The Glasses Gotta Go: Difference between revisions

* In ''[[D.N.Angel]]'' there's a scene where Satoshi asks Risa for help in an investigation, and she thinks he's asking her out on a date. At first she's put off by him, but then starts to think he might be cute...if he takes off his glasses. She then asks him to take them off, and he does. (They're back on in later scenes, however.)

* Carly from [[Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's]] looks incredibly beautiful without her glasses, but while her [[Super-Powered Evil Side]] doesn't need them, she's [[Blind Without'Em]].

* A one-time character in the [[Sailor Moon]] manga looks absolutely stunning when her glasses are knocked off - but since she can't see a thing without them, she immediately starts groping around the floor looking for them. Usagi then starts wondering if Umino's appearance would improve as dramatically if he took his glasses off. {{spoiler|[[Word of God|According to]] [[Naoko Takeuchi]], it would.}}

* {{spoiler|Akemi Homura}} from ''[[Puella Magi Madoka Magica]]'', as part of her [[Adrenaline Makeover]]. The taking off of the glasses is [[Justified]] by using magic to heal her eyes. This also transform her from being an [[Adorkable]] into a [[Tall, Dark and Bishoujo]] character.

== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==

* [[Ranma ½]] subverts this trope. Mousse, a male member of the same tribe of "Chinese Amazons" that Ranma's [[Accidental Marriage|self-proclaimed fiancee]] Shampoo belongs to, normally looks like a rather [[Bishonen]] guy. Unfortunately for him, his eyesight is horrendous, and to counteract this he has to wear a set of [[Nerd Glasses]] that make him look absolutely ridiculous whenever he puts them on. Worse still, he has a bad habit of taking them off frequently, due to either vanity or [[Glasses Pull|wanting to be dramatic]]... and because he's [[Blind Without'Em]], he invariably ends up making himself look like an idiot. Even worse is the fact that his eyesight honestly isn't so hot with them ''on'' either; he's a bit better at seeing where his target actually is instead of walking right past it, but he still tends to confuse objects and people.

* Referenced and [[Deconstruction|deconstructed]] by Kyousuke from ''[[Ore no Imouto ga Konna ni Kawaii Wake ga Nai]]'' regarding his [[Unlucky Childhood Friend|childhood friend]] [[Meganekko|Manami]]. He thinks her overall features are plain. He also thinks that, unlike fiction, she still look plain even without her glasses. She's also [[Blind Without'Em]].

* [[Ouran High School Host Club]] played it straight with Haruhi... But you'll notice that ''even while the twins are '''already''' making a run to the eye doctors's to get her contacts'', nobody ''ever'' suggests that Kyoya ditch his [[Stoic Spectacles]]? Granted, there's a gender difference... But nobody involved ''knew'' there was one at the time.