Glass Mask
G2005•23m•7.0/10
AnimationDrama
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7.0/10(4)
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.
Language
JA
Status
Ended
First Aired
April 5, 2005
Last Aired
March 28, 2006
Networks
TV Tokyo
Where to Watch
Region US · Lang EN
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Seasons & Episodes
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Season
E1
The Girl Who Has a Thousand Masks
Air date: 2005-04-05
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.
E2
Vivi's Mask
Air date: 2005-04-12
Tsukikage makes arrangements for Maya to transfer to another school; she also starts training her to become an actress.
E3
The Escaped Bird
Air date: 2005-04-19
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 out her other classmates.
E4
The Stairway of Flame
Air date: 2005-04-26
Maya asks Tsukikage if she can work her way through acting school. Tsukikage agrees to give her a scholarship to the Tsukikage Acting Troupe.
E5
Restricted Lines
Air date: 2005-05-03
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 using four words.
E6
My Own Beth
Air date: 2005-05-17
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 understand her role.
E7
The Violet Rose
Air date: 2005-05-24
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.
E8
Walking in the Wind
Air date: 2005-05-31
The investors visit Tsukikage after her release from the hospital and tell her she has to enter the upcoming acting competition in Nagoya.
E9
The New Midori
Air date: 2005-06-07
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 causes Maya to create her role and to make her own Midori.
E10
Two Midoris of Takekurabe
Air date: 2005-06-14
The Tsukikage Acting Troupe and Ondine Troupe will go head to head in today's competition.
E11
Spring Storm
Air date: 2005-06-21
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.
E12
Alone on the Stage
Air date: 2005-06-21
Since the cast does not return in time for the competition, Maya volunteers to perform solo.
E13
Tomorrow's Grass
Air date: 2005-06-28
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.
E14
The Fated Rivals
Air date: 2005-07-05
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 tackle the role.
E15
Trap
Air date: 2005-07-12
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.
E16
Theater Crasher
Air date: 2005-07-19
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."
E17
Wuthering Heights
Air date: 2005-07-26
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 the play receives bad reviews.
E18
Role of a Doll
Air date: 2005-08-02
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.
E19
The Fallen Mask
Air date: 2005-08-09
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.
E20
The Switched Script
Air date: 2005-08-16
Maya goes on stage when called even though she does not know her lines as someone switched her script.
E21
Etude of Flames
Air date: 2005-08-23
All the girls auditioning for the role spend the summer rehearsing for their chance to play Helen Keller.
E22
The Miracle Worker, the Final Audition
Air date: 2005-08-30
The judges pick both Maya and Ayumi to be Helen and they will alternate who plays Helen during the run.
E23
Show Down! The Two Helens
Air date: 2005-09-06
Ayumi and Maya both perform their versions of Helen for the Theater Festival; Ayumi is first to perform.
E24
The Beautiful Maze
Air date: 2005-09-13
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".
E25
Heavenly Brilliance
Air date: 2005-09-20
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.
E26
The Shadow Who Hunts Maya
Air date: 2005-09-27
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.
E27
The Invisible Pitfall
Air date: 2005-10-04
Maya's personal assistant, Norie Otobe, is bullied by Miss Mizuki.
E28
Failure as an Actress
Air date: 2005-10-11
Maya believes that Hayami Masumi killed her mother, meanwhile Miss Mizuki is worried about Maya's sudden disappearance.
E29
Carmilla
Air date: 2005-10-18
Masumi Hayami continues to criticize Maya on her acting abilities.
E30
One Million Rainbows
Air date: 2005-10-25
Ayumi finds Maya choking on the fake balls of mud from the play.
E31
One Person Play
Air date: 2005-11-01
Maya performs a solo show to her audience.
E32
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Air date: 2005-11-08
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 Tsukikage and Ikkakujuu acting troupes decide to put on Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream" in an outdoor theater with Maya playing the role of the fairy Puck. Can Maya learn to move like Puck in time for the performance?
E33
The Miracle at the Outdoor Ampitheatre
Air date: 2005-11-15
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 with her version of Puck. Will the play be a success?
E34
Maya's Challenge
Air date: 2005-11-22
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 Masumi Hayami have in store for her?
E35
Aldis & Origeld
Air date: 2005-11-29
Maya reads a story about two princesses, Aldis and Orgeld.
E36
Winter Constellations
Air date: 2005-12-06
Maya meets an actress who once played Aldis in a play.
E37
The Two Princesses: Act One
Air date: 2005-12-13
Maya takes the role as Princess Aldis in the play "The Two Princesses".
E38
The Two Princesses: Act Two
Air date: 2005-12-20
The play continues as Maya's role of Aldis is challenged.
E39
A Purple Shadow
Air date: 2005-12-27
"The Two Princesses" approaches its final show.
E40
Wolf Girl Jane
Air date: 2006-01-10
Maya's newest play is "The Forgotten Wilderness," in which she plays a girl raised by wolves.
E41
Wild Heart
Air date: 2006-01-17
An open casting call for "The Forgotten Wilderness" brings in some very inexperienced yet eager actors and actresses.
E42
The Bet to the Drama Arts Festival
Air date: 2006-01-24
Getting into her role, Maya travels in to the mountainous wilderness to further understand her character.
E43
The Forgotten Wilderness
Air date: 2006-01-31
"The Forgotten Wilderness" begins rehearsal.
E44
Boundless Stage
Air date: 2006-02-07
It's opening night for "The Forgotten Wilderness" and already a huge line has formed!
E45
Stars of the City
Air date: 2006-02-14
Thirty years have passed since Chigusa Tsukikage, Maya's mentor, was in the public eye.
E46
To the Valley of Plums
Air date: 2006-02-21
Masumi Hayami runs into Maya on the bullet train station and encourages her to continue pursuing her dream.
E47
The Blaze of Love
Air date: 2006-02-28
In the countryside, Maya contemplates her life while watching the fire.
E48
A Dreamy One Night
Air date: 2006-03-07
Masumi reads the story of The Scarlet Angel to Maya.
E49
One Half of a Soul
Air date: 2006-03-14
On her death bed, Ichiren Ozaki recalls her life.
E50
The Mask of the Goddess
Air date: 2006-03-21
While crossing an eerie bridge deep in the forest, the bridge suddenly breaks and Maya falls through.
E51
The Crimson Goddess
Air date: 2006-03-28
The Scarlet Angel finally reveals herself!
Cast
Sanae Kobayashi
Maya Kitajima (voice)
Megumi Toyoguchi
Taiko Kasuga (voice)
Toshiyuki Morikawa
Masumi Hayami (voice)
Toshiko Fujita
Chigusa Tsukikage (voice)
Akiko Yajima
Ayumi Himekawa (voice)
Ayumi Kinoshita
Rei Aoki (voice)
Fumiko Orikasa
Sayaka Minazuki (voice)
Iemasa Kayumi
Eisuke Hayami (voice)
Jun Fukuyama
Yuu Sakurakouji (voice)
Masako Katsuki
Utako Himekawa (voice)
Tomoko Munakata
Haru Kitajima (voice)
Yoko Honna
Mina Sawatari (voice)
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