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Glass Maiden

Glass Maiden

20088.21 Season12 EpisodesEndedTV-PG

Overview

In Rags Town, a city full of scum, a carefree detective named Shun is living in this city, doing what he pleases. But one day he meets a beautiful girl who's lost her memory, and he tries to solve her mystery without knowing that this would change his life and make him face a powerful enemy.

Created by Atsuhiro Tomioka
Written by Atsuhiro Tomioka, Masashi Tsukino
Produced by Satoshi Matsui, Masashi Tsukino, Shigehiko Sato
NetworksSun TV

Top Cast

Saeko Chiba

Saeko Chiba

(voice)

Satomi Arai

Satomi Arai

(voice)

Naomi Kusumi

Naomi Kusumi

(voice)

Miki Ito

Miki Ito

(voice)

Miyuki Sawashiro

Miyuki Sawashiro

(voice)

Takashi Matsuyama

Takashi Matsuyama

(voice)

Shin-ichiro Miki

Shin-ichiro Miki

(voice)

Hiroki Takahashi

Hiroki Takahashi

(voice)

Mikako Takahashi

Mikako Takahashi

(voice)

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Themes & Keywords

anime

About Glass Maiden

Glass Maiden is a mystery, drama, animation, sci-fi & fantasy series that first aired in 2008 exploring themes of anime. Created by Atsuhiro Tomioka, it stars Saeko Chiba, Satomi Arai, Naomi Kusumi. In Rags Town, a city full of scum, a carefree detective named Shun is living in this city, doing what he pleases. But one day he meets a beautiful girl who's lost her memory, and he tries to solve her mystery without knowing that this would change his life and make him face a powerful enemy.

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