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* Yuki [[PunnyName Uchiki]], the school librarian in ''Manga/KoufukuGraffiti''. While at 24 years old she may be a bit old for this trope, she fits otherwise--she has so terminal social anxiety that she'd have to [[EatingLunchAlone eat in her car]] and can't interview properly if the position has nothing to do with books.

* Literature/HarryPotter and Ron Weasley learn the hard way in ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheGobletOfFire The Goblet of Fire]]'' that Hermione Granger [[BeautifulAllAlong looks rather cute]] underneath the bushy hair, know-it-all attitude, social awkwardness, and book fetish -- she just finds it to be too much trouble.
* The initial attraction between Betsy Ray and Joe Willard in ''Literature/BetsyTacy'' hinges on them both being bookworms. Until they're almost engaged, almost all of their interactions involve books in some way.
* ''Literature/AMagesPower: In the words of Tasio, Annala is a "cute and sweet nerd".

* Anne of ''VideoGame/{{Roommates}}'' Anne is [[ShrinkingViolet shy, quiet,]] and loves reading. She brought at least fifty of her favorite books to college to read just for fun and is often eager to study instead of party.[[/folder]]

* Nanako Misonoo from ''OniisamaE'' is a quiet and sweet-looking YamatoNadeshiko in training, and has good enough grades to get into the ''very'' prestigious Seiran Academy. And then [[BreakTheCutie things get hard for her]]...

* Hanako in ''KatawaShoujo'', though the social isolation is actually due to a complex over her burn scars. The PeekABangs part of the trope are also for the same reason. Still a shy, quiet bookworm that covers her face, though.
* Mio from ''LittleBusters'' is almost always found on her own, reading books quietly. Underneath that, she's less passive than most examples, having a rather [[DeadpanSnarker snarky]], [[CovertPervert perverted]], [[BewareTheQuietOnes ruthless]] side to her, but underneath ''that'' she's a wonderfully kind girl with a terrible guilt complex and a tendency to worry too much. [[spoiler:And her younger self, who was very shy and used books and make-believe to escape into other worlds, was this trope even more so.]]

* Shin from ''SaintBeast'' is a male example.

* Mia Kouji/Nasuti Yagyuu from ''RoninWarriors'' isn't a 100% bookworm, but she ''is'' the granddaughter and heiress of a dead [[TheProfessor university professor]] and handles his research to held the warriors, so she counts anyway.

* Mimi Masters of the ''NinjaHighSchool'' comic series, a studious and bespectacled teenage redheaded witch who is undeniably extremely attractive for all of her bookishness.

%%* Rory on ''Series/GilmoreGirls''.

* Iina, Aruto and Kokoro from ''KokoroLibrary'': Why be satisfied with one librarian? These sisters make this trope triple. Just too bad that there usually goes days between the customers of the titular library...

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* Shizuku Tsukushima in ''WhisperOfTheHeart''. Possibly Seiji too, if he actually read all the books he checked out in hopes of getting Shizuku to notice him.

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* Evey starts out this way in ''Film/{{The Mummy|1999}}'', before she [[TookALevelInBadass levels up]] to BadassBookworm.

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* Phoebe Heyerdahl from ''HeyArnold'' represents many stereotypical "smart girl" tropes (AsianAndNerdy, diminutive size, soft spoken and [[ShrinkingViolet painfully shy]] with [[{{Meganekko}} oval eyeglasses]] and is almost always found reading in the library. Arguably the most intelligent character on the show and was once offered the chance to skip two grade levels. (She gave it a try, but turned it down because she had trouble making new friends.)

* Enriqueta, from the Argentine comic strip''ComicStrip {{Macanudo}}, is a young girl ( around 6 or 7-years old) who loves reading. When she's with a book, nothing can drive her Focus off the pages. Her pet cat Fellini always try to interrupt her to playing with him .

* Yuki Nagato from ''SuzumiyaHaruhi'' seems built to be a perfect example of this as the only member of the now defunct [[ClubStub Literature Club]] and her head constantly in a book. Key words being 'seems built' as [[EmotionlessGirl her personality doesn't match]] her appearance and behavior. [[spoiler:Except in ''Disappearance'']]. Glasses appear optional.

* Criminy from ''{{Sinfest}}'' is a good male example, from inside his fort of books. His large eyes, intellect, and a sweet demeanour are what [[HornyDevil Fuchsia]] falls in love with.
* Suko, the demonic princess from HeartCore, has a very obvious fixation for reading to the point where it has become an obsesion. Some of her powers are even based around books!

[[LetsGetDangerous are]] [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome predictable]].

%%* Nanako Misonou from ''OniisamaE''.

** Then she begins LevelGrinding [[TookALevelInBadass in badass]]. [[BadassBookworm The]] [[BewareTheNiceOnes results]] [[LetsGetDangerous are]] [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome predictable]].

* Shiori Shiomiya from ''Manga/TheWorldGodOnlyKnows'', to the extent that Keima actually begins grading her according to the librarian girl archetype from his beloved dating sims.

* Mia Kouji/Nasuti Yagyuu from ''RoninWarriors'' isn't a 100% bookworm, but she ''is'' the granddaughter and heiress of a dead [[TheProfessor university professor]] and handles his research to help the FiveManBand, so she counts anyway.

* Nanako Misonou from ''OniisamaE''.

* ''Literature/AMagesPower: In the words of Tasio, Annala is a " "cute and sweet nerd".

* Rory on ''Series/GilmoreGirls''.
* Ally Dawson on ''Series/AustinAndAlly''.

* Willow on ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'', especially in the first few seasons, is practically the definition of this trope. When she first appears, Cordelia mocks her clothes, joking about having seen the softer side of Sears. She tends to start saying something, then tail off as she realizes thinks that whatever she is saying is weird.

* ''MagicalGirlLyricalNanoha'' has a male example with Yuuno Scrya. Head librarian of the Infinity Library but he grew up to be quite the [[{{Bishounen}} bishie]] after the TimeSkip.

* Yuki Nagato from ''SuzumiyaHaruhi'' seems built to be a perfect example of this as the only member of the now defunct [[ClubStub Literature Club]] and her head constantly in a book. Key words being 'seems built' as [[EmotionlessGirl her personality]] [[SubvertedTrope doesn't match]] her appearance and behavior. [[spoiler:Except in ''Disappearance'']]. Glasses appear optional.

* Literature/HarryPotter and Ron learn the hard way in ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheGobletOfFire The Goblet of Fire]]'' that Hermione [[BeautifulAllAlong looks rather cute]] underneath the bushy hair, know-it-all attitude, social awkwardness, and book fetish -- she just finds it to be too much trouble.