Akuyaku Reijou tte no wa Kou Yaru no yo - Vol. 1 Ch. 4

[Supperdude9]

Well, one loser down.

 

[OWMWO]

JOHN BUNNY, AT YOUR SERVICE MY QUEEN.

 

[OWMWO]

I hate the Trope that glasses automatically make you ugly.

MY MAN.
Glory to GLASSES TRAD GIRL!!

I hate the paired trope where the friend takes the glasses off and miraculously makes them a non-issue.

Speaking from experience, I need glasses to see clearly, such as to read newspaper or see things in detail. But on generally most of the things that have no need for tiny details spotting, even without glasses I still can see clearly, can work, walk, and drive without problem.
Eyes problem are not as dire as what is shown in anime for comical purpose.

 

[lesseffective]

Speaking from experience, I need glasses to see clearly, such as to read newspaper or see things in detail. But on generally most of the things that have no need for tiny details spotting, even without glasses I still can see clearly, can work, walk, and drive without problem.
Eyes problem are not as dire as what is shown in anime for comical purpose.

This is where the difference between farsighted and nearsighted comes into play. I have this box on a shelf about 5 feet away, and without my glasses all the text blurs and I can't make the letters out.

 

[NatoBoram]

"Now it's perfect!"

"But, Cassandra-sama, I can't see shit!"

 

[looc64]

In addition to the usual, "MC is not a real villainess" disappointment I'm also disappointed that MC isn't using public opinion for anything.

I looked at MC's previous identity/actions: running a talent agency, manufacturing a scandal for a rival actress, sending rival idols to jail, cyber bullying an idol, and I figured her main skill set was PR and using public opinion to get concrete benefits and that that was how she'd deal with her opponents.

Instead she's just generically competent, and she just has the approval of a bunch of background nobles from the start but never does anything with it.

It sucks because a lot of villainess stories are like this one in that most of the noble student body disapproves of the prince and heroine but nothing ever comes of it and it'd be really cool if a story poked a hole in that and pointed out that at least some of those disapproving students are from families or factions that are powerful enough to pressure the royal family.

 

[looc64]

I gotta say I was hoping for more actual villainess and less helping people in need. It's just slipping into the same pattern as almost every other "villainess" manga.
The 90's teen movie makeover of taking off her glasses was a bit much too.

No no, not the glasses! You've ruined it!

If she'd just said "let's make you unrecognizable" I'd be more willing to play along for the sake of the takedown, but...even that was too easy. It felt a lot like a mid-tier villainess anthology oneshot.

It's also like, what purpose did the makeover and the gathering they went to even serve?

They spent most of the chapter on that instead of the gambling trap and business deals that actually let her break off the engagement?

It's not like her fiance had a good reputation to begin with.

 

[Kinkaiser]

I'm someone that has glasses, but I don't need to wear them in my day to day life. I'm near sighted, so I have no issue seeing anything up close, things just become blurry at a distance. Its the sort of thing where I need glasses if I'm at the back of the class or when driving. I end up wearing glasses when I leave the house, but not when I'm home.

That said! Still super annoying to see "remove glasses" as prettiness thing. I would entirely forgive it if the girl started acting like she was completely fucking blind and was tripping over things and talking to the wrong person.

 

[Luke_chase]

Another glasses girl lost her wings 🥀

 

[sketches]

The names of her shadows.
John.
Bunny.

 

[TheEnd478]

As a person who has needed glasses since I was in grade school, glasses did have a profound effect on my social life. It's not necessarily that they make you ugly, but some people will percieve it as a handicap and ostracize you for it. That in turn causes self-esteem issues which does effect the individual's appearance and outward demeanor.

There were even periods of time growing up that I would intentionally break my glasses just so I wouldn't have to wear them. It was easier to live in a blurry world then face the ridicule of my classmates and people I wanted to call friends.

So yes, the glasses clichés are very much so real. While true it's not always about physical appearance, but I can say from personal experience that there was a stark difference between the kind of attention I recieved when I wore glasses was much different then when I didn't. Even if only because it was easy to ignore when i couldn't see it.

Honestly Agree

"Taking the Glasses off" always felt like what happened to the MC of "Solo Leveling" where he lost ALL interesting features of himself when they turned him into a "KPop Daddy" as some call it and I agree. Stoic types are BORING to me, I can take the MC/FMC being such ON OCCASSION but all the time does not make them interesting, it makes them BORING (now if he acted like this in the SEQUEL Series I could accept it as he's a supporting character to his son the new MC. but even that would be "at a limit" because some people think STOIC means "brooding, anti-social and BORING!" confusing it for MATURITY

I have ALOT of characters in other fiction who STILL LOOK GOOD and they never take off the Glasses! The Trope feels like the Glasses are treated like a "cloak" that hides their beauty....might as well use a FUCKING VEIL THEN as Glasses are the WORSE to try this with! I feel it makes the person look MORE plain then LESS

 

[Miserys_End]

Honestly Agree

"Taking the Glasses off" always felt like what happened to the MC of "Solo Leveling" where he lost ALL interesting features of himself when they turned him into a "KPop Daddy" as some call it and I agree. Stoic types are BORING to me, I can take the MC/FMC being such ON OCCASSION but all the time does not make them interesting, it makes them BORING (now if he acted like this in the SEQUEL Series I could accept it as he's a supporting character to his son the new MC. but even that would be "at a limit" because some people think STOIC means "brooding, anti-social and BORING!" confusing it for MATURITY

I have ALOT of characters in other fiction who STILL LOOK GOOD and they never take off the Glasses! The Trope feels like the Glasses are treated like a "cloak" that hides their beauty....might as well use a FUCKING VEIL THEN as Glasses are the WORSE to try this with! I feel it makes the person look MORE plain then LESS

The Klark Kent / Superman effect. You really can see a difference in some of the older movies. Sure some makeup and hair styling was involved, but also posture and demeanor played huge roles as well.

 

[TheEnd478]

The Klark Kent / Superman effect. You really can see a difference in some of the older movies. Sure some makeup and hair styling was involved, but also posture and demeanor played huge roles as well.

Oh when it's that, that's COMPLETELY different then the "trope where they dress/polish a glasses wearing character with the major point being the complete removal of their glasses

Your example is more DISGUISE/Beneath Notice then "suddenly YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL" like the Hated Trope seems to portray "Glasses come off"

 

[Miserys_End]

Oh when it's that, that's COMPLETELY different then the "trope where they dress/polish a glasses wearing character with the major point being the complete removal of their glasses

Your example is more DISGUISE/Beneath Notice then "suddenly YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL" like the Hated Trope seems to portray "Glasses come off"

It's more a legacy of my generation. I grew up in the 70s, 80s and 90s. A positive nerd culture wasn't a thing and anyone with glasses automatically were viewed with varying levels of disdain. That in turn led to low self esteem, more undesirable appearance, and withdrawn personality.

With that being said, I do think the Klark Kent comparison is valid. He was portrayed as timid, someone who stuttered when nervous, and despite his size he was seen as more of a invisible doorstop, rather then gentle giant.

But when the glasses came off, his demeanor completely changed. Not only did the stigma of the glasses disappear, but he stood tall, acted boldly, and spoke with authority. True it's less of a "the beauty behind the glasses" being revealed, but the characterization of the two slot in nicely with the general premise.