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** Hina-Ichigo with "na no," roughly meaning "definitely!"

** To a slightly lesser extent, Shinku with "da wa" (which when not a tic can be legitimate Japanese).

** Let's not forget about Ryohei's ''"TO THE EXTREME!!"'' too.

** Lambo has several: There's "ga ma n" (which roughly translates into "Tolerate" or "Gotta stay calm") and he tends to add "e gamo ne", "monya m" and "damone" at the end of his sentences. Also, Adult!Lambo has a habit of saying "Yare yare" ("geez").

** Referenced/played with when Escargon was pretending to be Dedede, and kept ending his sentences with "degesu zoy".

** Kirby himself doesn't say anything other than "Poyo!" At least while he isn't using any [[Mega Manning|absorbed power]].

{{quote|'''Naruto:''' Oh no you don't, Sasuke. They came here to interview me, not you.

'''Sasuke:''' They came here to interview everyone, loser. There are other ninja here, you know. '''Believe it!''' }}

** Other characters have their own phrases; Konohamaru, the grandson of the Third Hokage, ends most of his sentences with "kore", and Akatsuki villain Deidara punctuates his speech with a drawn out "hmm", which is retained verbatim in the dub.

** Kushina, Naruto's mother, ends her sentences with Dattebane, which is commented on by Naruto when they meet during his fight with Kyuubi.

** Omosodake complains about virtually everything and ends every complaint with "I'm only human."

* Moonface from ''[[Busou Renkin]]'' ends all his sentences with "moo~n" spoken in an extremely odd way.

* Aisha from ''[[Outlaw Star]]'' tends to throw in the masculine-sounding "zo na" every few sentences.

* In ''[[Keroro Gunsou]]'', Keroro tends to append "de arimasu" to almost all his sentences, while Tamama uses "desu", Kululu uses "da ze", and Dororo uses "de gozaru". There's also a minor character, Space Police Officer Poyon, who tends to end her sentences with "poyo". "De arimasu" and "de gozaru" are both valid Japanese (both are polite, military-style forms of "de aru", the Japanese equivalent of the verb "to be"); however, "de gozaru" is rather archaic, and "de arimasu" is rarely used outside of the military - not to mention that Keroro and Dororo use them excessively and outside of proper context.

** Manga-only—Yugi has a subtle one; he says "Yep!" or "Yup!" a ''lot''.

** Weevil has his snarky laugh, Dub!Mokuba has his vocal tremor, Ryou is always exceedingly polite, and Dub!Kaiba tends to favor "Yeah" and [[Sarcasm Mode|"Yeah,]] [[Deadpan Snarker|right."]]

** In one episode, as they argue bitterly, Chronos and Napoleon take to calling each other by their specific sentence ending.

* Rua in ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's|Yu-Gi-Oh 5 Ds]]'' has an annoying habit of talking like Gerald McBoingBoing...but only in duels. Just ''try'' to get through an episode (or ''Tag Force 4'' duel) with him dueling and ''not'' poke out your eardrums after the fiftieth cry of "DOOOOON!", "CHA-KIIIIING!", or "[[Gratuitous English|DIIIIAL ON!]]".

** ''[[Yes! Pretty Cure 5]]'': Coco ("-coco"), Nuts ("-natsu"), Milk ("-miru") - and listing those added in the second season would take too much time.

** Surprisingly averted in ''[[Fresh Pretty Cure]]'' - Chiffon spoke babytalk until episode 13 and Tart spoke in Osaka-ben Kansai dialect.

** ''[[Suite Pretty Cure]]'': each of the Fairy Tones end each sentence in a solfège name (for example, Dori and Dodori use "-dodo"). Hummy also speaks often with the "-nyan" word that sometimes sounds like a verbal tic.

** ''[[Smile Pretty Cure]]'': Candy ends each sentence with "-kuru". Pop frequently ends sentences with "-de gozaru," since he sounds and acts like a samurai.

* Kaede Nagase in ''[[Mahou Sensei Negima]]'' ends most of her sentences with "de gozaru", the archaic speaking style highlighting her "samurai-like" personality. Ku Fei ends hers in "aru" or "arune", intended to convey a Chinese accent. Yue Ayase also frequently ends sentences with an extra "desu". Chao Lingshen ends her sentences in "ne".

** Kaede uses "sessha" as a personal pronoun too. She actually talks a lot like [[Rurouni Kenshin|Kenshin]]...

* Nishiyama Kankuro in ''[[Muteki Kanban Musume]]'' adds "nya" to every sentence he finishes.

* From ''[[The Prince of Tennis]]'':

** Kikumaru Eiji ends many of his phrases with "-nya", or substitutes 'nya' for the 'na' sound in a word.

** Subverted in the case of Yanagisawa Shinya: he finishes his phrases with "da ne", but it's so annoying that at one point Kaidou and Momoshiro go all "STFU!" at him.

* Nia, the apprentice Biter in ''[[DearS]]'' always adds "ni" to her sentences as well. In fact, sometimes it's the only thing she says.

* Mojo Jojo in ''[[Demashita! Powerpuff Girls Z]]'' usually adds "-mojo" to the end of his sentences, presumably because the original Mojo's wonky grammar wouldn't translate well into Japanese (being a parody of bad Japanese-to-English translations in the first place).

* ''[[Pani Poni Dash!|Pani Poni Dash]]'' has a cat-like creature who ends its sentences with "nya", a tanuki that ends its sentences with "de yansu", and a giant salamander that ends its sentences with "kero".

** Not to mention Himeko, who says "Maho" practically every other sentence.

** However, she does regularly add an additional 's' at the end of her words. Whether this is a lisp due to her snaggletooth or just a way of talking is anyone's guess.

** She is also known for 'megas(sa)'.

* The main character of ''[[Zatch Bell]]'' ends almost all of his sentences with "na(ru) no da", an expression of emphasis that loosely reads as "isn't it?", although it's seldom translated.

* In the anime-only (that is, not from the original manga) episode of ''[[Hayate the Combat Butler]]!'', the supporting cast gets caught in a roleplaying game, with a villain whose verbal tic is "-tima." She reveals in one of her monologues that "-tima" is part of her punishment, and something she will be able to get rid of if she defeats the heroes. It's so bad she writes it on a welcome banner.

* Wilhelmina Carmel of ''[[Shakugan no Shana]]'' ends nearly every sentence with "de arimasu", de arimasu.

** Said expression was adapted in the dub by making the character say "indeed" in pretty much every sentence. The results are satisfactory indeed. It was indeed a nice [[Woolseyism]].

** The sadistic Akuma Eshi, being an artist when still human, begins most of his sentences with "Title."

** While not necessarily a verbal tic, the Millennium Earl ends all his sentences (in the manga) [[Say It with Hearts|with a heart]]. No matter what. This is occasionally creepy, since the Earl is the [[Omnicidal Maniac]] [[Big Bad]].

* Many of the [[Monster of the Week|Monsters Of The Week]] in ''[[Sailor Moon]]'' do this, adding their name or part of it to the end of sentences. (Actually, the monsters that don't do this are generally [[Pokémon-Speak|only capable of saying their own name]], period.)

** Banban.

** The same applies to Rinrin/Chouhi in ''[[Koihime Musou]]'' and Nano-Nano Pudding from ''[[Galaxy Angel (video game)|Galaxy Angel II]]''.

* ''[[Cardcaptor Sakura]]'''s main character has her ever present "Hoee".

* Ume from ''[[Air Gear]]'' (in the manga, at least) often punctuates her sentences with "deshi."

* While believing she is a child, the titular character of ''[[Nanaka 6/17|Nanaka Six Seventeen]]'' often says "Hayaya" or "Hawawa" when surprised by something. This is partly in imitation of the [[Magical Girl]] in the [[Show Within a Show]] she loves.

* In ''Kyattou Ninden Teyandee'' (aka ''[[Samurai Pizza Cats]]''), Yattaro (Speedy Cerviche) always says "Teyandee!" to whatever he says.

* Shark Fujishiro from ''[[Seto no Hanayome]]'' speaks as if all sentences were interrogatory. What this means is that everything he says ends like a question? You know with an upward inflection? There's maybe 3 lines in the entire dub where he doesn't talk like this?

** Possibly the best joke in the series: someone fears that the girls have been killed and will come back to haunt her as ghost/zombies... with their evil chuckles... "Heh heh heh." "Heh heh heh." "Heh heh heh de arimasu."

** Also, Sylvia, who refers to the other girls as "dudettes" and often starts sentences with "yo, yo" The translation notes say this was just to convey a general manner of casualness to her speech.

* Misha and her constant "Suuuu[[" or "Nyaaa]]" at the end of her sentences in ''[[Pita-Ten]]''. Even lampshaded on occasion by several characters.

* In ''[[Shugo Chara]]'', several of the Chara use Verbal Tics, including Yoru's "[[da nya]]", Nana's "nia" (Which, [[My Name Is Not Durwood|as she is quite clear towards pointing out towards the afore - mentioned Yoru,]] is NOT the same as "nya".) and Su's "desu~" (Which is actually a [[Mythology Gag|self - reference:]] ''[[Peach-Pit]]'' did both ''Rozen Maiden'' AND ''Shugo Chara'', and Su happens to wear green, medieval - maid - ish clothing, so that it is.)

* The titular character of ''[[Otogi Juushi Akazukin]]'' says "juushi" at every opportunity, leading to another character wondering what's so "juicy" anyway.

* ''[[Mahoraba]]'' thrives on these, with almost every character having one tic or another.

* [[Chinese Girl|Kagura]] from ''[[Gintama]]'' ends many of her sentences with "aru" (which is translated as "uh-huh" in the Viz licensed volumes). At one point, when the other characters thought Kagura was gone from the story, Otae (aru/uh-huh), Sacchan (nin-nin) and Catherine (nya/meow) make up their own verbal tics in an attempt to be chosen as the new female lead.

* Paya-tan, the "heroine's" animal mascot in ''[[Dai Mahou Touge]]'', ends his sentences with "-paya!" except when in [[Badass|Jouji Nakata]] mode.

* The demon in ''[[Baccano!]]'' that gave Maiza the secret to eternal life regularly peppers his speech with a phrase that roughly translates into "but, whatever." {{spoiler|Now, isn't funny that camorrista Ronnie tends to use that very same phrase...}}

** He [[Lampshade Hanging|lampshades]] this in the novel:

* Aah, that's right, [[Lady of War|Signum]] of ''[[Lyrical Nanoha]]'' has her distinctive "Aah" which she uses as a preface for certain statements or simply as a very old-fashioned "Yes".

** There's also Wendi, the [[Genki Girl|cheerful]], red-headed, [[Hover Board]] riding [[Hollywood Cyborg|cyborg]] who has a habit of adding a "[[su" at the end of her sentences ]]su.

** Apachai has a habit of saying "Apa!" a lot, sometimes very rapidly in sequence: "APAPAPAPAPA!"

* In ''[[Welcome to The NHK]]'', there's ''[[Show Within a Show|Puru Puru Pururin]]'', where the eponymous heroine ends her sentences with '-purin'.

* Quon from ''[[RahXephon]]'' tends to say "ra ra" when surprised or confused.

* Sora, the main character of ''[[Kaleido Star]]'', occasionally repeats the last word or sound of a sentence three times, times, times. She actually doesn't do it often in the actual series, except when she is very excited or worried about something and mostly for comic relief, but she does it at the end of the brief introduction at the beginning of every episode, sode, sode.

* Eruka Frog from ''[[Soul Eater]]'' often uses "geko," the Japanese equivalent of "ribbit."

** Mizune always adds "chi chi chi" to the end of her sentences (when she speaks in sentences). Chichichi is the sound a rat makes in Japanese. There is also one-shot character Al Capone's [[Gratuitous English|"y'know?"]].

* ''[[Rave Master]]'' has a talking penguin-esque creature named Ruby who ends every other sentence with "poyo", and even writes it at the end of sentences. This is joked about lightly once when, after giving a long drawn out explanation about how magic and elements works, Ruby guesses that the resident mage, Sieg, must not be aligned to any element. In the background is an image of Sieg saying "Correct, poyo"

* ''[[Fairy Tail]]'' - Ebi means shrimp/prawn in Japanese. The [[Summon Magic|Stellar Spirit]] [[Western Zodiac|Cancer]] is the one who says it, to the disappointment of all who wanted to hear him say something more appropriate, being The Crab.

** Kinana says -kina.

* ''[[Axis Powers Hetalia]]'' is in love with verbal tics. Be it China's 'aru', Russia's 'da', or N. Italy's 've', the use is heavy and often.

** Or, like, totally, Poland, you know?

** [[Canada, Eh?|Canada has a tendency to say "Maple" when he is in pain.]]

** Thailand says "ana" after his sentences.

* Lady Aska of Fahren in ''[[Magic Knight Rayearth]]'' ends nearly every sentence with "-ja", rather than the typical "-aru" you'd expect from a [[Chinese Girl]] ja. Sometimes appends a "-ja" to the end of a random word in the middle of a sentence, or replaces a word's last syllable with "ja".

* Chinatsu Nakayama from ''[[Doki Doki School Hours]]'' (Sensei no Ojikan) has a habit of ending sentences with "kyaha" when excited.

* A rare [[Sonic the Hedgehog]] manga released before the first game has Eggman have one of these with the word 'hai' at the end of every sentence. This is translated to a fascination with cooking giant eggs in English, yes!

* Rikuson Hakugen of ''[[Ikki Tousen]]'' ends her sentences with "Zo ne", an odd combination for a young girl; "Zo" is a strong and manly tic and "ne" is, of course, the cutesy girl kind.

* ''[[Himawari]]'''s [[Darkskinned Blonde]] Himeji ends her sentences with "arisu".

* In one episode of [[MM!]], Mio uses hypnosis to temporarily make Taro end all of his sentences with "muccha boin" (translated as "hugetastic boobs").

* From ''[[Ranma ½]]'', Shampoo's tendency to add "Aiyah" to the beginning of sentences when agitated.

** Maomolin the cat ghost randomly adds the noun "Nya", the Japanese word for "Meow", to his sentences, and the people he possesses will also talk like this.

* [[Tall, Dark and Bishoujo|Homura]] from ''[[Puella Magi Madoka Magica]]'' sports a [[Memetic Mutation|fan-created]] verbal tic: Japanese fans have her use the tic "homu" (sometimes repeated twice or more) in fanart. She often says it while engaging in [[Memetic Molester|illicit activities]] (another meme that's totally fan-made).

* Sheila of ''[[Superior]]'' does this quite a lot, nyaaa~!

* In ''[[Tamayura]]'', the [[Cute Clumsy Girl]] Fuu often finishes her sentences with "na no de". This phrase is then used also in [[Idiosyncratic Episode Naming|episode names]].

* Much like Kenshin, Masa in ''[[House of Five Leaves]]'' ends his sentences with a polite, "de gozaru."

* Black Hanekawa of ''[[Bakemonogatari]]'' says "nya" for every "n" sound in a word.

* ''[[Mayo Chiki]]'' has a verbal ''hic'' from Kanade. Hiccups from her results in a "nyu" sound that's used much like a regular [[Verbal Tic]], and Jiro even thinks she's doing it on purpose. It's just about the only thing that breaks her normally very solid composure.