<p>This is a sub-trope of <a href="http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AnimeHair" rel="noreferrer">Anime Hair</a>, which is known as the <a href="http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/HairIntakes" rel="noreferrer">Hair Intakes</a></p>
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<p>A sub-trope of Anime Hair, this hairstyle resembles the hood scoops on a muscle car and also looks a bit like cat ears, allowing for the visual appeal of the Cat Girl in series that are too &quot;realistic&quot; to actually feature such a supernatural creature. Seems to be more common among females, though male examples are plentiful as well.</p>
<p>Seems to be especially prevalent in Visual Novels.</p>
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This is literally what the Japanese call it, the ["Intake" hairstyle](https://web.archive.org/web/20181007222519/https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A4%E3%83%B3%E3%83%86%E3%83%BC%E3%82%AF_(%E9%AB%AA%E5%9E%8B)) ("inteku kamigata"), after the openings on certain car hoods that channel air into the engine. E.g., https://twitter.com/p__hone/status/689132473758793728
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<p>Its a kind of hairstyle that has two hair strands hanging down from the top of the head maybe at the center of it</p>

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What is this type of hairstyle?
# What is this type of hairstyle?
Posted by: username_0 on 2018-02-21
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Its a kind of hairstyle that has two hair strands hanging down from the top of the head maybe at the center of it
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## 1 answers
### Answer by username_1 on 2018-02-21. Score: 15
This is a sub-trope of [Anime Hair](http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AnimeHair), which is known as the [Hair Intakes](http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/HairIntakes)

> A sub-trope of Anime Hair, this hairstyle resembles the hood scoops on a muscle car and also looks a bit like cat ears, allowing for the visual appeal of the Cat Girl in series that are too "realistic" to actually feature such a supernatural creature. Seems to be more common among females, though male examples are plentiful as well.
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> Seems to be especially prevalent in Visual Novels.
> **Comments:**
> **username_2** (2018-02-21): This is literally what the Japanese call it, the ["Intake" hairstyle](https://web.archive.org/web/20181007222519/https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A4%E3%83%B3%E3%83%86%E3%83%BC%E3%82%AF_(%E9%AB%AA%E5%9E%8B)) ("inteku kamigata"), after the openings on certain car hoods that channel air into the engine. E.g., https://twitter.com/p__hone/status/689132473758793728  
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