History Main / AdjustingYourGlasses

Adjusting Your Glass may refer to one of the following:

"Adjusting your glasses" may refer to the following tropes:

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* CharacterTics: The way character adjusts their glasses indicates something about their personality.

* NervousTic: A character adjusts their glasses out of nervousness.

Oh... looks like your glasses are sliding down your nose. You'd better correct them--

But wait! Don't reach for those frames just yet. ''How'' you adjust your glasses speaks volumes of your character - at least if you're a fictional one. Here, we've provided a helpful list of the myriad ways to correct your spectacles, from which you can pick the one that suits you the best.

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Adjusting your glasses by their arms, using both hands, conveys that you're either not used to wearing eyeglasses, or taking exceptional care with them, or to express that your glasses are extremely fragile. In any case, it is {{Moe}}, and as such usually the province of the {{Meganekko}}. The one-handed variant, however, has come to be known as a somewhat sly gesture, but more softspoken {{Megane}} have been known to utilize it without mischievous intent.

!!Examples

[[AC:{{Anime}} and {{Manga}}]]
* The members of the Student Council in ''Anime/HeartcatchPrettyCure'', [[StudentCouncilPresident Itsuki]] being the only exception. A rare not moe at all example.
* This is how Yuno from ''Manga/HidamariSketch'' puts her CoolShades on. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFlTQBKTtAo See for yourself.]]
* As depicted, Miyuki Takara from ''Manga/LuckyStar'' engages in this, usually when she's about to deliver some trivia to the other girls.
* Els Tasmin from ''Manga/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaVivid'' adjusts her glasses by the left bridge.
* In ''Manga/OnePiece'', this is often how [[BadassAdorable Tashigi]] adjusts her glasses. [[spoiler: She attempts it in the Punk Hazard arc, only to remember that [[FreakyFridayFlip she is in Smoker's body]], who doesn't wear glasses.]]
* ''Anime/ReadOrDie'': Yomiko Readman also does this.
* Anri Sonohara from ''LightNovel/{{Durarara}}'' does this.
* ''Anime/KillLaKill'': Mako does this when she wears glasses for an episode.

[[AC:ComicBooks]]
* ''ComicBook/RobinSeries'': Tim is seen adjusting his glasses this way after he takes to wearing a pair to avoid having so many people recognize him as "that Drake kid" who was plastered all over their televisions when his father used all his political connections to get Tim rescued out of [[ComicBook/BatmanNoMansLand No Man's Land]].

[[AC:{{Film}}]]
* Brad from ''Film/TheRockyHorrorPictureShow'' does this when his glasses start to fall off as Magenta is undressing him.

[[AC:WesternAnimation]]
* WesternAnimation/{{Arthur}} apparently does this as a nervous habit. In later episodes, it becomes his "tell" and if he does it then you know he's lying or at least not being entirely truthful.
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[[folder:By the corner]]
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Holding one lens or hinge between the thumb and the forefinger is almost singularly reserved for TheProfessor types. NerdGlasses and PurelyAestheticGlasses are -- almost by definition -- adjusted this way. This is also the ''only'' way to adjust your HighClassGlass, but we can't say if there's a deeper meaning to the connection.

Adjusting your glasses by ''both'' lenses is only reserved for the highest echelons of geekdom, and those who wear goggles. (Sometimes these two groups overlap.)

!!Examples

[[AC:{{Anime}} and {{Manga}}]]
* Atsushi from ''Anime/CuteHighEarthDefenseClubLove''
* Shiho and Karin from ''Manga/{{Naruto}}''.
* In ''Anime/PokemonTheSeriesDiamondAndPearl'', [[StalkerWithACrush Conway]] combines this with ScaryShinyGlasses for a particularly creepy effect, usually when addressing Dawn, the object of his affections.
* Autor from ''Anime/PrincessTutu''.
* Halfway between this and by-the-bridge, Saruhiko Fushimi in ''Anime/{{K}}'' pushes both corners with one hand, in the middle of a fight.
* Hanako Koyanagi from ''Manga/WotakoiLoveIsHardForOtaku'' pushes the corner of her glasses up in a dainty, lady-like way.

[[AC:ComicBooks]]
* [[Franchise/{{Superman}} Clark Kent]] is often seen adjusting his glasses this way, especially in Post-Crisis stories where Clark was given a more aggressive personality. Often used as a punctuation for his [[DeadpanSnarker snarking.]]
* [[ComicBook/Superboy1994 Kon-El]] frequently adjusts his sunglasses by a temple, often pulling them down just a bit to better glance at someone in a sarcastic manner before sliding them back up.

[[AC:{{Film}}]]
* Brad from ''Film/TheRockyHorrorPictureShow'' does this when Ralph gets into his car, when Rocky is being born and when watching Rocky sing ''Sword Of Damocles''.

[[AC:LiveActionTV]]
* Dr. Bunsen Honeydew on ''Series/TheMuppetShow'' does this a lot, which only makes the fact that he's a Muppet [[EyelessFace with no eyes]] even funnier.
* Dr Harrison Wells of ''Series/TheFlash2014'' frequently adjusts his glasses by the corner, as well as taking them off and putting them back on one-handed during dramatic moments.
* [[Series/{{Supergirl 2015}} Kara Zor-El]] adjusts her glasses by holding one lens between her forefinger and thumb, particularly when she's nervous.

[[AC:{{Music}}]]
* Pe Lanza of Music/{{Restart}}, occasionally.

[[AC:VideoGames]]
* Jeff from ''VideoGame/EarthBound1994'' is doing this as his pose on his ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosBrawl'' trophy.
* There is also an NPC in ''VideoGame/MOTHER3'' who does this for his talking animation.
* Jihl Nabaat of ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIII'' does this. She certainly ''tries'' to be professional in her [[UnsexySadist cruelty]].
* Queen of ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyType0'' adjusts her glasses by the corner, but without actually gripping them.
* Lucca will do that before covering the hapless enemy with napalm or with other, stronger explosives.
* Awin of ''VideoGame/AtelierEschaAndLogyAlchemistsOfTheDuskSky'' adjusts his glasses this way as part of his victory pose.
* Roland from ''VideoGame/DigitalDevilSaga'' manages to adjust his glasses from both arms with one hand; said hand also bears his [[MarkOfTheBeast Atma mark]], so it served as an AssKickingPose.

[[AC:VisualNovels]]
* As seen above, Martin Summer does this ''constantly'' in ''VisualNovel/HotelDuskRoom215''.
* Ema Skye in the ''Franchise/AceAttorney'' series. Unusual in that she very rarely wears the glasses over her ''eyes'', so the adjustment is mostly for the sake of adjusting.
** Hugh O'Conner from ''VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorneyDualDestinies'' adjusts his glasses by propping up the lower right corner with his thumb while his index finger is pointed up, making an 'L' gesture (his gimmick is an InsufferableGenius who refers to everyone as "mouth-breathers", so he's likely calling you a 'loser'), so this is a subversion as it's meant to convey a "by the bridge" sentiment. [[spoiler:By the end you learn this is nothing but fake bravado anyway]].
* The concise Shizune of ''VisualNovel/KatawaShoujo'' often poses this way.
* Hifumi Yamada in ''VisualNovel/DanganronpaTriggerHappyHavoc'', for at least one portrait/sprite.
* Reva in ''VisualNovel/{{SC2VN}}'' does this when she's talking to people. When she's [[AwesomenessByAnalysis analyzing Starcraft]], it's by the bridge instead.

[[AC:{{Webcomics}}]]
* Canada of ''Webcomic/HetaliaAxisPowers'' did this in the second part of "[[TitleOfTheDead Hetalia of the Dead]]" from season five.

[[AC:Web Original]]
* WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic has a habit of doing it whenever people with glasses get treated badly in the movies he reviews.

[[AC:WesternAnimation]]
* ''WesternAnimation/ReadyJetGo'': Mitchell adjusts his glasses by the corner when he has something important to say, like when he asserts that Halloween isn't magical in "That's One Gigantic Pumpkin, Jet Propulsion!".
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Pushing your glasses back up your nose by their bridge, using one or two fingers, usually means that you're a BadassBookworm or have some Machiavellian EvilPlan up your sleeve (Especially when combined with ScaryShinyGlasses and/or StoicSpectacles).

Sometimes this is also combined with a covert way of FlippingTheBird without technically doing so, intentional or [[AccidentalUnfortunateGesture otherwise]].

!!Examples

[[AC:{{Anime}} and {{Manga}}]]
* Takamatsu in ''Anime/AngelBeats'' does this many times in a row when saying things. Yuri claims he's actually quite dumb and just wears glasses to seem smart.
* ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'': Mostly an anime-only trope, although it sometimes happens in the manga. Uryuu Ishida, Ryuuken Ishida, Nanao Ise, and Szayelaporro Granz all adjust their glasses by the bridge. They tend to do it when they're making a point, or irritated, nervous, thoughtful or about to enter combat or a confrontational situation. Szayel once got extra points for adjusting his glasses in this manner while using [[FlashStep Sonido]] to avoid an attack from Renji.
* Shou Tucker does this in ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist''. This combined with ScaryShinyGlasses are clues to show that something isn't quite right with him. Hughes does it as well when going into OverprotectiveDad mode.
* ''Manga/HaventYouHeardImSakamoto'': Sakamoto adjusts his glasses via the bridge, as seen in the image for {{Megane}}. He's not evil, though he is a badass.
* Reisi Munakata of ''Anime/{{K}}'', constantly. [[{{Bishonen}} It's never looked hotter.]]
* Kirio a.k.a. "Mr. Glasses Man" from ''Manga/KamichamaKarin''.
* After getting glasses, Yuuno Scrya from ''Franchise/LyricalNanoha'' does this.
* In episode 4 of ''Anime/MarginalNumber4'', when senpai [[IdolSinger idols]] Lagrange Point decide to "help out" at [=Magi4=]'s SchoolFestival, they wear elegant masks that hide their faces (but not their distinctive hair), and at one point, they do this gesture on their masks, in unison.
* As does Takamizawa in ''Manga/MidoriDays''.
* In ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'':
** [[BadassBookworm Shino]] and Ebisu both push up their CoolShades this way.
** [[DragonAscendant Kabuto]] does this to his ScaryShinyGlasses.
* ''Manga/NegimaMagisterNegiMagi'': Haruna Saotome does this often.
* The trope image is Gendo Ikari from ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion''. When he's not doing his trademark [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/lt/GendoGlasses.jpg Gendo Pose]], he's doing this.
** On the other hand, Kensuke also does this, despite arguably being the ''nicest'' character in the franchise. [[BloodKnight Mari]] from the ''Anime/RebuildOfEvangelion'' films does as well.
* Mai Minakami from ''Manga/{{Nichijou}}'' does this occasionally, but with her, it's because [[TheGadfly she's trolling her friends]]. A notable example is when she and her friends are playing "Red Light Green Light".
* Kyouya Ootori of ''Manga/OuranHighSchoolHostClub'' does it with alarming frequency, often triggering ScaryShinyGlasses.
* Nikaidou Yuu of ''Manga/ShugoChara'' does this frequently, often triggering ScaryShinyGlasses, [[spoiler:but stops after his HeelFaceTurn]].
* Kinon Bachika (when she's Rossiu's assistant) in ''Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann'' does this all the time.
* In ''Manga/TokyoGhoul'', Nishiki is first glimpsed adjusting his glasses this way, with the upper half of his face obscured from view. It serves to quickly establish him as someone not to be trusted, though he [[LoveRedeems eventually]] becomes less of a violent {{Jerkass}}.
* Vash the Stampede from ''Manga/{{Trigun}}'', occasionally with his middle finger.
* X-eins of ''[[Anime/ValvraveTheLiberator Valvrave]]'' does this sometimes, when explaining a new plan he's thought up that's just CrazyEnoughToWork ... even when he's wearing a helmet over his face and ''can't actually touch the glasses''.
* Keima in ''Manga/TheWorldGodOnlyKnows'' generally does this except when he's pretending to be nicer than he is, in which case he'll adjust them by the sides. It plays out interestingly when [[spoiler:Keima and Yui switch bodies and he tries doing it by habit, but Yui's vision is better and she doesn't need glasses. He's momentarily confused.]]
* ''Anime/YuGiOhArcV'': Reiji Akaba adjusts his glasses like this. He also happens to be a mastermind who leads [[TheHero The Lancers]].

[[AC:{{Film}}]]
* Justin Hammer does it this way in ''Film/IronMan2'', showing that he has a lot of nervous energy and is an awkward man.
* In ''Film/NowAndThen'', Nerdy Morton does this as a child while saying "hello dear" to Chrissy, and it becomes his defining characteristic so we later recognize him as an adult [[spoiler:once he's married to her. Awww.]]

[[AC:{{Literature}}]]
* Hiroshi Tanaka in ''LightNovel/ALullabySinister'' has this habit, taking any chance he can get to adjust his glasses this way. Tends to happen more often during intense Occult Club discussions during their investigation of the Surrogate School.
* Shizuo Heiwajima in ''LightNovel/{{Durarara}}'' does this with his CoolShades on occasion.
* Shiroe in ''LightNovel/LogHorizon'' does this incessantly whenever he comes up with a plan, as is fitting for his role as TheStrategist of his party. Krusty, the surprisingly sneaky leader of the combat Guild D.D.D. does this as well. Henrietta, too.
** It's gotten to the point that ''non''-glasses-wearing characters have started imitating this motion to show they are thinking of or have a cunning plan.
* Uesugi in ''Literature/TanteiTeamKZJikenNote'' habitually adjusts his glasses this way, which telegraphs his role as the local cold StoicSpectacles.

[[AC:LiveActionTelevision]]
* Hiro in ''Series/{{Heroes}}'' does this - it does a good job straddling the western 'dork glasses' and eastern 'serious moment.' It also {{lampshade|Hanging}}s itself from time to time, like when Hiro meets his younger self, and they both adjust their glasses at the same time.
* In ''Series/{{Psychoville}}'', the younger Jeremy does this multiple times during his flashback of [[spoiler:Ravenhill]].
* The ''Stefan & Krister'' character Olvert Bengtsson does the FlippingTheBird variant in almost all his sketches.
* ''Series/{{Maniac}}'': Dr. Fujita frequently pushes her glasses up her nose by the bridge.

[[AC:{{Manhua}}]]
* Meibo from ''Manhua/InfinityGame'' does this in an attempt to look threatening, it usually works.

[[AC:VideoGames]]
* Auron does this with his {{Scary Shiny|Glasses}} CoolShades after every battle in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyX''. [[{{Mentor}} And he is most]] [[{{BFS}} most definitely]] [[BigDamnHeroes not a nerd]].
* Ignis Scientia of ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXV'' adjusts his glasses like this. Along with fitting the BadassBookworm archetype, it's also done in several of his combat animations; as his weapon choices are [[BladeOnAStick polearms]] and [[DualWielding twin daggers]], adjusting them by the bridge is simply [[BoringYetPractical the fastest and easiest way]] to do so in a combat situation.
* Clive of ''VideoGame/WildArms3'' is a BadassBookworm and does this ''constantly''.
* Otacon does this in ''VideoGame/MetalGear''. It's a nervous habit that persists even when he's not wearing glasses.
* Senator Armstrong of ''Videogame/MetalGearRisingRevengeance'' does this often, usually after shrugging off massive amounts of damage. Or even during the process.
* Wearing a scientist disguise in VideoGame/MetalGearSolid3SnakeEater allows the player to make Snake do this.
* As does Roxis in ''VideoGame/ManaKhemiaAlchemistsOfAlRevis''. Even on the pause menu. His GraphicsInducedSuperDeformed field sprite uses Type 2, however.
* In ''VideoGame/HarvestMoonTreeOfTranquility'', Jin (one of the eligible bachelors) does this as his "talking" gesture (which all the characters have).
* Tager does this in the ''VideoGame/BlazBlue'' games.
* Jade does this in both ''VideoGame/TalesOfTheAbyss'' and TheAnimeOfTheGame, triggering ScaryShinyGlasses more often in the latter. Despite this, it seems to be a nervous habit as much as anything - watch the OVA closely and you'll notice he usually does it when he's trying to hide a lie, and he does Type 2 at least once when he's really just trying to see something better.
* Rare Western example of badassery: the Medic in ''VideoGame/TeamFortress2'' does this in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36lSzUMBJnc Meet the Medic]]. Medic will also adjust his glasses during his High Five Taunt animation.
** Another ''Team Fortress 2'' example: The team's secretary/cleaner Miss Pauling adjusts her glasses this way in the "Expiration Date" short.
* Hubert Oswell of ''VideoGame/TalesOfGraces'' is shown doing this in his menu portrait and this also seems to be a standard gesture of his in skits.
* Richter Abent of ''VideoGame/TalesOfSymphoniaDawnOfTheNewWorld'' adjusts his glasses like this. Despite his [[spoiler:assumed]] role as antagonist, this rarely means anything malevolent; rather, this is guy who [[CrutchCharacter rocks level 20 before Emil has even levelled up yet]].
* Machias Regnitz in ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsOfColdSteel'' does this as part of his level-up pose, also on occasion when making a deduction. Additionally, Instructor Thomas Lysander, unsurprisingly for the scholarly type. You only get to see this once though, [[spoiler:in the final scene with him ''Cold Steel II'' only a New Game Plus if you completed the Black Records sidequest.]]
* ''VideoGame/Persona5'''s protagonist has this as a character tic. He's an AntiHero during most of the game but [[spoiler:the tic turns into something much more sinister in the True ending where he becomes a VillainWithGoodPublicity]].
* In ''VideoGame/NiNoKuniIIRevenantKingdom'' Leander does this, again indicating the scholarly sort. He will sometimes do this when he's nervous or worried.
* In ''VideoGame/FateGrandOrder'':
** Lord El-Melloi II, [[PowersViaPossession who is also kind of]] [[Literature/RomanceOfTheThreeKingdoms Zhuge Liang]], adjusts his glasses by the bridge as his skill animation. It fits, since he's a BadassBookworm [[TheStrategist Strategist]] type, with occasional [[BatmanGambit manipulative]] moments. Slightly less cool: he even tries to adjust them when he's not wearing them, like he keeps forgetting that he forgot his glasses.
** Sigurd also does the same as TheSmartGuy whose glasses are literal manifestations of his wisdom, even trying to adjust them while they're still underneath his mask.
* Gale from ''VideoGame/DigitalDevilSaga'' frequently does this exact gesture in spite of not actually wearing glasses; it is heavily implied that this is a {{Character Tic|s}} remaining from his [[{{Reincarnation}} past life]]. Notably, he is [[BadassBookworm the strategist and one of the top combatants]] of the [[BadassCrew Embryon tribe]].
* In a number of the ''VideoGame/PuyoPuyo'' games, Klug has a sprite where he displays a smug look on his face, punctuated by him adjusting his glasses by the bridge. Later on, in ''VideoGame/PuyoPuyo20thAnniversary'', he adjusts them by the corner instead.

[[AC:VisualNovels]]
* ''Franchise/AceAttorney'': Grey does this a lot in the [[VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorney second game]], as does Kristoph in the [[VisualNovel/ApolloJusticeAceAttorney fourth]]. Sometime after the [[VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorneyDualDestinies time skip]], [[TheRival Edgeworth]] has acquired a pair and also adjusts them this way.
* Reva in ''VisualNovel/{{SC2VN}}'' does this when she's analyzing Starcraft. When she's talking to people, it's by the corner instead.

[[AC:WebAnimation]]
* During her introduction, Glynda Goodwitch does this as she begins her duel in ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'', seeming to invoke BadassTeacher.

[[AC:{{Webcomics}}]]
* In ''Webcomic/GirlGenius'' Tarvek occasionally pushes up his glasses using the bridge, as befitting a smug sneaky BadassBookworm like himself. For example [[http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20110725 here]] after outsmarting Violeta and Vole in one go, though the glasses are immediately afterwards smacked off with a broom.
* Mr. Spender from ''{{Webcomic/Paranatural}}'' exaggerates this trope as well as ScaryShinyGlasses by doing it seven times in a row and ''[[http://www.paranatural.net/comic/chapter-4-page-25 weaponizing it]]''. [[spoiler: He has the power to control [[LightEmUp light]], as in any kind of light, including the shine coming from adjusted glasses.]]
* ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive'':
** Sarah [[http://egscomics.com/comic/2014-07-07 does this]] as a way of showing off the [[PurelyAestheticGlasses costume]] NerdGlasses she just received.
** Both [[http://egscomics.com/comic/2014-06-02 Luke]] and [[http://egscomics.com/comic/2014-11-13 Sam]] do this to trigger ScaryShinyGlasses.
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[[folder:Other ways]]
After what we've covered thus far, the gestures that remain tend to be so alien as to be relegated to some singular character's idiosyncracies. Look through these examples for some truly exotic ways to adjust your glasses.

!!Examples

[[AC:{{Anime}} and {{Manga}}]]
* In ''Manga/BlackButler'':
** William T Spears uses his [[WeaponOfChoice death scythe]] to adjust his glasses.
** Sebastian uses a violin bow to adjust his glasses while teaching Ciel the violin in episode 13.
* Tatsumi in ''Manga/DescendantsOfDarkness'' does the whole-hand version with thumb and forefinger against the lower frames of opposite sides of his glasses, in his case causing his hand to cover most of his entire face below the eyes. This mostly has the effect of making him look dramatic and somewhat sinister.
* ''Anime/{{Free}}'' has Rei, who performs the awkward ritual of putting his thumb on one corner and his middle finger on the opposite one and blocking his own vision while he pushes his glasses up. Usually just before he begins to rhapsodize about aesthetic or theory. He's so used to doing this that he once attempts to adjust his glasses [[http://i.imgur.com/ZqI8USF.gif while he's not even wearing them]].
* In ''Manga/OnePiece'', [[TheChessmaster Kuro]] adjust his glasses by pushing up on the bottoms of the lenses with the heels of his hands, an early hint to the fact that he used to wear clawed gauntlets. His [[TheDragon once-Dragon]] Jango considers this proof his captain hasn't gotten rusty after years without wielding them.

[[AC:{{Literature}}]]
* In ''Literature/TheGirlWithTheSilverEyes'', Katie is used to lifting her glasses via telekinesis. After she finds others like her, they jointly complain about how frustrating it is to try to remember to do it with your hands when it's so obvious and easy to do it the normal way -- mentally!

[[AC:VideoGames]]
* In the ''VideoGame/{{Bayonetta}}'' series, the titular witch will casually adjust her glasses (or her mask, if she's in her 'Old' costume) at the corner with the barrel of her gun. While certainly not the smartest way to adjust them, it does illustrate that Bayonetta is equal parts dangerous and sexy. Less blatantly, she'll pull her thumb away from the grip and shift them up by the underside of the frame - this one tends to happen when something's piqued her curiosity.

[[AC:VisualNovels]]
* In ''VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorneyDualDestinies'', Detective Bobby Fulbright adjusts his sunglasses by the rims using his index finger, middle finger, and thumb [[FingerGun in the shape of a gun]]. This is accompanied with ScaryShinyGlasses.

[[AC:{{Webcomics}}]]
* People with glasses are not that common in ''Webcomic/StandStillStaySilent'' (one notable example being Trond), but in Lalli's Keuruu-flashback, a woman adjusts her OpaqueNerdGlasses by the rims with her thumb and index finger while she is bringing forth evidence of who is to blame for an unforeseen attack.

[[AC:WesternAnimation]]
* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'':
** In [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS5E9SliceOfLife "Slice of Life"]], Vinyl Scratch pushes back her sunglasses to the proper position after the wild ride on the mobile DJ booth. Having hooves instead of fingers, though, she simply pushes up on one lens instead of gripping the frames or bridge.
** Likewise, in [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS5E12AmendingFences "Amending Fences"]], as a bespectacled unicorn, Moondancer adjusts her slipping glasses with her magic or her hooves.
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As you can see, adjusting your glasses can be such a powerful [[CharacterizationTropes characterization tool]] that you shouldn't reserve doing it only for when your glasses actually need adjusting. If you're wearing StoicSpectacles or are just [[ShrinkingViolet painfully shy]], you can always just adjust your glasses in lieu of a proper greeting. If you want to underline the seriousness of the situation, adjust your glasses - GlassesPull used to be popular for this, but nowadays it's a largely DiscreditedTrope. Don't know [[TheStoic how to express your feelings]]? Adjust your glasses. It's an act with uses above and beyond just correcting your corrective lenses.
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->''Bonus points if you wear glasses and were trying all of these methods as you read them.''
-->''Bonus bonus points if you put a pair on just to do that.''

* Shizuo Heiwajima in ''LightNovel/{{Durarara}}!!'' does this with his CoolShades on occasion.

* Ignis Scientia of ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXV'' adjusts his glasses like this. Along with fitting the BadassBookworm archetype, it's also done in several of his combat animations; as his weapon choices are [[BladeOnAStick polearms]] and [[DualWielding twin]] [[KnifeNut daggers]], adjusting them by the bridge is simply [[BoringYetPractical the fastest and easiest way]] to do so in a combat situation.

* In the ''VideoGame/{{Bayonetta}}'' series, the titular witch will casually adjust her SexySpectacles (or her mask, if she's in her 'Old' costume) at the corner with the barrel of her gun. While certainly not the smartest way to adjust them, it does illustrate that Bayonetta is equal parts dangerous and sexy. Less blatantly, she'll pull her thumb away from the grip and shift them up by the underside of the frame - this one tends to happen when something's piqued her curiosity.

* In episode 4 of ''Anime/MarginalNumber4'', when senpai [[IdolSinger idols]] Lagrange Point decide to "help out" at [=Magi4=]'s SchoolFestival, they wear elegant masks that hide their faces (but not their distinctive MulticoloredHair), and at one point, they do this gesture on their masks, in unison.

* As depicted, Miyuki Takara from ''Anime/LuckyStar'' engages in this.

* After becoming a {{Megane}}, Yuuno Scrya from ''Franchise/LyricalNanoha'' does this.

* Jeff from ''VideoGame/EarthBound'' is doing this as his pose on his ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosBrawl'' trophy.

* In the ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}'' anime, [[StalkerWithaCrush Conway]] combines this with ScaryShinyGlasses for a particularly creepy effect, usually when addressing Dawn, the object of his affections.

* Keima in ''Manga/TheWorldGodOnlyKnows'' generally does this except when he's pretending to be nicer than he is, in which case he'll adjust them by the sides. It plays out interestingly when [[spoiler:Keima and Yui switch bodies and he tries doing it by habit, but Yui's vision is better and she doesn't need glasses. [[http://www.mangareader.net/120-47542-2/the-world-god-only-knows/chapter-83.html He's momentarily confused]].]]

** As a recent trailer for the next ''Anime/RebuildOfEvangelion'' movie reveals, [[BloodKnight Mari]] also prefers to use the bridge.

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* ''VideoGame/Persona5'''s protagonist has this as a character tic. He's an AntiHero at worst during most of the game and in its true ending, but [[spoiler:the tic turns into something much more sinister in the one ending where he cuts a deal with the BigBad]].

* Jeff from ''VideoGame/EarthBound'' is doing this as his pose on his ''[[VideoGame/SuperSmashBros Super Smash Bros Brawl]]'' trophy.

* Clive of ''VideoGame/WildARMs 3'' is a BadassBookworm and does this ''constantly''.

[[AC:WebComics]]
* Canada of ''Webcomic/HetaliaAxisPowers'' did this in the second part of "[[TitleOfTheDead Hetalia of the Dead]]" from season five.

* ''Manga/MahouSenseiNegima'': Haruna Saotome does this often.

* ''{{Anime/Free}}'' has Rei, who performs the awkward ritual of putting his thumb on one corner and his middle finger on the opposite one and blocking his own vision while he pushes his glasses up. Usually just before he begins to rhapsodize about aesthetic or theory. He's so used to doing this that he once attempts to adjust his glasses [[http://i.imgur.com/ZqI8USF.gif while he's not even wearing them]].

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* In the ''{{VideoGame/Bayonetta}}'' series, the titular witch will casually adjust her SexySpectacles (or her mask, if she's in her 'Old' costume) at the corner with the barrel of her gun. While certainly not the smartest way to adjust them, it does illustrate that Bayonetta is equal parts dangerous and sexy. Less blatantly, she'll pull her thumb away from the grip and shift them up by the underside of the frame - this one tends to happen when something's piqued her curiosity.

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