BODY: Delinquents and eyewear rarely mix β but that odd-couple pairing is exactly what's powering one of 2027's early anime reveals.
On Tuesday, the official website for the television anime adaptation of Naruki's Megane, Tokidoki, Yankee-kun β officially rendered in English as Glasses with a Chance of Delinquent β unveiled its main staff, two teaser visuals, and a teaser promotional video. The series is slated to premiere in 2027.
Leading the production is director Makoto Hoshino, previously behind Banished from the Hero's Party, I Decided to Live a Quiet Life in the Countryside. Handling series composition is Megumi Shimizu, known for scripting the well-received gender-comedy hit Tomo-chan Is a Girl! That combination signals a team comfortable with warm, character-driven comedy β the exact register this manga trades in.
The source material leans on a simple but reliable hook: the gap between how people look and who they actually are. Naruki's manga plays with the "yankee" (delinquent) archetype and the bookish glasses-wearer stereotype, letting appearances and reality collide for laughs and low-key romance. The freshly released teaser visuals and PV lean into that mood, teasing the tone rather than the plot.
With a 2027 window, further details β cast, studio confirmation, additional staff, and a premiere season β remain to be announced in the months ahead.
The insider take
From Tokyo, this fits a clear industry pattern: publishers and production committees are increasingly greenlighting mid-tier rom-com and slice-of-life manga with strong high-concept titles, betting that streaming platforms hungry for seasonal comedy will pick them up. The Tomo-chan Is a Girl! connection via Shimizu is the tell here β that show proved there's a global appetite for character-gap comedy that punches above its budget. Announcing this far ahead of a 2027 debut is also a deliberate move to plant the title in fans' minds early, a hedge in an ever-more-crowded seasonal lineup.
Originally reported by News - MyAnimeList (English).