Drossel from ''[[Fireball]]'' has two long metal flaps attached to her head, which look suspiciously like pigtails. She is arguably the [[Tsundere]]-type.
* ''[[Aria]]'',
** Akari, being a classically childish character.
** Aika has them too until she {{spoiler|burns her hair}}. She is definitely more of a [[Tsundere]], though.
* Nodoka of ''[[Saki (manga)|Saki]]''. Seemed to be a contrast to her logical personality at first, until [[Schoolgirl Lesbians|her schoolgirl crush on Saki comes out]]. And then there's the penguin plushie.
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'''Yuuki:''' ''(also teasingly)'' You're such a baby!
'''Nodoka:''' ''(in a huff while hugging her penguin)'' I'm going to sleep now!
'''Hisa:''' ''(thinking to herself while she watches everyone)'' Even though she's usually so resolute, Nodoka can be unexpectedly childish at times. }}
* Cynthia Lane from ''[[Overman King Gainer]]'' sports a pair. This definitely highlights her immaturity along with {{spoiler|her inability to differentiate actual Overman combat from mecha video games.}}
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** Shirley also has the look occasionally, emphasizing her [[Moe Moe|moe appeal]], as well as wearing twin celtic braids on occasion.
** Nunnally also sports the same type of hairstyles as Shirley (twin pigtails in some audio dramas, and the braids near the R2 finale).
** And although it may be overlooked, both Marianne vi Britannia and {{spoiler|her [[Soul Jar]]}}, Anya Alstreim, have the version that emphasizes their girlishness. In [http://www.animecharactersdatabase.com:81/images/Codegeass/Anya.jpg Anya's]{{Dead link}} case, the look may have been influenced by the one Marianne wore [http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:aic81d3KRcnP8M:http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r171/BoyzSuck24/Code%20Geass/o782lx.jpg&t=1 in her youth]{{Dead link}} as a Knight of Rounds.
** Alice, from ''[[Nightmare of Nunnally]]'', also wears Girlish Pigtails. In her case, it emphasizes her tomboyish and slightly [[Tsundere]] nature as opposed to Nunnally's epic [[Moe Moe|moe]]. In the end, [[Important Haircut|both characters cut their hair]]. Ironically, it makes Alice resemble her [[Dead Little Sister]] and Nunnally resemble her 7-year-old self (pre-blindess)... who wore
* Perona, one of the villains of the Thriller Bark arc of ''[[One Piece]]'' (specifically, [[The Dark Chick]] of Gecko Moria's [[Five-Bad Band]]), has pigtails styled in [[Princess Curls]].
* In the ''[[Tenchi Muyo!|Tenchi Muyo]]'' series, [[Word of God]] states that it's actually a custom for female Juraians, especially those in the Royal Family, to wear their hair in pigtails, thus explaining Sasami and Ayeka's hairstyle. However, it's more of "Let's not radically change them" when you get to ''[[Pretty Sammy]]'' or ''[[Sasami: Magical Girls Club]]''.
* Wendy Garret of ''[[Gun X Sword]]'' sports twin braids which suspiciously resemble the mascot of a certain hamburger chain. They tend to make her look even younger than her implied age (probably early teens), and on the rare occasions when she wears her hair down, she looks
* Sasa from ''[[Wandering Son]]'' traditionally wore pigtails, though she stopped putting her hair in pigtails once she became a high school freshman. On the other side, Chi who typically has her hair out began sporting her hair in braids. It comes off as an [[Expository Hairstyle Change]], Chiba wanting to be more adult and becoming more mature while Chi is still a childish [[Genki Girl]]. Alternatively Chiba wore pigtails in middle school (though only while at school), but it comes off as [[Tsundere]] pigtails.
* Shiroyama of ''[[Beelzebub]]'' has a cute pair of pigtails, complete with bows in them. Oh, by the way, ''[http://images.wikia.com/beelzebub/images/a/a7/Takeshi_Shiroyama.png this]'' is Shiroyama.
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* [[Cheerful Child|Komoe]] and [[Anime Chinese Girl|Lin Grace]] from ''[[Eiken]]''.
* In general, whether younger or not, more female [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] characters have these than the female characters from [[Western Animation]], and etc.
== Comic Books ==
* [[Archie Comics]]' Betty Cooper can be seen with this hairstyle sometimes, though she usually prefers the single ponytail. She fits the "tomboy" stereotype to a T, though this is usually her girlish, younger side showing.
* [https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/smurfs/images/6/6d/Sophie.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20121207141104 Sophie Karamazout] by Jidehem
* Sheeta in ''[[Laputa: Castle in the Sky|Castle in The Sky]]''... at least until Colonel Muska shoots them
▲* Sheeta in ''[[Laputa: Castle in the Sky|Castle in The Sky]]''... at least until Colonel Muska shoots them off -- which, not coincidentally, comes at the point where Sheeta stops running and confronts him for the last time.
* Tiana as a child in ''[[The Princess and the Frog]]''.
* Evey in ''[[V for Vendetta]]'' disguises herself as an underage prostitute for a priest. Part of her costume is pigtails, the other part is a [[Catholic School Girls Rule|Catholic schoolgirl outfit]].
* Claudia from ''[[Interview with the Vampire]]'' starts as an innocent girl, but when turned to a vampire she gradually becomes more jaded and evil while retaining the appearance of a child.
* Rhoda Penmark in ''The Bad Seed'' is another subversion, looking like an innocent child but being evil underneath.
* ''[[The Rock]]'' (1996). The wife of the FBI agent (played by [[Nicolas Cage]]) wore these while having sex with him.
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"Yes, they're [[Fetish|very naughty]]." }}
* Mindy Macready / Hit-Girl in ''[[Kick-Ass (film)|Kick Ass]]'' sports these when out of her superhero costume.
* Amy, the young [[Mafia Princess]] in ''[[Casino]]'', perhaps showing she's one of the few truly innocent people in this movie.
* ''[[Cthulhu (film)|Cthulhu]]'' (2007). Worn by Tori Spelling's character when she tries to seduce the protagonist. When that doesn't work (as he's gay) she [[Rape Is Ok When It Is Female On Male|resorts to other methods]].
* ''[[The Legend of Billie Jean]]'' has Putter with braided pigtails, played by Yeardley Smith [[Hey, It's That Voice!|who voices a little girl we all know and love]] [[The Simpsons (animation)|in a prime time, long running animated sitcom]]
* [[Lolita]] wears her hair in messy braids throughout the 1997 film which (along with an orthodontic retainer) are used to make the [[Dawson Casting|teenaged actress playing a girl who is twelve]] younger.
* In the Coen Brothers' 2010 version of ''[[True Grit]]'', 14-year-old Mattie wears her hair in two long braids. [[Troubling Unchildlike Behavior|Naturally, it makes her demeanour all the more jarring.]]
▲* Very, very frequently used in pornography to make adult actresses seem younger. If a porn actress is wearing a [[Sexy Schoolwoman]] outfit, or a [[All Guys Want Cheerleaders|Cheerleader uniform]], the probability is very high that she'll have pigtails.
== Literature ==
* ''[[The Wheel of Time]]'':
** One of the Wise Ones threatens to do this to Egwene if she doesn't stop acting so childishly. (This threat is followed up on, with short skirt to match.)
** Aiel [[Amazon Brigade|Maidens]], who take [[Honor Before Reason]] to extremes, do this with the addition of carrying dolls after a particular failing.
* [[Pippi Longstocking]], of course, is usually depicted with her red hair in two horizontal braided pigtails sticking out either side of her head. This is entirely in keeping with her zany, childish glee.
* [[Anne of Green Gables]] has the long, braided pigtails hanging down variant.
* An odd use: in ''[[Matilda (novel)|Matilda]]'' by [[Roald Dahl]], the evil schoolmistress Agatha Trunchbull hates pigtails and punishes all who wear them. A girl protests that her mother likes her pigtails. Trunchbull responds "yer mum's a twit!" Then she grabs the girls by the pigtails and throws her over a fence. [[Fridge Brilliance|When you think about it]], it makes perfect sense that a woman who hates ''everything'' about children would of course hate a childish hairstyle like pigtails.
* Mildred Hubble in ''[[The Worst Witch]]''. In the spin-off to the television series adaptation ''Weirdsister College'' she cuts them off, which is probably symbolic of her growing up.
* In [[Anne Rice]]'s hardcore-bondage-porn novel ''The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty'', in one bizarre pony-play scenario the
* ''[[Emberverse|Dies the Fire]]'' by [[S.M. Stirling]]. An [[Action Girl]] keeps her girlish pigtails as they help lower the tension a notch when meeting new clans.
== Live-Action TV ==
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* In an episode of ''[[Arrested Development (TV series)|Arrested Development]]'', Maeby tries to fool the security guard at her grandmother's apartment complex into giving her the mail by putting her hair in pigtails and riding up to the security booth on a razor scooter. Her response when he points out that she's a little old to be getting all that mail: "Babysit me!"
* On ''[[Heroes (TV series)|Heroes]]'', during one flashback sequence, Claire's hair was put in pigtails to help make her appear about five years younger. [[Uncanny Valley|Thick makeup was apparently used, too.]]
* La Chilindrina from ''[[El Chavo
* Rikki Chadwick from ''[[H₂O: Just Add Water]]'' frequently wears her hair in pigtails. Ironically she is the most tomboyish of the group but is the most free spirited as well.
* Phoebe, the most free-spirited of the girls on ''[[Friends]]'' occasionally wears her hair in pigtails.
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* Laura Quinones in ''[[Carrusel]]'' wears this hairstyle. She is one of the girlier girls in the class, as well as rather immature (except for being very precocious when it came to romance), and not a good student.
* In the first season premiere of ''[[Terra Nova]]'', Maddie is shown with pigtails at first, in order to make her seem older after the 2 year [[Time Skip]]. Zoe also often sports them, but that's because she's 7.
* Olive on ''[[
== Music ==
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* Chibi of [[The Birthday Massacre]] wears her hair like this in some of their videos. Also occasionally combined with a school-girl outfit. All it does is make her look creepier. [[Nightmare Fetishist|That was probably what she was aiming at, though]].
▲== Pro Wrestling ==
* Much like the example above, females in wrestling, especially during various kinds of "costume" matches, will pull their hair into pigtails for the sake of the outfit.
* [[Gail Kim]] often wears her hair in pigtails when she wrestles and she makes them badass. She won the first TNA Knockouts title while her hair was in pigtails as a matter of fact.
== Video Games ==
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* Mint from ''[[Threads of Fate]]''. She's incredibly selfish and childish, too.
* Pandora of ''Death Jr.'', who is also a little bit of a [[Creepy Child]].
* Jeanette from ''[[Vampire: The Masquerade Bloodlines]]'' fits into the "Tsundere" type.
* Aika from ''[[Skies of Arcadia]]'', which suits her outgoing and slightly childish personality.
* And, being Aika's [[Expy]], Penelo of ''[[Final Fantasy XII]]'' sports them as well.
* Presea from ''[[Tales of Symphonia]]'', although her [[Older Than They Look|youthful personality]] is apparent in the second game.
* In ''[[Before Crisis]]'', one of the prequel games to ''[[Final Fantasy VII]]'', Elena appears as a student, complete with pigtails and a schoolgirl uniform.
* Cammy and Rainbow Mika from the ''[[Street Fighter]]'' series have versions of this hairdo. While Cammy's braids seem to be there just to emphasize that she's young, Mika's twin tails seem to hint at her personality, which contrasts with her being one of the largest females, in more ways than one.
* Momo Karuizawa from ''[[Rival Schools|Project Justice]]'' has these, which fit her ''very'' [[Token
* Rachel Alucard from ''[[
* Liliane Vehlendorf of ''[[Mana
* Edy Nelson from ''[[Valkyria Chronicles]]'' has a hairdo like this. She's also immature. Alecia also sports them, but it seems more to highlight her innocence than anything else.
* Talim and Amy in almost all their appearances in the ''[[Soul Series]]'' (Amy takes this [[Princess Curls|a step further]]), and Tira in ''Soulcalibur IV''. All three characters are purportedly cute girls aged 17 or younger.
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* Britney Bloodrose from ''[[APB: All Points Bulletin|All Points Bulletin]]'', [[The Ditz|ditzy]] rich teenager playing gangster for fun.
* [[Ms. Fanservice|Jessica]] from ''[[Dragon Quest VIII]]'', even though she's an adult and quite buxom as well. Bonus points for being a [[Tsundere]]-[[Fiery Redhead|redhead]].
* Marine the Raccoon from ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (video game)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' is a very childish [[Genki Girl]].
* Anise from ''[[Tales of the Abyss]]'' is the [[Token
* Uriel Chuluun in ''[[Rift]]'', who's the [[Rebellious Princess|rebellious daughter of a Defiant leader]] and (based on some of her dialogue) possibly a borderline [[Psychopathic Manchild|Psychopathic Womanchild]].
* The ''Spiral Tailed Helm'' in ''[[Spiral Knights]]'' sports huge Pigtails, providing characters with a feminine appearance.
* ''[[Ar tonelico]]'''s Misha bears the rare tomboyish braided pigtails.
* ''[[Dark Souls]]'': This is one of the female hairstyles players can choose. According to Miyazaki, a female graphic artist asked that this hairstyle be included when she had to leave development due to illness.
* [[Ms. Fanservice| Jade's]] alternate (unlockable) costume in ''[[Mortal Kombat Deception]]'' comes with this change of hairstyle, often the fan-favorite.
=== Visual Novels ===▼
▲== Visual Novels ==
* Makoto, of ''[[Kanon]]'' fame. She is largely a [[Moe]] character though, albeit still with some slight [[Tsundere]]-tendencies.
* ''[[Clannad (visual novel)|Clannad]]''
** Although it's hard to tell, [[Cloudcuckoolander|Kotomi]] has these. Definitely the childish kind, {{spoiler|as she's been sort of caught up in the past since her parents died.}}
** Also, Sunohara's little sister Mei, though she's actually a child.
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* Coco in ''[[Ever 17]]''. She's 14, looks 9 and acts 5. Most of the time, anyway.
* [[Genki Girl|Miyuki]] of ''[[Tokimeki Memorial]]'' not only combines this with [[You Gotta Have Blue Hair]], but also with [[Anime Hair]].
== Web Comics ==
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** Roy's mother, Sara Greenhilt, also sports Girlish Pigtails in her afterlife incarnation. Despite Sara dying as a gray-haired old woman, she never stopped seeing herself as the 19-year-old she once was.
* ''[[Anti-HEROES]]'' has Zurie. This is to denote that despite being a high-ranking member of the Ivory Veil, she's still quite immature. Her bunches also have shades of [[Princess Curls]].
* Missi, the young [[Genki Girl]] from ''[[Misfile]]'' has pigtails, that sometimes appear to [http://www.misfile.com/index.php?page=1691 move with her mood.]
* In ''[[Dubious Company]]'', [[Bottle Fairy|Tiren]] braids [[Dude Looks Like a Lady|Elly]]'s hair with these, as part of a drunken prank. Unfortunately for him, she got the [[Clingy MacGuffin|hair-ties]] from Walter's [[I Don't Like the Sound of That Place|Cursed MagiTek Room]].
* ''[[Ears for Elves]]'': Myari has a very long version of these; they're at the angle of [[Odango]], just without the buns.
== Web Original ==
* [[The Other Tropes Wiki]]'s mascot [[Trope-tan]] is sort of an example, which says a lot about
* [[The Nostalgia Chick]]. As time went on, it was to show that even though she tries to be adult, she's really a [[Psychopathic Manchild|childish sociopath]]. When Chick as a good person appeared in the Critic's holiday special, she had a neat ponytail.
** Nella and Elisa had their turn when they did [[Parody Commercial|parody commercials]] for "realistic baby dolls". Baby Colic, Baby Scarred For Life, Baby Death Wish... that kinda thing.
== Western Animation ==
* Bubbles of ''[[The Powerpuff Girls]]''. While all the girls are in grade school, Bubbles acts the youngest.
* Enthusiasm and tomboyish Dot Hugson from ''[[The Oz Kids]]''.
* Harley Quinn from ''[[Batman: The Animated Series|Batman the Animated Series]]'' didn't have pigtails at first, but her partly childlike behavior seemed to warrant them (and they fit with the hat). She also didn't have them when she was a psychiatrist. Like pretty much everything else about her, this was ported to the comics.
** Emphasized in [[Harley Quinn (TV series)|her own series]], where her new costume doesn't have a cowl.
* Penny, Gadget's young niece from ''[[Inspector Gadget]]''. In the [[Gadget and the Gadgetinis|sequel-ish spinoff series]], she upgrades to [[media:1inspect.jpg|slightly less girlish ones]].
* Dee-Dee from ''[[Dexter's Laboratory|Dexters Laboratory]]''. She's older than Dexter, but acts more like a little girl.
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* Box Lunch from ''[[Danny Phantom]]''. Fitting since she is the youngest ghost to appear in the series.
* Sonia and Leah Glady from the French cartoon ''La Famille Glady''. Weirdly, Sonia is actually Leah's ''mother'', and yet she uses very childish 'tails.
* Loopy from ''[[
* Despite being at least 14, Hay Lin of ''[[WITCH (animation)|W.I.T.C.H.]]'' goes through various forms of pigtails during the series. The comic DOES show her with her hair down at certain points, but for the most part, she has her hair up in pigtails.
* ''[[Codename: Kids Next Door]]''
** Kuki (aka Numbuh Three)'s younger sister, Mushi, who is a young girl with a [[Genki Girl|peppy]] and childish personality. {{spoiler|Subverted in that she turns out to be a mean and calculating.}}
** Numbuh Three herself used to sport these when she was younger; although she grew out of the pigtails, she didn't grow out of her childlike behaviour. She's also a Type B [[Tsundere]].
* Vicky's little sister Tootie in ''[[The Fairly
* Vendetta of ''[[Making Fiends]]'' (one of the character refers to her as "the pigtailed one") though obviously being an [[Enfante Terrible]], she is a ''hard'' subversion.
* Spinelli of ''[[Recess]]'' wears pigtails, but is much less girly and more of a [[Tsundere]]. Gretchen has pigtails as well, but doesn't fall under any archetype.
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