akuma-mimi 悪魔耳 (Demon Ears)

In Japanese, akuma-mimi 悪魔耳, "demon ears," or "devil ears," are the ears of fantasy characters that are pointed and curved upwards.

Character: Henry Marker ヘンリー・マーカー
Background: Carrera Marker カレラ・マーカー
Anime: Karin かりん (Episode 5)

• Context: a "vampire," kyuuketsuki 吸血鬼.

They're practically the same thing as "elf ears," erufu-mimi エルフ耳, except that elf ears tend to protrude outwards and can become extremely long, while demon ears protrude upwards and look short by comparison.

• Examples

Examples

For reference, some examples of characters with demon ears in anime:

Character: Lum ラム
Anime: Urusei Yatsura うる星やつら (Episode 1, 町に石油の雨がふる)

• tsuno
  角
  Horns.

Character: Okumura Rin 奥村燐
Anime: Ao no Exorcist, 青の祓魔師 (Episode 5)

• kiba
  牙
  Fangs.

Character: Tsuchigomori 土籠
Anime: Jibaku Shounen Hanako-kun 地縛少年花子くん (Episode 6)

• gizaba
  ギザ歯
  Jagged teeth.

Character: Valac Clara ウァラク・クララ
Anime: Mairimashita! Iruma-kun 魔入りました！入間くん (Episode 3)

Character: Ozu 小津
Anime: The Tatami Galaxy, Yojouhan Shinwa Taikei 四畳半神話大系 (Episode 1)