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) 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 from November 2018 to April 2024. Its chapters have been collected in eleven tankōbon volumes as of July 2023. An anime television series adaptation produced by GoHands aired from July to September 2023.

Plot
As the deskmate of Ai Mie, shy school boy Kaede Komura always has his attention fixed on her. Attracted by her good looks and 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 and beautiful.

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 Komura (小村 楓)
 * Kaede is a shy, good-natured middle school boy who has been in love with Ai since the first day of school. But due to his fear of being rejected, he has a very difficult time trying to confess his feelings for her. He often daydreams about Ai, which causes him to lose concentration in school. He loves playing games, especially those at the arcade, and is willing to do anything to win Ai's heart. He becomes easily jealous whenever Ai interacts with other boys in school, most notably Ren Azuma, whom he sees as a rival for Ai's affection. Ai describes Kaede as kind and helpful like her father. Later on, it is revealed that he first met Ai at an ice cream shop when they were both 8 years old.
 * Kaede is a shy, good-natured middle school boy who has been in love with Ai since the first day of school. But due to his fear of being rejected, he has a very difficult time trying to confess his feelings for her. He often daydreams about Ai, which causes him to lose concentration in school. He loves playing games, especially those at the arcade, and is willing to do anything to win Ai's heart. He becomes easily jealous whenever Ai interacts with other boys in school, most notably Ren Azuma, whom he sees as a rival for Ai's affection. Ai describes Kaede as kind and helpful like her father. Later on, it is revealed that he first met Ai at an ice cream shop when they were both 8 years old.


 * Ai Mie (三重 あい)
 * An absentminded middle school girl and Kaede's crush, 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 her father passed onto her. 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. Initially, she was unaware of Kaede's crush on her, and only saw him as any other classmate, but once she starts to catch on, she opens up more to him and realizes she might be secretly developing feelings for him as well.
 * An absentminded middle school girl and Kaede's crush, 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 her father passed onto her. 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. Initially, she was unaware of Kaede's crush on her, and only saw him as any other classmate, but once she starts to catch on, she opens up more to him and realizes she might be secretly developing feelings for him as well.


 * Ren Azuma (連 東)
 * Kaede and Ai's handsome classmate. He is the popular kid at school and is aware of Kaede being in love with Ai. Due to his appearance and gentleness, he often receives confession from girls, to which he always kindly rejects, not wanting to be in a relationship with anyone. He sometimes tries to help Ai, only to unintentionally make Kaede jealous and view him as a rival. He is supportive of Ai and Kaede and will sometimes try to be a wingman for them, even though Ai remains mostly oblivious to Kaede's feelings.
 * Kaede and Ai's handsome classmate. He is the popular kid at school and is aware of Kaede being in love with Ai. Due to his appearance and gentleness, he often receives confession from girls, to which he always kindly rejects, not wanting to be in a relationship with anyone. He sometimes tries to help Ai, only to unintentionally make Kaede jealous and view him as a rival. He is supportive of Ai and Kaede and will sometimes try to be a wingman for them, even though Ai remains mostly oblivious to Kaede's feelings.


 * Narumi Someya (染谷 成海)
 * 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, though Ai denies it every time.
 * 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, though Ai denies it every time.


 * Tomo Yasaka (八坂 智)
 * One of Kaede's closest friends. Kaede is regularly caught staring at Ai by him.
 * One of Kaede's closest friends. Kaede is regularly caught staring at Ai by him.


 * Asuka Kawato (川戸 あすか)
 * One of Ai's closest friends who is often seen going with her. She has a crush on Ren, even though he doesn't reciprocate at all.
 * One of Ai's closest friends who is often seen going with her. She has a crush on Ren, even though he doesn't reciprocate at all.


 * Yuika Hibuchi (火渕 結衣花)
 * 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. She also has bad eyesight. On one occasion, she helps Ai with wearing contact lens in the sports festival.


 * Tokita (時田)
 * Kaede and Ai's classmate. He wears a pair of glasses and has a chubby appearance. It's implied he may have a secret crush on Ai as well, but it's never made clear.
 * Kaede and Ai's classmate. He wears a pair of glasses and has a chubby appearance. It's implied he may have a secret crush on Ai as well, but it's never made clear.


 * Ise (伊勢)
 * A former classmate of Ai. He used to steal her glasses when they were in elementary school.


 * Maho Tōyama (遠山 まほ)

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 on April 23, 2018. It was later serialized in Square Enix's Monthly Gangan Joker from November 22, 2018, to April 22, 2024. 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 set to end with the release of its twelfth volume in Q2 2024. The series is licensed in English digitally by Comikey, and in print by Square Enix.

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.

Reception
In 2019, the manga ranked twelfth 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.