Look at it (Glass Mask)

"Glass Mask"

(Glass Mask)

Japanese name ガラスの仮面

Supervised by Mamoru Hamatsu

Produced and distributed

Year of production 2005

Official website http://www.tv-tokyo. co.jp/anime/gar...

The total number of *** episodes is 52

Started serialization in Japan in 1976. It is the masterpiece of cartoonist Suzue Mineuchi and has been published in a single volume. Episode 42, the classic comic with no ending yet, "The Girl with a Thousand Faces" will finally be made TV again.

Maya Kitajima is an ordinary high school student who lives with her mother on the second floor of a Chinese restaurant. However, Maya loves drama very much. As long as she has watched a play once, she can memorize all the lines. stand up. She was selected to participate in the drama performance of the school festival, but the role she played was the poorest in the village and was ridiculed, which made her feel very inferior. At this time, by chance, Maya met the female artist Tsukage Chigusa. Encouraged by Chigusa, Maya finally dared to stand on the stage with her head held high and perform to her heart's content. From then on, Maya, with the support of Chigusa, entered the actor training class, and stepped towards her acting life...

Role - Voice Actor List

Kitajima Malina Kobayashi Sanae

Himekawa Ayumi Yajima Akiko

Tekekage Chikusa Fujita Shuko

Hasumi Masumi Morikawa Tomoyuki

Sakurakoji Yufukuyama Jun

Hemikawa Utako Katsuki Masako

Kitashima Harumune Katakoko

Naruto (source). Shinji Nakae

["Glass Mask"]

Credit list

Original work: Minuchi Yuki

Supervisor: Hamazu Mamoru

Series composition: Saeki Toshichi

Character Design: Satoshi Hirayama

Art Director: Junichiro Yoshihara

Photography Director: Eiji Tsuchida

Sound Supervisor: Nanako

Music: Terashima Minzai

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TV series "Glass Mask"

Title "Glass Mask"

TV station: TV Asahi

First broadcast: 1997.7.7

Screenwriter: Satoshi Hirayama

Original work: Suzue Mineuchi

Producer: Mamoru Hamatsu

Character Introduction/Actor:

Kitashima Maya Adachi Yumi

Himekawa Ayumi Matsumoto Megumi

Hayami Masumi Tanabe Seiichi

Tsukikage Chikusano Yoko

Plot summary: The protagonist Kitajima Maya (also known as Kitajima Maya) is a child from a poor family. Her mother, who works at a noodle shop in Yokohama's Chinatown, is dependent on each other. However, she does not perform well in schoolwork or sports, but she has the ability to imitate performances. Therefore, she was discovered by the former star Tsukage Chigusa, who sent her to Tokyo to join her theater troupe. Acting, in the troupe, I have good friends such as Rei Aoki, and my male friend Yu Sakurakoji from another troupe. Through repeated studies and performances, Maya's acting talent gradually emerged. Himekawa Ayumi, who was known as a genius girl in the entertainment industry at the time, also began to notice her existence and regarded her as her biggest rival. But at this time, because Taito Entertainment Company wanted to obtain the performance rights of the classic drama "Red Sky Girl" owned by Tsukage Chigusa, they used means to force the Tsukikage Theater Company to disband. However, the manager of Taito Entertainment, Masumi Hayami, was moved by Maya's performance. Enthusiastic, and secretly encourage her by sending purple roses.

Therefore, although she faced difficulties due to the disbandment of the troupe, after continuous study and hard work, Maya got the opportunity to perform in the drama "Miracle Man" and defeated Ayumi Himekawa who played the same role and won the award for Best Supporting Actress. Maya, who won the grand prize, was arranged by Dadu Entertainment to enter the entertainment industry under the arrangement of Teacher Yueying to further learn acting skills. She became an important role in a famous TV series. She was welcomed by the audience and met her new boyfriend, the idol star Satomi. Shigeru, but his glory in the entertainment industry led to the jealousy and frame-up of many people. In addition, Hayami Masumi temporarily placed Maya's missing mother under house arrest to promote Maya's movie, and finally indirectly killed her, making Maya angry and sad. By chance, she was framed by another actor who wanted to replace her, and disappeared before the performance. She was eventually kicked out of the entertainment industry due to bad conduct. Having lost her stage, Maya had to perform one-man shows in the small warehouse of her high school to train her acting skills. The support of her classmates in her performance helped her gradually regain her confidence. But at the same time, Ayumi Himekawa won the Arts Award for her one-person drama Juliet. Teacher Tsukage decided to announce Ayumi Himekawa as the heir to the famous drama "Red Sky Girl" unless Maya can win the same award within two years. Maya, who had been away from the official stage for a long time, finally got the opportunity to perform with Ayumi in "Two Princesses" after a lot of hard work. Her performance was not inferior to Ayumi, so she was appreciated by the talented director Ryuzo Kuronuma. She played the role of a wolf girl in the play "The Forgotten Wilderness". With her superb acting skills, she won a grand prize and also qualified as another heiress to the Red Sky. Maya and Ayumi followed Teacher Tsukikage to the Red Plum Village, the hometown of Red Sky Girl, located in the mountains of Kyoto Prefecture, to learn the performance of Red Sky Girl, and performed her last Red Sky Girl in the valley. Ayumi once felt that Maya's talent far exceeded hers. For a time, they wanted to give up the competition, but they still stood up and continued to work hard. They returned to Tokyo, and the two teams rehearsed separately, hoping to perform well in the audition and win the opportunity to officially perform "The Red Goddess"... But at the same time, before Maya set out for Ume Valley, by chance, she discovered that the person who had encouraged her and sent her purple roses for a long time was actually Hayami Masumi, whom she usually hated and hated the most, but gradually she also discovered that he and Yu And fell in love with him because of his good side towards her. Two people love each other, but they don't know each other's thoughts and dare not express their feelings. At the request of her father, Masumi was forced to go on a blind date and get engaged to Takamiya Murasaki, the granddaughter of the boss of a large conglomerate...

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"Glass Mask", praised as the pyramid of girls' comics, will be adapted by Mr. Yukio Ninagawa Get on stage. The Saitama Prefecture Arts and Culture Promotion Foundation (Chuo-ku, Saitama City) announced that the musical "Glass Mask" directed by the foundation's artistic director Mr. Ninagawa will be staged at Sai no Kuni Saitama Art Theater in August next year. We are recruiting actors from across the country to play the heroine Kitajima Maya and the rival Ayumi Himekawa.

"Glass Mask" is a shojo manga created by Minuchi Suzue. It describes Maya, a girl who grew up in a poor family. She is discovered to have the talent of an actress. As a target, she works with the beautiful and intelligent Ayumi. The story of competing for the lead role in the fantasy masterpiece "Red Sky Girl", allowing her acting talent to flourish. This large-scale work has been serialized since 1976 and has not yet been completed. It has been adapted into stage plays and animations, and is very popular.

The Saitama Prefecture Arts and Culture Promotion Foundation is planning this work as the first stage project that families can enjoy during the summer vacation. It is also the Ninagawa of the elderly theater group "Saitama Golden Theater" Mr.’s new project.

Regarding the selection of the two protagonists, Mr. Ninagawa said, "I want to meet people who have unknown talents, noble aspirations, and are not limited to previous acting impressions and have free ideas. The actors should be sought in person. Talents who can feel, think, and act.”

Introduction to "Glass Mask":

Main characters

Maya Kitajima (also known as Maya Kitajima): The protagonist of the comic, in addition to her acting talent She had almost no other advantages except for her love and enthusiasm. Under the guidance of Teacher Yueying and the support of the person who gave her purple roses, she gradually worked hard to become an actress.

Ayumi Himekawa: An actress with outstanding appearance and smart mind. Her father is a famous director and her mother is also a famous actress. Under the light of her parents, she is a down-to-earth actor who works hard and relies on her strength to perform. , regards Kitajima Maya as her biggest rival.

Tsukikage Chigusa: When she was a child, she was adopted by her teacher Ichiren Oki and taught her acting. She performed in his play Red Heavenly Girl and became a famous star. However, she has always been deeply in love with Oki who has a wife. After the tail rose and the lotus, her biggest life goal is to pass on the Red Heaven Girl.

Masumi Hayami: His original name was Masumi Fujimura. When he was young, his father died early and his mother worked as a helper in the Hayami family. Eisuke Hayami wanted to train him as his heir so he married his mother, so he changed his surname to Hayami. Under his father's strict guidance, He became a shrewd and capable person who only focused on business interests, and became the general manager of Dadu Entertainment. He was called a "cold-blooded devil" until he saw Maya Kitajima's passionate performance and envied her persistence and dedication to her ideals. , the kindness and kindness that had been hidden and suppressed in his heart began to slowly awaken. He kept sending purple roses secretly and anonymously to encourage her to help her, and gradually fell in love with Maya, who was eleven years younger than him.

Yu Sakurakoji: A boy of the same age as Maya, he is also an actor. He has always liked Maya and treated her well since he was a teenager, but Maya often puts drama first and does not pay enough attention to her and they break up. Later, he became Maya's opponent in the performance of "The Forgotten Wilderness" and the audition of "The Red Sky Girl".

Hayami Eisuke: Hayami Masumi's father was obsessed with the drama "Red Sky Girl" and Tsukikage Chigusa when he was young, so he founded Dato Entertainment, but because he wanted to monopolize the drama, he indirectly killed Oki. Yi Lian, who still wants to monopolize the show for decades, is a person who will do whatever it takes to achieve his goals.

Oki Ichiren: He is a famous actor, screenwriter and director, and the author of "Red Sky Girl". He committed suicide after being framed by Eisuke Hayami.

Kobayashi Genzo: A male actor who likes Tsukage Chigusa. Although he knows that she only has Oki Ichiren in his heart, he has never been willing to take care of her without regret.

Rei Aoki: Maya’s most important good friend she met in Moon Shadow Theater Company. She takes good care of Maya. Because of her appearance, she is often mistaken for a handsome boy.

Kuronuma Ryuzo: He is a talented director, but he is often not liked by theater owners because of his bad temper.

Satomi Shigeru: The idol actor who was Maya's boyfriend, but was forced to break up with Maya when she was kicked out of the entertainment industry.

Mizuki Yako: Hayami Masumi’s female secretary, who can see through the world, making her an indispensable character in the manga.

Maya and Ya Gong have always been rivals. Ya Gong is a talented girl, the new generation number one in the country in the drama industry. His father is a director and his mother is an actress. He started practicing acting when he was very young. When I was 13 years old, I met Maya, who had just started practicing acting. However, a year later, the two became evenly matched.

Comparison between the two:

Ayumi Himekawa: With stunning appearance and excellent physical condition, superhuman acting skills developed through hard work. The princess in the entertainment industry has almost no flaws.

Maya Kitajima: She has an ordinary appearance (no one looks back when she walks on the street), even a bit clumsy. She can’t do ordinary daily things well, and her grades in school are very poor. She doesn't know how to dance, sing, etc., and her acting skills are far inferior to Ya Gong's. But Maya is a born actor, and what’s great is her acting instinct.

To be specific, there are two points:

1. No matter what script, you can remember all the lines after watching it 1 or 2 times; you can perform all the lines after watching it once Actors' lines and actions.

2. When she stood on the stage, she no longer existed and completely became a character in the play. Act and speak based on the character and emotions of the person you are playing. It's like hypnosis. And it doesn’t matter whether the actor is a human or an animal. And this condition can also be transmitted to actors on the same stage.

It can be said that this comic is a story with the growth of Maya, a dramatic genius, as the main line, and the genius girl Ayumi as the opponent. An actor must first grasp the role from the heart of the character, and then use his acting skills to express it to the audience. Anyone who can do both of these things is a great actor. Then, Maya is the genius of the former, and Yagong is the genius of the latter. The story of the competition between two geniuses is certainly very exciting.

A play within a play

The most talked about thing about Glass Mask is not only the plot itself, but also the wonderful play within a play, performed by the characters in the comics Presenting each splendid drama performance (some performances even take the space of several books to present) makes readers feel as if they have watched each splendid performance in person. In addition to many plays written by Suzue Mineuchi, many of them were adapted from or based on real plays or original novels. Listed as follows:

Little Women (Wakakusa Monogatari) --- (USA) Louisa May Alcott

A wisp of lovesickness (たけくらべ) --- ( Japan) Higuchi Kazuyo

The Beggar Prince (Prince とこじき) ---(US) Mark Twain

Roaring Villa (Arashi Hills) ---(UK) Written by Emily Brondel

Snow White (Snow White) ---from Grimm's Fairy Tales

Miracle Man (Miracle Man) --- (American) William. Jefferson

Juliet (ジュリエット)--adapted from Shakespeare's original Romeo and Juliet

A Midsummer Night's Dream (Manatsu no Night's Dream)-- -Original work by Shakespeare

Main voice actors:

Maya Kitajima... Sanae Kobayashi

Ayumi Himekawa... Akiko Yajima

Masumi Hayami... Tomoyuki Morikawa

Yu Sakurakoji... Jun Fukuyama

Utako Himekawa... Masako Katsuki

Tsukikage Chigusa... Yoshiko Fujita

The following is through the manga Look at Maya’s acting instinct.

Volume 1

1. In an impromptu performance for children in the park, his talent was noticed by Tsukage Chigusa (the head of Red Sky Girl, who later became Maya's teacher) who was passing by.

2. With incomparable perseverance, he obtained tickets for the stage play "La Traviata" (original work by Xiao Dumas) starring Himekawa Ayumi's mother, Himekawa Utako. After watching it once, he performed in front of Tsukikage. In the three-and-a-half-hour play, all the actors' lines were spoken word for word and all the subtle movements were memorized. Talent is beginning to show.

3. She played the supporting role of the ugly girl Pippi in the school celebration stage play "The Best Bride in the Country", but became the center of attention. First time on stage.

4. Participated in the entrance examination of the Yili Theater Company, performed the mime "The Caged Bird", and attracted the attention of the talented girl Himekawa Ayumi.

5. When he first joined Yueying Theater Company, he performed eating noodles and his talent surprised his friends.

This is just when Maya's acting instinct first appears, it's not very exciting, but it's quite attractive. Maya's basic talent is her amazing memory. Lying on the window sill and watching people rehearse a play without moving for two hours can make people feel their dedication to drama. Episode 2

6. Use only four lines of "yes", "no", "thank you" and "sorry" to play with Ya Gong for more than an hour and overcome Ya Gong's various challenges.

7. In order to play the role of Beth in the stage play "Little Women" (original work by Oscott), she lived as Beth, so her classmates subconsciously called her Beth.

The wonderful thing here is Maya’s calm adaptability as an actor on stage. Practicing for the role of Beth ultimately led to the impression that she was Beth, not Maya, and her main talent emerged. However, in order to play the scene where Beth was sick, she had to spend a whole night in the rain. This plot was a bit too much and affected the performance.

Episode 3

8. Even with a 40-degree fever in the premiere, she was still able to perform Beth.

To be honest, this episode is not as good as the previous episode because of the change in emphasis. But the plot (love) requires it, so it’s a last resort. She was still able to act even though she had a fever of 40 degrees and could no longer stand. It showed Maya's dedication to acting, and it also touched Masumi's heart. Purple Rose's Daddy-Long-Legs was born.

Episode 4

9. In the Tokyo preliminaries of the National Drama Observation Exhibition, following the Yili Theater Company, they also performed the stage play "A Wisp of Love" (Higuchi Kazuyo) original). At this time, Ya Gong has performed a perfect beauty, and the audience and judges all thought that no one could surpass her. In this extremely unfavorable situation, Maya performed a different beauty and won the first place. Taken seriously by the genius girl Ayong.

This episode was brilliant. The first collision with a talented girl, and a tie under almost impossible circumstances, fully proved Maya's strength, because Maya had only officially studied acting for less than a year! ! (Is this someone who has only been practicing acting for a few days? I can’t imagine...)

Episode 5

10. In the national competition, all the members were deceived and absent. Next, one person performed a one-hour and 45-minute stage play "Gina and the Five Green Jars" by himself, which shocked the entertainment industry and won the first place in the audience's vote, becoming a legend in the conference. But he was framed and disqualified. The Moon Shadow Troupe was forced to disband and started working as an actor.

The acting here is great. Within a few days of actually acting, he actually defeated Ayong, who was number one in the country. Moreover, the performance under such circumstances is absolutely impossible without extraordinary courage and wisdom.

Episode 6

11. Played a passerby in the movie "White Youth Spectrum". The director was alarmed by the vivid performance, so he subconsciously gave a long close-up.

12. The Star City Middle School Drama Club perfectly acted as the queen in the stage play "Love in the Ancient City".

13. In Rong Jinzao's stage play "Women's River", she plays the supporting role of the nanny Axun, but even the protagonist becomes her foil, and the other actors seem to be just her shadow. Teacher Yuan Juzi stopped her from acting in other plays because she was afraid of her, and gave her the nickname "Stage Storm".

What is stage storming? Even though there are only a few scenes and lines, he is more dazzling than the protagonist. It can only be described as "horrible". But this is also a double-edged sword. Without a strong actor as an opponent, it will only destroy the coordination of the entire play. Most theaters can only admit that "a small temple cannot afford a big Buddha." It became even more obvious later in the play.

Episode 7

14. I worked as an odd job in the university drama club, but I was fired because I performed a one-man show "Snow White" for kindergarten children that overshadowed the drama club's performance.

15. The stage play "Wuthering Heights" (Wuthering Heights) is a novel published by the British female novelist Emily Bront (1818-1848) one year before her death. ), who plays the role of a young girl named Kathleen, outshines the movie star Xia Lili, who plays the adult role of Kathleen in 2/3 of the scene. Although Girl Katharine was a huge success, the entire play was a failure.

The stage storm is still unstoppable. He is so talented that he can't even control it. Even the actor who played the opposite role was upset. Even the real protagonist is not as dazzling as her. And because it was so violent, the whole drama failed even more.

Personally, I think this is the most beautiful place in the previous part. Also, the actor who played the brother said: I don’t know if I will still be alive after this play is finished. It’s so funny

Episode 8

16. Played the role of the doll Eliza in the stage play "The Smile of Stone" performed by Moon Shadow Theater Company and Unicorn Theater Company at the Underground Theater. She didn't blink for several hours, and when moved, she seemed to have only five joints in her body, and was mistaken by the audience for a real doll. The nearby theater had very few spectators during the performance. Supplement: Later, because Maya knew the news of her mother's disappearance, she saw her mother on the street, but because the performance was about to take place, she missed the opportunity to meet her mother, and she shed tears during the performance.

Although there is no acting performance, I think it is really difficult to act as a doll. It's impossible for ordinary people to do it. Maya learned how to cooperate with other actors here, which laid the foundation for her continued development.

Episode 9

17. Chie is temporarily substituted in the stage play "Dream Banquet of Sakura". After being framed and the script changed, he successfully performed opposite Ya Gong.

This is the first time to play opposite Ya Gong. Maya used her newly learned knowledge of cooperating with other actors to cooperate with Ayumi, and finally made the performance a success. Ayumi has an advantage because she knows the plot and lines. Maya's ability to say the "irreversible" line in the end was indeed thanks to Ayumi.

Episode 11

18. In the actor selection of the stage play "Miracle Man" (The Biography of Helen Keller), she was tied with Ya Gong, and finally decided that the two of them would take turns playing Helen. · Keller.

What is interesting here is the special training for playing Helen and the understanding of the role. Both Maya and Ayumi have grown. Maya's love story also develops. This is the calm before the storm.

Episode 12

19. The situation of 9 appears again. When Ya Gong performed the perfect Helen, and the audience and judges had preconceptions, she performed a fresh Helen and surpassed Ya Gong and won the Academy Arts Festival Best Supporting Actress Award.

The climax scene appears again. The second showdown with Ayumi, and the audience were all celebrities in the drama industry. Maya's instinct prevailed once again. She can make the audience nervous not only in tense scenes, but also in painful scenes, and the audience's emotions are completely controlled by her. Even her rival movie star Utako Himekawa was afraid of her and was involuntarily led by her to act. In the end, she had to ask the director to give up her acting skills and act with the instinct of an actor. It has only been less than 2 years since Maya watched Utako Himekawa perform in the first episode to now acting opposite her on stage! !

Episode 13~Episode 14

20. Started to get involved in the film and television industry. In the famous TV series "The Glory of the Sky", she played the role of Satoko Numata, the daughter of the count, and became a great success. Famous movie star.

It’s acting and first love. The protagonist is also quite busy. hehe. However, there are still several highlight scenes in the performance of Satoko, which are worth watching.

Episode 15

21. Played the role of the girl Meiya in the movie "White Forest", and achieved great success again, becoming the idol of primary and secondary school students.

In the previous stage, the protagonist developed almost smoothly all the way to the climax, and the plot could not continue without turning.

Episode 16 (It’s a painful journey from now on)

22. Preparing to star in the stage play "Miko Lila", news of the death of her mother came. Eriya told Maya that the cause of her mother's death was Hayami Masumi (aka Shunjie Aki), and set up a trap of speeding gangs and sleeping pills to prevent Maya from acting. She took the opportunity to seize the roles of Maya's Lila and Satoko to replace Maya. Ya catapulted to stardom. Maya was kicked out of showbiz due to scandal.

23. In the stage play "The Golden Fruit", she plays the role of the 13-year-old naughty girl Maggie, the granddaughter of the apple orchard owner. It should have been successful, but Jiang Liya's dead young man came again to kill everyone, causing people to ridicule and break Maya's Maggie mask. The show was a huge failure.

It’s really terrible to say that it’s miserable. Her mother died, all her relatives were gone, her lover was gone, her friends were gone, her teacher no longer cared about her, her favorite acting was no longer available, everything was lost. She became an ordinary girl with no merit again. When I watched this, I felt that the protagonist's acting career was over, and I didn't know how to get back on stage. And Masumi's feelings for Maya have increased again.

Episode 17

24. In the stage play "Juhua's Hometown", she played the role of the eldest daughter Xiaoju. She failed because she did not recover from the blow and could not understand the role.

PS: At this time, after knowing that Maya was framed, Himekawa Ayumi played the supporting role of vampire Camilla in the stage play "Portrait of Camilla" (original work by Tiffany) and replaced the protagonist Eriya. This jr was completely defeated. The entertainment industry's criticism of Jiang Liya's acting skills cut off her path to stardom.

(This move is really cruel, and it also relieves the anger a lot. Haha)

25. In the stage play "Yaksha Princess", the temporary passerby role - the beggar's son Qiqi. He was framed again, but he still ate rice balls made of mud. His acting talent that had been sealed off by him finally awakened. (At this point, the nightmare is over, and we continue to move towards the "Red Sky Girl")

The process of standing up is difficult and sad. But this section is very beautiful. The part about eating mud rice balls is really touching. Maya also has a change of opinion towards Masumi.

Episode 18

26. The one-woman stage play "Female Pirate Sharin" was performed at the anniversary performance of the star school Ganghwa High School. It surpassed the drama club, was well received by the audience, and was requested to co-sign Perform again and create a historical precedent.

This drama is more exciting. But the one below personally feels more exciting.

Episode 19

27. Once again, he was jointly asked to continue acting, but the script was changed to perform the one-actor family stage play "Little Rain". With few props, it was once again praised for showing family life that the audience could understand. Was asked to make a guest appearance by the drama club.

"Little Rain" is a play that I personally think is very exciting. This drama is a depiction of Maya challenging her acting skills, which are weaker than Ayumi's. This is evidence of further growth for the protagonist.

Episode 20

28. In the stage play "Dear Rolandbia" performed by the drama club, the robot maid Lulu made a cameo appearance, but led the entire cast to a great success.

It is another challenge to take on a new role and continue to hone my acting skills.

Episode 21

29. Played the role of Poker the Goblin in the stage play "A Midsummer Night's Dream" (original work by Shakespeare), which was loved by the audience and children. The three-day open-air charity performance with 350 seats attracted more than 6,000 viewers and donated more than 5 million.

Fairy Poker is a very important role played by Maya. Maya has also improved in her weak acting skills. Although his acting skills are still far away from Ya Gong, he is slowly getting closer. Maya's view of Masumi further changed. But Masumi once again played blackface in order to fulfill Maya.

Episode 22

30. Because Bai Xiaoqian was afraid that she would be embarrassed if she acted opposite Ya Gong on stage and gave up the performance, "Two Princesses" cast another actress princess actress. Maya attends the interview. Won the first round with an absolute advantage. In the second round, the same scene will be performed in 7 short plays in succession. The short plays were highly praised by the judges, and they were exempted from the third round and accepted on the spot.

Although it is just an exam, it is no less exciting than a big play. Especially the first exams "Poison" and "Music" showed that Maya's acting skills have indeed improved a lot. Training for the school show is bearing fruit. It’s really a must-see scene.

Episode 23~Episode 27

31. In the stage play "Two Princesses", Maya plays Princess Yalus, the daughter of the Spring God, and Ayumi plays Princess Olina, daughter of General Winter. The performance was a great success.

To be honest, this play is very controversial. Some say failure, some say success. In my opinion, it should still be successful. Although it is not a stage storm, Maya has become more mature and her acting skills have reached the point where she can perform freely.

The author of this play emphasizes light and shadow. That is to say, without light, shadow does not exist. It is true that the structure of the script is biased towards Ayumi's Princess Orina, but Ayumi also has the advantage in terms of acting skills. Because it is easier to gain recognition from the audience if you play a tragic character well than a positive character. But don’t forget that Olina’s success implies the success of the Princess of Light, Yalus, behind her. Only when the two princesses are equally powerful can the entire play be successful. So as the author wants to show, it is actually the success of two people. For example, the appearance of two people in the play. With Olina's appearance, the audience felt a real chill in the theater. When Princess Yalus appeared, she immediately felt like she had gone from an icehouse to the warm sunshine. The two princesses take turns to appear, so the audience will be fine if they don't get cold or fever. hehe.

What is also surprising is the huge contrast between myself and the character.

Maya is too ordinary, a little stupid, and her life is extremely ordinary. But the Princess Yalusi she plays is noble and dignified, unparalleled in beauty, gentle and kind. Yalusi's smile is kind, gentle, innocent and has a sense of holiness, which can purify people's souls, as if all pain and sadness can be washed away. Of course, a pampered princess will naturally be a little willful. The appearance, personality and living environment of this princess and Maya are so different that they cannot be measured in a few miles. Maya can actually perform a real spring god and angel-like character on the stage in terms of movements, tone, etc., which shows that her skills are extraordinary. It was so funny to look at the expressions of her companions, they were all stunned.

After the performance, Ayumi said that for the first time, she felt one with the character. This was actually Maya’s genius. As a result, Maya said that she had always been like this when standing on the stage, which hit Ayumi again. But yes, if you compare your own shortcomings with the strengths of others, you will certainly be hit.

Episode 28~Episode 33

32. The wolf girl Jane was played in the stage play "The Forgotten Wilderness" and was recognized by the entire entertainment industry and the audience. Won the Japan Performing Arts Association's Best Acting Award.

This part is the best part in my opinion except "Red Sky Girl". When watching this part of the performance, I seemed to hear the wolf's growl and the terrifying feeling of standing in front of you and growling at you, as if it would pounce on you immediately. Maya finally fully demonstrated her genius. Ayumi once again grasps Maya's talents and begins to feel jealous.

Episode 34~Episode 42 (unfinished)

33. Maya and Ayumi undergo special training to play the role of "Red Sky Girl". They are equally good at performing wind, fire, earth and water. But during her first performance as Red Sky Girl, Yayong felt a deep sense of failure and intense jealousy.

Actually, Ayong didn’t see the difference between himself and Maya at all. In terms of understanding the character, she is far from Maya. Maya can even control the heart of the Red Goddess by instinct, as if she is possessed by the Goddess of the Red Gods. This is Maya's terrifying instinct. However, Ayong's genius lies in acting. Even if you can't possess the Red Goddess, you can use your acting skills to interpret the perfect image of the Red Goddess. On the contrary, Maya is not good at this aspect. Although she can transform into a red goddess, she cannot show it to the audience. After realizing this, Yayong no longer gave up heartbrokenly, but challenged Maya again. It can be said that the subsequent battle between the Red Goddess will be very exciting. The two geniuses will play to their respective strengths and perform their own version of the Red Goddess.

In addition, there is another point, which is "The Love of the Red Sky Girl". In the end, the key to who is qualified for the role of Red Sky Girl lies in love. So when he found out that Maya was in love, Teacher Yueying was very happy. This is the key to whether Maya can win.

Through the above drama performances, you should be able to have a general understanding of Maya's acting skills and terrifying instincts. The range of roles Maya plays is also breathtaking.

Minai-sensei also said that the manga will be completed within 50 episodes. The last "Red Sky Girl" is the soul of the entire comic, and the success or failure will depend on the remaining episodes. If it fails, nearly 30 years of serialization will be ruined. Minai-sensei, please come on. We will also wait and see how Mr. Minai will use the form of comics to express the highly abstract "Noh drama" form of "Red Sky Girl".

I look forward to Maya having a good ending in both acting and love.

PS: Chinese Peking Opera and Japanese Noh Opera are both highly abstract dramatic expression techniques. "Noh drama" has a long history and tradition. Its origin is inferred to be introduced from the Tang Dynasty in China. It was originally a dance in ritual ceremonies and later evolved into drama. The most important masters in the history of Noh drama are Kanami (1333-1384) and Zeami (1363-1443) father and son during the Muromachi Shogunate period. Among them, Zeami is the most important. He is not only a Noh theater performer, but also a playwright and theorist. More than 100 of the more than 240 Noh plays that are currently regularly performed were written by Zeami; and his book "The Story of the Beautiful Flower" is regarded as a theoretical guide to the art of Noh.

There are very few Noh actors. The most common combination is one protagonist and one supporting actor. Even if there are more, there are almost no more than six. The actors are all male, which is not adhered to in the comics - indeed there is no need to adhere to it - the stage decorations are extremely simple, and almost no props, large or small, are used. The most important one is the fan, which the actors must rely on their subtle movements. To express natural phenomena such as the rising moon, falling rain, flowing water, and breeze, as well as emotional expressions such as joy, anger, sadness, and joy. If it cannot do this, it will be a failed performance. It can be said to be an extremely difficult and rigorous performance form.