Glass no Kamen (2005)

Glass Mask / ガラスの仮面 (2005)

Genres: Drama, Performing Arts, Romance, Shoujo, Showbiz
Themes: Performing Arts, Showbiz
Demographics: Shoujo
Studios: Tokyo Movie Shinsha
Producers: MediaNet, TMS Entertainment
Licensors: Sentai Filmworks
Rating: 8.03 / 10
Rank: #645
Popularity: #3694
Users Listed: 43,927
Users Scored: 13,470
NSFW: No
Last Updated: 07/09/2025
Aired: April 6, 2005 – March 29, 2006 (Spring)
Type: tv
Source: manga
Age Rating: G
Episodes: 51

Synopsis:

The series follows the intertwined journeys of Maya Kitajima and Ayumi Himekawa as they navigate the demanding world of professional acting. Maya, escaping a difficult home life, discovers a latent talent that draws her into the orbit of renowned diva Chigusa Tsukikage. Meanwhile, Ayumi struggles to establish herself independently from her privileged background. Both girls are driven by a singular ambition: to secure the lead role in a challenging new play centered around a mythical Crimson Goddess.

Their pursuit of this coveted part leads them through intense training and fierce competition, forcing them to confront their personal limitations and artistic boundaries. The narrative explores themes of ambition, talent versus privilege, and the complex dynamics that arise when dreams collide. As they strive for success, the series reveals an unsettling truth: only one can achieve the ultimate prize, implying a cutthroat path where triumph demands the defeat of a rival.

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Characters:

Hayami, Masumi (Main) - Voice Actors: Morikawa, Toshiyuki
Himekawa, Ayumi (Main) - Voice Actors: Yajima, Akiko
Kitajima, Maya (Main) - Voice Actors: Kobayashi, Sanae
Aoki, Rei (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kinoshita, Ayumi, Choi, Mun Ja
Asae, Yuki (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Hayamizu, Risa
Enjouji, Madoka (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Katsuragi, Nanaho
Harada, Kikuko (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Komiya, Kazue
Hijiri, Karato (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Sasaki, Nozomu
Himekawa, Utako (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Katsuki, Masako
Himekawa, Mitsugu (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Nakao, Ryusei
Hotta, Taichi (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Sakaguchi, Kouichi
Kasari, Hiro (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Ono, Daisuke
Kasuga, Taiko (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Toyoguchi, Megumi
Kitajima, Haru (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Munakata, Tomoko
Kobayashi, Genzou (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Nakae, Shinji
Kuronuma, Ryuuzou (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Yanada, Kiyoyuki
Majima, Ryo (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Namikawa, Daisuke
Minazuki, Sayaka (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Orikasa, Fumiko, Choi, Mun Ja
Minomiya, Keiko (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Tsunematsu, Ayumi
Mizuki, Saeko (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Sakuma, Rei
Narrator (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Nakae, Shinji
Onodera, Hajime (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Oobayashi, Ryuusuke
Otobe, Norie (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Itou, Shizuka
Sakurakouji, Yuu (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Fukuyama, Jun
Satomi, Shigeru (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Miki, Shinichiro
Sawatari, Mina (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Honna, Youko
Tabuchi, Emi (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Enomoto, Atsuko
Takamiya, Shiori (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Okamoto, Maya
Tsukikage, Chigusa (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Fujita, Toshiko

Staff:

Hamatsu, Mamoru (Director, Episode Director, Storyboard)
Gouda, Hayato (Episode Director)
Harada, Nana (Episode Director)
Honda, Yasuyuki (Episode Director, Storyboard)
Kosaka, Harume (Episode Director, Storyboard)
Mihara, Takenori (Episode Director, Storyboard)
Miyahara, Shuuji (Episode Director, Storyboard)
Nogami, Kazuo (Episode Director)
Okada, Takahiro (Episode Director)
Shinozaki, Yasuyuki (Episode Director)
Takagi, Shigeki (Episode Director, Storyboard)
Tsuji, Daisuke (Episode Director)
Igarashi, Akemi (Script)
Saeki, Toshimichi (Script, Series Composition)
Tsunoda, Miwa (Script)
Yamada, Ritsu (Script)
Kagawa, Yutaka (Storyboard)
Okada, Masakazu (Storyboard)
Okuda, Seiji (Storyboard)
Tougou, Mitsuhiro (Storyboard)
Yamamoto, Takashi (Storyboard)
Ooyagi, Hiroo (Theme Song Arrangement, Theme Song Composition)
Akiyama, Yukiko (Animation Director)
Fujii, Fumino (Key Animation)
Fukuda, Noriyuki (Key Animation)
Hakuya, Hideyuki (Animation Director)
Hatano, Yoshitsugu (Animation Director)
Hioki, Masashi (Animation Director)
Hirayama, Satoshi (Character Design, Animation Director)
Hyoudou, Takashi (Key Animation)
Ikeda, Tomomi (Key Animation)
Iwasa, Yuuko (Animation Director, Key Animation)
Kabashima, Yousuke (Animation Director)
Kamura, Hiroyuki (Key Animation)
Kanai, Jirou (Key Animation)
Kanazawa, Hidemi (Key Animation)
Kawahara, Kumiko (Key Animation)
Komatsu, Kanae (Animation Director)
Matsuda, Hiroshi (Animation Director)
Minami, Shinichirou (Animation Director, Key Animation)
Miuchi, Suzue (Original Creator)
Motoki, Hisatoshi (Animation Director, Key Animation)
Murata, Mutsuaki (Key Animation)
Muratani, Takashi (Key Animation, Animation Director)
Nakano, Akiko (Animation Director)
Oikawa, Hiromi (Animation Director)
Ookouchi, Shinobu (Animation Director)
Saitou, Kazuya (Key Animation)
Sakiyama, Tomoaki (Animation Director)
Shimada, Hideaki (Animation Director)

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Related Anime/Manga:

Glass no Kamen (manga - Adaptation)
Glass no Kamen (anime - Alternative Version)
Glass no Kamen: Sen no Kamen wo Motsu Shoujo (anime - Alternative Version)
Glass no Kamen desu ga (anime - Other)
3-nen D-gumi Glass no Kamen (anime - Other)
3-nen D-gumi Glass no Kamen: Tobidase! Watashitachi no Victory Road (anime - Other)