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9	[[quoteright:230:[[Manga/{{Naruto}} https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tenten_5.png]]]]
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12	A particular hairstyle common to anime and manga heroines that involves styling one's hair into two buns worn at about 45-degree angles on the side of the head. This can make them look similar to WesternAnimation/MickeyMouse ears depending on how simplified they're drawn. The buns themselves are often given cloth covers tied with ribbons.
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14	It is particularly common with {{Anime Chinese Girl}}s as it is a traditional Chinese hairstyle. Although in China, the style is called "ox horn" and it was gender neutral for children. In fact, the ox horns were a ''children's only'' hairstyle -- it was completely inappropriate to continue wearing it into adulthood (which a lot of Japanese media does not seem to get). During childhood it was acceptable to cut the hair and wear it loose, but after reaching adulthood, hair cutting was taboo and the hair would have to be fastened in some way. When a person in ancient China had their coming-of-age ceremony to represent their transition from child to adult, men would start to wear their hair in a topknot and women could wear all sorts of formal hairstyles (which varied throughout history).
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16	There is also a less common variation of this style where the buns themselves have a triangular (or conical) shape, which can make someone look like a CatGirl at first sight.
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18	The style has spread into the real world among fans of the aforementioned heroines. Creator/NaokoTakeuchi used to wear her hair like ''Franchise/SailorMoon'''s before important exams during college, so she incorporated it into her heroine.
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20	If the character isn't Chinese, expect them to be the really innocent, polite type, while the style with TwinTails are mostly worn by {{Tsundere}}.
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22	Does NOT count if the buns are over the character's ears. That's the [[Franchise/StarWars Princess Leia]]. This style, with or without cloth covers, is different because it is used to signal maturity rather than cuteness. This is because the hairstyle covers the ears, and thus was seen as modest and chaste.
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24	The style is named after the ''odango'', a sweet dumpling eaten on a skewer as a Japanese snack, traditionally served at ''hanami'' (cherry blossom and flower viewing {{festival\| episode}}s.) Compare DevilishHairHorns and PrimAndProperBun. This style can be wildly over-exaggerated.
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