Glass no Kamen (2005)


Glass Mask

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Alternative Titles

Japanese: ガラスの仮面 (2005)
English: Glass Mask
German: Glass Mask
Spanish: Glass Mask
French: Glass Mask
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Type: TV
Episodes: 51
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Apr 6, 2005 to Mar 29, 2006
Premiered: Spring 2005
Broadcast: Unknown
Licensors: Sentai Filmworks
Source: Manga
Genres: DramaDrama, RomanceRomance
Themes: Performing ArtsPerforming Arts, ShowbizShowbiz
Demographic: ShoujoShoujo
Duration: 23 min. per ep.
Rating: G - All Ages

Statistics

Score: 8.061 (scored by 1260412,604 users)
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Ranked: #5472
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Popularity: #3526
Members: 39,875
Favorites: 523

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Synopsis

Two Girls. One Dream. And the entire world for a stage.

At 13 years old, Maya Kitajima seems destined to spend the rest of her life toiling in a crowded restaurant alongside her bitter and unstable mother. But when her incredible acting talent is discovered by the legendary diva Chigusa Tsukikage, Maya finds a new future filled with both golden opportunities and terrifying risks.

For Ayumi Himekawa, success has always been assured, yet she longs to be recognized for her own talents and skills, not her famous parents' connections.

For both, the ultimate prize is the role of The Crimson Goddess in the play of the same name, a part created by Chigusa. To achieve this goal, both Maya and Ayumi must seek out and conquer every acting challenge, pushing the limits of their talent and endurance to the utmost, until they are worthy of the part…

But for one to win, the other must fail!

(Source: Sentai Filmworks)

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Staff

Hamatsu, Mamoru
Director
Nogami, Kazuo
Episode Director
Mihara, Takenori
Episode Director, Storyboard
Miuchi, Suzue
Original Creator


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1: "Promise" by Candy (eps 1-26)
2: "zero" by Ikuta Aiko (eps 27-51)
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Ending Theme

1: "Yasashii Sayonara" by Aina (eps 1-13)
2: "Step One" by Sister Q (eps 14-26)
3: "Sunao ni Narenakute (I Couldn't Become True)" by Splash Candy (eps 17-39)
4: "Hello Hello ~another star~" by CORE OF SOUL (eps 40-51)




Reviews

Apr 18, 2008
I know this is grave digging, but After having discovered the Glass Mask manga, and then this anime, I was suprised how superb they were. The newest version updates the style of the characters, but it still follows the manga fairley closely.

THIS is the kind of shoujo I want to watch, much, much better than the typical shoujo we get these days. The characters are all engrossing and interesting, even all the supporting characters are well fleshed out and with an interesting and realistic story. If anyone hasn't seen this I strongly reccomend watching the manga, and then watching the anime.
Apr 14, 2018
Glass Mask is not the best anime ever, but it holds beauty and content that are some of the best ever seen in anime.


The series is a biography of a child actress. It captures the whole life of its main character from childhood to adulthood, from complete beginner to professional. The series is similar to the sports genre where stories completely and utterly rely on character development.


The series selling point is the acting itself. The training for these plays as well as the plays itself are content that is simply not available anywhere else, and they are polished beyond belief. My favorite act was ...
May 15, 2019
This was dreadful. I watched it when I was much younger and loved it. For an anime surrounding acting, Maya's voice actor lacked range and sounded horrible.

I tried binging it.

It's a soap opera at best, like Nana was, except Nana had great voice acting. Every time Maya sees Hayami, her purple roses fan, she blames him for killing her mom. That is horrible. That's a horrible thing to say to someone. Rinse and repeat throughout the whole series. She shows no maturity from losing her mom. Her mom becomes plot device. This isn't a remotely accurate depiction of grief.

This hasn't aged well ...

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