An OVA depicting the early events of the Glass no Kamen series.
Kitajima Maya is a young girl from a poor background with no talents of use to school or her widowed mother. However, she is obsessed with movies, theatrical plays and TV dramas-to the point of remembering every line from a movie she's seen once, and dramatically acting out the stories, including every character, for anyone who will listen. One day, she encounters an old woman with a scarred face who claims that Maya is the girl she's been looking for-for the old woman has spent years protecting the rights to a 'legendary' play.
Glass Mask: The Girl of a Thousand Masks has finished airing and it has 3 Episodes. It is also Known as: ガラスの仮面～千の仮面を持つ少女～, Glass no Kamen OVA
Genres: Drama , Shoujo , Performance , The Arts
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5. 3-Nen D-Gumi Glass no Kamen
The series re-imagines the Glass Mask manga and its characters in a school gag comedy focused on satirizing modern society.
The Glass Mask Year 3 Class D has finished airing and it has 13 Episodes. It is also Known as: ３ねんＤぐみガラスの仮面, 3-Nen D-Gumi Glass no Kamen
4. PriPara Movie: Mi~nna Atsumare! Prism☆Tours
PriPara the Movie: Everyone, Assemble! Prism ☆ Tours is the film based on and starring the characters from PriPara. The film is scheduled to begin showing in theaters across Japan from March 7, 2015. The plot will focus on Laala Manaka finding out about Saints' top idol journey, and will feature the return of many characters from across all the Pretty Rhythm series.
PriPara Movie: Mi~nna Atsumare! Prism☆Tours has finished airing and it has 1 Episodes. It is also Known as: 劇場版プリパラ み～んなあつまれ！プリズム☆ツアーズ, PriPara Movie: Minna Atsumare! Prism☆Tours, Puri Para, Pri Para, PuriPara, Prism Paradise
3. Glass no Kamen
Kitajima Maya, a 13-year old girl with a talent for acting, was discovered by the reclusive actress Tsukikage. The story follows Maya's growing up, intense training, overcoming challenges, and evolving into the foremost actress of her generation (she is about 20 so far). Maya's greatest rival is Himekawa Ayumi, the beautiful daughter of a famous movie couple. They ultimately vied for the most sought-after role - the "Crimson Goddess". An equally important subplot Maya's relationship with the handsome and ruthless entertainment mogul Hayami Masumi, who secretly became her number one fan, but misunderstandings and bad-timing obstructed their romance...
Glass no Kamen has finished airing and it has 23 Episodes. It is also Known as: ガラスの仮面, Glass Mask
2. PriPara
Every little girl waits for the day she'll get her special ticket, one that will grant her entry into the world of PriPara (Prism Paradise). PriPara is a world of music, fashion, and daily auditions for a chance to become a pop idol. Laala Manaka's friends and classmates aspire to become idols, but her school forbids elementary school students from participating in the idol competitions.
Luckily, Laala is only interested in watching the idol shows. Yet somehow despite all this, she manages to bumble her way into the PriPara world, and debut as a fresh new talent. After being told all her life that she's too loud, Laala has finally found a place where she can be as loud as she wants and sing from her heart.
And not only that, but there's a possibility that she might be the legendary Prism Voice. Adventure, fashion, and music awaits as Laala climbs her way to the top, on her way to become the cutest and most beloved pop idol in the world of PriPara!
PriPara has finished airing and it has 38 Episodes. It is also Known as: プリパラ, Puri Para, Pri Para, PuriPara, Prism Paradise
1. Glass no Kamen (2005)
Two Girls. One Dream. And the entire world for a stage.
At 13 years old, Maya Kitajima seems destined to spend the rest of her life toiling in a crowded restaurant alongside her bitter and unstable mother. But when her incredible acting talent is discovered by the legendary diva Chigusa Tsukikage, Maya finds a new future filled with both golden opportunities and terrifying risks.
For Ayumi Himekawa, success has always been assured, yet she longs to be recognized for her own talents and skills, not her famous parents' connections.
For both, the ultimate prize is the role of The Crimson Goddess in the play of the same name, a part created by Chigusa. To achieve this goal, both Maya and Ayumi must seek out and conquer every acting challenge, pushing the limits of their talent and endurance to the utmost, until they are worthy of the part…
But for one to win, the other must fail!
Glass Mask has finished airing and it has 51 Episodes. It is also Known as: ガラスの仮面 (2005), Glass no Kamen (2005)
