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[[One-Winged Angel]]s aside (except those that involve the [[Bishonen Line]]), everything can be a cute girl.
The
[[wikipedia:Gothic lolita|Gothic lolita is actually a sub-style]] of the [[wikipedia:Lolita fashion|"lolita" subculture in Japan]] based on dressing in EGL as fashion, not costume. The specific [[Trope Namer]] is Mana, a [[Visual Kei]] artist, who uses "Elegant Gothic Lolita" to refer to his own brand of clothing, Moi-Meme-Moitie. So referring to lolita clothing as EGL is [[Brand Name Takeover|like saying "I'm going to play Nintendo" when referring to video games]]. "Gothic Lolita" is also referred to as "gothic ''and'' lolita", "GothLoli" (''gosurori''), or "loligoth." Western [[Goth]] fashion is referred to as "goth punk" in Japan. A list of the most prominent sub-styles of lolita fashion can be found [http://lolita-handbook.livejournal.com/3035.html#cutid1 here].
Keep in mind that although creators might draw inspiration from lolita fashion or intend to show lolita outfits, they might not necessarily make accurate representations or real-life
Can overlap with a [[Fairytale Wedding Dress]].
Not to be confused with [http://www.jaredandlindsay.com/JarPortfolio/comics/OtakuC_006_GothLolita.jpg Original Gothic Lolita] or "OGL".▼
It's rare that a trope follows [[The Wiki Rule]], but this one does: [https://lolitafashion.fandom.com/wiki/Lolita_Fashion_Wiki Lolita Fashion Wiki ].
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▲Not to be confused with [http://www.jaredandlindsay.com/JarPortfolio/comics/OtakuC_006_GothLolita.jpg Original Gothic Lolita] or "OGL", or a [[Lolita| certain controversial novel]], nor the [[Lolicon|stigma associated with it]], get your mind out of the gutter there.
== Anime & Manga ==▼
▲{{examples}}
* Liselotte in ''[[11eyes]]''.
* Belarus from ''[[Axis Powers Hetalia]]''.
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* ''[[Chobits]]'' features several characters with "gothloli" looks, though mostly notably are Chii, with the dresses Chitose gives her. Freya is a better example, as Chii is more sweet-loli than goth-loli.
* ''[[Code Geass]]''
** [[Mysterious Waif]] C.C. inexplicably wears an
** A special mention needs to go to the [[Picture Drama]] where Milly forces the entire student council to cross-dress, and ''Lelouch'' gets dressed up like this. He is not exactly pleased, but there's a certain amount of [[Squee]] from everyone else over "[[Attractive Bent Gender|Luluko]]."
** In the Lost Colors game, [http://img528.imageshack.us/img528/9495/nunnabling.jpg Nunnally ends up dressed in a red and white Lolita outfit.]
* The SISTERs of ''[[Coyote Ragtime Show]]''.
* Lala the [[Robot Girl|doll]] in a few chapters of ''[[D.Gray-man|D Gray Man]]''. The sadistic Road not only dresses up like this, but in her introduction she also dresses [[Go-Go Enslavement|a kidnapped and paralyzed Lenalee]] as one too, mostly to tick off Allen.
* Misa Amane in ''[[Death Note]]'' was originally styled this way, though her looks became more mainstream after the [[Time Skip]] to indicate her maturity and fame. In the anime, Misa also wears this in the [[Grand Finale]]... {{spoiler|as she quietly stands atop of a rooftop, after Light's death... and it's strongly implied that [[Driven to Suicide|she threw herself off it]].}} As a matter of fact, it's possible that her original montage {{spoiler|actually takes place directly before her scene in the finale, which may be why she, in the montage, is seen on a rooftop looking forlornly at the horizon.}} The outfit may have been so distinct specifically to draw us to this conclusion.
* ''[[Digimon]]''
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* The manga ''Doll'' by Mitsukazu Mihara is filled with tons of characters wearing lolita, specifically the Dolls (androids) of the story. Mihara also did the first covers of the Gothic Lolita Bible.
* Illyasviel von Einzbern from ''[[Fate/stay night|Fate Stay Night]]''. Although, she's more [[Genki Girl|genki]] than elegant, but still...
* Dolce in ''[[Geneshaft]]'' wears a distinctively
* In the second season of ''[[Genshiken]]'', the males discuss what Ogiue would be like as an ero-game character. The answer: she would be a shy girl in a Gothic Lolita dress who would nevertheless be sexually aggressive even if it was her first time.
* Merriweather from the manga ''[[Godchild]]''.
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* The outfits worn by the girls of ''[[K-On!]]'' in the ED, "Don't Say Lazy", and "Fuwa Fuwa Time".
* ''[[Kyouran Kazoku Nikki]]''
** Before changing families Senko Himemiya's (later known as Chika Midarezaki) standard outfit was of this variety.
** There is also the random shots at the end of the opening video where the female family members are seen wearing EGL.
* Everyone and everything from ''[[Black Butler]]''. (With, of course, the guys tending more toward Elegant Gothic Aristocrat.) Even grim and steely little Ciel Phantomhive wears tiers of lace and roses spilling off his top hats.
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* In ''[[Tsukuyomi Moon Phase]]'', Hazuki/Luna when we first meet her in her castle/home/prison.
* Kuesu from ''[[Omamori Himari]]''.
* Perona from ''[[One Piece]]'', has worn two Lolita style outfits, one Sweet (before the [[Time Skip]]), one Goth (after it).
* In the shoujo manga ''[[Othello (manga)|Othello]]'' the main character Yaya's secret hobby is dressing in EGL as cosplay for her favorite [[Visual Kei]] band (the manga has nothing to do with [[Shakespeare]]'s ''[[Othello]]'').
* ''[[Paradise Kiss]]''
** Isabella dresses in Elegant Gothic Aristocrat style, which is basically
** Miwako Sakurada sometimes dresses in Sweet Lolita dresses.
* The three "[[
* ''[[Princess Resurrection]]'': Hime, with heavy emphasis on elegant and Gothic, as well as her younger sister Sherwood.
* [[Waif Prophet|Quon]] from ''[[RahXephon]]'' certainly qualifies, cute umbrella and all. One of the DVD covers has her dress in a more traditional Gothic Loli outfit. Her facial expression and being taller than most lolis makes it border [[Uncanny Valley]].
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* Hotaru Tomoe (Sailor Saturn) in the second half of the third season of ''[[Sailor Moon]]''.
* The lead trio in ''[[Saint October]]''. They even call themselves the GothLoli Detectives.
* Ekaterina from ''[[Seikon no Qwaser]]'', who manages to be [[Bitch in Sheep's Clothing]] and [[Arrogant Kung Fu Guy]], when it suits
* Chikage from ''[[Sister Princess]]'' is borderline EGL. Although Aria from the same series may be a better example - in clothing style, anyway. Chikage is more 19th century male dress, for the most part.
* Emily from ''[[Soukou no Strain]]'' is dressed that way by Sara.
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** Bernkastel, Eriko Furudo, and Virgilia are the best examples.
** Maria, Lambdadelta, and Zepar can also count, though Lambda, with her pink-overload, would be more of a Sweet Lolita.
** Also worth noting are Natsuhi and Beatrice, who, due to the drawing styles of Natsumi Kei and Jiro Suzuki, are heavily styled like this in the manga.
* [[Gender Bender|Guilt-Na]] from ''[[Vampire Doll]]'' is often one, much to her chagrin.
* ''[[Venus Versus Virus]]''
** The manga has one of these as a protagonist. She also has a clothes' store that sells dresses in the same style.
** The twins, Layla and Lola, dress in gothic lolita fashion.
* In ''[[The Wallflower]]'' (
* Tsukiyo Kujou from ''[[The World God Only Knows]]'' counts as this, even while still wearing her school uniform. Her [[Creepy Doll]] Luna fits this trope to a T though.
* The Ame-Warashi in ''[[
* Kiku of ''Yoki Koto Kiku''.
* Ashley of ''[[Uragiri wa Boku no Namae wo Shitteiru]]''.
* Kuroneko from ''[[
* Stocking of ''[[Panty & Stocking with
* Sunako of ''[[Shiki]]'' has outfits inspired by EGL.
* ''Cat Street'' has a lolita character who couldn't fit into a normal public school because of her unusual fashion choices.
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* Hagall from ''[[Ah! My Goddess]]'' dresses in this style.
* Perrier La Mer from ''[[Amuri in Star Ocean]]'' has this kind of fashion sense but in white. While under the influence of her darker persona, Vernier, she wears black.
* Janette of ''[[
* Myouga Unzen of ''[[Medaka Box]]''.
* The spirit Iyaritikki in ''[[Shinkyoku Soukai Polyphonica]]'' is almost doll-like in her appearance, including [[Mega Twintails|very impressive]] [[Princess Curls]].
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* Kuro from ''[[Kodomo no Jikan]]'' prides herself on her extensive (and costly) GothLoli-wardrobe.
* [[Our Vampires Are Different|Yurika]] [[Method Acting|Todo]] prefers wearing clothes made by [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|LoLi GoThiC]].
* Played with in ''[[Sword Oratoria]]'': the cut and style of Lefiya's usual outfit would qualify it for this trope, but the fact that its predominant color is pink ultimately rules it out - it's too "old" for Sweet Lolita and too eye-drawing for other Lolita styles.
* Cathy from ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal]]'' dresses like this (with a tail, to enhance her [[Cat Girl]] image) when she duels.
* When Shinobu Nunotaba of ''[[A Certain Scientific Railgun]]'' has a choice (such as when she isn't in school and thus wearing her school uniform, or in a lab where a lab coat over "normal" clothing is more appropriate), she dresses in monochrome Gothic Lolita fashions. In the anime, she teaches this fashion choice to two young girls.
* [[One-Scene Wonder|One shot]] duelist Alice from ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! GX]]''. A [[Living Toys|doll spirit]], she combined this trope with [[Alice Allusion]].
== [[Comic Books]] ==
* Marvel's ''[[Livewires]]'' miniseries featured a character actually '''named''' Gothic Lolita, who served as the [[Cute Bruiser]] of the title [[Five-Man Band]]. To be fair, she is a self-named [[Robot Girl]], and her teammates have equally odd monikers.
* Also from Marvel, ''[[Runaways]]'' leader, Nico Minoru, is explicitly referenced as such in the comics first script.
* Kim Pine during the gig in ''[[Scott Pilgrim]] and the Infinite Sadness''.
* Used in ''[[Gloomcookie]]'', naturally, as it satirizes a lot of [[Goth]] tropes.
== [[Fan Works]] ==▼
▲== Fan Works ==
* ''[[Kyon: Big Damn Hero]]''
** Tsuruya gets one of these made for her by Mikuru. It doesn't match her cheerful demeanor at all.
** Mikuru later makes a second custom EGL outfit for Yuki, who pulls off the attitude rather better. (And Haruhi raises the ante by [[Instant Cosplay Surprise]]-ing Kyon into [[Awesome Anachronistic Apparel|rather snappy Victorian suits]] to match.)
* In ''[[Tokyo Mew Mew No Hope Left]]'' it's mentioned when the main character wears "Gothic Lolita." It does not match the guidelines for the style at all, though, so it's kind of subverted.
* [[Sonic the Hedgehog|Amy]] wore this in one issue of ''[[Sonic the Comic Online]]'', which isn't surprising considering her [[Unlimited Wardrobe]].
* In ''[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/2947801/1/Girl-s-School Girl's School]'' by Miko2, a ''[[Ranma ½]]'' fanfic, [[Gender Bender|Ranma]] is persuaded by his mother to finish high school as a girl, and to learn what it means to be a girl. Early on, Ranma buys an elaborate [[Elegant Gothic Lolita|gothloli]] outfit that she forces herself to wear as a kind of "desensitization" training for wearing (more normal) girls' clothing. Unexpectedly, doing so gains her a few new friends and popularity.
* ''[https://www.fanfiction.net/story/story_edit_property.php?storyid=8130614 Yu-Gi-Oh! The Thousand Year Door: Redux]'' has Cindy, a contestant and minor character who wears the Sweet Lolita style.
== [[Film]] ==
* The lead killer in Ulli Lommel's ''[[Black Dahlia]]''.▼
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▲* The lead killer in Ulli Lommel's ''Black Dahlia''.
* Clothing designer Novala Takemoto's novels, the most well known being ''[[Kamikaze Girls]]'' and its adaptations.
* The title character of ''[[Shakugan no Shana]]'' [http://danbooru.donmai.us/post/show/15338/gothic-highres-itou_noiji-margery_daw-ogata_matake dresses like this in some promo art for the light novel].
== [[Live-Action TV]] ==▼
▲== Live-Action TV ==
* Some [[Dorama]] will purchase actual lolita clothes for lolita characters.
* [[Toku]] example: ''[[Mahou Sentai Magiranger]]'''s Nai and Mea dress in this style.
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** ''Deka Wanko''
** ''[[Princess Princess]]''
* The gown Wednesday Addams wore to the Rave'n at Nevermore Academy in ''[[Wednesday]]'' was a particularly subdued version of EGL fashion.
== [[Music]] ==
* Mana of "Malice Mizer" and now "Moi dix Mois" is the [[Ur Example]], as well as the owner of one of the major brands, "Moi Meme Moitie". Also counts the the [[Trope Namer]], as the term
* Yui Itsuki of [[Yousei Teikoku]].
* In the music video for [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1e4nIxSVUk "Black Heart Inertia" by Incubus], Gothic Lolitas (mainly Sweet Lolitas) are seen in the video, especially toward the end.
* [[Emilie Autumn]].
== [[Video Games]] ==▼
▲== Video Games ==
* In ''[[Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin]]'', the two vampire sisters are this. Interestingly, we find out they dressed the same way before they became vampires.
* ''[[Super Robot Wars]] Original Generation''
** [[Little Miss Badass]] Latooni Subota finds herself turning into this. First by accident, second in order to match her with the [[Ojou|Princess]] she was assigned to guard, and finally ''ordered'' into it by one of her superior officers because frankly, she looks so damn ''cute'' in it. To be fair, however, every time she wore that dress, she ended up with a fair amount of [[Character Development]], and the officer giving the order actually says as much.
** And don't get us started on her [[Humongous Mecha|giant robot]]. There's a reason the ''game's development staff'' nicknamed it the Gothlolion.
** Irui {{spoiler|Guneden,}} is also this {{spoiler|in her child form}}.
* ''[[Soul Calibur]]''
** Amy from ''Soul Calibur 3''. In the arcade version, at least. ''Soul Calibur IV'' even more so. She's "Ero-lolita" at best; most lolitas value modesty.
** ''Soul Calibur IV'' also includes a [[Robot Girl|robotic]]
** And if ''that's'' somehow not enough for you, the game's [[Virtual Paper Doll|character creator]] has more than enough frilly, lacy clothing for you to make your own.
* Tabitha from ''[[Advance Wars]]: Days Of Ruin''. She's more of the [[Alpha Bitch]] in personality, however.
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* In ''[[The World Ends With You]]'', Lapin Angelique, the store in A-East, carries Gothic And Lolita attire as its main stock.
* Virtually the entire ''[[Touhou]]'' cast is dressed in goth-loli style; even the traditional Japanese outfits seen in the games come with frills and lace. One gets the impression that the artist (ZUN) doesn't know when to stop adding details. He's once explained the expressive frills as "I don't know how to draw straight lines."
** ''Mountain Of Faith'''s second boss, Hina Kagiyama, ''Undefined Fantastic Object''{{'}}s sixth boss, Byakuren Hijiri, and ''Phantasmagoria of Flower View''{{'}}s Medicine Melancholy are actually some of the few who fully represent this trope.
** Also, series protagonist Reimu herself started as a rather traditional [[Miko]] whose outfit was progressively wa-lolified.
* Cave has two series, ''[[Ibara]]'' and ''[[Death Smiles]]'', which are [[Shoot
* The generic female mage characters in ''[[Disgaea]]'' all dress this way.
* ''[[Pokémon]]''
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* ''[[Growlanser]] V'' has a mute gothic loli. Being designed by Satoshi Urushihara, emphasis on "insane detail".
* Len in [[Tsukihime]], although she's only given a proper model in the sequel, Kagetsu Tohya.
* Lady Rachel Alucard, a [[Really Seven Hundred Years Old|centuries-old]] [[Vampire]], and one of the most [[Little Miss Badass|powerful]] (and [[Little Miss Snarker|snarky]]) characters in ''[[
{{quote|"[[Word of God|You do need the obligatory gothic lolita, after all.]]"}}
* The video for [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxVLpuq6cPI Oblivion] in ''[[DJMAX]]''. The opening text calls it "The Gothic Lolita Metamorphosis".
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* ''[[Rock Band]]'' has a handful of frilly, lacy articles of clothing, thus allowing you to dress a female custom character like this if you want. There are also a few items suitable for an Elegant Gothic Aristocrat.
== [[Web Comics]] ==▼
* ''[[Megatokyo]]'':▼
▲== Web Comics ==
▲* ''[[Megatokyo]]''
** Miho Tohya. Largo even believes she's the "Z0MB13 QU33|\|" right after he meets her. Near the end of Chapter 9, we find out she {{spoiler|is, in fact, the Mistress of the Zombies -- they refer to her as such}}.
** Much later, Yuki glams up in EGL to look for {{spoiler|Miho}} in the Cave of Evil. [http://megatokyo.com/strip/1221 Guess who also decided to go shopping for an outfit??]
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* Francine in ''[[Rhapsodies]]'' (though she doesn't pull it off very well)
* [[Cute Bruiser]] Nova from ''[[Overlord Academy]]'' favors this style.
* In ''[[Drowtales]]'', [https://web.archive.org/web/20131008170436/http://www.drowtales.com/wordpress/?p=1267 Naal dressed this way when she was younger].
* Anxiety from ''[[So Damn Bright]]'' wore a dress and stockings (with lots of "frilly and lacy bits") that were closer to EGL than her normal goth fashion when she went to a concert.
* ''[[Eerie Cuties]]'' got [//pixietrixcomix.com/eerie-cuties/2012-11-05 Tia Darkness], a young demon girl who sticks to this style. And then, [[Good Hurts Evil|to her great discomfort]], [[Hoist by His Own Petard|her own magic tricks]] (and "The Trendy Loli" [//pixietrixcomix.com/eerie-cuties/2013-06-26 shop]) gave Laura a perfect opportunity to [//pixietrixcomix.com/eerie-cuties/2013-08-07 compete] by playing a [[Deliberately Cute Child]].
== [[Web Original]] ==
* ''[[RWBY]]'':
** Melanie and Militia Malachite.
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▲* Melanie and Militia Malachite in ''[[RWBY]]''. Plus Ruby Rose's "working clothes" have a definite EGL feel to them without being full-bore Gothic Lolita.
* Chimera, from the 3rd season of ''[[Winx Club]],'' is a GothLoli. It has been criticized that Stella should know this (especially since it's a well-known fashion style), but she doesn't act that way, calling her look "pre-teen meets goth".
* Misery from ''[[Ruby Gloom]]''.
* Argent in ''[[Teen Titans (animation)|Teen Titans]]'' looks like this.
* Velvette from ''[[Hazbin Hotel]]''; her original outfit (in the pilot) played it straight, while her clothing in the series proper downplays it, the style being less exaggerated and more practical. Of course, being a fashionista, it makes sense she has an [[Unlimited Wardrobe]].
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