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{{trope}}
A '''Bespectacled Bastard Boyfriend''' (in Japanese fan terminology, ''kichiku[[Kichiku meganeMegane]]'', literally "brutal glasses") is a male love interest whose defining traits are that he is cold, cruel, and abusive to his romantic partner in a manner intended to be kinky and appealing to the audience, and that he wears glasses, which indicates that he is also smart, sophisticated, and successful.
 
This trope runs on [[Fetish Fuel]], so don't expect anything close to a realistic depiction of abuse. This is purely a
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The Japanese version is also the name of a [[Kichiku Megane (visual novel)|visual novel]].
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{{noreallife|calling real-life people "bastards" [[Rule of Cautious Editing Judgment|is a bad idea.]]}}
== Anime & Manga ==
 
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== Anime &and Manga ==
* Hideaki Nakajima in ''[[Gakuen Heaven]]''. Although this was seriously toned down in the anime, the manga version followed the [[Victim Falls For Rapist|spirit of the original game]] more closely.
* Michio Yuki, ''[[MW]]'''s [[Villain Protagonist]], torments his lover, Garai, quite extensively. It's debatable whether he's actually in love with Garai, however.
** And another triumphant example from [[Osamu Tezuka]]'s [[Darker and Edgier]] phase, Dr. Urabe from ''[[Ode to Kirihito]]''. He is rather tortured and guilt-ridden about all the raping he did, though.
* [[Takehito Koyasu]] plays these a lot. He was the voice for Jade Curtiss from ''[[Tales of the Abyss]]'', played one in the [[Otome Game]] ''[[Tokimeki Memorial|Tokimeki Memorial: Girls' Side]]'', and was the first seiyuu for [[Tokyo Babylon|Seishirou Sakurazuka]].
** It should be noted that any discussion on Jade's sexuality will be [[Fanon]] at best -- thebest—the game itself presents him as effectively [[Asexual]], with the exception of one ''very'' [[Does This Remind You of Anything?]] round of (off-screen) [[Jack Bauer Interrogation Technique]] with his [[Unknown Rival]] that *sounds* like a round of [[Black Comedy Rape]].
* Ono in ''[[Antique Bakery]]'', when in "predatory gay guy" mode. He's quite nice, otherwise.
* Parodied on ''[[Keroro Gunsou]]'' with Kururu.
* Ryuji from ''[[Visual Novel/Night Shift Nurses|Night Shift Nurses]]'' plays this straight.
* The [[Student Council President]] of ''[[Suzumiya Haruhi]]'' plays one solely to provide Haruhi with an "antagonist" to keep her from being bored.
** He ''may'' have started [[Becoming the Mask|to become a straighter example]].
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* {{spoiler|Kurt Godel}} from ''[[Mahou Sensei Negima|Negima!]]'' seems to be shaping up to be this. His backstory {{spoiler|with Ala Rubra and his unrequited love for Princess Arika}} does nothing to explain his callous cruelty.
** OTOH, {{spoiler|it's later explained why he acts like this (it's...VERY complicated), and upon being defeated by Ala Alba, he has a [[Heel Face Turn]].}}
* Satoshi from ''~[[D.N.Angel~]]'' is very much like this trope when he's first introduced, although it's later revealed that he has a reason for being cold.
* Muraki in ''[[Yami no Matsuei]]'': A [[Complete Monster]] [[Stalker with a Crush]] who has a definite thing for Tsuzuki; unfortunately for Tsuzuki, his hobbies include rape, murder, and cutting people up while they're still alive, and Tsuzuki is willing to pull a [[Taking You with Me]] to get rid of him ({{spoiler|they both survive}}). He is, however, ''very'' pretty and sexy [[Red Right Hand|as long as he styles his hair correctly]], so there is much [[Fan Fiction]] where he is this trope instead.
** Tatsumi certainly ''looks'' the part, although, in practice, he is actually a decent person (if quite the [[Frozen Flower]]). And since he cares a lot for Tsuzuki, Tatsumi is '''most''' unhappy about Muraki's little fixation with him.
* Another comedic [[Boys Love]] version: [[Student Council President]] Azuma from ''Love Is Like A Hurricane'' expresses his affection for Mizuki by molesting him relentlessly.
* Extremely [[Angst|angstyangst]]y and disturbing [[Boys Love]] version: Wakae from ''The Night's Dew On Those Lips'' (published in French as ''Réminiscences'') takes [[Victim Falls For Rapist]] to a [[Up to Eleven|whole new level]].
* Ritsu in ''[[Loveless]]'' proves to be one of these to a young Soubi, {{spoiler|sexually abusing him}} and generally being a dick because Soubi's mother married another man over him.
* Nawahara Bakurou from the H-Doujin ''Escape Creator''. Every girl that shows up with him ends up being tied, raped, and liking it, and returning for more in the last chapter.
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* ''[[Ah! My Goddess]]'': Toshiyuki Aoshima.
* Another [[Boys Love]] example is in Kawabata's behavior towards Misaki in ''[[Hana no Mizo Shiru]]''. He had a quasi-relationship with Misaki in the past, but left him for a woman - and afterwards, proceeds to call him constantly, interrogate him about any acquaintances he makes, taunt him about his sexuality, and nearly choke him at one point (though accidentally). {{spoiler|And then in Chapter 11 he narrowly stops himself from forcing himself on Misaki.}} And yeah, sure enough, he wears glasses.
* Sugou Nobuyuki from the "Alfheim Online" arc of ''[[Sword Art Online]]''. He was selected by Asuna's father to marry her, and is not only delighted to, is also responsible for keeping her trapped in VR -- and trapped in a literal [[Gilded Cage]] inside the game.
 
 
== Comic Books ==
* [[Scott Pilgrim|Gideon Gordon Graves in ''[[Scott Pilgrim]]''.{{context}}
 
 
== Music ==