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In **Galaxy Angel** , it seems Mint and her family all have these droopy
rabbit ears above their real ears.

![enter image description here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/BuQFP.jpg)

I know that she likes cosplay so are these fake? In all of the anime seasons I
don't see her without the rabbit ears and she seems to be able to move them as
if they're real. I've read that the BROCCOLI game has some insight into the
ears but I've never seen the game or could find any info about it.


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Why does Mint have rabbit ears?


It is unknown officially whether they're real or fake. As you mentioned,
Mint's father, Darno, has these ears as well:

![enter image description here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/SLO0s.jpg)

The reasons why Darno has these do not appear to be stated, nor are they very
elaborate for Mint. It is believed that they are fake due to her losing them
later in the series. From the [Galaxy Angel
Wiki](http://galaxyangel.wikia.com/wiki/Mint_Blancmanche#Anime):

> She is notable for having a pair of rabbit ears above her human ears, a
> trait shared by her entire family and the family pet. They can move
> depending on her emotions and can flap rapidly for flight. Although
> generally considered real, they were shown to most likely be fake in the
> third season, after an ordeal with a duck helmet completely removed her hair
> and rabbit ears, while leaving her real ears attached.

So, while they are considered to be fake for the reason stated above, it has
never been officially revealed one way or another.


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**Technically, they are テレパスファー ( _Terepasufaa_ , Telepasfer?), a peculiar
parasitic creature on planet Blancmanche.**

According to Mint's character introduction on [Japanese
Wikipedia](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AE%E3%83%A3%E3%83%A9%E3%82%AF%E3%82%B7%E3%83%BC%E3%82%A8%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B8%E3%82%A7%E3%83%AB%E3%81%AE%E7%99%BB%E5%A0%B4%E4%BA%BA%E7%89%A9#.E3.83.9F.E3.83.B3.E3.83.88.E3.83.BB.E3.83.96.E3.83.A9.E3.83.9E.E3.83.B3.E3.82.B7.E3.83.A5),

> In the original work, the parts that resemble animal ears on the head are
> parts of the body, organs for telepathy, and grow on all of her (Mint's)
> relatives regardless of their gender. In addition, _GA2_ made it public that
> the reason why Mint can use telepathy is the effect of _Terepasufaa_ , a
> peculiar parasitic creature on planet Blancmanche. In the anime, they are
> ear attachments and react based on Mint's feeling. [...]. Also, just like
> Ranka, all of her family wear the same headband.
>
>   * _Galaxy Angel_ (original work)
>
> (Mint) has a telepathic power and even able to read another, hidden, dark
> side of someone's thought, [...]
>
>   * _Galaxy Angel_ (anime)
>
> (Mint) doesn't have a telepathic power, [...]
>
>

* * *

In the original work (game/manga/LN) for _Galaxy Angel_ , it's only mentioned
that the ears were parts of the body and capable of telepathy. However,
_Galaxy Angel II_ expanded the setting by introducing _Terepasufaa_.

![*Terepasufaa*](https://i.stack.imgur.com/2V4jDm.png)

_Terepasufaa_ as first introduced in _Galaxy Angel II: Zettai Ryōiki no
Tobira_ (PS2)

In the game, it's described as a fluffy, parasitic creature living on planet
Blancmanche. It doesn't attach to a human (most possibly, it _only_ attaches
to people from Blancmanche), and it rarely moves. It has a telepathic power
and can be used by gripping it lightly, closing eyes, and thinking about
people (unknown for other living things/non-living things). The user can
see/know the targets' whereabouts & feelings, and even can suggest the targets
to think about the user (to let the user know how they feel about the user).

Related video: [Japanese Let's Play on NicoNico
Douga](http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm24434387) ([mirror for accountless
viewing](http://www.mmcafe.com/nico.html#http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm24434387)),
starts at 0:33

A [Japanese tweet by
@mint_mamiya](https://twitter.com/mint_mamiya/status/836147833589772288)
stated that Blancmanche conglomerates from generation to generation
_intentionally_ attach the _terepasufaa_ to the newborn children. However, I
can't confirm its reliability.

* * *

On the other hand, in the anime, they are just ear attachments. There's a
scene in each season 3 & 4 where Mint doesn't put its animal ears.

![Mint without animal ears](https://i.stack.imgur.com/oAbyrm.png)

Season 4, episode 26; image courtesy of [Normad Type 3's Livedoor Blog
(Japanese)](http://blog.livedoor.jp/normadtype3/archives/50114705.html)

Note that the anime doesn't really follow the original work and thus there are
some differences in the detail.


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