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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…

Animation, Drama • Series • 2005 • 1 season

Start watching: S1 E1

Starring: Sanae Kobayashi, Megumi Toyoguchi, Toshiyuki Morikawa

Season

S1 E1 - The Girl Who Has a Thousand Masks
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.
Apr 5, 2005 • 24m
S1 E2 - Vivi's Mask
Tsukikage makes arrangements for Maya to transfer to another school; she also starts training her to become an actress.
Apr 12, 2005 • 24m
S1 E3 - The Escaped Bird
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.
Apr 19, 2005 • 24m
S1 E4 - The Stairway of Flame
Maya asks Tsukikage if she can work her way through acting school. Tsukikage agrees to give her a scholarship to the Tsukikage Acting Troupe.
Apr 26, 2005 • 24m
S1 E5 - Restricted Lines
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.
May 3, 2005 • 24m
S1 E6 - My Own Beth
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.
May 17, 2005 • 24m
S1 E7 - The Violet Rose
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.
May 24, 2005 • 24m
S1 E8 - Walking in the Wind
The investors visit Tsukikage after her release from the hospital and tell her she has to enter the upcoming acting competition in Nagoya.
May 31, 2005 • 24m
S1 E9 - The New Midori
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.
Jun 7, 2005 • 24m
S1 E10 - Two Midoris of Takekurabe
The Tsukikage Acting Troupe and Ondine Troupe will go head to head in today's competition.
Jun 14, 2005 • 24m
S1 E11 - Spring Storm
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.
Jun 21, 2005 • 24m
S1 E12 - Alone on the Stage
Since the cast does not return in time for the competition, Maya volunteers to perform solo.
Jun 21, 2005 • 24m
S1 E13 - Tomorrow's Grass
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.
Jun 28, 2005 • 24m
S1 E14 - The Fated Rivals
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.
Jul 5, 2005 • 24m
S1 E15 - Trap
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.
Jul 12, 2005 • 24m
S1 E16 - Theater Crasher
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."
Jul 19, 2005 • 24m
S1 E17 - Wuthering Heights
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.
Jul 26, 2005 • 24m
S1 E18 - Role of a Doll
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.
Aug 2, 2005 • 24m
S1 E19 - The Fallen Mask
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.
Aug 9, 2005 • 24m
S1 E20 - The Switched Script
Maya goes on stage when called even though she does not know her lines as someone switched her script.
Aug 16, 2005 • 24m
S1 E21 - Etude of Flames
All the girls auditioning for the role spend the summer rehearsing for their chance to play Helen Keller.
Aug 23, 2005 • 24m
S1 E22 - The Miracle Worker, the Final Audition
The judges pick both Maya and Ayumi to be Helen and they will alternate who plays Helen during the run.
Aug 30, 2005 • 24m
S1 E23 - Show Down! The Two Helens
Ayumi and Maya both perform their versions of Helen for the Theater Festival; Ayumi is first to perform.
Sep 6, 2005 • 24m
S1 E24 - The Beautiful Maze
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".
Sep 13, 2005 • 24m
S1 E25 - Heavenly Brilliance
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.
Sep 20, 2005 • 24m
S1 E26 - The Shadow Who Hunts Maya
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.
Sep 27, 2005 • 24m
S1 E27 - The Invisible Pitfall
Maya's personal assistant, Norie Otobe, is bullied by Miss Mizuki.
Oct 4, 2005 • 24m
S1 E28 - Failure as an Actress
Maya believes that Hayami Masumi killed her mother, meanwhile Miss Mizuki is worried about Maya's sudden disappearance.
Oct 11, 2005 • 24m
S1 E29 - Carmilla
Masumi Hayami continues to criticize Maya on her acting abilities.
Oct 18, 2005 • 24m
S1 E30 - One Million Rainbows
Ayumi finds Maya choking on the fake balls of mud from the play.
Oct 25, 2005 • 24m
S1 E31 - One Person Play
Maya performs a solo show to her audience.
Nov 1, 2005 • 24m
S1 E32 - A Midsummer Night's Dream
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?
Nov 8, 2005 • 24m
S1 E33 - The Miracle at the Outdoor Ampitheatre
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?
Nov 15, 2005 • 24m
S1 E34 - Maya's Challenge
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?
Nov 22, 2005 • 24m
S1 E35 - Aldis & Origeld
Maya reads a story about two princesses, Aldis and Orgeld.
Nov 29, 2005 • 24m
S1 E36 - Winter Constellations
Maya meets an actress who once played Aldis in a play.
Dec 6, 2005 • 24m
S1 E37 - The Two Princesses: Act One
Maya takes the role as Princess Aldis in the play "The Two Princesses".
Dec 13, 2005 • 24m
S1 E38 - The Two Princesses: Act Two
The play continues as Maya's role of Aldis is challenged.
Dec 20, 2005 • 24m
S1 E39 - A Purple Shadow
"The Two Princesses" approaches its final show.
Dec 27, 2005 • 24m
S1 E40 - Wolf Girl Jane
Maya's newest play is "The Forgotten Wilderness," in which she plays a girl raised by wolves.
Jan 10, 2006 • 24m
S1 E41 - Wild Heart
An open casting call for "The Forgotten Wilderness" brings in some very inexperienced yet eager actors and actresses.
Jan 17, 2006 • 24m
S1 E42 - The Bet to the Drama Arts Festival
Getting into her role, Maya travels in to the mountainous wilderness to further understand her character.
Jan 24, 2006 • 24m
S1 E43 - The Forgotten Wilderness
"The Forgotten Wilderness" begins rehearsal.
Jan 31, 2006 • 24m
S1 E44 - Boundless Stage
It's opening night for "The Forgotten Wilderness" and already a huge line has formed!
Feb 7, 2006 • 24m
S1 E45 - Stars of the City
Thirty years have passed since Chigusa Tsukikage, Maya's mentor, was in the public eye.
Feb 14, 2006 • 24m
S1 E46 - To the Valley of Plums
Masumi Hayami runs into Maya on the bullet train station and encourages her to continue pursuing her dream.
Feb 21, 2006 • 24m
S1 E47 - The Blaze of Love
In the countryside, Maya contemplates her life while watching the fire.
Feb 28, 2006 • 24m
S1 E48 - A Dreamy One Night
Masumi reads the story of The Scarlet Angel to Maya.
Mar 7, 2006 • 24m
S1 E49 - One Half of a Soul
On her death bed, Ichiren Ozaki recalls her life.
Mar 14, 2006 • 24m
S1 E50 - The Mask of the Goddess
While crossing an eerie bridge deep in the forest, the bridge suddenly breaks and Maya falls through.
Mar 21, 2006 • 24m
S1 E51 - The Crimson Goddess
The Scarlet Angel finally reveals herself!
Mar 28, 2006 • 24m

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Glass Mask

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.

Animation, Drama • TV Series • 2005

Cast

Sanae KobayashiMaya Kitajima (voice)
Megumi ToyoguchiTaiko Kasuga (voice)
Toshiyuki MorikawaMasumi Hayami (voice)
Toshiko FujitaChigusa Tsukikage (voice)

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