CrunchyRoll Now Streaming 2005 Glass Mask TV Series

Humberto Saabedra

ImageCrunchyRoll has begun streaming the Glass Mask anime series from 2005.

The series is based on Suzue Miuchi’s 1976 shoujo manga about aspiring stage actress Maya Kitajima from her childhood days in a Chinese restaurant to her rise to stardom under the tutelage of a reclusive actress.

The 2005 series is the third adaptation of the story following an initial 1984 TV series and 1998 OVA series.

The first 4 episodes are now available for general viewing with episodes 5-8 becoming available next week, while those with an Anime Membership can now view the first 8 episodes.

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Journalist since 2006, initially covering the retail wireless sector before pivoting to anime and manga trade reporting in 2008. Founder and publisher of AnimeNews.biz (2008–2017), followed by a 13-year tenure at Crunchyroll News (2011–2024) and launching K-Comics Beat with Comics Beat in 2024. Now stripping away consumer noise to build independent, data-backed intelligence desks focused on cross-border licensing telemetry, production committee balance sheets, and industrial supply-chain forensics.

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