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Cothy1992:
Why does the anime character have this odd thing going on with her mouth/lip? (click to show/hide)
In the anime (her name is Hachikuji Mayoi, and the anime is Bakemonogatari) her lip always look like that, she stutters often, so that is really the only reason why I can think they'd design her like that.

AceHigh:
It looks similar to the "one fang sticking out" trope, but this is lip, right?

Well, if it is not a commonly recurring thing in anime, then it's not a trope.

Cothy1992:

--- Quote from: AceHigh on December 16, 2013, 03:00:20 AM ---It looks similar to the "one fang sticking out" trope, but this is lip, right?

Well, if it is not a commonly recurring thing in anime, then it's not a trope.

--- End quote ---
I guess it's not really a trope then. I'm thinking that it's just to let the viewer know that the reason she sounds like that is due to her lip being that way. I haven't seen it otherwise.

Lord of Fire:
It's a Cute Fang, even though it looks like a lip protrusion in this case.

It has nothing to do with her manner of speech (Mayoi doesn't actually stutter all the time, she does it on purpose); Cute Fangs are a sign that you're dealing with a girl who likes playing tricks on you, or is just mischievous in general.

brunoais:
Yeah, it looks like the cute fang except that snails have no fangs (or any teeth what-so-ever). They bite using their lips. Maybe that's the connection that the animators wanted to make.

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