Fashion is one of the most memorable aspects of anime. While some characters opt for bolder, more striking aesthetics, others opt for everyday apparel that mirrors what many of us wear daily.
While eccentric fashion senses have certainly created some wonderful character designs, there are some anime characters whose sense of style is just so bizarre that it's hard for the audience to wrap their heads around. Some characters opt for risqué fashion inappropriate for nearly every environment, while others don't know how to tell when they've accessorized too much. Overall, these characters don't have the keenest senses regarding style.
10 Mamoru Dresses Like He's Trying Too Hard To Blend In With Other Humans (Sailor Moon)
Mamoru Chiba, otherwise called Tuxedo Mask, has worn several questionable outfits in Sailor Moon. However, this outfit in specific channels an alien trying too hard to blend in with humans after coming to Earth. This look features several pieces that are bad enough on their own but somehow become worse when paired together.
It's three shirts layered on top of each other, paired with drawstring jeans. This attire looks unbearably warm, but overall it just comes off as painstakingly ridiculous. It's like an amalgamation of everything tacky about the late '90s and early 2000s.
9 Best Jeanist's Hero Costume Is All Denim (My Hero Academia)
Best Jeanist's hero costume is a literal take on his name and quirk. This hero wears a standard pair of denim blue jeans, with a coat covering all of his face except his eyes. He even wears a belt around his collar, matching the one around his waist. While the jeans are well-fitted, the jacket seems oversized, with comically large pockets.
Even out of hero attire, his style is strange. Jeanist feels the need to hide his neck even in civilian clothes since he sports a hilariously large scarf with a pair of suspender pants. It's said that Jeanist's neck is unnaturally long, so maybe that's why the pro hero opts to keep it hidden. Regardless, it makes for a pretty bizarre aesthetic.
8 Viral's Fashion Sense Is Timelessly Bizarre (Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann)
Viral is one of the Beastmen. He appears the most human, though his eyes resemble a cat's, and he has shark teeth. He also has giant paws instead of hands. Aside from his bizarre physical attributes, his fashion is strange in every variation. Before the time skip, Viral opted for a reddish-brown jacket with prominent shoulder pads and a fur collar. He also wore giant white bandages on the bottom half of his legs for some reason. Surprisingly, this was his most chic attire.
After the time skip, Viral's reddish-brown garment became tattered, and he opted to cover it with a few distressed orange-brown rags. He also opted for wearing two belts. After escaping prison, Viral's color scheme changed drastically. He began donning a bright blue, skin-tight bodysuit adorned with scarlet stars and gold detailing around the chest and waist, along with a scarlet red cape.
7 Tatsumi's Fashion Reflects The Change In His Personality (Shiki)
Tatsumi from Shiki underwent several personality changes in the anime. His fashion changed with these personality shifts. Though Tatsumi initially wore blandly acceptable clothes, his style became flamboyant and bizarre. Before becoming one of the series' sadistic villains, Tatsumi's fashion was strikingly pedestrian.
However, his descent into villainhood was accompanied by a wardrobe full of red jumpsuits with strange details. His most notable jumpsuit is dark red and adorned with leopard print on the collar and cuffs, with spikes on the side. Additionally, he started styling his hair to resemble cat ears.
6 Koushaku Chouno Resembles A Very Risqué Butterfly (Buso Renkin)
While some may call this outfit "camp," Koushaku Chouno's infamous outfit makes him look like a risqué butterfly. Taking on the fitting alias, "Papillon," he is one of the series' primary antagonists. Koushaku dons a large masquerade mask shaped like a butterfly. This is, surprisingly, the best part of this entire garment.
His black bodysuit features a giant fishnet cut-out down his chest. The bodysuit has huge shoulder pads with purple accents, matching the glittering ruffles around his wrists. This outfit looks like it fell right off Party City's clearance rack. Though this look is undoubtedly terrible by every definition, it solidifies him as a memorable antagonist. Koushaku is a villain to both Kazuki Muto and the fashion police.
5 ADAM's Skateboarding Attire Is Elegant, But Nonetheless Strange (Sk8 The Infinity)
ADAM from Sk8 the Infinity is recognized for his eccentric behavior and flamboyant persona. Referred to as the "Matador of Love," ADAM's fashion when skateboarding is far from the bland suit he wears in his regular life as a politician. During "S," ADAM opts for a red outfit adorned with golden details, edgy black spikes, and plenty of heart motifs.
During his last beef against Langa, ADAM opted for a gothic outfit. He called this his "funeral" attire. It featured an edgy, all-black garment and a giant spine going down his back, with a masquerade mask that appeared to be crafted from bones.
4 Bentham's Look Is Inspired By Ballet, But His Style Is Far From Graceful (One Piece)
Bentham from One Piece takes inspiration from ballet to craft his outfit. However, his style is far from graceful. Bentham proves that more isn't always better. When the look is deconstructed, it's a bunch of pieces that could be cohesive if only they were paired with separate outfits, but Bentham decided to wear everything he could find — and then threw the kitchen sink in with it!
He dons a pair of wings on his back with dual swan heads attached to the fur collar of his rather tacky robe. His blue shirt has dual swan motifs to match. To make it even worse, Bentham wears giant, poofy pants that resemble medieval attire. Overall, this look is just poorly executed and absolutely tactless.
3 Charlotte Chuhihourne Would Be Sent Home First On Rupaul's Drag Race (Bleach)
If Charlotte Chuhlhourne were a contestant on Rupaul's Drag Race, he'd surely be the first one asked to sashay away. Though Bleach is home to plenty of characters with tasteful fashion senses, Charlotte is not one of them. Charlotte's personality and mannerisms are flamboyant, and this outfit certainly reflects that.
He believes that beauty comes from within, but he also states that he is the most "beautiful being of all." Unfortunately, his fashion doesn't reflect the amount of couture and class Charlotte believes he exudes.
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Eso Wears Lingerie To Accommodate The Face On His Back (Jujutsu Kaisen)
Eso from Jujutsu Kaisen is one of the Death Painting siblings. He claims his bizarre fashion sense is to accommodate the face on his back so he can use his Innate Technique with ease. Though he claims the grotesque second face on his back makes him insecure, this outfit leaves little to the imagination.
Decked out in fetish gear, Eso accessorizes with a striped collar and bow tie and a few eyebrow piercings. In the anime, the leggings provide just a bit more modesty. However, he doesn't wear leggings in the manga and just opts for male lingerie.
1 Oyecomova's Fashion Is Strange, Even Compared To Other Characters From Jojo's Bizarre Adventure
Oyecomova is an eccentric minor antagonist featured in Jojo's Bizarre Adventure: Steel Ball Run. While the series is known for its striking, campy fashion styles and attractive character designs, Oyecomova's design is bizarre, even by this franchise's standards. His outfit takes inspiration from ancient Rome, combined with American patriotism. It's an androgynous red, white, and blue explosion adorned with several questionable statement pieces.
The outfit is crimson red, consisting of a Roman gladiator's pointed skirt, jacket, and a hat with holes so Oyecomova's hair can fit through it. He also wears a netted veil over his face. In addition, Oyecomova's pale skin is adorned with American stars and stripes. Oyecomova also has several clock tattoos, representing his stand's ability to generate time bombs.