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In [[Speculative Fiction]] and [[Mythology]], it is not surprising to see characters with non-standard ears. Having non-human ears is a common way of indicating that a character that otherwise looks mostly human is [[Not Quite Human]], whether it be an alien, supernatural creature or human significantly modified through magical or pseudo-scientific means. '''Unusual Ears''' are particularly popular in [[Speculative Fiction]] television and film, where they are used as a relatively cheep way of making a [[Rubber Forehead Aliens]]. [[Pointy Ears]] are by for the most common type, having been associated with everything from demons and [[The Fair Folk|magical faeries]] to [[Star Trek|Vulcans]]. In Japan, [[Pointy Ears]] are called jigokumimi, which translates to "hell ears".
In Japanese Manga and Anime, cat ears, (''[[Nekomimi]]'') and other types other types of animal ears (''[[Kemonomimi]]'') are particularly popular. Expect some [[Furry Ear Dissonance]]. Another common anime ear type is "antenna ears," which can be seen primarily on [[Robot Girl]]s.
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▲'''Subtropes:'''
* [[Animal-Eared Headband]] - Fake animal ears worn as a costume
* [[Catgirl]] - Cat-eared person
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* [[Expressive Ears]] - Ears used to signify mood
* [[Furry Ear Dissonance]] - Disconnect between artistic portrayal of animal ears and actual animal ears.
* [[Little Bit Beastly]] - People that look mostly human but have actual animals ears (other than [[Catgirl|cat ears]] or [[Animal-Eared Headband|costume ears]])
* [[Pointy Ears]] - Pointed ears
* [[Sprouting Ears]] - Unusual Ears that appear temporarily, often for comedic effect and intended to be symbolic of personality traits rather than indicating actual ears.
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== Anime & Manga ==
* Everyone in ''[[Utawarerumono]]'' except Hakuoro has strange ears of some sort.
* Sanada and the entire maid team in ''[[UFO Princess Valkyrie]]''.
* Everyone in ''[[Loveless]]'' is born with nekomimi and a tail, and {{spoiler|loses them once they lose their virginity.}}
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* In ''[[FLCL]]'', the main character, Naota, sprouts nekomimi for an episode. {{spoiler|Of course, they prove to be nothing but part of a monster slowly emerging from Naota's head.}}
** ... though as they are sensitive to touch (making for some quite good [[Unusual Euphemism|euphemism fodder]]), {{spoiler|"nothing but"}} is something of an overstatement.
* Ropponmatsu 2 from ''[[Excel Saga (manga)|Excel Saga]]'' has cat ears, and their unusualness is immediately noted by Iwata in [[Excel Saga (anime)|the anime]] in the most spectacular fashion: "They're just offensive. If you have the energy to wiggle those nasty things, why don't you chew peanuts with your eyes and eat spaghetti through your nose, you offense to God?"
** And [[Take Our Word for It|she follows his "suggestion"!]]
* Catherine from ''[[Gintama]]''. She's neither cute nor sexy, though.
* Ikuto from ''[[Shugo Chara]]'' gets cat ears and tail when he character transforms with Yoru.
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== Tabletop Games ==
* In the
** Underworld LARP has Savar and Wolven (cat and dog/wolf people respectively) who wear unusual ears as part of their costume.
== Video Games ==
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** They *somewhat* act like radio receivers, and are susceptible to <s>EMI</s> particle jamming. Why are they rendered as bunny ears? [[MST3K Mantra|Don't ask, just roll with it]].
*** Why? It makes perfect sense to us older people. The twin extendible antennae you used to use to pick up TV channels before cable were called "Rabbit ears" in English. Thus...
* Mariel and her [[Expy|Expies]] in the ''[[Wild
* All of the Reploids in ''[[Mega Man Zero]]'' & cyborgs in ''[[Mega Man ZX]]'' seem to have these strange white headphone-like things instead of human ears, which is strange, considering that the first ''[[Mega Man (video game)|Mega Man]]'' had proper ears, despite being much less advanced.
* Antenna ears, floppy pig and bear ears, and most other things you can staple to the side of your head are available in ''[[City of Heroes]]''/''[[City of Villains|Villains]]''.
**
* True to form, ''[[Gaia Online]]'' has a tremendous variety of ear accessories for your avatar to wear.
* [[Klonoa]] has long, rabbit-like ears that actually add a gameplay element—they let him hover briefly, just enough to reach that next ledge.
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* ''[[Bunny Must Die]]'': Bunny has both bunny ears and cat ears as a result of a catular power plant explosion. She's [[Berserk Button|less than happy]] about it, too.
* Len in ''[[Tsukihime|Kagetsu Tohya]]'' as well as a handful of other non-human characters such as Seven/Nanako.
▲* Any ''[[City of Heroes]]'' character can have cat ears, and the normal human ears only "go away" if you hide them.
* A few characters in ''[[Trinity Universe (video game)|Trinity Universe]]'': Kanata (dog), Tsubaki ([[Fantastic Foxes|fox]]) and Miyu ([[Catgirl|cat]]).
* The first thing Kagome's mom says when ''[[Inuyasha]]'' busts into Kagome's house to drag her back to the feudal era is not "Who are you?" or "Where are you taking my daughter?" or even "Why are you dressed like that?" It's "Your ears; are they real?" whilst reaching up and touching them. (tweak tweak!)
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* From ''[[UFO Princess Valkyrie]]'', while not exactly ears, the princesses of Valhalla all have wings on their heads that they can apparently control. Additionally, the various alien races seen throughout the series often have their own ear types.
* Chii and the other persocons in ''[[Chobits]]'' have "ears" that open up and contain electrical connectors.
* Hayama Akito from ''[[Kodomo no Omocha]]'' occasionally sprouts leopard ears (and tail) for comedic effect.
* Meirin and Tamamo no Mae in ''[[Yami to Boushi to Hon no Tabibito]]'' have fox (kitsune) ears and tails.
* The other Mew Mews in ''[[Tokyo Mew Mew]]'' also have two animal parts; Bu-ling/Mew Pudding (monkey), Zakuro/Mew Zakuro (wolf) and Berii/Mew Berry (cabbit) all have animal ears.
* Almost everyone in ''[[Utawarerumono]]'' (pictured above) has animal or demon ears of some description, including cat, lion, wolf, rabbit and some rather strange wing-ears.
* In ''[[Galaxy Angel (anime)|Galaxy Angel]]'', Mint has goat ears.
* Horo from ''[[Spice and Wolf]]'' has wolf ears and a tail, but this is somewhat [[Justified Trope|justified]] as she's a wolf-god. However, that doesn't change the fact that they look more like they belong to a fox (being red-orange with white fluffy tips).
** When you see her in full wolf form, her fur pattern is distinctly different from fox's, despite of sharing similar ears and tail, which are the same as on her humanoid form.
* The Harpie Ladies in ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh!]]!'' usually have jigokumimi-type ears. However, when Harpie's Feather Duster is played, they sprout extra wings and get winglike ears.
* Quick indication of someone being a familiar in ''[[Lyrical Nanoha]]'' is the existance of furry animal ears where human ears would usually be found.
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* Solty from ''[[Solty Rei]]'' has long, pointy ears/antennae that are the same color as her hair.
* In [[Last Exile]], some members of the Guild (Dio and Luciola are most prominent) have slightly pointed ears. They're normal-sized, just...pointed at the top.
* {{spoiler|Romulus}} (...although, with {{spoiler|a name like that}}, is it really much of a spoiler?) from the 1 + 1/2 Nekutai doujinshi sports a pair of wolf ears, {{spoiler|hidden under his hat}}.
** Not to mention {{spoiler|basically all the werewolves after their first transformation.}}
*** ...including {{spoiler|Remus}}, of course.
* [[Half-Human Hybrid|Half]] dog [[Obake|demon]] Kotaro of ''[[Mahou Sensei Negima]]'' has a pair of pointed ears sprouting from his head which he can [[Hyperspace Ears|somehow fold beneath his hair]].
** In the Magic World arc, large part of Magic World population have some unusual ears: jigokumimi, cat ears, sheep ears... Wearing fake cat ears becomes an [[Paper-Thin Disguise|effective disguise]], not a decoration.
* In the "extra chapter" of ''[[Hayate the Combat Butler]]'', Hinagiku gains [http://img35.tx.us.mangafox.com/store/manga/708/267.0/compressed/echp267.1pg02.jpg donkey ears]{{Dead link}} (Though they look much more like kyuubi ears) O.o
** Something similar happens when Arthur of the current series ''[[Merlin (TV series)|Merlin]]'' gains donkey ears.
* Medicine Seller of ''Mononoke'' has long elvish like ears, where every other human character has normal ears.
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* Yomi from ''[[Yu Yu Hakusho]]'' has six huge, pointy ears, three on each side of his head.
* March and Salsa in ''[[Eternal Sonata]]'' both have pointy ears and this is really the only thing that indicates that they are [[Not Quite Human]], other than that March mentions that she's "never known the agogos to approach a human before."
== Web Comics ==
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== Real Life ==
* Japan's newest bullet train, the [[wikipedia:Fastech 360|Fastech 360]] has pairs of yellow air brakes that [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4621217.stm extent outward from the top], earning it the nickname "Nekomimi Shinkansen". A [[Moe Anthropomorphism|moe anthropomorphic]] mascot exists, a [[Catgirl]] called [http://www.meidokon.net/edit_tags.py?b9dfaee258014dacf3b6b4a204cb20a4242e606f Fastech-tan]{{Dead link}} whose yellow ears match the Fastech's air brakes. Models of Fastech-tan have been sold with the approval of East Japan Railway Company.
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=== Live-Action TV ===
* In the ''[[Beetleborgs]]'' episode "Buggin Out", Flabber sprouts these when he goes through stage 2 of turning into kombat gnat.
* And the blue Andorians from ''[[Star Trek]]'' have some expressive antenna for ears.
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