Season 1

Glass MaskSeason 1

2005
51 Episodes

Episodes

The Girl Who Has a Thousand Masks
S01E01

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.

05 Apr 200524m
Vivi's Mask
S01E02

Vivi's Mask

Tsukikage makes arrangements for Maya to transfer to another school; she also starts training her to become an actress.

12 Apr 200524m
The Escaped Bird
S01E03

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.

19 Apr 200524m
The Stairway of Flame
S01E04

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.

26 Apr 200524m
Restricted Lines
S01E05

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.

03 May 200524m
My Own Beth
S01E06

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.

17 May 200524m
The Violet Rose
S01E07

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.

24 May 200524m
Walking in the Wind
S01E08

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.

31 May 200524m
The New Midori
S01E09

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.

07 Jun 200524m
Two Midoris of Takekurabe
S01E10

Two Midoris of Takekurabe

The Tsukikage Acting Troupe and Ondine Troupe will go head to head in today's competition.

14 Jun 200524m
Spring Storm
S01E11

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.

21 Jun 200524m
Alone on the Stage
S01E12

Alone on the Stage

Since the cast does not return in time for the competition, Maya volunteers to perform solo.

21 Jun 200524m
Tomorrow's Grass
S01E13

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.

28 Jun 200524m
The Fated Rivals
S01E14

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.

05 Jul 200524m
Trap
S01E15

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.

12 Jul 200524m
Theater Crasher
S01E16

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."

19 Jul 200524m
Wuthering Heights
S01E17

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.

26 Jul 200524m
Role of a Doll
S01E18

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.

02 Aug 200524m
The Fallen Mask
S01E19

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.

09 Aug 200524m
The Switched Script
S01E20

The Switched Script

Maya goes on stage when called even though she does not know her lines as someone switched her script.

16 Aug 200524m
Etude of Flames
S01E21

Etude of Flames

All the girls auditioning for the role spend the summer rehearsing for their chance to play Helen Keller.

23 Aug 200524m
The Miracle Worker, the Final Audition
S01E22

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.

30 Aug 200524m
Show Down! The Two Helens
S01E23

Show Down! The Two Helens

Ayumi and Maya both perform their versions of Helen for the Theater Festival; Ayumi is first to perform.

06 Sept 200524m
The Beautiful Maze
S01E24

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".

13 Sept 200524m
Heavenly Brilliance
S01E25

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.

20 Sept 200524m
The Shadow Who Hunts Maya
S01E26

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.

27 Sept 200524m
The Invisible Pitfall
S01E27

The Invisible Pitfall

Maya's personal assistant, Norie Otobe, is bullied by Miss Mizuki.

04 Oct 200524m
Failure as an Actress
S01E28

Failure as an Actress

Maya believes that Hayami Masumi killed her mother, meanwhile Miss Mizuki is worried about Maya's sudden disappearance.

11 Oct 200524m
Carmilla
S01E29

Carmilla

Masumi Hayami continues to criticize Maya on her acting abilities.

18 Oct 200524m
One Million Rainbows
S01E30

One Million Rainbows

Ayumi finds Maya choking on the fake balls of mud from the play.

25 Oct 200524m
One Person Play
S01E31

One Person Play

Maya performs a solo show to her audience.

01 Nov 200524m
A Midsummer Night's Dream
S01E32

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?

08 Nov 200524m
The Miracle at the Outdoor Ampitheatre
S01E33

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?

15 Nov 200524m
Maya's Challenge
S01E34

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?

22 Nov 200524m
Aldis & Origeld
S01E35

Aldis & Origeld

Maya reads a story about two princesses, Aldis and Orgeld.

29 Nov 200524m
Winter Constellations
S01E36

Winter Constellations

Maya meets an actress who once played Aldis in a play.

06 Dec 200524m
The Two Princesses: Act One
S01E37

The Two Princesses: Act One

Maya takes the role as Princess Aldis in the play "The Two Princesses".

13 Dec 200524m
The Two Princesses: Act Two
S01E38

The Two Princesses: Act Two

The play continues as Maya's role of Aldis is challenged.

20 Dec 200524m
A Purple Shadow
S01E39

A Purple Shadow

"The Two Princesses" approaches its final show.

27 Dec 200524m
Wolf Girl Jane
S01E40

Wolf Girl Jane

Maya's newest play is "The Forgotten Wilderness," in which she plays a girl raised by wolves.

10 Jan 200624m
Wild Heart
S01E41

Wild Heart

An open casting call for "The Forgotten Wilderness" brings in some very inexperienced yet eager actors and actresses.

17 Jan 200624m
The Bet to the Drama Arts Festival
S01E42

The Bet to the Drama Arts Festival

Getting into her role, Maya travels in to the mountainous wilderness to further understand her character.

24 Jan 200624m
The Forgotten Wilderness
S01E43

The Forgotten Wilderness

"The Forgotten Wilderness" begins rehearsal.

31 Jan 200624m
Boundless Stage
S01E44

Boundless Stage

It's opening night for "The Forgotten Wilderness" and already a huge line has formed!

07 Feb 200624m
Stars of the City
S01E45

Stars of the City

Thirty years have passed since Chigusa Tsukikage, Maya's mentor, was in the public eye.

14 Feb 200624m
To the Valley of Plums
S01E46

To the Valley of Plums

Masumi Hayami runs into Maya on the bullet train station and encourages her to continue pursuing her dream.

21 Feb 200624m
The Blaze of Love
S01E47

The Blaze of Love

In the countryside, Maya contemplates her life while watching the fire.

28 Feb 200624m
A Dreamy One Night
S01E48

A Dreamy One Night

Masumi reads the story of The Scarlet Angel to Maya.

07 Mar 200624m
One Half of a Soul
S01E49

One Half of a Soul

On her death bed, Ichiren Ozaki recalls her life.

14 Mar 200624m
The Mask of the Goddess
S01E50

The Mask of the Goddess

While crossing an eerie bridge deep in the forest, the bridge suddenly breaks and Maya falls through.

21 Mar 200624m
The Crimson Goddess
S01E51

The Crimson Goddess

The Scarlet Angel finally reveals herself!

28 Mar 200624m