“Two misfit detectives investigate a mysterious woman and girls turning to glass in a town of forgotten pasts.”
Glass Maiden
クリスタル ブレイズ
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Synopsis
Two misfit detectives investigate a mysterious woman and girls turning to glass in a town of forgotten pasts.
Rags Town is the garbage dump of Japan. The place where people who want to forget their pasts run to. In this town, where the rules strictly forbid asking about the past or getting to know people, there is small detective agency called S&A Detectives. The story revolves around Ayamana, the inseparable pair of misfit wannabe detectives, the case Manami takes on impulse, and the trouble that arises from it. On the case they find a woman who is abnormally hot, and who is being chased by a bunch of women with guns. After being dubbed Sara, the detectives try and figure out just what is going on with her. At the same time, all over town teenage girls are burning up and turning into glass. The government is covering everything up, but the detectives, as well as a nosy reporter and the local police, are determined to find out what is happening.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 7 sampled reviews
What 7 viewers settled on.
Polarized
σ 2.33 · split reception
5.3 pts
Recommenders 7.8 · others 2.5
↓ 2.00
Running avg · Sep 2008 → Jun 2016
- 8 “It's the atmosphere that really makes this show a gem. The artists and writers really made the setting pop -- it really feels like a gritty, sexy, noir, near-future world. The story is just OK, but...”
- 8 “This was a pretty good anime overall. The plot is interesting, and the story doesn't drag on like some other anime's. They could have made the plot a little bit more complex, but they didn't. The...”
- 7 “This a great example of noir in anime. If you like film noir, or even more modern noir inspired movies like L.A. Confidential, then Crystal Blaze is definitely worth your time to check out. It was...”
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- Format 12 × 24′ eps × min
- Total runtime 4h 48m all episodes
- Aired Apr 2008 – Jun 2008 Spring 2008
- Source Tv media type
- Rated R 17+ (violence & profanity)
- Ref. BS-3312 catalog
Produced by
- Happinet Pictures Producer
- BIGLOBE Producer
Licensed by
- Maiden Japan Licensor