Glass Mask (2005) (TV) Reviews
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| Title(s): |
Glass Mask (2005)
Garasu no Kamen, Glass no Kamen, ガラスの仮面 (2005) |
| Creator: |
Suzue Miuchi
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| Genres: |
Comedy,
Drama,
Romance
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| Age Group: |
All Ages (Nothing objectionable) |
| Vintage: |
February 14, 2005 |
| Status: |
Completed |
| Summary: |
Glass Mask is a saga depicting the devotion of Maya Kitajima to the performing arts as a professional stage actress, and her competition with her skilled rival, Ayumi Himekawa. They are both pursuing the degree of acting proficiency and career success required to play the lead role of the legendary stage play "The Crimson Goddess" ("Kurenai Tennyo"). Maya is not particularly beautiful or smart in school, but her passion for acting is all-consuming, to the point where she literally puts her own life on the line several times for the sake of a role. Always told by her mother that she was good for nothing, Maya wants to prove to the world and to herself that she has worth. On the other hand, everyone expects the gifted and multi-talented Ayumi to succeed, so she is determined to reach the top on her own without the help of her prestigious parents.
As the story unfolds it encompasses the tangled human relationships of many characters, including Maya's mentor, Chigusa Tsukikage, who discovered Maya's tremendous talent for acting during her search for a successor capable of performing the role of "The Crimson Goddess", and Masumi Hayami, the young president of Daito, who often interacts with Maya as a crafty and cold-hearted entrepreneur, while giving her faithful support and warm encouragement in the disguise of an anonymous fan ("The Purple Rose Person", or "murasaki no bara no hito" as Maya calls him for his trademark gift of purple roses). Hajime Onodera, a director for Daito, wants the rights to "Kurenai Tennyo," which were given to Tsukikage by the playwright; since Tsukikage refuses to sell him the rights, Onodera tries to drive Tsukikage's acting school out of business through a series of nefarious schemes. Since Onodera is working for Hayami, Maya (unaware that Hayami is the "Purple Rose Person") hates him. Though there is an age difference of eleven years, Masumi falls in love with Maya and gives her encouragement in subtle ways. |
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AMAZING!
Written by alraune on July 18, 2011 at 12:16 PM |
Overall Rating
Excellent
Story: 5
Dialogue: 5
Animation: 4
Entertainment: 5
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This anime pulled me in from episode one. The storyline is great and the plays are also very interesting. However unlike the manga the anime ends quite abruptly and is incomplete. The ending wasn't very fulfilling but the story up to the near 45 episodes were great. I can't help but re-watch this over and over and never get sick of it.
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5 out of 5 people found this review helpful.
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