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| - Literally, "glasses girl" -- one of the classic "sweet girl" stereotypes in anime. Cute enough without going overboard or posing the threat that a more conventionally beautiful girl might, 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 Yamato Nadeshiko, 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 be 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 unpopular char
- Meganekko(メガネっ娘) (メガネ, also めがね or 眼鏡, pronounced megane ("glasses") and 娘 ko for "girl" but using the kanji for daughter) is a Japanese word which translates to "glasses(-wearing) girl". It is used in its most straight-forward way to describe people (female) where wearing glasses can be considered one of their characteristics. It is also often used in anime and manga fandom to refer to females who wear glasses, especially when it is considered their most attractive trait. However it is worth noting that it does not automatically mean that the female would not be considered attractive without the glasses. Their usage may or may not have anything to do with a character's eyesight, and they are often a "neutral" costume not as closely associated with more obvious fetishes such as meido (maid
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| - Meganekko(メガネっ娘) (メガネ, also めがね or 眼鏡, pronounced megane ("glasses") and 娘 ko for "girl" but using the kanji for daughter) is a Japanese word which translates to "glasses(-wearing) girl". It is used in its most straight-forward way to describe people (female) where wearing glasses can be considered one of their characteristics. It is also often used in anime and manga fandom to refer to females who wear glasses, especially when it is considered their most attractive trait. However it is worth noting that it does not automatically mean that the female would not be considered attractive without the glasses. Their usage may or may not have anything to do with a character's eyesight, and they are often a "neutral" costume not as closely associated with more obvious fetishes such as meido (maid) or seifuku (school uniform), though they are very often depicted with a pageboy haircut. They sometimes have the connotations of geekish or bookish behavior, but in a complimentary fashion. The most common stereotype associated with the term, especially in youth-oriented stories, is the ubiquitous "Class Representative" (iinchō); a well-doing, charismatic but sometimes bossy student who is respectful of authority. This usually earns them the respect of good students or contempt of slackers. Male characters who wear glasses are referred to as megane otoko or meganedanshi (メガネ男子). Glasses fetishism is the name used to describe a fetishistic attraction to people wearing prescription glasses.
- Literally, "glasses girl" -- one of the classic "sweet girl" stereotypes in anime. Cute enough without going overboard or posing the threat that a more conventionally beautiful girl might, 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 Yamato Nadeshiko, 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 be 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 unpopular character within the story, but not with the fans. The glasses are the important part, though. Whether she's Blind Without'Em or not, they are key to her appeal. This is one girl who doesn't need a "Beautiful All Along" transformation; in fact, taking her glasses away might is an almost surefire way to reduce her 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. The Other Wiki suggests we see also "glasses fetishism". In Western countries this type of character is rarely popular; when she appears, she is often commanded that The Glasses Gotta Go!, although the Shrinking Violet or cute nerd sometimes invoke this trope. Glasses on a Hot Librarian or Sexy Secretary are a completely different thing. The Seemingly-Wholesome Fifties Girl may use glasses to pretend to be this trope. Boys with glasses are called Megane, and can occasionally fit into this type (especially in the Boys Love). (Note that boys cannot properly be called "meganekko"; the term refers specifically to girls.) Other possible male types include Stoic Spectacles, Bespectacled Bastard Boyfriend and Four Eyes, Zero Soul. When glasses result in sex appeal rather than Moe, they've got Sexy Spectacles. Not to be confused with Mega Neko. You know, "really big cats". Or Megatokyo. Examples of Meganekko include:
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