History Main / AnimalEaredHeadband

* In ''VisualNovel/{{Kanon}}'', child!Yuuichi gives a pair of bunny ears to his Childhood Friend to compensate for her short stature in hide-and-seek. She ran with it.

* Luz from the ''WesternAnimation/TheOwlHouse '' wears one, though the ears are not visible unless she pulls it over her head.

* Inverted in ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}''. For most of Volumes 1-3, Blake Belladonna wears a head ribbon which is hiding her ''real'' [[LittleBitBeastly Faunus]] ears.

In fiction, there are many ways to show a character is cute. You can give them [[HairDecorations cute hair decorations]]. You can give people a LittleBitBeastly CuteMonsterGirl. Or, you can give a hint of both, which is where this trope lies.

Compare HairDecorations, CatGirl, UnusualEars, LittleBitBeastly (the latter two when the ears are necessarily real).

* Chiaki Nanami from ''VisualNovel/SuperDanganRonpa2'' wears a bat-eared hoodie.

* In ''FanFic/AsukaQuest'', Asuka eventually gets some sets from a costume store that [[ExpressiveEars move in accordance with the wearer's mood]].

* At the end of ''Discworld/TheAmazingMauriceAndHisEducatedRodents'', when the Educated Rodents have become a tourist attraction in Bad Blintz, amongst the souvenirs for sale are Rat Ears.

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* In ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirls2013'' the main characters don horse-ears headbands and tails as part of Canterlot High's cheerleader outfit during the big musical number, since the mascot of the school is a horse. They makes a comeback in the short "Shake Your Tails!" for a party, and in the sequel ''[[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirlsFriendshipGames Friendship Games]]'' for a pep rally and later during the title games.

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** Yugo's hat, and those of all Eliatropes in ''The Guardians'' spin-off, evoke this trope.

* Chat Noir from ''WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug'' has cat ear-shaped hairclips as part of his outfit, though [[ExpressiveAccessory they sometimes move as though they were real cat ears]].

* ''WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug'' has cat ear-shaped hairclips as part of Chat Noir's outfit, though [[ExpressiveAccessory they sometimes move as though they were real cat ears]].

* ''WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug'' has this as part of Chat Noir's outfit, natch.

* Kuro in ''Kodomo no Jikan'' often sports these to complement whatever she's wearing from her UnlimitedWardrobe.

* The Third ''Anime/RebuildOfEvangelion'' film gives [[{{Tsundere}} Asuka]] a cat eared [[{{Defictionalization}} hat that is]] [[http://www.evangelion-japan.com/neon-genesis-evangelion-asuka-cats-ear-cap-cosplay-with-badge/ now for sale.]]

* Hazuki from ''[[Anime/TsukuyomiMoonPhase Moon Phase]]''constantly wears a cat-eared headband, to the extent that in the anime adaptation it seems to be the main point of the entire show. After all, "Neko Mimi [[{{Memetic Mutation}} Modo Desu~]]"

* Hazuki from ''[[Anime/TsukuyomiMoonPhase Moon Phase]]''. To the extent that in the anime adaptation it seems to be the main point of the entire show. After all, "Neko Mimi [[{{Memetic Mutation}} Modo Desu~]]"

* Hazuki from ''[[Anime/TsukuyomiMoonPhase Moon Phase]]''. To the extent that in the anime adaptation it seems to be the main point of the entire show. After all, "[[{{Earworm}} Neko Mimi]] [[{{Memetic Mutation}} Modo Desu~]]"

* The Cat (a.k.a. Greer Grant Nelson), from Marvel's short-lived 1972 series, wears a masked hood with cat ears as part of her costume. She later mutated into the LittleBitBeastly Tigra.
* Hellcat (a.k.a. ComicBook/PatsyWalker), of Marvel's ComicBook/TheAvengers and ComicBook/TheDefenders teams, wears a masked hood with cat ears as part of her costume.
* The ComicBook/{{Cheetah}} (aka Priscilla Rich), longtime foe of DC's ComicBook/WonderWoman, wore a masked hood with cat ears as part of her costume.
* A second Cheetah (aka Deborah Domaine), succeeded her aunt as an enemy of DC's Wonder Woman, wearing a cat-eared headband as part of her costume.

** The members of Yuri Plisetsky's GroupieBrigade, the "Yuri Angels", are easily recognizable by their cat-eared headbands. Yurio ends up wearing a cat-eared headband himself in Episode 8, when a fan throws him one as a gift at the end of his short program and it lands squarely on his head.

* During the first story arc of ''Manga/DragonBall'', there is a group of bandits that are identified by the bunny ears they wear on top of their hats. This is to show allegiance toward their leader, who's an anthropomorphic rabbit. Of course, confusion ensues when Bulma arrives in town while dressed as a PlayboyBunny because of Oolong.