<p>It's a symbolic way to give the character traits a cat has momentarily, like wanting to cuddle or being territorial.</p>
<p>It's just one of those &quot;cute&quot; tropes that you'll see over and over again in manga and anime. Another example I can think of is in <em>The Apothecary Diaries</em>. There is usually no hidden meaning.</p>
<p>Cats are very popular in anime and Japan in general with many anime faces taking on a subtle feline shape even if no cat ears or other cat features are present.</p>

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<p>In some of the episodes of Hunter X Hunter it will show a flash scene of Killua Zoldyck with white cat ears. Why is that? Does it have a hidden meaning?</p>

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I guess you mean Killua like [this](https://huncyclopedia.com/11). There's nothing really hidden, but simply it symbolizes Killua being whimsical, or stereotypical cat-like.
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This technique was also used in Komi Can't communicate later on.
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Why does Killua have cat ears
# Why does Killua have cat ears
Posted by: username_0 on 2024-04-29
In some of the episodes of Hunter X Hunter it will show a flash scene of Killua Zoldyck with white cat ears. Why is that? Does it have a hidden meaning?
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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: I guess you mean Killua like [this](https://huncyclopedia.com/11). There's nothing really hidden, but simply it symbolizes Killua being whimsical, or stereotypical cat-like.  
> **username_2**: This technique was also used in Komi Can't communicate later on.  
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### Answer by username_3 on 2024-07-30. Score: 1
It's a symbolic way to give the character traits a cat has momentarily, like wanting to cuddle or being territorial.

It's just one of those "cute" tropes that you'll see over and over again in manga and anime. Another example I can think of is in *The Apothecary Diaries*. There is usually no hidden meaning.

Cats are very popular in anime and Japan in general with many anime faces taking on a subtle feline shape even if no cat ears or other cat features are present.
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