The authentic glasses are based on the ones worn by two bespectacled characters from classic anime films.
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Use these mobile suit-inspired glasses to rep your favorite franchise in an understated way.
Tokyo-based company creates glasses that aim to be flatteringly fashionable and comfortable for full-figured wearers.
Whether you’re after Boruto spectacles or glasses from Maho Girls Pretty Cure!, this new store has a huge selection of anime styles to choose from.
Pikachu and pals are here to help you see plus protect your peepers during prolonged PC sessions.
Glasses maker JINS have announced that on 2 July they will sell a limited release of 1,500 pairs of their confusingly named JINS PC for Hackers, which are glasses tailored to meet the needs of hackers.
JINS makes it clear on their website that they are referring to hackers in the traditional sense of someone with a lot of experience and skill using computers and networks, rather than the criminal sense often used in the media.
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