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-->''"...fanboys make passes at girls who wear glasses."''
-->-- '''Neil Sinclair''', alt.fan.bgcrisis, 15 September 2004

-->''"Just because you don't need glasses doesn't mean you shouldn't wear them."''

Literally, "glasses girl" -- one of the classic "sweet girl" stereotypes in anime. [[{{Moe}} Cute enough]] without [[{{Kawaiiko}} going overboard]] or posing the threat that a more conventionally beautiful girl might, [[http://robkelk.ottawa-anime.org/meganekko/index.html the meganekko]] is usually pleasant, smart, ''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's 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 inverted or subverted, but the vast majority in anime are sweet, smart and -- when found in a major role -- usually more than a challenge for a male lead to keep up with. Occasionally she's an [[CoolLoser unpopular character]] within the story, but [[UnpopularPopularCharacter not with the fans]].

The glasses are the important part, though. Whether she's BlindWithoutEm or [[BrainySpecs not,]] they are key to her appeal. This is one girl who doesn't need a "BeautifulAllAlong" transformation; in fact, taking her glasses away [[strike:might]] is an almost surefire way to ''reduce'' her [[NerdsAreSexy attractiveness]]!

Sometimes the presence or absence of glasses shows a change in personality, while other times they're a way to give a character a more realistic costume prop.

In Western countries this type of character is rarely popular; when she appears, she is often commanded that TheGlassesGottaGo!

{{Wikipedia}} suggests we see also [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glasses_fetishism "glasses fetishism"]]. Can very easily a form of FetishFuel.

Standard issue for the HotLibrarian or SexySecretary. May or may not be a ShrinkingViolet (or perhaps just a SeeminglyWholesomeFiftiesGirl) as well.

Boys with glasses are "megane", who can be similar to the female type (especially in {{Boys Love}}) or a [[{{KichikuMegane}} completely different type]].

Not to be confused with MegaNeko, also known as "really big cats".

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* Yomiko Readman in ''ReadOrDie''.
** Somewhat unique among "cute girl" stereotype-types, as during ''ROD the TV'' it's mentioned that she's ''over thirty''. Oddly, her looks haven't changed at all since her first manga appearance, when she stated (honestly) that she was 23.
** Nenene Sumiregawa in the same series is also quite the Meganekko herself.
* Naru Narusegawa after the first few episodes of ''LoveHina'', when her NerdGlasses transform into "pretty girl" frames.
* Haruna Saotome, Satomi Hakase, Chisame Hasegawa from ''MahouSenseiNegima''--[[spoiler: when she's not being [[CosplayOtakuGirl net idol Chiu]]]]. Kazumi Asakura and Evangeline A.K. [=McDowell=] sometimes wears glasses. The same goes for Nodoka's cosplay form in the GagSeries ''Negima!?'' and the mostly manga-only character Tsukuyomi.
** ''Negima'' tends to subvert the "sweet girl" part. Haruna is downright ''scary'', and as for Tsukuyomi...'''''[[PsychoLesbian HOLY SHIT]]'''''.
* Marie from ''SisterPrincess''.
* Parfet, the WrenchWench from ''{{Vandread}}''.
* In ''RevolutionaryGirlUtena'', Anthy's gentle and objectively intelligent nature seems to fit the role, though her apparent ditzyness is explained in a dark and extreme subversion later on.
** Also subtely lampshaded in that the finale reveals that [[spoiler: Anthy doesn't even NEED to wear glasses, and was seemingly wearing them at Akio's order, most likely to make her look more submissive and timid. When she finally breaks ties with him, she illustrates this by taking off her glasses and leaving them on his desk, and heading out into the world without them.]]
*** This is hinted at in one of the next episode previews much earlier in the series [[spoiler: where Anthy casually remarks that she can see better WITHOUT her glasses.]]
* Seiji's cantankerous delinquent big sister in ''MidoriNoHibi'' is also a bit of a subversion, although her glasses are better explained by her OfficeLady outfit.
* Emma in ''VictorianRomanceEmma''. Interestingly enough the series is set in age where it was rare for even the middle class to wear glasses, much less a servant girl.
* Chiyoko in ''Sweet Ninja Girl Azuki'', lampshaded with her surname "Mega."
* Kaimu in ''{{Simoun}}''.
* Yomi in ''AzumangaDaioh'' is also [[GenkiGirl Tomo]]'s calmer, more mature friend.
* Subverted (and [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]]) with Yuki Nagato in ''SuzumiyaHaruhi''; when she loses her glasses, Kyon comments that he "doesn't really have a glasses {{fetish}}" anyway and refuses to explain what the term means when she asks.
** Looking at the character design for the anonymous female classmates suggests that the character designer might have had a glasses {{fetish}}. Since we're talking about Noizi Ito here, that may not be too far off the mark (and glasses are one of her more ''modest'' fetishes).
* Subverted in ''NagasareteAirantou'', where Chikage initially seems to have the proper personality but ends up having ScaryShinyGlasses and is as crazy as the other girls on the island.
* Played with in ''{{Hellsing}}'', of all places. The Iscariot nun Yumiko is a simple, sweet, shy girl with her glasses on. Take them off and she [[SplitPersonality becomes]] [[UnstoppableRage an impossibly psychotic, enraged]] [[OneManArmy killing machine.]] There are three other Girls With Glasses of note in the series, but while they may be cute none of them (including Integra Hellsing herself) have even a nodding acquaintance with "sweet".
* Subverted in ''HighSchoolGirls'', where the sweet-looking glasses girl of the group is the dimmest and most perverted out of all of them.
* The shy, tormented Midorikawa Retasu of ''TokyoMewMew'', who [[TheGlassesComeOff loses her glasses]] after her TransformationSequence into Mew Lettuce. Might have something to do with her water-based powers, but might also be that she's strongest [[UnstoppableRage in a fit of blind rage]], quite un-YamatoNadeshiko.
* Noel of ''MermaidMelodyPichiPichiPitch'' has reading glasses, which she appears to need only for effect when she says smart things.
* The [[{{Stripperiffic}} fanservice-clothed]], voluptuous wolfgirl Ouka of ''[[DotHack .hack//tasogare no udewa densetsu]]'' is a meganekko in the real world, with associated personality traits.
* Miyuki from ''LuckyStar''. [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] when Konata comments that her glasses are part of her MoeMoe appeal. She also blurts that her email adress is (translated) IXTRALUVGIRLSWITHGLASSES, while in a crowded bus, earning some odd looks.
* Also included as a visual gag in the ''AhMyGoddess'' TV series. Originally Skuld is able to see gremlin-like "bugs" via specialized goggles. In the show, she and the others wind up wearing 'goggles' that obviously just a stylish set of tinted glasses.
** Later, a genuine Meganekko, Hasegawa Sora (see picture), showed up in the cast.
* Mizuno Ami in ''SailorMoon'' is an interesting example, though they were an obvious metaphor for Ami's introversion and fear of making friends. In the original manga, she just used them for reading occasionally, and the anime rarely showed them at all. However, in ''PrettyGuardianSailorMoon'', she seemed to have caved to fan appeal, and wore them more or less all the time in the earlier episodes.
* Lady Une in ''GundamWing'' is a good example of glasses indicating a personality change: with her glasses off (and her hair down), she seems like a nice, sweet lady; with them on (and hair tied up), she becomes quite nasty, easily capable of killing anyone, along with other nefarious deeds.
** And old joke amongst fans of the series was that Une could go from 0 to Bitch in the time it takes to put on glasses.
*** Would this make her an inversion of the trope?
* ''FruitsBasket'' Lampshades this when Tohru and Yuki go to Ayame's shop and meet his assistant -- a glasses-wearing girl in a [[{{Meido}} maid outfit]] who proceeds to explain the long tradition of Meganekko to {{HeroicBSOD}}ing Yuki.
* Toujou Aya of ''[[IchigoOneHundredPercent Ichigo 100%]]'', while arguably BeautifulAllAlong, is no less of a cutie with her glasses in place.
* Nina Einstein from ''CodeGeass'' was like this for much of the first season. She ''appears'' this way for a good portion of season one because she barely says anything. But then she gets [[FantasticRacism weirder]], and [[CargoShip weirder]], and '''[[PsychoLesbian weirder]]'''. And then [[JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope worse]]. And in the end, [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone she gets]] [[CharacterDevelopment better]]. Wow.
** She also has elements of BeautifulAllAlong in episode 9 of R2 when she attends the wedding banquet for Tianzi and Prince Odysseus as Schniezel's date, in a pretty gown and without her glasses. Although whether this actually makes her more attractive or not is up to personal taste.
* Yukino Kikukawa from ''{{Mai-HiME}}'' and ''{{Mai-Otome}}'', whose shyness provides a perfect balance for her very outspoken [[HeterosexualLifePartners best friend]] Haruka. Her ''{{Mai-Otome}}'' {{Expy}}, Irina, also wears cute-girl frames, but they're smaller and rounder.
** On the other hand, Chie from the same series seems like she'd be a meganekko, but turns out to really be a {{Bifauxnen}}.
* Hanekawa Tsubasa from ''{{Bakemonogatari}}''. Another example of the personality change, as her glasses fall off [[spoiler:whenever she tranforms into a white-haired psychotic catgirl. Apparently she can only be either [[IncrediblyLamePun a Meganekko or a Neko at any given time]].]]
* Yuriko in ''FutariWaPrettyCure'', and Kayo Andou, one of the class reps in ''[[FutariWaPrettyCureSplashStar Splash Star]]''.
** ''[[YesPrecure5 Yes! Precure 5]]'''s [[SchoolNewspaperNewsHound Mika]] has the brains, but most Meganekkos tend to be somewhat... calmer than she is.
** In the fanfic ''FanFic/PrettyCurePerfumePreppy'', Hanae sports red-lensed glasses (only taking them off for ballet sessions) and loses them everytime she turns into Cure Tangerine.
* Nako Kagura of ''SteelAngelKurumi2'' is the meganekko at her most {{Moe}}.
* Hikaru in ''MartianSuccessorNadesico''. One character specifically notes that she's cute with her glasses ''off'', as if she weren't cute enough already. It's debatable.
** One is also suspicious, given how GenreSavvy she (and most of the rest of the crew) is, that she might just be wearing them for effect, especially since all the other glasses on the show are of the [[ScaryShinyGlasses Scary Shiny]] variety, while hers aren't.
* This combined with MagicalGirl is pretty much the whole premise of the anime ''GOnRiders''.
* Poor poor Tetsuko from ''DaiMahouTouge'', who is also the StraightMan for everyone else's madness.
* Fuu from ''MagicKnightRayearth''.
* Let's not forget Tsutako Takeshima from ''MariaSamaGaMiteru''.
* Everyone in ''DennouCoil'', but especially Yasako, since she wears ordinarily shaped glasses instead of goggles. Her personality fits as well.
* Parodied in ''{{FLCL}}'' with Ninamori Eiri. She really does need glasses, which she hides by wearing contacts. [[spoiler: The ones she wears for the play were fake, though.]]
* Subverted by Quattro of ''MagicalGirlLyricalNanoha''. She [[BitchInSheepsClothing looks and acts the part]], but all of that hides a SmugSnake who's nasty to the core.
** Played straight with Nanoha's elder sister Miyuki.
** The glasses were apparently Quattro's PlotArmor. Once they came off, well...
* ''IkkiTousen'' has three Meganekkos: Rikuson (Lu Zun), Ryuubi Gentoku (Liu Bei) and Kaku Bunwa (Jie Xu). Kaku is also a subversion, since she's a [[TheVamp sensual]], [[TheStrategist ruthless tactician]] as well as a [[ManipulativeBastard Manipulative Bitch]].
* Two of the main six girls in ''PaniPoniDash'': Rei and Miyako. [[CloudCuckooLander Ichijou]] has a theory that their glasses are the reason they do well on tests. (Suzune tries this out as a joke in the manga, but Ichijou is dead serious.) Behoimi later becomes a meganekko when she [[spoiler:quits being a MagicalGirl]].
** Trying to put the word "sweet" anywhere near Rei is liable to induce explosive reactions.
* ''{{Clannad}}'' was mostly lacking in {{Meganekko}}s, but Sanae delivered in spades with her disguise in ''After Story''. Tomoyo at one point starts wearing glasses as well.
* Rinko Jerrad from ''TheLawOfUeki''. Mori Ai also has glasses--and [[spoiler: her powers are based around them]]--but she wears them atop her head rather than over her eyes.
* Cocoloo is the resident {{meganekko}} in ''PetitePrincessYucie'', although in one episode ''all'' the girls wear glasses as part of their librarian outfits.
* Shizuku of ''HunterXHunter'' has the look down. The "sweet" aspect is diminished somewhat by the fact that she's [[spoiler: a remorseless murderer.]]
* Miu Fuurinji of ''KenichiTheMightiestDisciple'' subverts this trope by being an inversion of TheGlassesGottaGo. She wears glasses for the stated intention of toning her appearance ''down.''
* Sakura Yamazaki of ''BlueSeed'' is a subversion, only donning her oversized NerdGlasses to fight demons.
* In ''{{Rizelmine}}'', Papa C's daughter has a thing for the main character, and is usually wearing glasses. When in glasses, she's shy and unsure. Take off her glasses and she becomes a horny little predator. Considering the nature of the anime, it is likely GenreSavvy.
* There are several ''male'' Meganekkos in ''AxisPowersHetalia'', but the ones who resemble the archetype more closely are Estonia, Austria, Canada and upcoming nation-tan ([[AllThereInTheManual introduced per Himaruya's blog]]) [[http://community.livejournal.com/hetalia/673078.html Thailand]].
* Likewise, in ''ThePrinceOfTennis'' we have at least five males playing up the Meganekko type. Three of them are Oshitari, Inui and Tezuka; their seiyuus even have a musical trio named "Meganes".
** And they're all predated by Kiminobu Kogure from ''SlamDunk'', the male TeamMom from Shohoku.
* Doesn't have the typical meganekko personality, but ''{{Naruto}}'s'' Karin of the Hebi has to be mentioned, if only because it's one of [[FetishFuelStationAttendant no less than four fetishes covered]].
*Played around with in ''{{One Piece}}''. Tashigi has displayed most, if not all, of the typical traits associated with this trope, and yet she's also a gutsy [[LadyOfWar swordsman marine]]. (Smoker's words, not mine.)
* The younger twin sister in ''{{Candy Boy}}'', Kanade, wears glasses. However, in most of her appearances, she is without them.
* ''NininGaShinobuden'' gives this concept a ShoutOut in episode 10, where Shinobu is taken by the "Curse of the Girl With Glasses".
* ''KiddyGrade'': Mercredi and Vendredi. Strangely, though, Mercredi demonstrates that she actually [[spoiler:doesn't need them at all, when she puts them down as Alv and Dvergr invade HQ.]] Later, she shows up again, but [[spoiler:in her real form, Pfeilspitze, with a different costume and no wig nor glasses, showing that she either wears contacts or doesn't need them at all.]]
* Adachi Hana, aka Megane-chan, from ''FlunkPunkRumble'' (Yankee-kun to Megane-chan in Japan) tries to cover her past being a {{Delinquent}} by becoming a Meganekko and ClassRepresentative. And it works.
* Sheska/Sczieska of ''FullmetalAlchemist'' even [[HotLibrarian works in a library]].
** At one point in the story, Riza [[spoiler: pops out the lenses from [[TheShortGuyWithGlasses Fury]]'s glasses and parades around in them, as a (somewhat ineffective) disguise]]. She also wears glasses in several {{omake}}s and a video game. The "reason" for all this seems to be [[FanService she just looks hot in them]].
* Kirihara from ''DarkerThanBlack'', though she's more "[[StoicSpectacles cool]]" or "[[{{Ojou}} noble]]" than "[[{{Moe}} sweet]]". Maybe borderline case with TheGlassesGottaGo: these glasses tweak her appearance, but she looks quite well both ways.
* Honda Shinobu of ''ShoujoSect'' has bad eyesight. Within the story itself she wears contacts, but a short series of throwaway gags features her wearing her specs as she, Kirin, and Maya discuss how a girl in glasses should go about kissing another girl in glasses (the series is [[TheyPlottedAPerfectlyGoodWaste essentially]] a lesbian {{hentai}}). Maya worries that if one of the girls removes her glasses it will eliminate her MoeMoe factor, but [[CrowningMomentOfFunny Kirin assures her]] that a true Meganekko is always a Meganekko in essence, even if she isn't wearing glasses.
* Chitose the landlady of ''ChocottoSister'' wears thick glasses and is very self-conscious about it. A boy calling her a "four-eyed dog" in high school is a major emotional hurt of hers and Haruma's complimenting her on how she looks wearing them is a large part of why she falls for him.
* Yukari from ''AiKora'', who even has a [[LesYay fangirl]] of her own with a glasses fetish. The mangaka even devoted a whole chapter to this topic: when Yukari feels insecure about her looks, thinking that her glasses make her ugly, the aforementioned fangirl takes her to a cafe full of glasses fetishists, who make her model different outfits ''and'' glasses and repeat that the glasses enhance the look. They even teach her 'glasses techniques', like peering over the glasses, etc. Of course, when she meets the protagonist and tries it out, he doesn't notice, because ''his'' fetish [[MaleGaze ain't her glasses]].
* ''RealDrive'' has Secretary-General Erika Takanami and the android modeled after her, Holon.
* Claes from ''GunslingerGirl'' doesn't need to wear glasses, but does so anyway as a [[MementoMacGuffin memento of her previous handler]].
* Arale Norimaki, the main character from ''DoctorSlump''. In fact, her glasses became such a distinguishing feature that in Japan, she was the inspiration behind the phrase "Arare Megane" (Arale Glasses).
* All four teams of ''{{Saki}}'' have one. Kiyosumi has Mako, Ryuumonbuchi has Tomoki, Kazekoshi has Miharu, and Tsuruga has Kaori. They all somehow ended up facing one another in the second round.
* The two Meganekko-ish characters in ''{{Bleach}}'', Nanao Ise and Lisa Yadomaru, are/were on the same squad, funnily enough. Maybe [[ChivalrousPervert Captain Shunsui Kyoraku]] has a thing for women who look like [[HotLibrarian librarians]] (and indeed, Lisa used to read to Nanao [[spoiler: before she became a Vizard]]). Nanao also apparently has the ability to frighten even ''[[MadScientist Mayuri]]'' when taking her glasses off. Both subvert the trope somewhat by not being particularly shy and retiring, and occasionally thumping their captain when he annoys them.
* Carly Nagisa from ''{{Yu-Gi-OH 5Ds}}'' has this. She also has a dose of ''[[NerdGlasses Nerd Glasses]]'' as well.
* The first two times Ranma Saotome of ''[[RanmaOneHalf Ranma 1/2]]'' disguised [[GenderBender himself]] as a different girl, rather then just using his female form and trusting to the sucker's lack of knowledge/wits to disguise him, he pretended to be one of these as part of the [[WigDressAccent disguise]]. One might almost think Ryoga was attracted to Meganekkos, given how easily he fell for these disguises, but considering the ease with which he also fell for Ranma's rudimentary disguise ([[MsFanservice Ranma in girl form wearing a volleyball uniform]]), and when Ranma claimed to be his maid, [[HoYay well...]]
* Himiko from ''[[KyoshiroTotowaNoSora Shattered Angels]]'' is a pretty [[SchoolgirlLesbians straight]] forward example.
* Aruto from ''KokoroLibrary''.
* Anehara Misa from ''{{Yoku Wakaru Gendai Mahou}}''. She has a nice and playful personality, but lacks common sense.
* [[TheWoobie Okitsu]] [[ButtMonkey Rise]] from ''Gakuen Prince.''
* ''Characters/HayateNoGotoku'' has one 'part-time'.[[spoiler:Chiharu]] wears glasses in her normal life, but takes them off when she's [[spoiler: working as Sakuya's maid]].
** Hey, she is not the only one. There is also [[{{Meido}} Saki]], [[ChurchMilitant Sonia]], [[MadScientist Shiori]], and one of Hayate's friends whose name never mentioned.
* Matsu from {{Sekirei}}.
* Subverted by Fumio, the protagonist in ''SaitamaChainsawShoujo'', who is not particularly smart or clever. She certainly doesn't qualify as pleasant, ''especially'' when you [[{{Yandere}} get on her bad side]].
* Licoris from {{SorcererStabberOrphen}} Revenge.
* Viro from ElementalGelade.
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* A western example, in the first ''TheDresdenFiles'' comic, ''Welcome to the Jungle'', Harry ends up working with and protecting Willamena "Will" Rodgers, an assistant zoo ape handler who is equal parts {{Meganekko}} and {{Moe}}.
* Both [[{{Batman}} Batgirl]] and WonderWoman's secret identities have used glasses. Barbara Gordon is the quintessential HotLibrarian.
* Kitty Pryde of the ''Comicbook/{{X-Men}}''. Her [[IntangibleMan phasing]] prevents her from using contacts... awww, too bad!
** [[FridgeLogic Wait, what? If she phases through the contacts, shouldn't she phase through the glasses, too? And her clothes?]]
*** [[MST3KMantra Do you WANT another girl to lose her glasses?]]
* Taranee from ''{{WITCH}}'', both in the comic books and the animated series. She even wears glasses after transforming!
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[[folder:Film]]
* In ''SkyHigh'', Jetstream/Jesse Stronghold [[ClarkKenting wears glasses in her secret identity]], and looks damn good in them.
* Zooey Deschanel in her first main story scene in ''HitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy'', where she also bares her legs.
* Rosario Dawson as Becky in ClerksII.
* Melanie Lynskey in [[ButImACheerleader But I'm A Cheerleader]]. Unfortunately, she's a lesbo. Mother. Fucker.
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[[folder:Live Action TV]]
* One could argue that in ''TheXFiles,'' Scully's glasses, which are only worn when she composes her reports to her boss on a computer, are put in for the sole purpose of this effect. Especially because they appear to have no optical qualities at all, and are just clear glass.
** Agent Young in ''EleventhHour'' has a similar pair of glasses that appear whenever she and Hood are looking at computer screens.
* {{Lampshaded}} in ''[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maid_in_Akihabara Maid in Akihabara]]'': Maid cafe waitress (see FanServiceWithASmile) Saki falls over and her contact lenses come out, so she reluctantly puts on her glasses. The {{otaku}} customers are all immediately smitten with her, thanks to her new-found {{Moe}}-ness. (This is also a direct inversion of the BeautifulAllAlong trope of the girl taking off her glasses and magically becoming pretty.)
* Dr. Cameron of ''{{House}}'' occasionally puts some specs on. And frankly looks way hotter in them.
** Definitely. So does Dr. Montgomery (formerly Sheppard) from ''GreysAnatomy''.
*** [[MemeticMutation "Because she's McHot!" "McYeah, she is!"]]
* Bailey Quarters of ''WKRPInCincinnati''
* Ms. Fairweather from ''PowerRangersLightspeedRescue''. Always wearing glasses, very hot AND presented as very hot - rare for Western television. The Green Ranger was particulary smitten with her, and they eventually hooked up and got married. (one of the [[NoHuggingNoKissing very few]] actual romances in any series of Power Rangers).
** Kendrix from ''PowerRangersLostGalaxy'' is considered a Meganekko by some...emphasis on the ''some,'' as most fans consider her to be pretty homely with or without glasses.
* Deirdre in ''CoronationStreet'' was known as "Miss Sexy Spex" when younger (back in TheSeventies). Her actress doesn't need glasses.
* Lilah in ''{{Angel}}'' once wears glasses as part of a general "Fred" costume in order to seduce Wesley. It works. Wesley even asks her to leave the glasses on ''during'' the sex. On that note, Fred herself counts when she wears glasses.
* The classic Diana Prince...as a SecretIdentity it [[ClarkKenting wasn't too concealing]], but the glasses did make her look like a different person, leaving viewers to obsess over who was sexier: Lynda Carter in glasses, or WonderWoman.
* [[http://heroeswiki.com/Sue_Landers Sue Landers]], the LivingLieDetector of ''{{Series/Heroes}}''... er... [[WeHardlyKnewYe never mind]]. Darn it, Sylar, this is why we can't have nice people!
* The already ridiculously hot Colonel Samantha Carter of ''[[StargateSG1 Stargate SG-1]]'' appeared in the alternate time-line episode "Moebius" where instead of being a ColonelBadass and a HotAmazon, she was a HotLibrarian type, complete with the coke-bottle glasses. This troper had to will himself to not get excited. To no avail.
** And of course, there's BadassBookworm Daniel Jackson.
* Divya Katdare (Reshma Shetty) of ''RoyalPains''. ''Definitely'' hotter glasses-on than glasses-off.
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[[folder:Radio]]
* Katrina Shanks from ''AdventuresInOdyssey''. Medium notwithstanding, she fits the mold of a meganekko, she acts like a meganekko, and just to dispel any remaining doubt, the official artwork (only seen in the older, less stylized pictures for good measure) depicts her as a reserved, bespectacled meganekko.
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[[folder:Video Games]]
* Lucca in ''ChronoTrigger''.
* Emily in ''TimeHollow.'' To be mean, you can take her glasses. [[spoiler:She gets in a horrible accident off-screen.]]
* The website Hardcore Gaming 101 once defined this word by using a picture of Fiolina "Fio" Germi from ''MetalSlug''. Three guesses as to whether she qualifies, the first two don't count, and you have five seconds.
* Many of the ''HarvestMoon'' games have a character like this whom you can score as a potential wife: Maria in the Flower Bud Village saga, Mary in the Mineral Town saga and Flora in Forget-Me-Not Valley.
* Li Kohran from ''SakuraTaisen''.
* Ritsuko from ''[[TheIdolmaster The Idolm@ster]]''.
* Mitsuki Konishi from ''TheWorldEndsWithYou'' would be one... If she wasn't an ur-{{TheBaroness}} who will happily commit great evil to play a mean joke on Beat.
** [[spoiler:According to official artwork Shiki's real form]] is a straight example.
* Ciel from ''{{Tsukihime}}'' to be mentioned, though she probably has better eyesight than most.
** She can see perfectly fine without them. Actually, she asks Shiki at one point if he has a glasses fetish and wants her to continue wearing them while she [[DeusSexMachina helps with a terrible supernatural affliction.]]
* Rin wears glasses in ''FateStayNight'' when she's in teacher mode -- with sexy results. In the {{Omake}} sequel, Rider has a [[EyeBeams more functional]] pair that she wears when she's in civvies.
** There's a classic FSN [[{{Doujinshi}} doujin]] ([[http://www.freewebs.com/aortic/fatekaranokyokai.htm "Beat Your Fate"]]) where we see Sakura give Rider the glasses, secretly thinking this will make sure Shirou doesn't fall for her -- at which point he turns out to be a "glasses man". The rest of the [[UnwantedHarem harem]] immediately start trying pairs on. Sakura has no choice but to do the same... and Shirou tells her she looks more ''plain'' with glasses. [[IsntItSad Isn't it sad, Sakura-chan?]]
* Emma Emmerich from ''MetalGearSolid 2'' admits that she simply wears glasses for show, and because her step-brother Hal wears glasses. And Hal, thanks to those {{Moe}} "Sweet Snake" figurines that have recently popped up, can qualify for being a male example of this trope.
** In some Easter Eggs, you find out that both Raiden and Snake seem interested in her.
---> Snake: Do I need to clear things with Otacon before I ask her out?
* Quistis Trepe from ''FinalFantasyVIII.''
* Western example: Ariel Hanson from the upcoming sequel to ''StarCraft'' has been described by Blizzard as "[[HotScientist a doctor lady]] [[{{Meganekko}} with glasses]] [[HotScientist who looks really cute]]".
* Shion Uzuki of ''{{Xenosaga}}'', although her glasses get broken early in Episode II.
* Tsugumi Takakura from ''SuperRobotWars''. Latooni Subota was once like this, but has dropped it. The recent ''SuperRobotWars K'' also features a {{Meganekko}} named Angelica Shartill.
* Misato Miyasumi in ''NanacaCrash''
* ''{{Persona 3}}'' has Chihiro Fushimi, the adorably shy and meek class treasurer, as one of the Main Character's [[LevelUpAtIntimacy5 social links]], and a datable one at that (woo!). She makes a cameo in ''{{Persona 4}}'' - two years older, more confident, and somehow even ''cuter'', leading every one of your characters to feel swoony or envious at her all-encompassing awesomeness.
** Persona 4 practically enforces this trope on the entire party.
* ''BlazBlue'''s Litchi Faye Ling, a [[ChineseGirl Chinese]] HospitalHottie.
* [[CuteWitch Yoriko]] of ''ArcanaHeart''.
* "Merchant"-type characters in a few NipponIchi games, namely ''PhantomBrave'' and ''MakaiKingdom''.
* Elizabeth "Fire Eyes" Ruffleberg from ''SecretOfEvermore''.
* Philia Felice from ''TalesOfDestiny''. Because NerdsAreSexy.
* Melissa in ''SongsOfAraiah''
* In ''DJMAX Trilogy'', you can earn the title "DJ [[GratuitousJapanese Megane]] Maniac" by playing songs whose background animations star glasses-wearing characters a combined total of 100 times.
* Lisa Crocket (now Crockett) in ''BackyardSports''.
* ''{{Bayonetta}}'' is here to challenge Yomiko for the Meganekko throne.
* Penny Crygor from ''WarioWare Smooth Moves''.
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* Parodied in ''[[ItsWalky It's Walky!]]'': when Billie gets glasses, not only does Danny find her even more attractive than before, but several guys who didn't care about her before (Joe and Howard in particular) begin hounding her until she threatens to get contacts.
** Howard even has an... unplanned emission, IfYouKnowWhatIMean and I think you do, the first (and second) times he sees her this way. [[DontExplainTheJoke I mean an orgasm, of course]].
** Another ''{{Walkyverse}}'' example is Walky's high-school sweetheart Dorothy.
** And let's not forget the author's bespectacled RealLife [[strike:girlfriend]] wife [[http://www.walkypedia.com/index.php/Maggie Maggie]], showing up alongside his AuthorAvatar. It's starting to seem like there's a bit of AuthorAppeal involved...
***[[http://www.itswalky.com/d/20041111.html Surely not.]]
* Amber [=O'Malley=] from ''[[{{Walkyverse}} Shortpacked]]''.
** Also parodied in the same strip, when GenkiGirl Robin gives Amber a makeover, then tries to play the {{Meganekko}} role herself but [[http://www.shortpacked.com/d/20060314.html fails on an epic level.]]
** Recently Amber exchanged her coke bottle frames, [[LampshadeHanging commenting on how outdated they are]], and gotten a pair of smaller, [[YourMileageMayVary much nicer-looking]] modern glasses that work just as well.
* Agatha, the title character of ''GirlGenius''.
* Yuki from ''{{Megatokyo}}'' wore these when she became a MagicalGirl; being Largo her mentor, however, they're quickly replaced with CoolShades.
** Ping also experimented with glasses at one point in a vain attempt at making herself less attractive. Sadly, it backfired, due to this trope.
* Detestai of defunct webcomic ''RPGWorld'' is a catgirl who was given magic glasses by her ex-boyfriend, [[spoiler: the villain]], that turn her from a gentle kitten to "evil to the glasses." Also, she's rather tall. Does that make her a MegaNeko?
* As of a long-term GenderBender with accompanying memory alterations for everyone else, [[strike:Ivan]] "Yvonne" Bezdomny of ''TheWotch'' has apparently been thrown headfirst into Meganekkodom. Compounded with all of the transformation's other consequences...
-->'''"Homeless Blog"''': The loneliness is only magnified by the attention I ''do'' receive. Somehow I have a "quiet, nerdy thing goin' on" that some guys find attractive. This scares me.
* The title character of ''SabrinaOnline''
* The title character of ''RaineDog''
* ''EerieCuties'' brings us Cloe, the {{Meganekko}} {{Moe}} [[HornyDevil succubus]].
* ''QuestionableContent'' has Faye, Penelope and more recently, Marigold.
** Faye just happens to wear glasses; Marigold's are more fitting with the greasy nerd image. Penelope's the only one who really fits the bill, due to her bookishness and being one of the least brash characters. They're all too snarky to fit the "sweet, charming girl" description though.
* ''[[{{ptitlejmt00a4r}} Fetch Quest: Saga of the Twelve Artifacts]]'' gives us Felicia, who double-subverts the "sweet, modest girl" part of this: She manages to hold up on her own against thieves, but when confronted with [[BadassLongcoat Lionel]] "the Lucky", she almost immediately goes back to being this.
* The main character of ''{{Magiversity}}'', Minna Galford.
* [[{{Homestuck}} Jade Harley]] is a [[http://mspaintadventures.wikia.com/wiki/File:Gardengnostic.PNG classic example.]]
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* Susan and Mary Test from ''JohnnyTest''.
* Although ''ScoobyDoo'' had Daphne to (ostensibly) fill its sex appeal quotient, others preferred Velma, who is [[BlindWithoutEm pretty much synonymous with those glasses of hers.]]
** Velma in the cartoons somewhat fits; Velma in the live action films definitely does.
* Dr. Lucy Suzuki from ''{{Transformers}} Cybertron''
* Gwen Stacy in ''TheSpectacularSpiderMan'' is a prime example of this. This troper has heard of very few fans who dislike her, and the ones who do are [[DieForOurShip rabid Peter/MJ shippers]] or [[FanDumb bitter because she looks just like Deb Whitman from the comics]].
** [[spoiler: Not anymore! *whistles* Hubba Hubba!]]
*** [[spoiler:As some (this troper included) think the removal of her glasses was [[UnnecessaryMakeover unneccessary]], YourMileageMayVary.]]
* A TalkingAnimal example: Myra, the friendly, intelligent AdventurerArchaeologist from the ''TaleSpin'' episode "In Search of Ancient Blunders."
** Another TalkingAnimal example: Deputy Mayor Callie Briggs, the courageous ally of the SwatKats.
* Marilyn Piquel from ''{{Bonkers}}''.
* [[RichBitch Rhonda]] in ''HeyArnold'' is forced to get glasses in one episode due to her waning vision. At first, she absolutely hates them because it drops her to geek status. However, she later comes to accept them, and gets a new, sleeker pair of glasses at the end of the episode.
** Don't forget Phoebe, that show's official Meganekko.
* Mrs. Dr. Anne Possible of ''KimPossible'' fame.
** What about Ron's mother?
* ''{{Daria}}''
* ''PepperAnn''
* Bessie Higgenbottom a.k.a. ''TheMightyB'' (and the episode "Blindsided" proves that she does in fact look better ''with'' glasses)
* Penny Sanchez from ''ChalkZone''
* Rene Ratelle from ''JacobTwoTwo''. She's usually nice, but speaks French, so [[FrenchJerk genre conventions]] demand that she sometimes acts a bit stuck up.
* What, nobody's mentioned Tootie from ''FairlyOddParents'' yet?
* Gretchen from ''PhineasAndFerb''.
** Not to be confused with Gretchen Grundler of ''{{Recess}}'' (who also belongs in this category).
* [[GIJoe The Baroness,]] although she is decidedly ''not'' sweet, shy, and nice, defies the whole TheGlassesGottaGo line of thinking in every series she has been featured in.
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[[folder:Real Life]]
* Folk-rock singer/songwriter Lisa Loeb, helped along by the fact that she's both [[BlindWithoutEm legally blind without her glasses]] and allergic to contact lenses.
* Pop singer Anastacia was once known for her glasses, although she stopped wearing them after getting laser eye surgery.
* Former SNL head writer and current star of ''30 Rock'' TinaFey.
**And her ''[[{{ptitleolsdue4jfzga}} 30 Rock]]'' character Liz Lemon, who, according to Jenna, doesn't even need those glasses (presumably she likes the smart writer look they give).
* Alaska Governor Sarah Palin according to some, though some don't consider her nice or clever.
** Others get more of a [[TheUmbridge Church Lady]] feel. Still others get a sort of kindly, motherly nanny type feel, so it varies.
* Comedian, actress and pundit Janeane Garofalo according to some, though most don't consider her nice or clever.
** That's definitely a case of [[YourMileageMayVary Your Intelligence May Vary]].
** And she doesn't always wear them either.
* Look at the picture of MarilynMonroe in glasses on the DumbBlonde trope page. Go on, look!
* Part of Stacy Keibler's getup as [[DoubleEntendre Miss Hancock]] is a pair of sexy glasses.
*[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTWy5SSngjk Angela Aki]]
* Probably well before the time of most tropers; but Greek singer Nana Mouskouri's trademark black-rimmed glasses pushed her well into meganekko territory for many of her fans.
* Webcam girl Taylor Stevens.
* TwoWords [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valerie_Bertinelli Valerie Bertinelli]] known for her role as Gloria from ''TouchedByAnAngel''.
* Amy Adams.
* Some time ago, MaggieGyllenhaal was photographed at some airport, coming home from some awards show, wearing glasses. This troper A) didn't realize she wore glasses, and B) thought she looked damn sexy.
* [[http://thebuibrothers.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/img_1640-edit.jpg Felicia Day]].
* Ami Tokito, who sang [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ami_Tokito]], who is called "Megadol" by fans. She also sang the theme song for the second season of ''SchoolRumble''.
* Diane Keaton usually wears glasses in her movies.
** Dianne Wiest, who looks quite a bit like her, does it as well.
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