Glass Mask

2005 – 2006
Ended
Animation · Drama
~23m / ep
1 season
7.0/10

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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Latest: Season 1 · 2005

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E1. The Girl Who Has a Thousand Masks
Apr 5, 2005 · 24m
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
Apr 12, 2005 · 24m
Tsukikage makes arrangements for Maya to transfer to another school; she also starts training her to become an actress.
E3. The Escaped Bird
Apr 19, 2005 · 24m
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
Apr 26, 2005 · 24m
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
May 3, 2005 · 24m
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
May 17, 2005 · 24m
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.