<p>Seems to be the <a href="http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SproutingEars" rel="noreferrer">Sprouting ears</a> trope.</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>A symptom of a Super-Deformed Art Shift, where occasionally a character will sprout Unusual Ears or other animal features (paws, tails, etc.) during certain moments to accentuate certain aspects of their personality. What ears symbolize what varies from culture to culture, but generally they break down into three groups:</p>
  
  <ol>
  <li>Cats: Genkiness, excitability, occasionally irritation. Usually
  accompanied by a Cat Smile.</li>
  <li>Dogs: Hyperness, clumsiness, affection. Generally done to a
  character who is loving, but not all there in the head.</li>
  <li>Foxes: Mischief, wisdom, slyness. May be either friendly or
  malevolent.</li>
  </ol>
</blockquote>

<p>Another form it might be used (did not watch little busters so not sure its the case) is when the character hears something special hes not supposed to know. This is often used to show that they have heard this secret information.</p>

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Dimitri mx
<p>In the Little Busters!-anime, Rin sometime has cat-ears for a very short time (mostly only a split second). Is it used to show a character trait? What does it mean?</p>

<p>Here's an image of it:</p>

<p><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/nAbFd.jpg" alt="enter image description here"></p>

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Why does Rin have cat-ears?
# Why does Rin have cat-ears?
Posted by: username_0 on 2013-11-13
In the Little Busters!-anime, Rin sometime has cat-ears for a very short time (mostly only a split second). Is it used to show a character trait? What does it mean?

Here's an image of it:

![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/nAbFd.jpg)
**Tags:** tropes little-busters
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## 1 answers
### Answer by username_1 on 2013-11-14. Score: 6 | Accepted answer
Seems to be the [Sprouting ears](http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SproutingEars) trope.

> A symptom of a Super-Deformed Art Shift, where occasionally a character will sprout Unusual Ears or other animal features (paws, tails, etc.) during certain moments to accentuate certain aspects of their personality. What ears symbolize what varies from culture to culture, but generally they break down into three groups:
>
> 1. Cats: Genkiness, excitability, occasionally irritation. Usually
>    accompanied by a Cat Smile.
> 2. Dogs: Hyperness, clumsiness, affection. Generally done to a
>    character who is loving, but not all there in the head.
> 3. Foxes: Mischief, wisdom, slyness. May be either friendly or
>    malevolent.

Another form it might be used (did not watch little busters so not sure its the case) is when the character hears something special hes not supposed to know. This is often used to show that they have heard this secret information.
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