Glass Maiden


Glass Maiden is a half-hour anime series directed by Mitsuko Kase. It was broadcast on Chiba TV, KBS Kyoto, KIDS STATION, Sun TV, Tokyo MX TV, TV Aichi, TV Kanagawa, and TV Saitama.

Story

The story follows a group of eclectic characters who form a detective agency. The plot centers around the protection of a humanoid character introduced as "cargo".
"Cargo" is later revealed to be a survivor and escapee from an experiment that attempted to change female human beings into genetically engineered weapons called the HW series, which were intended to be used by the military. This contrasted with the earlier BW series weapons, which were glass-based. These caused targets to briefly become glass, then burst into flames.

Characters

The Detectives

;Shuu
;Akira
;Manami
;Ayaka
;Porilyn
;Doc
;Monica

The Glass Maidens

;Sara
;BW-Alpha

Supporting characters

;Seiji

The Antagonists

;Kito
;Kyrie

Theme song

Opening theme:
  1. "Never looking back ~Sukitooru Kokoro de 「Never looking back 〜透き通る心で」" by Rie
Ending theme:
  1. "qué sera-sera" by TASO
  2. "Kokoroyo Kaze ni Nare 「こころよ 風になれ」" by TASO

Reception

IGN said the supporting characters are "a lot of fun" but criticized the direction during fast-paced scenes and the stereotypical portrayal of a gay character. Anime News Network didn't like the character designs and called the show unmemorable. THEM Anime Reviews wrote: " I don't hate the show - I found the majority of the content is passable - but the show really doesn't have a reason to exist. "