The Girl I Like Forgot Her Glasses
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Koume Fujichika. The series was first published on Fujichika's Twitter account in April 2018 before being serialized in Square Enix's Monthly Gangan Joker magazine in November of that same year. Its chapters have been collected in eleven tankōbon volumes as of July 2023. An anime television series adaptation by GoHands aired from July to September 2023. 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. Characters

Kaede is a shy, good-natured middle school boy. He has had a crush on Ai since the first day 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. 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. 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. He is supportive of Ai and Kaede and will sometimes try to be a wingman for them. 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. One of Kaede's closest friends. Kaede is regularly caught staring at Ai by him. One of Ai's closest friends who is often seen going with her. Kaede and Ai's classmate. She also has bad eyesight. On one occasion, she helps Ai with wearing contact lens in the sports festival. Kaede and Ai's classmate. He wears a pair of glasses and has a chubby appearance. 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. Square Enix has collected its chapters into individual tankōbon volumes. The first volume was released on February 22, 2019. As of July 22, 2023, eleven volumes have been released. The series is licensed in English digitally by Comikey and in print by Square Enix. Volume list

Anime
An anime television series was announced on January 13, 2023. It was 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 aired from July 4 to September 26, 2023, on Tokyo MX and other networks. The opening theme song, "Name", was performed by Tsuzuri, while the ending theme song, "Megane Go Round", was performed by Masayoshi Ōishi along with Masahiro Itō and Shion Wakayama as "Masayoshi ga Megane wo Wasureta". Crunchyroll licensed the series. Medialink licensed the series in South, Southeast Asia and Oceania (except Australia and New Zealand) and is streaming it on the Ani-One Asia YouTube channel. Episode list

Reception
In 2019, the manga was ranked 12th in the print category of the Next Manga Awards out of 50 nominees. By August 2023, the manga has over one million copies in circulation. See also
Tonari no Onee-san ga Suki, another manga series by the same author

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Anime series based on manga
Crunchyroll anime
Gangan Comics manga
GoHands
Medialink
Romantic comedy anime and manga
School life in anime and manga
Shōnen manga
Slice of life anime and manga
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