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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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* [[Animal-Eared Headband]] - Fake animal ears worn as a costume
* [[Catgirl]] - Cat-eared person
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== Anime & Manga ==
* Everyone in ''[[Utawarerumono]]'' except Hakuoro has strange ears of some sort.
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== Tabletop Games ==
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** 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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* 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]]''.
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* 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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* [[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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