Sometimes it's the characters' style, with their characteristic black clothing, lace ... Everyone's definition of what makes an anime gothic is different, but the best ones manage to stand ...

A moody and morose young man, Ciel's dark attire almost rivals his dark attitude. He often sports dark clothes that match the Victorian period, and have a Victorian gothic element to them.

Making it clear just how chic gothic attire can be, the 22-year-old Californian arrived at Dior’s Haute Couture show in Paris, sporting a head-to-toe look hailing from the French designer Maison.