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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Cute, Inspiring.
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Overall Rating
Good
Story: 5
Dialogue: 5
Animation: 3
Entertainment: 4
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I was turned off by the animation,being used to newer anime, but once I got started on this I really couldn't stop! You would think it would be like some anime where the main character get's everything and never loses but that's what I like about his anime, it's realistic and doesn't just hand things over to the character. I recommend this for someone looking for a nicely paced anime, with romance and suspenseful scenes.
Seriously a perfect Shoujou anime.
If you like this kind of anime after watching this I recommend Skip Beat as well.
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2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.
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