is a 2013 anime television series produced by
Studio Deen
is a Japanese animation studio founded in 1975 by Sunrise producer Hiroshi Hasegawa and ex-Sunrise animators. The studio owns three subsidiaries: Danny Donghua (丹尼動画), a Chinese sub-contracting studio; Megumi (め組), a digital work sub-c ...
and directed by Soubi Yamamoto, which is based on a series of Drama CDs released by Deen in 2011-2012. The series follows the activities of five male students who belong to their school's Glasses Club and the antics resulting from their shared passion for eyewear. The series premiered on
Tokyo MX
JOMX-DTV, branded as Tokyo MX (officially stylized as TOKYO MX), is an independent television station in Tokyo, Japan, owned by the . It is the only television station that exclusively serves the city. It competes with Nippon TV, TV Asahi, NH ...
on October 6 and ended on December 22, 2013.
Synopsis
The plot focuses on Akira Souma, a glasses fanatic at the rural Himaraya Third Technical School. Akira's great love for glasses causes him to form the "Glasses Club" at his school and he somewhat forces his classmates and glasses wearers Takuma Hachimine, Yukiya Minabe, Mitsuki Kamatani, and Hayato Kimata to join. The series follows the activities of the Glasses Club and the antics resulting from their shared passion for eyewear.
Characters
Glasses Club
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: Akira is a second year student and president of the Glasses Club. He starts the club in hopes to successfully make
X-ray
An X-ray, or, much less commonly, X-radiation, is a penetrating form of high-energy electromagnetic radiation. Most X-rays have a wavelength ranging from 10 picometers to 10 nanometers, corresponding to frequencies in the range 30&nb ...
glasses. He is very passionate about glasses and those who wear them, and hates anyone who doesn't wear glasses (whom he calls "No-Glassers"). He wears square-shaped glasses.
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: Mitsuki is a first year member. He idolizes Akira, but doesn't seem to get along with Hayato. He wears under-rim glasses.
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: Takuma is in the class as Akira and Yukiya. He is cheerful, and really likes cream puffs. He also tends to sleep a lot. He wears Wellington glasses.
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: Yukiya is Akira's childhood friend. He is soft spoken and always has his yPad with him. He wears half rim glasses.
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: Hayato is another first year member. He is only a provisional member of the club because he wears fake glasses, and is made fun of for this. He wears oval square glasses.
Student Council
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: William is the third year president of the Student Council. He is half Japanese and half British, he also suffers from chronic stomach pains. He wears round titanium framed glasses. He tends to speak his inner thoughts aloud.
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: Lorenzo is the vice-president of the Student Council. He is half Japanese and half German. He is sadistic when it comes to Satou.
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: Maximillian is a second-year member of the Student Council. He is half Japanese and half Italian. He loves the stage and tends to overreact to certain situations.
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: Toru is a second-year member of the Student Council and the only one who is fully Japanese. He is nicknamed #3 by his classmates and hates Akira for giving him that nickname. He wears cat-eye glasses. He originally wished to join the glasses club, however his disdain for Akira calling him 3rd made him change his mind.
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: Antonio is a first-year member of the Student Council. He is half-Japanese and half-Brazilian. He has a joyous personality, but he doesn't have good Japanese skills.
Faculty Staff
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: Homeroom teacher of Class 2-E and Glasses Club advisor. He wears metal rimless glasses.
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: Teaching assistant assigned to Class 2-E.
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: Cafeteria Lady. She possesses an ability to know each student's favourite food through her half-rimmed spectacles and years of accumulated experience, and strives to prepare balanced food portion for students.
Others
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: Hikaru is Akira's younger brother. In the last episode, it is revealed that he is blind.
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: Satoru is Takuma's oldest brother who is a designer. He wears Wellington brow type glasses.
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: Shinji is Takuma's older brother who is a model. He wears Wellington half-rim glasses.
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: Owner of Cafe Tet-chan. He's an alumnus and a former teacher of Hima High.
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: Yūto is Hayato's older brother. He wears the same fake glasses as Hayato, making him look like a bigger Hayato.
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: Ikuto is Hayato's younger brother. He wears the same fake glasses as Hayato, making him look like a smaller Hayato.
Production
The series is produced by
Studio Deen
is a Japanese animation studio founded in 1975 by Sunrise producer Hiroshi Hasegawa and ex-Sunrise animators. The studio owns three subsidiaries: Danny Donghua (丹尼動画), a Chinese sub-contracting studio; Megumi (め組), a digital work sub-c ...
and directed by Soubi Yamamoto, along with script and series composer
Deko Akao
is a Japanese singer and screenwriter. She has released 17 singles and 11 albums since her debut in 1994. Several of her songs have been used as openings and endings of anime and radio dramas. She has also written the screenplays of various anim ...
and original character designer Atsuko Nakajima. The twelve episode series premiered on
Tokyo MX
JOMX-DTV, branded as Tokyo MX (officially stylized as TOKYO MX), is an independent television station in Tokyo, Japan, owned by the . It is the only television station that exclusively serves the city. It competes with Nippon TV, TV Asahi, NH ...
on October 6, 2013 and was later aired on
BS11,
SUN-TV,
KBS and Fakui TV. The anime was picked up by
Crunchyroll
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for streaming with English subtitles. The anime has been licensed by
Sentai Filmworks
Sentai Filmworks, LLC or just Sentai, is an American entertainment company owned by AMC Networks. Located in Houston, the company specializes in the dubbing and distribution of Japanese animation and Asian cinema. Its post-production arm is S ...
in North America for digital and home video release in 2014.
The opening theme is "World's End" by
MUCC
is a Japanese visual kei rock band, formed in Ibaraki Prefecture in 1997. The classic line up of Tatsuro on vocals, Miya on guitar, Yukke on bass, and Satochi on drums was solidified in 1999 following the departure of original bassist Hiro. Af ...
and the ending theme is "Colorful World" by Tomohisa Sakou.
Episode list
References
External links
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