"Tsuno Musume" (JP), also known as "Tsunokko" (JP), is a term for a young female human character with horns.
Etymology
Meaning of the Term
Tsuno musume (角娘) is a combination of "tsuno" (角), meaning "horns", and "musume" (娘), meaning "daughter (or a young unmarried girl)".[1]
Alternate Spelling
This is also sometimes referred to as "tsunokko" (角っ娘), which comes from the alternate reading of the kanji "musume" (娘) when used as a suffix, which is "ko".[2][3]
This term can also be alternatively written as "角っ子" using "ko" (子), a gender-neutral term for "child", while being pronounced the same way as "ko" (娘) meaning "daughter". This alternate spelling can be used to allow male characters to also fall under this archetype, however, the male version of this archetype is far more niche and there are currently not any known official uses of tsunokko being used to refer to a male character.[4]
Characteristics
Tsuno musume are young female characters who have horns. Generally they are a type of ajin (demi-human) and are from a race that naturally has horns, though they may also just temporarily grow horns as a result of their abilities.[1]
Tsuno musume are mostly human in appearance while having horns on their head.
Sub-Types
There are many different types of horns, ranging from animal horns, to mythical creature horns, to horns made from inanimate objects.[1]
Animal Horns
The most common types of animal horns are deer horns and sheep horns. Human characters with deer or sheep characteristics typically have animal horns as opposed to animal ears.
Demon Horns
Oni Horns
Miscellaneous
Differences From Other Archetypes
Tsuno musume is very similar to kemonomimi, but instead of having animal ears they have animal horns.
Many monster musume characters (mostly demon girls, dragon girls, and oni girls) also fall under tsuno musume since monster girls often have horns. The main difference is simply that not all monster girls have horns and not all tsunokko are based on monster horns.
Similar Archetypes
- Kemonomimi: A term for a human character who has animal ears.
- Monster Danshi: A term for a beautiful young male character who shares traits with a monster.
- Monster Musume: A term for a cute young female character who shares traits with a monster.
List of Characters
Gallery
 Albedo from Overlord  Yuuko Yoshida from Machikado Mazoku  Lum from Urusei Yatsura  Yamato from ONE PIECE  Tohru from Kobayashi-san Chi no Maid Dragon  Ganyu from Genshin Impact |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 What is Tsuno Musume. Pixiv Encyclopedia (2011/02/19). “A tag given to young women with horns. It is also spelled "tsunokko" (角っ娘). There is also a unisex tag called "tsunokko" (角っ子), but this tag has the most registrations. Since real-life humans do not normally grow horns, this tag is usually used in conjunction with various demi-human/non-human characters.”
- ↑ What is Tsunokko. Pixiv Encyclopedia (2011/02/19). “A young girl with horns.”
- ↑ What is Tsunokko. NicoNico Pedia (2015/05/25). “A tsunokko (角っ娘) is a young girl with horns. She is also called a tsuno musume (角娘), which is almost synonymous. She is also called a tsunokko (角っ子), but this does not specify the gender. Tsunokko, as the name suggests, is a girl with horns. The shapes of horns vary, and the term tsunokko or tsuno musume does not refer to horns of a specific shape.”
- ↑ What is Tsunokko. Pixiv Encyclopedia (2011/02/19). “A tag given to young people with horns.”
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