History Main / AnimalEaredHeadband

* ''{{Genshiken}}'' Kanako Ohno tries thoughout the manga to get Saki to wear one. Also, Madarame once put one on her, and she responded by chasing him through the halls with a broom.

* {{Genshiken}} Kanako Ohno tries thoughout the manga to get Saki to wear one.

* In early ''{{OnePiece}}'', the Black Cat Pirates, all of which are males, wear black cat ears, with the exceptions of their captain, Kuro, and first mate, Jango.

* ''[[ETTheExtraTerrestrial E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial]]''. On Halloween, Elliott's mother dresses up in a leopard costume complete with an AnimalEaredHeadband.

** Yugo's hat, and those of all Eliatropes in ''he Guardians'' spin-off, evoke this trope.
** In the Gobbowl story arc, all the cheerleaders (including Amalia and Evangelyne) wear bunny ears headbands.

* In early ''{{OnePiece}}'', the Black Cat Pirates, all of which are males, wear black cat ears.

See UnusualEars, CatGirl, and LittleBitBeastly when the ears are real. See also EveryGirlIsCuterWithHairDecs.

!!Examples:

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* MahouSenseiNegima starting from the festival arc onward these make appearances everywhere.

* SayonaraZetsubouSensei [[YaoiFangirl Harumi Fujiyoshi]] has a massive affinity for these. She once chased Itoshiki-sensei around town because he had a tail accessory without the proper headgear.

* In ''[[KOn K-On!]]'', Azusa is made to wear a cat ears band. The results are [[{{moe}} well worth it]]. This also earned her nickname "Azu-nyan".
* In MariaHolic God has a pair (They even move although her real ears are still visible.)
* In ''{{Axis Powers Hetalia}}'' Japan places a cat ear headband on Greece after the latter said that he wishes to be reborn as a cat.
* In ''{{Loveless}}'' cat ears and tails indicate that someone is a virgin. One member of the female Zero team is ashamed of her lack of ears and so wears fake ones.
* Izumi got cat ears when she was possessed (by a neko-spirit) in {{Hayate no Gotoku}}. Not a headband, but also not naturally hers
** Hayate himself gets these in his unwilling {{Instant Cosplay Surprise}}s
* "Aki-chan" from SensitivePornograph is a rare male, non-cute example. The ears come off as props for his potentially forced bunny play role in his abusive relationship.
* Hazuki from {{Moon Phase}}. To the extent that in anime adaptation it seems to be the main point of entire show. After all, [[{{Earworm}} Neko Mimi]] [[{{Memetic Mutation}} Modo Desu~]]

[[AC:ComicBooks]]

** Batman himself has always had tiny bat-ears on his cowl, in all incarnations.
* {{Runaways}} [[CuteBruiser Molly Hayes]] wore a kitty-eared hat at least once.
* Barbara Thorson of IKillGiants wears these to give herself UnusualEars. It also helps to serve as visual shorthand for how other people in the story see her as an outsider and "weirdo."

[[AC:{{Film}}]]
* ''[[ETTheExtraTerrestrial E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial]]''. On Halloween Elliott's mother dresses up in a leopard costume complete with an AnimalEaredHeadband.
* The Film/JosieAndThePussycats film had cat-ear bands that [[spoiler: were part of a plot to secretly brainwash teenagers into buying whatever the villains wanted them to.]]

[[AC:{{Television}}]]
* SteveMartin wore a pair of rabbit ears on the cover of ''[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Awildandcrazyguy.jpg A Wild and Crazy Guy]]''

[[AC:VideoGame]]
* FinalFantasyXII's the Cat Eared hood is an equipable accessory that ups speed by a lot.
** The Devout Class in FinalFantasyIII and Seer Class in FinalFantasyTacticsAdvance and [[FinalFantasyTacticsA2 A2]] have Cat Eared Hoods.

* Some of Leanne's hair bands in ''ResonanceOfFate'' have cat ears.
* ''TheLegendOfZelda: OcarinaOfTime'' and MajorasMask have the bunny mask which increases speed.
** In [[SuperSmashBrothers Super Smash Bros]]. Brawl and Melee. Equipping said item will increase a character's running speed and drastically increase your jumping height.
* GuildWars: Cat-eared headgear was handed out as a freebie during Halloween 2010. It's purely ornamental and has no game effect.

* ''TalesOfVesperia'' has the Bunny Ears Guild, which gives you bunny headbands for various characters in exchange for acquiring titles. Rita also gets a waitress costume which involves cat ears - presumably on barrettes as they are not attached to a band - and a different headband with a cat face decoration on it.
* '''TricksterOnline''': every character has these and a detachable tail by default. Each character type is actually named after which animals ears/tail they have. Odd thing is, they cannot be unequipped until you reach Lv20. Also are non-dropable and have their own equip slots, so they don't hog any real inventory space. Most headgear also let the ears clip through, as if they had holes in them, but capes hide the tail completely.

[[AC:WesternAnimation]]
* ''JosieAndThePussycats'' theme song.
->Josie and the Pussycats
->Long tails and ears for hats...

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[[AC:RealLife]]
* Theme parks usually sell these, the most famous example is Mickey Ears from DisneyThemeParks.
* Waitresses at the Playboy Club used to have to wear these.
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* Hazuki from {{Moon Phase}}. To the point that in anime adaptation it seems to be the main point of entire show. After all, [[{{Earworm}} Neko Mimi]] [[{{Memetic Mutation}} Modo Desu~]]

* "Aki-chan" from SensitivePornograp is a rare male, non-cute example. The ears come off as props for his potentially forced bunny play role in his abusive relationship.

* Every character has these and a detachable tail by default in '''TricksterOnline'''. Each character type is actually named after which animals ears/tail they have.

Adding fake animal ears is a way to keep the media within the bounds of reality and avoid potential {{Squick}} while still [[FetishFuel having the appeal]] of a Bunny of CatGirl. They are most often found on a headband, but can also appear on hats, hoodies, or other hair decorations and head coverings. They can sometimes be accentuated with fake tails. Most common are cat ears, although fox, bunny, and dog can also be found.

* SayonaraZetsubouSensei [[YaoiFangirl Harumi Fujiyoshi]] has a massive affinity for these. She once chased Itoshiki-sensei around town because he had a tail accessory without the proper headgear

* MariaHolic God has a pair (They even move although her real ears are still visible.)
* In ''{{Axis Powers Hetalia}}'' Japan places cat ear headband on Greece after the latter said that he wishes to be reborn as a cat.

* ''TalesOfVesperia'' has the Bunny Ears Guild, which gives you bunny headbands for various characters in exchange for acquiring titles. Rita also gets a waitress costume which involves cat ears - presumably on barrettes as they are attached to a band - and a different headband with a cat face decoration on it.

* ''TalesOfVesperia'' has the Bunny Ears Guild, which gives you bunny headbands for various characters in exchange for acquiring titles. Rita also gets a kitty band as one of the available headgears.

* ''[[ETTheExtraTerrestrial E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial]]''. On Halloween Elliott's mother dresses up in a leopard costume complete with an EarHeadband.

* All theme parks usually sell these, the most famous example is Mickey Ears from DisneyThemeParks.
* Waitresses at the Playboy Club used to have to wear these.

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