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[![mugen chewing
leaf](https://i.stack.imgur.com/YS4F5.jpg)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/YS4F5.jpg)

What is Mugen chewing always sometimes he chews small sticks, some other times
he chews long stems with leaves. Is that Japanese style? and what is that
plant name?


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What is Mugen chewing?


Anime characters chewing on a blade of grass/toothpick is considered [a trope
in
anime](https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/OralFixation?from=Main.OralFixationFixation)
and is _usually_ attributed to the delinquent types.

> Sometimes a character will suck or chew on something as a form of
> characterization. These range from **toothpicks and blades of straw or
> grass** to lollipops and cigarettes.
>
> In anime, **having a piece of straw in one's mouth is a common depiction of
> a banchou** , or juvenile delinquent gang-leader character.

Some other characters that have been noted to conform to this trope:

  1. **Tetsuya Kusakabe** from **Katekyo Hitman Reborn!** , a _delinquent_ character.

[![enter image description
here](https://i1.wp.com/pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/924629161196392449/3pVI7JcQ_200x200.jpg)](https://i1.wp.com/pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/924629161196392449/3pVI7JcQ_200x200.jpg)

  2. **Ikki Takeda** from **History's Strongest Disciple Kenichi** , who was formerly _a member of a gang called Ragnarök_.

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

  3. **Mifune** from **Soul Eater** , who's personality is described [like this](http://souleater.wikia.com/wiki/Mifune):

_Often stoic in nature and staunch in attitude, Mifune tends be somewhat quiet
in situations that do not directly involve him and remains mostly serious as
well as being straight-forward.._

[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/J0wu4.jpg)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/J0wu4.jpg)

  4. **Ash's Treecko** from **Pokémon** , described as [_cool, calm, collected and serious_](http://pokemon.wikia.com/wiki/Ash%27s_Sceptile).

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

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[**Wikia, on Mugen**](http://champloo.wikia.com/wiki/Mugen): _Rude, lewd,
vulgar, conceited, temperamental, and unhinged - Mugen is something of an
antihero._

Thus, it can be inferred that the "blade of grass in mouth" trope is a type of
characterization that _mostly_ represents a serious/delinquent sort of
character.

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The plant isn't usually of significance and isn't the same in every case
unless explicitly stated. In a [Japanese
page](https://dic.pixiv.net/a/%E6%AD%A6%E7%94%B0%E4%B8%80%E5%9F%BA) that
describes **Ikki Takeda** from the second image above, the following is
written with respect to the blade of grass.

> 常に葉っぱを口でくわえて...

which translates to "Always with a leaf in his mouth...", indicating that he's
not chewing on any special plant.

As for what Mugen is chewing in the particular image posted, I'd guess it's
bamboo.


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