Glass Mask
Glass Mask
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Glass Mask

7.0 / 10
2005
1 season
51 episodes
AnimationDrama

Her father passed away very early and her mother lives and works in a crowded Chinese restaurant. Kitajima Maya, a 13-year old girl, has to carry the burden of making ends meet as she fights against her ill fate. However, she is able to overcome the trials and tribulations in her life with her passion and enthusiasm. She happens to encounter the reclusive actress Tsukikage who decides to train and mould her into the foremost actress of her generation.

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Cast

Seasons

  • The Girl Who Has a Thousand Masks

    1.The Girl Who Has a Thousand Masks

    05-04-200524m

    Life so far for Kitajima Maya has been rough. One day she gets a small part in a school play and now her life has suddenly turned around.

  • Vivi's Mask

    2.Vivi's Mask

    12-04-200524m

    Tsukikage makes arrangements for Maya to transfer to another school; she also starts training her to become an actress.

  • The Escaped Bird

    3.The Escaped Bird

    19-04-200524m

    Kazehaya asks Sawako to meet him after school to discuss her study habits and for help with his homework. The other students learn she is a great teacher, and she starts helping o...

  • The Stairway of Flame

    4.The Stairway of Flame

    26-04-200524m

    Maya asks Tsukikage if she can work her way through acting school. Tsukikage agrees to give her a scholarship to the Tsukikage Acting Troupe.

  • Restricted Lines

    5.Restricted Lines

    03-05-200524m

    Maya takes a job working in the park so that she doesn't have to borrow too much money from Tsukikage. Tsukikage gives the girls a new acting assigment which is to do a play only u...

  • My Own Beth

    6.My Own Beth

    17-05-200524m

    Tsukikage told the class their new play will be "Little Women" and Maya has been cast as the third sister, Beth. Maya now has to live as Beth for a week in order to better understa...

  • The Violet Rose

    7.The Violet Rose

    24-05-200524m

    All the critics show up to review the Tsukikage's Acting Troupe's first play. Maya receives a bouquet of purple roses from her first fan.

  • Walking in the Wind

    8.Walking in the Wind

    31-05-200524m

    The investors visit Tsukikage after her release from the hospital and tell her she has to enter the upcoming acting competition in Nagoya.

  • The New Midori

    9.The New Midori

    07-06-200524m

    Tsukikage Acting Troupe finds out the Ondine Troupe is also performing Takekurabe and that Ayumi will be Midori. The troupe starts rehearsals and Tsukikage really pushes Maya. This...

  • Two Midoris of Takekurabe

    10.Two Midoris of Takekurabe

    14-06-200524m

    The Tsukikage Acting Troupe and Ondine Troupe will go head to head in today's competition.

  • Spring Storm

    11.Spring Storm

    21-06-200524m

    Tsukikage Acting Troupe is again favored to win in the National Acting Competition. The night before their competition someone destroys all of their props and costumes.

  • Alone on the Stage

    12.Alone on the Stage

    21-06-200524m

    Since the cast does not return in time for the competition, Maya volunteers to perform solo.

  • Tomorrow's Grass

    13.Tomorrow's Grass

    28-06-200524m

    The girls ask Tsukikage if she will still teach them acting now that the troupe has been disbanded. Sakurakouji tries to persuade Maya to join is acting troupe.

  • The Fated Rivals

    14.The Fated Rivals

    05-07-200524m

    Ayumi vows to take any role possible. The schools' acting troupe is putting on a new production. When the lead actress has to be rushed to the emergency room, Maya volunteers to ta...

  • Trap

    15.Trap

    12-07-200524m

    Maya gets a role with another troupe after impressing them with her audition. The girl whose spot Maya took has something up for sleeve for Maya.

  • Theater Crasher

    16.Theater Crasher

    19-07-200524m

    Miss Harada informs Tsukikage that they will never hire Maya again even though they know she will take the stage by storm one day. Maya auditions for "Wuthering Heights."

  • Wuthering Heights

    17.Wuthering Heights

    26-07-200524m

    As more people see the play during it's run, the audience is becoming more confused because the younger actors play with much more intensity than their adult actors. Due to this th...

  • Role of a Doll

    18.Role of a Doll

    02-08-200524m

    Tsukikage pulls the troupe together to perform the play "The Stone's Smile" with Maya in the role of the doll. On the 10th days of performances they are a sell out.

  • The Fallen Mask

    19.The Fallen Mask

    09-08-200524m

    Maya loses her concentration during the play thus causing her to lose her mask as she is thinking about her Mom she just saw on the street.

  • The Switched Script

    20.The Switched Script

    16-08-200524m

    Maya goes on stage when called even though she does not know her lines as someone switched her script.

  • Etude of Flames

    21.Etude of Flames

    23-08-200524m

    All the girls auditioning for the role spend the summer rehearsing for their chance to play Helen Keller.

  • The Miracle Worker, the Final Audition

    22.The Miracle Worker, the Final Audition

    30-08-200524m

    The judges pick both Maya and Ayumi to be Helen and they will alternate who plays Helen during the run.

  • Show Down! The Two Helens

    23.Show Down! The Two Helens

    06-09-200524m

    Ayumi and Maya both perform their versions of Helen for the Theater Festival; Ayumi is first to perform.

  • The Beautiful Maze

    24.The Beautiful Maze

    13-09-200524m

    After Maya accepts the award for Best Supporting Actress, Tsukikage comes onstage and offers both Maya and Ayumi the chance to play the lead role in "The Scarlet Angel".

  • Heavenly Brilliance

    25.Heavenly Brilliance

    20-09-200524m

    Masumi's people have found Maya's Mother but Masumi decides to keep that information to himself. Maya starts to realize how jealous people are of her success.

  • The Shadow Who Hunts Maya

    26.The Shadow Who Hunts Maya

    27-09-200524m

    Someone is out to sabotage Maya as so far they have spiked her food, removed bolts from set props and made a bucket of water fall on her.

  • The Invisible Pitfall

    27.The Invisible Pitfall

    04-10-200524m

    Maya's personal assistant, Norie Otobe, is bullied by Miss Mizuki.

  • Failure as an Actress

    28.Failure as an Actress

    11-10-200524m

    Maya believes that Hayami Masumi killed her mother, meanwhile Miss Mizuki is worried about Maya's sudden disappearance.

  • Carmilla

    29.Carmilla

    18-10-200524m

    Masumi Hayami continues to criticize Maya on her acting abilities.

  • One Million Rainbows

    30.One Million Rainbows

    25-10-200524m

    Ayumi finds Maya choking on the fake balls of mud from the play.

  • One Person Play

    31.One Person Play

    01-11-200524m

    Maya performs a solo show to her audience.

  • A Midsummer Night's Dream

    32.A Midsummer Night's Dream

    08-11-200524m

    Ayumi Himekawa wins an award for her acting ability. Tsukikage declares there that Maya has two years to win the Best Actress Award or the role of the Scarlet Angel goes to Ayumi....

  • The Miracle at the Outdoor Ampitheatre

    33.The Miracle at the Outdoor Ampitheatre

    15-11-200524m

    Masumi Hayami lectures a small outdoor theater troupe about their play and gives them crucial advice. The night of the first show has arrived and Maya is ready to ignite the crowd...

  • Maya's Challenge

    34.Maya's Challenge

    22-11-200524m

    A fundraiser performance by the Tsukikage Acting Troupe and the Ikkakujuu Troupe of "A Midsummer Night's Dream" was an instant hit! But Maya was cut from the show... what does Masu...

  • Aldis & Origeld

    35.Aldis & Origeld

    29-11-200524m

    Maya reads a story about two princesses, Aldis and Orgeld.

  • Winter Constellations

    36.Winter Constellations

    06-12-200524m

    Maya meets an actress who once played Aldis in a play.

  • The Two Princesses: Act One

    37.The Two Princesses: Act One

    13-12-200524m

    Maya takes the role as Princess Aldis in the play "The Two Princesses".

  • The Two Princesses: Act Two

    38.The Two Princesses: Act Two

    20-12-200524m

    The play continues as Maya's role of Aldis is challenged.

  • A Purple Shadow

    39.A Purple Shadow

    27-12-200524m

    "The Two Princesses" approaches its final show.

  • Wolf Girl Jane

    40.Wolf Girl Jane

    10-01-200624m

    Maya's newest play is "The Forgotten Wilderness," in which she plays a girl raised by wolves.

  • Wild Heart

    41.Wild Heart

    17-01-200624m

    An open casting call for "The Forgotten Wilderness" brings in some very inexperienced yet eager actors and actresses.

  • The Bet to the Drama Arts Festival

    42.The Bet to the Drama Arts Festival

    24-01-200624m

    Getting into her role, Maya travels in to the mountainous wilderness to further understand her character.

  • The Forgotten Wilderness

    43.The Forgotten Wilderness

    31-01-200624m

    "The Forgotten Wilderness" begins rehearsal.

  • Boundless Stage

    44.Boundless Stage

    07-02-200624m

    It's opening night for "The Forgotten Wilderness" and already a huge line has formed!

  • Stars of the City

    45.Stars of the City

    14-02-200624m

    Thirty years have passed since Chigusa Tsukikage, Maya's mentor, was in the public eye.

  • To the Valley of Plums

    46.To the Valley of Plums

    21-02-200624m

    Masumi Hayami runs into Maya on the bullet train station and encourages her to continue pursuing her dream.

  • The Blaze of Love

    47.The Blaze of Love

    28-02-200624m

    In the countryside, Maya contemplates her life while watching the fire.

  • A Dreamy One Night

    48.A Dreamy One Night

    07-03-200624m

    Masumi reads the story of The Scarlet Angel to Maya.

  • One Half of a Soul

    49.One Half of a Soul

    14-03-200624m

    On her death bed, Ichiren Ozaki recalls her life.

  • The Mask of the Goddess

    50.The Mask of the Goddess

    21-03-200624m

    While crossing an eerie bridge deep in the forest, the bridge suddenly breaks and Maya falls through.

  • The Crimson Goddess

    51.The Crimson Goddess

    28-03-200624m

    The Scarlet Angel finally reveals herself!

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