Audience reviews
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CataOrShane
This is a review taking into consideration that I've watched the OG anime from 1984. Expect some trivia! I won't spoil anything that wasn't shown in the 1984 OG. In case you want to know at what point the new content starts for those that have watched the OG, you can start watching this on the 2nd half of the 24th episode, onwards.
Visuals:
1) visuals aren't faithful to the manga (like the OG series was) but I like how they are much more colorful
2) recycled animation
3) dislike the "mask visuals" that never existed in any of the previous adaptations
Sound:
1) Not a fan of recasting unless because of death, retirement or illness. This is the 2nd recast of the entire cast
2) However, Maya's voice actress gives her a very versatile voice range, which gives more credibility to the chara…
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Hi My Name is Runes. I am doing this review of an semi old anime. No matter how many times I watch this If still Hit right in the Feeling. I am also a guy and I don't Care If Guys think I am Lame or people thing I am weird but I've watch the main:
Character Kitajima, Maya: Is a girl who has feeling and ambitions of being onstage it change her families situation and want sake off the stigma that she is worthless and useless and want to prove she is someone no matter the hard ships and humiliations she must endure; to make it to the top and prove she was unique in some way and how she loves and is drawn to the Stage.
One more thing to add Pay attention to how well the Sounds are done. I don't think you can find many with such good time and verity it impresses me.
I would Recommend that e…
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Oh god... what a rollercoaster. Being a fan of older anime I'm quite happy I came across Glass Mask and decided to give it a try, even though I expected it to be just another cliche shoujo, it really surpassed my expectations.
Story 9/10
From the first episode I was really intrigued by Maya's character. At first sight she seems like your basic 13 years old, naive and not being in touch with reality, but her passion for acting shows another side of her: the hidden genius. During the 51 episodes you can really observe Maya and enjoy her journey, while she will face happiness, achievements, failure, grief and even love, (but that's one things i really liked about the story, it doesn't focus on a particular love interest, but is reflects the many ,, masks" Maya wears as an actress, her am…
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I want to review this anime very briefly.
First, It has a great story and I love the main character Maya.
Her struggles to become an artist all felt too real and inspiring.
I didn't think acting was so hard and I learned something about perseverance and giving your best for your dreams. If something, I would give this series a perfect 10 for the first half episodes.
Then it becomes more and more cliche. I understand this comes from a Shoujo manga, and it shows, latter on the series Maya and the other characters do things that I think are not very rational, and are kind of cliche on these kind of mangas: (like falling in love with your tyrannical master or "casual" miraculous encounters, things like that), still it was not that bad, but it surely made the overall plot not perfect, at leas…
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Glass no Kamen is really quite the masterpiece I found myself needing to keep watching, it isn't like the anime that you want to know the end already its an anime that sort of wants you to follow every episode see how shes grown as an actress and truthfully I haven't watched a good acting and idol life sort of anime in a long time that was this good the last one that was this good was kilari revelution which I was pretty upset that it ended. I enjoyed this alot I think we can all say that we need to see if our ship has sailed like so many of my ships have been broken but the last one of my ships felt like it would happen and I sort of want to know if she ended up with him but like lets just leave it here I don't wanna give out too many spoilers anyway I do hope you watch it! lets just say…
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Glass Mask is not the best anime ever, but it holds beauty and content that are some of the best ever seen in anime.
The series is a biography of a child actress. It captures the whole life of its main character from childhood to adulthood, from complete beginner to professional. The series is similar to the sports genre where stories completely and utterly rely on character development.
The series selling point is the acting itself. The training for these plays as well as the plays itself are content that is simply not available anywhere else, and they are polished beyond belief. My favorite act was perhaps Helen Keller's childhood. The actresses went into the role of a young girl who was both blind and deaf since birth. Never been able to interract with other people or the world in…
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I found this anime because I wanted to know if there were any other anime's that has to do with acting besides Skip Beat. I was told Glass Mask is the best acting anime out there and I have to agree. I find Glass Mask to be remarkable because of it's story line, the plays, the tips and tricks actors do, how to be on stage and capture your audience.
Story (9)
I give this story a 9. I wanted to give it a 10 but like some anime's it lacks a few things. The only thing that this story lacks is the romance. It kinda builds you up to something but in the end it leaves you dissatisfied. but because you have come so far and on the edge of your seat watching all 51 episodes, you can't help but give this anime a great rating. I'm not giving out any spoilers on the show but I had to put out that this…
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If someone asked me what is the perfect acting anime what anime can be known as probably the best in its own genre then i would say Glass No Kamen.
The story has the feeling of cliche around it since it almost depicts Cinderella who cant break out of her shell because she is held back by those around her. Having said that it wouldn't be the anime it was if it hadn't something like this in it and the way it flows is perfect with everything else that happens around it. Although there is drama in this anime even close to become a melodrama something makes you want look past in and look at it as general but great drama almost as if in a play. It never gets too suffocating which is normally the flaw in anime like this. It embraces drama in ways other anime to this date could learn from and kn…
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This anime... wow. Just wow.
This anime has become the oxygen that I breathe- I am only alive because of its existence. It has (almost) restored my will to live.
Every morning, I only open my eyes because I know that an anime like Glass Mask exists. It is the EPITOME of what the anime industry has to offer and it will n e v e r be beaten in terms of its incredibly well-written story and extensive character development.
Seeing Maya's growth throughout the series was so satisfying, and I was never once bored when watching the show. The series also did a good job on creating a rival, Ayumi, that was not lazily represented as an enemy, or the 'bad guy' (like a lot of anime and other forms of media do).
Also the romance between Maya and Hayami was 👌👌
However,,, the ending FUCKED ME UP™.…
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Glass Mask was amazing! I finished it in 2 days because it had been a while that I had seen such an amazing anime.
Story 10/10
Great plot. It is very interesting and it brings you through so many emotions. Love, happiness, sadness, anger, etc. It was very emotional and I cried many times. It is about a girl named Maya who strives to become a better actress so that she can eventually play the Scarlet Angel like Ms. Tsukikage. However, she has a rival named Ayumi who has been acting all her life and seems to have everything. It's a beautiful story. (I'm mad about the ending though)
Art 10/10
I had no problems with the art. I really like how the characters were drawn (though sometimes the nose seemed a little off to me idk) but considering that it was made 11 years ago, it's amazing!
Sou…
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My favorite parts of this anime were the romance (older guy/ younger girl), and the development of the main character from an insignificant girl that no one believes in, to a woman with amazing talent.
As far as the romance goes, it has all the elements of a typical shoujo (girl cries and runs away a lot, hides her true emotions), but for some reason it works in this anime and doesn't feel cliche. I must admit that a good romance is mainly what I look for in anime, and this one is really sweet and keeps you on the edge of your seat wondering if the two will end up together.
Also for what it's worth, this anime is an adaptation of a manga which is ongoing, so the ending does not wrap everything up perfectly, but it does a pretty good job.
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Glass no Kamen is a shoujo manga written by Miuchi Suzue starting in the mid 70s and still going. The series has had two anime adaptations. The first was done by Eiken in 1984 the second was done by TMS Entertainment and ran from April of 2005 to March of 2006. We're going to be looking at the TMS Entertainment version because I was specifically asked to look at that one. The Gent in question provided a link and everything.
Story:
Kitajima Maya has always been a normal girl. She works after school to help pay for her and her mother's room and board. She also happens to have a bad habit of getting distracted by dramas. While re-enacting a scene for some children she comes to the attention of Tsukikage Chigusa, a former actress who had to retire when an accident left her scarred. Tsukika…
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Everyone has a rather unique different reaction when they see something they like, my reaction tends to have shivers that run throughout my body along with a sense of unrelenting joy. It is not often that I find an anime that is capable of giving me more than joy. Glass no Kamen is a new member of a small group in anime that has given me shivers due to an uncountable number of outstanding scenes.
I had originally thought that the story was rather generic when reading the synopsis, person x does everything they can to achieve their goal, however, things are often deeper than they seem. The base story is indeed something that you can see in countless other anime, but the way it flows, the way it is acted, the ideas behind everything the characters go through is all well thought out.
There…
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Overall I really enjoyed this series. At first I thought the story would be mainly focused on acting but it turns out that shoujo is a strong element throughout the story. There may be some judgements on whether this anime is allowed because people may think its pediphilic for a guy to like a girl 11 years younger. But it's really sweet how he expresses his love without directly doing so. So I'm not complaining.
I liked the characters individual personality too, nobody is quite the same. As well as how the mangaka has portrayed them to change by meeting different people. Maya has spunk which you may find not many anime characters have today. It was a good freshener. And Hayami, he has more of a supporting role that guides Maya, but eventually he develops quite a close relationship with he…
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Glass Mask puts you in the shoes of Kitajima Maya, who isn't really good at anything except watching dramas, until she is cast in the school play and discovers her passion for acting. Her character develops greatly from a clumsy, good-for-nothing to eventually a strong-willed, hard-working actress. Along the way she goes through many trials, losing her naievity and realizing that "to be in the spotlight means to cast a shadow behind you."
She deals with learning about the complexity of love for the first time, to experience it, and to act it. One of the most interesting parts of this romance is the emotions of the men who love Maya, and their mixed feelings, and then in turn, Maya's mixed feelings about them. As the viewer you get to see from each character's perspective and come to unde…
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What can I say about this anime...at first after I went through my Skip beat phase I was looking for anything similar and yet not so similar I felt like it was a cheap repeat, ironically I came across this title which came before it.
A remade adaption, I have no yet looked at the original but I plane to do so in the later year.
At first IMO it's hard to get into it, all you see if a girl who simply likes to "pretend" and some strange woman that things she's something but the thing is that she is something!
Watching her one stage, watching her struggles and how she grows, really grows is what attracted me to this anime, I felt I was watching her, and each time she performed I was in my seat, wondering "Will she do it? Can she make it?"
and no once did she fail, maybe traditionally but it…
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The first episode made me think this was going to be a normal "good" anime. The art was pretty old looking at first but soon grew on me and before I knew it I was immersed in the world of the Glass Mask.
I was amazed at how the characters acting made me feel so much; I laughed, I felt their sorrow, and I yearned for more. The first couple of episodes, although not very outstanding, is the key background information. After, the show quickly takes off into the start of Kitajima Maya's amazing journey as an actor.
This anime's most enjoyable part for me is how it connects all the characters around Maya. The characters who support Maya and the people who do not all add to the development of her actor self. I truly recommend this anime for anyone who enjoys entertainment based anime!
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This is one of the best anime I've ever seen. 'Glass Mask' is simple, but it's simple in a very beautiful way. This story is about reality, but I still feel like things there are from a different world, but I don't think that it is bad. I'd say this reality that is filled with fantasy makes me hope that life could be even better than it is.
In short, the story is about an ordinary girl who has a special talent in acting. She is so talented that at the beginning almost no one notices it, but something so wonderful can't be ignored. The story from it's beginning til it's end made my heart pound faster and faster. Miracles do happen.
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This is my first review, so I hope it's helpful!
Anway, I was expecting this anime to be really rubbish at first and I was pleasantly surprised at how addicting it was.
Story 9/10
To be honest, I thought this was a good exmaple of your run-of-the-mill reaching for your dream scenarios. I thought that watching Maya start off from the very beginning give you this warm fuzzy feeling when you watch her do so well. You follow her journey from the complete beginning and so you gradually begin to know her character a lot better as you progress through the story. the story starts when she's roughly 13 and spans across a 5 year span (I think). taking into fact that this manga was actually written roughly 3 decades ago does prove that it is one of your classic plots. It's quite a romantic plot a…
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I know this is grave digging, but After having discovered the Glass Mask manga, and then this anime, I was suprised how superb they were. The newest version updates the style of the characters, but it still follows the manga fairley closely.
THIS is the kind of shoujo I want to watch, much, much better than the typical shoujo we get these days. The characters are all engrossing and interesting, even all the supporting characters are well fleshed out and with an interesting and realistic story. If anyone hasn't seen this I strongly reccomend watching the manga, and then watching the anime.
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