Skuld of Oh My Goddess! with ahoge near the front of the head.

Ahoge (あほげ, アホ毛, Ahoge^?), literally foolish hair, is a visual cue common to Japanese anime and manga. Consisting of a single, often large, lock of hair sticking out from the top of the head, it is most often used to identify foolish, bumbling or carefree characters. In the west Alfalfa from The Little Rascals would be the most identifiable character with what could be considered an ahoge. Ahoges have appeared on numerous characters but are usually limited to those appearing in works with comedic content and then mostly on females. Male characters with ahoge are more rare but are not unknown. Ahoge should not to be confused with "hair antennae", which are normally two or more locks of stray hair of similar appearance but representing different character traits. Ahoge are a naturally occurring trait of the hair and are not created with the aid of styling tools. They also appear only near the top of the head, but can be anywhere on top, front or back. While ahoge have been seen on characters for decades the first series to popularize the specific term is Pani Poni Dash!, where the character Himeko Katagiri sported one and had a major story line in one episode dedicated to it; Himeko's also appears to be living. Image File history File links Skuldahoge. ... Image File history File links Skuldahoge. ... Skuld (スクルド Sukurudo) is a character in the anime/manga Oh My Goddess! and is the younger sister of Belldandy. ... For other uses, see Oh My Goddess. ... Animé redirects here. ... This article is about the comics published in East Asian countries. ... Carl Dean Alfalfa Switzer (August 7, 1927 – January 21, 1959) was an American child actor, professional dog breeder and expert hunting guide, most notable for appearing in the Our Gang short subjects series as Alfalfa, one of the series most popular and best-remembered characters. ... A poster for the 1931 Our Gang comedy Love Business featuring depictions of (from left to right): Pete the Pup, Jackie Cooper, and Norman Chubby Chaney. ... Pani Poni Dash! ) is a Japanese series based around the concept of parody, for it frequently references Japanese culture in a wide array of ways. ... This is a list of characters in Pani Poni Dash! Spoiler warning: // Rebecca Miyamoto ) Rebecca Miyamoto Rebecca, also referred to as Becky by her class, is the homeroom teacher of class 1-C and a mathematics teacher. ...

Famous ahoge characters

Other famous characters to have ahoge include:

• Nono from Diebuster
• Saber from Fate/stay night
• Marche Radiuju from Final Fantasy Tactics Advance
• Tarutaru from Final Fantasy XI
• Edward Elric from Fullmetal Alchemist
• Escartin Mutsumune from Getsumento Heiki Mina
• Rip van Winkle from Hellsing
• Youko from Inukami!
• Haré from Jungle wa itsumo Hare nochi Guu
• Weda from Jungle wa itsumo Hare nochi Guu
• Jun Kitagawa from Kanon
• Mitsune "Kitsune" Konno, Sara McDougal, and Kanako Urashima from Love Hina
• Konata Izumi and Akira Kogami from Lucky Star
• Megumi Momono from Mahoraba
• Chiaki Minami from Minami-ke
• Lunamaria Hawke from Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny
• Sumi Kuroi from Moetan
• Mai Tokiha and Arika Yumemiya from My-HiME and My-Otome
• Negi Springfield from Negima!
• Skuld from Oh My Goddess!
• ME of the OS-Tan personifications
• Himeko Katagiri from Pani Poni Dash!
• Ahiru from Princess Tutu
• Rizel Iwaki from Rizelmine
• Kyoshiro Mibu from Samurai Deeper Kyo
• Kenji Harima and Tenma Tsukamoto from School Rumble
• Hinata Fuyuki from Sgt. Frog
• Shana from Shakugan no Shana
• Yume Kikuchi from Someday's Dreamers
• Rossiu Adai from Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann
• Konomi Yuzuhara from ToHeart2
• Sekai Saionji from School Days
• Hotori Tadase from Shugo Chara!
• Tasuku Meguro from Tokyo Mew Mew A La Mode
• Shinki from Touhou Project
• Kazuma Azuma from Yakitate!! Japan
• Haohmaru from Samurai Spirits
• Nagisa Furukawa from Clannad (visual novel)