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1	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/glasses_girls_8.png]]
2	[[caption-width-right:350: [[ShoutOut Take your pick; we got these girls in many different flavors!]][[note]] From left to right, top to bottom: [[Literature/HaruhiSuzumiya Yuki]], [[Literature/{{Kampfer}} Akane]], [[Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann Kinon]], [[Manga/MagicKnightRayearth Fuu]], [[Anime/CodeGeass Nina]], [[Anime/RevolutionaryGirlUtena Anthy]], [[Manga/OnePiece Tashigi]], [[Anime/FullmetalAlchemist2003 Sheska]], and [[Manga/TokyoMewMew Retasu]].[[/note]]]]
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4	->''"...fanboys make passes at girls who wear glasses."''
5	-->-- '''Neil Sinclair''', alt.fan.bgcrisis, offering his counterpoint to Creator/DorothyParker.
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7	MediaNotes/AnimeFanspeak literally meaning "glasses girl"--one of the classic "sweet girl" stereotypes in anime. The term generally refers to a BespectacledCutie character.
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9	When seen through the lens of how attractive others find her, she is [[{{Moe}} cute]] without [[{{Kawaiiko}} going overboard]] and seems more approachable than a more conventionally beautiful girl. [[http://robkelk.ottawa-anime.org/meganekko/index.html The meganekko]] is usually pleasant and clever, and something about the fact that she needs glasses seems to imply an endearing vulnerability that makes her far more accessible to the average guy. After the YamatoNadeshiko, she is presented as the second-best girl that a boy can bring home to meet his parents and probably the more realistic of the two. Naturally, as with any stereotype, the meganekko can be inverted or subverted, but the vast majority in anime are sweet, smart and relatively independent. Occasionally she is an unpopular character within the story, but [[UnpopularPopularCharacter not with the fans]].
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11	The glasses are the important part, though. Whether she's BlindWithoutEm or [[PurelyAestheticGlasses not,]] they are presented as key to her appeal. This is one girl who does not need a "BeautifulAllAlong" transformation; in fact, [[UnnecessaryMakeover taking her glasses away]] is an almost surefire way to ''reduce'' her [[NerdsAreSexy attractiveness]]! Keep in mind that not all Meganekko/Megane are always nerds or geeks of some sort.
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13	[[SpearCounterpart Boys with glasses]] are called ''{{megane}}'', and can occasionally fit into this type (especially in the YaoiGenre). (Note that boys cannot properly be called "meganekko"; the term refers specifically to girls.)
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15	Compare SpeechImpededLoveInterest, when a speech defect plays the same role in giving an endearing vulnerability to the character.
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17	'''NOTE:''' Meganekko is pronounced "meh-'''''GAH'''''-neh-kko" (accent on the 2nd syllable). A "'''''MEH'''''-gah-'''''NEH'''''-kko" (accent on the 1st and 3rd syllables) would be [[MegaNeko a massively huge cat]].
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19	See BespectacledCutie for examples.
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