The Girl I Like Forgot Her Glasses

The Girl I Like Forgot Her Glasses (好きな子がめがねを忘れた, Suki na Ko ga Megane o Wasureta) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Koume Fujichika. The series was first published on the author's Twitter account in April 2018[2] before being serialized in Square Enix's Monthly Gangan Joker magazine in November of that same year. Its chapters have been collected in ten tankōbon volumes as of January 2023. An anime television series adaptation by GoHands is set to premiere in July 2023.

The Girl I Like Forgot Her Glasses
Volume 1 manga cover featuring Kaede Komura (left) and Ai Mie (right)
好きな子がめがねを忘れた
(Suki na Ko ga Megane o Wasureta)
GenreRomantic comedy[1]
Manga
Written byKoume Fujichika
Published bySquare Enix
English publisher
Comikey (digital)
Square Enix
ImprintGangan Comics Joker
MagazineMonthly Gangan Joker
DemographicShōnen
Original runNovember 22, 2018 – present
Volumes10
Anime television series
Directed by
Written byTamazo Yanagi
Music byJimmy Thumb P
StudioGoHands
Original networkTokyo MX, MBS, BS Asahi
Original run July 2023 – scheduled

Plot

As the deskmate of Ai Mie, Kaede Komura always has his attention fixed on her. Attracted by her cute charms, all he wishes for is that she would look at him with those beautiful eyes beneath her glasses. But just a few days after making her acquaintance, Kaede notices something different about Ai: her eyes are squinting and her glasses are missing. Nonetheless, he still finds her adorable.

Unexpectedly, Ai has a tendency to forget her glasses. Having terrible vision, she has difficulty going through her day at school. Thankfully, Kaede is more than willing to help her. As Ai starts relying on him, Kaede's feelings for her grow even more. Likewise, despite her short-sightedness, Kaede slowly becomes the person Ai always hopes to see.[3]

Characters
Kaede Komura (小村 楓, Komura Kaede)
Voiced by: Masahiro Itō[4]
Kaede is a shy, good-natured middle-school boy. He has had a crush on Ai since the first days of school, but because of his fear of being rejected, it is difficult for him to confess his love to her. He loves playing games, especially those at the arcade. Kaede is described by Mie as kind and helpful like her father. Apparently, he first met his future crush Ai way back when they were both 8, at an ice-cream shop.
Ai Mie (三重 あい, Mie Ai)
Voiced by: Shion Wakayama[4]
An absentminded middle-school girl who always forgets her glasses. She can manage to get to school without her glasses thanks to her house being close to it. She sometimes speaks like a warrior which has been passed onto her by her father. She loves visiting the aquarium and learning about sea creatures. Whenever Ai forgets her glasses, she loses the perception of distance, and thus she tends to lean in close to Kaede in order to see his face clearly, making the boy blush.
Azuma Ren (連 東, Ren Azuma)
Kaede and Ai's classmate. He is the popular kid at school and is aware of Kaede and Ai's feelings for each other. Due to his appearance and gentleness, he often receives confession from girls, to which he always kindly rejects. He sometimes tries to help Ai, which makes Kaede feel jealous and self-conscious.
Someya (染谷, Someya)
Kaede and Ai's classmate. She is a girl with pigtails who, on a few occasions, makes Ai feel jealous because either Kaede tries to help her or he accidentally gets too close to her.
Yasaka (八坂, Yasaka)
One of Kaede's closest friends. Kaede is regularly caught staring at Ai by him.
Asuka (あすか, Asuka)
One of Ai's closest friends who is often seen going with her.
Hibuchi (火渕, Hibuchi)
Kaede and Ai's classmate. She also has bad eyesight. On one occasion, she helps Ai with wearing contact lens in the sports festival.
Tokita (時田, Tokita)
Kaede and Ai's classmate. He wears a pair of glasses and has a chubby appearance.
Ise (伊勢, Ise)
A former classmate of Ai. He used to steal her glasses when they were in elementary school.

Media

Manga

The Girl I Like Forgot Her Glasses is written and illustrated by Koume Fujichika. Fujichika initially launched the series as a webcomic on their Twitter account in 2018. It later began serialization in Square Enix's Monthly Gangan Joker on November 22, 2018.[5] Square Enix has collected its chapters into individual tankōbon volumes. The first volume was released on February 22, 2019.[1] As of January 20, 2023, ten volumes have been released.[6] The series is licensed in English digitally by Comikey[7] and in print by Square Enix.[8]

No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1 February 22, 2019[9]978-4-7575-6026-0December 20, 2022[10]978-1-6460-9179-9
2 June 22, 2019[11]978-4-7575-6169-4February 28, 2023[12]978-1-6460-9187-4
3 November 22, 2019[13]978-4-7575-6395-7May 16, 2023[14]978-1-6460-9188-1
4 February 22, 2020[15]978-4-7575-6531-9July 18, 2023[16]978-1-6460-9189-8
5 May 22, 2020[17]978-4-7575-6668-2August 15, 2023[18]978-1-6460-9190-4
6 October 22, 2020[19]978-4-7575-6911-9October 10, 2023[20]978-1-6460-9191-1
7 April 22, 2021[21]978-4-7575-7208-9——
8 October 21, 2021[22][23]978-4-7575-7502-8 (regular)
978-4-7575-7503-5 (special)		——
9 June 22, 2022[24][25]978-4-7575-7973-6 (regular)
978-4-7575-7974-3 (special)		——
10 January 20, 2023[6]978-4-7575-8351-1——

Anime

An anime television series was announced on January 13, 2023.[26][27] It is produced by GoHands and directed by Katsumasa Yokomine, with chief direction by Susumu Kudo, scripts written by Tamazo Yanagi, character designs by Takayuki Uchida, and music composed by Jimmy Thumb P. The series is set to premiere in July 2023 on Tokyo MX and other networks.[4] The opening theme song, "Name", will be performed by Tsuzuri.[28]

Reception

In 2019, the manga was ranked 12th in the print category of the Next Manga Awards out of 50 nominees.[29]

See also

Notes
  1. Credited as Chief Director (総監督, Sō Kantoku)

References
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  29. Loveridge, Lynzee (August 22, 2019). "SPY × FAMILY, Kusuriya no Hitorigoto Win Tsugi ni Kuru Manga Award 2019". Anime News Network. Retrieved January 13, 2023.
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