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Most recent events related to the Garasu no Kamen world

May 26th 2012:
A new chapter of "Bessatsu Hana to Yume" is out!
April 26th 2012:
A new chapter of "Bessatsu Hana to Yume" is out!
March 26th 2012:
A new chapter of "Bessatsu Hana to Yume" is out!
February 25th 2012:
Volume 48th is out! Together with a new chapter of "Bessatsu Hana to Yume"!
November 26th 2011:
"Bessatsu Hana to Yume" is out!
October 26th 2011:
"Bessatsu Hana to Yume" is out!
September 26th 2011:
"Bessatsu Hana to Yume" is out!
August 26th 2011:
"Bessatsu Hana to Yume" is out!
July 26th 2011:
Volume 47th is out! Together with a new chapter of "Bessatsu Hana to Yume" is out!
April 26th 2011:
"Bessatsu Hana to Yume" is out!
March 26th 2011:
"Bessatsu Hana to Yume" is out!
February 25th 2011:
"Bessatsu Hana to Yume" is out with a even better chapter!
January 25th 2011:
"Bessatsu Hana to Yume" is out with one of the best chapters so far!
December 25th 2010:
"Bessatsu Hana to Yume" is out with a great, new chapter of the story after volume 46!
November 26th 2010
The story after volume 46 continues on Hana To Yume... Fingers crossed!
October 29th 2010
Volume 46 is published!
September 30th 2010
Volume 45 is published!
September 2nd - 5th 2010
6 more shows or the Garasu no Kamen musical. They will be held at Theatre Brava in Osaka.
August 11th - 27th 2010:
Garasu no Kamen musical on stage again! The 20 shows will be held at Sai-no-Kuni Saitama Geijutsu Gekijo (Sai-no-Kuni Saitama Arts Theatre)
Director: Yukio Ninagawa. Music: Tamiya Terashima.
Cast will include Mari Natsuki (Chigusa Tsukikage), Kae Okumura (Ayumi Himekawa) and Miho Ouwada (Maya Kitajima).
June 5th 2010:
Tickets for the August Glass no Kamen play on sale.
March 26th 2010:
"Bessatsu Hana to Yume" is out; it contains the 8th chapter of Garasu no Kamen after 44 story.
The publication is suspended and should start again after volume 45 is published.
February 26th 2010:
"Bessatsu Hana to Yume" is out; it contains the 7th chapter of Garasu no Kamen after 44 story.
January 26th 2010:
"Bessatsu Hana to Yume" is out; it contains the 6th chapter of Garasu no Kamen after 44 story.
December 25th 2009:
"Bessatsu Hana to Yume" is out; it contains the 5th chapter of Garasu no Kamen after 44 story.
November 26th 2009:
"Bessatsu Hana to Yume" is out; it contains the 4th chapter of Garasu no Kamen after 44 story.
October 26th 2009:
"Bessatsu Hana to Yume" is out; it contains the 3rd chapter of Garasu no Kamen after 44 story.
September 26th 2009:
"Bessatsu Hana to Yume" is out; it contains the 2nd chapter of Garasu no Kamen after 44 story.
August 26th 2009:
Volume 44 is published, together with a new issue of "Bessatsu Hana to Yume" with a continuation of the story!!!
April 25th 2009:
"Bessatsu Hana to Yume" is out; it contains the 4th chapter of Garasu no Kamen after 43 story.
March 26th 2009:
"Bessatsu Hana to Yume" is out; it contains the 3rd chapter of Garasu no Kamen after 43 story.
February 26th 2009:
"Bessatsu Hana to Yume" is out; it contains the 2nd chapter of Garasu no Kamen after 43 story.
February 6th 2009:
"Da Vinci" the magazine on sale; it contains an interview to Suzue Miuchi sensei.
February 4th 2009:
Suzue Miuchi sensei will give authographs in Taiwan.
February 2th 2009:
Suzue Miuchi sensei will give authographs in Tokyo, Kinokuniya bookstore.
January 30th - 31st 2009:
Miuchi will appear on TV on January 30 and 31 (see Suzue Miuchi's official site).
The interview will be published in the February-6th issue of "Da Vinci"
January 26th 2009:
Volume 43 published in Japan by Hakusensha! Check this link: S-book
Also, a new issue of "Bessatsu Hana to Yume", containing the continuation of the story after volume 43, was published on the same day!
October 26th 2008:
More after-42 pages published by Hakusensha Comic in "Bessatsu Hana to Yume"! There will not be other pages on the November issue.
September 26th 2008:
More after-42 pages published by Hakusensha Comic in "Bessatsu Hana to Yume"!
September 5th, 6th and 7th 2008:
"Garasu no Kamen" musical, held in Kitakyushu Arts Theatre.
August 29th, 30th and 31st 2008:
"Garasu no Kamen" musical, held in Osaka at Brava Theatre.
August 8th-24th 2008:
"Garasu no Kamen" musical, held in Saitama at Sai-no-Kuni Saitama Geijutsu Gekijo (Sai-no-Kuni Saitama Arts Theatre).
Check the Musical section of this website for cast, crew and further info.
Links (Japanese pages):
Theatrix
Saitama Art Foundation
August 26th 2008:
More after-42 pages published by Hakusensha Comic in "Bessatsu Hana to Yume"!
July 26th 2008:
Wowowowowowow!!!!
"Bessatsu Hana to Yume" published by Hakusensha Comic (500 yen): "You will be able to read the continuance of the 42nd volume of Hakusensha Comic !!"
Anyway, please read carefully... Following is my Japanese friend Ayako's comment.
10 years ago, yes it was in 1998, "Garasu no kamen" was broadcasted as a TV drama. At the same time, "Hana to Yume" serialized half the 41st volume for 5 months, in commemoration of the TV drama. But some parts of the 41st volume were changed when it was put on sale.
This time the extra number of Hana to Yume this time is also a commemoration of the musical in August. We think the new pages release of this time is just for the musical. We know nothing about the 43rd volume now.
Links:
Bessatsu Hana to Yume
Suzue Miuchi's Official Website
July 15th 2008:
Garasu no Kamen musical: Press conference.
May 16th 2008:
Tickets sale for "Garasu no Kamen" musical starts.
April 22nd to 30th 2008:
"Garasu no Kamen" musical: tickets preorder for Sai-no-Kuni Saitama Geijutsu Gekijo members.
March 26th 2008:
"Kurenai Tennyo" Noh play in Shizuoka (at 6:00 p.m.) at Verte Foret.
October 12th 2007:
"Kurenai Tennyo" Noh play in Fukuoka (at 5:30 p.m.) at Fukuoka City Museum.
September 1st 2007:
"Kurenai Tennyo" Noh play in Minami Soma (at 5:30 p.m.) at Minami Soma Municipal Cultural Hall.
July 6th 2007:
"Kurenai Tennyo" Noh play in Otsu (at 1:45 p.m.) at Shiga Prefectural Arts Theater Biwako Hall.
May 6th 2007:
"Kurenai Tennyo" Noh play in Yamagata (at 1:30 p.m.) at Yamagata Municipal Hall.
October 24th 2006:
It's on sale the weekly magazine "Josei Jishin", including a 7-page long interview to Suzue Miuchi sensei!
The divine Enju, Italian in Japan, read the magazine and commented it for us. I'm going to summarize and translate what she wrote into English. Many many thanks to her and Rosi-chan! About volume 43: Miuchi sensei is writing the continuation of volume 42 right now; she doesn't know yet if it will be published monthly or in a unique tankoubon, but it shouldn't take too long to finish it.
The story is in general similar to the Hana to Yume version [UH?], though some episodes which are not too interesting have ben cut out and new ones have been added.
Talking about 'The two queens', Suzue Miuchi explained why this play covered such a big part of the manga: it's a story that at the beginning she wanted to write separately and that later she included in Garasu no Kamen. The inspiration for the plot came after reading a book about Elizabet I and Mary Stuart.
The biggest part of the article is about Suzue Miuchi's life, starting from her childhood and her well-known passion for manga. Old and new events which occurred are described, including some very popular anecdotes.
Finally, the sensei tells us her version of the story of an old fan who died without reading the end of the manga.
One day, she received a letter from a 30-year old woman, fan of hers. In the letter, the woman says that her grandmother, also a big fan of Garasu no Kamen, was going to die in a very short time. The sensei felt sorry for the old lady who wouldn't be able to read the ending of the manga and she sent her a shikishi (artboard). It seems that it arrived on time. What was written and/or drawn on that artboard hasn't been revealed in the interview!
At the end, Suzue Miuchi admits feeling sorry when she thinks she has to finish Garasu no Kamen, because after that she would no longer draw the characters who occupied such a big part of her life! [*_*]
September 22nd 2006:
The 13th Anime DVD by Shouchiku is on sale.
It includes episodes 49 to 51 and a post card.
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The 1984 anime (23 episodes) is available at the Japanese broadcasting site Goo Broadband.
August 25th 2006:
The 12th Anime DVD by Shouchiku is on sale.
It includes episodes 45 to 48 and a post card.
July 25th 2006:
The 11th Anime DVD by Shouchiku is on sale.
It includes episodes 41 to 44 and a post card.
June 23rd 2006:
The 10th Anime DVD by Shouchiku is on sale.
It includes episodes 37 to 40 and a post card.
May 25th 2006:
The 9th Anime DVD by Shouchiku is on sale.
It includes episodes 33 to 36 and a post card.
May 24th 2006:
New Garasu no Kamen - Hello Kitty gadgets: stuffed toys and cute cushions! You can see them at Suzue Miuchi's official site!
May 15th and 16th 2006:
Three extra Noh plays in Tokyo (first show on May 15th at 6:30p.m., second and third shows on May 16th at 3p.m. and at 6p.m.) in Le Theatre Ginza.
May 5th 2006:
Starting from May 5th some episodes the Garasu no Kamen TV Drama will be re-broadcasted every Saturday! More info:
Suzue Miuchi's official site
TV-Asahi channel.
April 25th 2006:
Two extra Noh plays in Osaka (first show at 3p.m., second show at 6:30p.m.) in Theater Drama-city, Umeda Arts Theatre.
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The 8th Anime DVD by Shouchiku is on sale.
It includes episodes 29 to 32, a post card and the third box.
March 24th 2006:
The 7th Anime DVD by Shouchiku is on sale.
It includes episodes 25 to 28 and a post card.
February 27th 2006:
The first day of the Noh play (with an appearance of Suzue Miuchi sensei!) is scheduled to be on-air by NHK News 10 - starting at 10 p.m. It was not broadcasted on February 24th because of the big news from the Olympic Games in Torino: the talented and beautiful Shizuka Arakawa won the golden medal for figure ice skating! Congratulations!

By the way, the main points of the introduction to Kurenai Tennyo are:
- It was difficult to harmonize the manga with the traditional things.
- In this play, to understand what the actors say is easier than usual. (Basically, it's hard to catch the lines even for natives.)
- The environmental issues are also included in the play as in manga.
- Although they experimented several new things, the play culminates with the traditional Noh dance.
(Thanks to my sweet Junko for those info!)
February 24th and 25th 2006:
The Kurenai Tennyo Noh play is on stage at the National Noh Theatre of Japan.
The play script was written by Shinji Ueda, who is the scriptwriter of Berubara, Takarazuka.
More details in Suzue Miuchi's official site and at Japan Art Council.
Unluckily, the above links are Japanese only.
Anyway, are interested in general info about National Theatre of Japan?
Check this cool site in English → NTJ
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The 6th Anime DVD by Shouchiku is on sale.
It includes episodes 21 to 24 and a post card.
February 10th 2006:
A Japanese theatre guidebook for Noh beginners by Suzue Miuchi is on sale.
It includes:
- Looking into 'Kurenai Tennyo'
- A Noh lecture guided by Chigusa Tsukikage
- Playing the Tennyo: A talk between a Nougakushi (Noh master), Rokurou Umewaka, and the author
- Visiting the home of Kurenai Tennyo - Amagawa trip
- Until Kurenai Tennyo becomes a Noh play - making a new play
- Interviews with the staff
- Beautiful stage's photos
- Noh vocabulary
- Play overview
January 25th 2006:
A news article about the Kurenai Tennyo's play on Yomiuri newspaper.
Suzue Miuchi sensei comments the play.
Take a look at the original article in Japanese - thank you Go :)
And at my sweet Junko's translation!
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The 5th Anime DVD by Shouchiku is on sale.
It includes episodes 17 to 20, a post card, and the second box.
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The Garasu no Kamen Anime Soundtrack is on sale!

Tracks List:
- Sen no Kamen (1000 Masks)
- Pray for aJNjana
- Spice of Feel
- Kaze Hikaru Koku (The time when the Wind shines)
- Impressive
- Doukoku (Wailing)
- Arishihi no yuuutsu (Old Days Melancholy)
- Voce Pathetique
- Ounou to Shousou (Anguish and Impatience)
- Physical Sniper
- Crystal Syndrome
- Fountain
- Hoshi to Inori (Star and Prayer)
- Breath of Gaia
- Koko yori Eien ni (From Here to Eternity)
- Muma (Nightmare)
- ASH City
- Itotakaki (What a high-class King)
- Valse pour Nobles
- Dry Manhattan
- Rakka Ryuusui (Stream of Falling Petals)
- Natural Breeze
- Time Healed my Sorrow
- Kurenai Tennyo yori: Kaze (From Kurenai Tennyo: Wind)
- Kurenai Tennyo yori: Hi (From Kurenai Tennyo: Fire)
- Kurenai Tennyo yori: Mizu (From Kurenai Tennyo: Water)
- Kurenai Tennyo yori: Tsuchi (From Kurenai Tennyo: Ground)
- Promise TV version
- Zero TV version
January 22nd 2006:
A program of NHK Educational channel, "Geinou-hanabutai", introduces the Kurenai Tennyo's Noh play three times.
- Jan 21 (1pm - 1:45pm)
- Jan 28 (5:15pm - 6pm)
- Jan 29 (12:45pm - 1am)
January 18th 2006:
WOW! Please read the Happy New Year message which Suzue Miuchi sensei in person wrote to her fans in her official website.
I translated into English the Italian translation by my precious Enju. Enjoy!

Happy new year everyone!
Finally I have managed to appear in this corner!
The things I would like to talk about are so many (too many!) that I couldn't write them all. Moreover, I am not used to computers, I've finally learnt to use the keyboard 6 months ago, but since I made too many mistakes and I couldn't build a home page as I wished, I made you wait for a long time: sorry!
Since my homepage was online, I have been receiving many warm letters from you.
They encouraged me, they make me laugh, they made me feel a little guilty, they made me worry, and then I myself had fun with you as friends.
I read all your emails, thank you.
In praticular, I am very touched by the enthusiasm of affectionate readers of Garasu no Kamen. I have never thought I would stop writing it. I will go on writing it and doing my best, so please go on following it.
Now, I have been packed in a hotel room in Tokyo since December 19th, working at volume 43. (actually I sneaked off to my study where I am typing this message from. I hope the editor of Hakusensha will never happen to read this page...!).
After taking the change and stuff to consult, I HAVE TO get back to the hotel.
It's 5 a.m. and I am going to take the first train.
See you soon!
I wish you a year full of happiness from the bottom of my heart!
Suzue Miuchi
December 22nd 2005:
The fourth anime DVD by Shouchiku is on sale.
It includes episodes 13 to 16 and 2 postcards.
November 25th 2005:
The third anime DVD by Shouchiku is on sale.
It includes episodes 9 to 12 and 2 postcards.
October 25th 2005:
The second anime DVD by Shouchiku is on sale. It includes episodes 5 to 8.
It is sold together with a special box illustrated by Miuchi sensei.
The box will contain DVD n. 1, 2 and 3.
In total there will be 4 boxes (the 1st box with the 2nd DVD, the 2nd box with the 5th DVD, the 3rd box with the 8th DVD and the 4th box with the 11th DVD), the last of which will contain 4 DVDs.
If the 4 boxes are put together in a row, the complete panorama view of the Kurenai Tennyo stage (Ume no Tani, the Valley of Plums) will be shown.
You can see the 1st box drawn by Mrs. Miuchi at the Sensei's official site.
October 23rd 2005:
The PC TV company Gya0 broadcasts two episodes of the anime every Tuesday.
October 6th 2005:
The magazine Da Vinci November published by Media Factory is on sale.
10 pages are dedicated to Garasu no Kamen.
Titled as 'When will Garasu no Kamen be concluded?', they include:
A beautiful colour illustration, partly the cover of Tankoubon 41 and partly a new drawing of Maya and Ayumi (2 pages).
An interview to Miuchi sensei (4 pages).
In 1 page there are 2 comments about GNK by 1 actress and 1 manga reviewer.
The next 2 pages are fans' opinions.
The last 2 pages include 4 comments about GNK by 4 famous mangaka.
They drew very funny parodies of GNK (coloured drawings).
In the long interview, Mrs.Miuchi said:
'Garasu no Kamen will be concluded before volume 50 though 2 volumes are likely to be not enough.'
'Now I am groping for expression, how should I tell the readers my imagination of Kurenai Tennyo in a persuasive way. Now I am writing and re-writing volume 43rd.
About the selling day, I will announce it immediately in my official site.
This time, readers will not have to wait for 6 years.'
'The last scene is coming soon. My readers, take care of your health and live for a long time. I will give this long manga a happy end.'
About the fans opinions:
Much more than thousand e-mails arrived to Da Vinci in just a week.
Best character ranking:
1 Ayumi Himekawa
2 Maya Kitajima
3 Masumi Hayami
4 Chigusa Tsukikage
5 Yuu Sakurakouji
The most impressive scene:
1 Maya's Toki eating mud on stage
2 Maya diving into the winter sea (volume 1) Table of contents (Japanese only) at web-davinci.jp
You can buy it at amazon.co.jp
October 3rd 2005:
Silky Special November by Hakusensha is on sale.
160 pages are dedicated to Garasu no kamen. It includes:
The cover of tankoubon 30 (1 colour page).
Digest of the story pages (2 pages).
1 page introducing the characters.
The boards of 'The Forgotten Wilderness'.
The last VERY important page, titled 'Fascination of the Glass Mask',
contains interviews to 7 Hakusensha successive editors of Suzue Miuchi:
'Which characters do you like best?'
'Which scene do you like best?'
'What's the fascination of Garasu no Kamen?'
'How would you like the last scene to be?'
and 'Editing memories'.
The editors answerd to the 4th question as
'I cannot say anything about the last scene, because I already know it.'
Some of old editors already knew the last scene of Garasu no kamen 15 years ago!!!
Don't you envy them? I do!!!
September 22nd 2005
The new anime DVDs by Shouchiku is on sale.
The set will consist of 13 DVDs; the first one includes episodes 1 to 4.
Check 7&Y! Funny! On sale the Maya and Ayumi 2 Princesses versions of Hello Kitty
(key holder and mobile phone decoration). Look at them at Suzue Miuchi's official site !
September 10th 2005
Seiyuu Grand Prix October edition on sale.
Includes a Suzue Miuchi's interview with the new anime Seiyuu (voice actors and actresses).
August 3rd 2005
Silky Special September published by Hakusensha, is on sale.
186 pages are dedicated to Garasu no Kamen. It includes:
1 color page and 1 page introducing characters.
Digest of the story pages (2 pages).
The episodes of Maya's audition for Two Queens.
An other part of the interview by the 3 fans (continuing the one in the previous number).
August 1st 2005:
You can send your questions to the Garasu no Kamen characters!
Please check the official site !
There is also a parody fanart competition !
You can send as many fanarts as you wish, there is no deadline!
Some drawings will be selected and put in the official site!
June 29th 2005
In the weekly ASCII magazine there's an interview to Suzue Miuchi where
we are informed that she will write the next volume as quickly and as soon as possible!
We will not wait for 6 years for sure!!! (I want to believe this...)
June 28th 2005
In a NHK radio interview, Miuchi sensei said that now
she is writing volume 43rd, so 'please wait with pleasure'.
There are rumours that volume 43rd will be published in Autumn, but this is not sure.
June 3rd 2005:
The Silky Special magazine by Hakusensha dedicates 140 pages to Garasu no Kamen.
The first page is a colored illustration.
Then there is an interview page with 3 fans.
And then there are pages which introduce the charactres of Garasu no Kamen.
The following pages contain a digest of stories.
And at last there are some comic boards: Maya's play of Lady pirate Bianca.
Next volume is Silky Special September which will be on sale on August 3rd.
April 26th 2005:
A new special edition of Garasu no Kamen:
It's Garasu no Kamen Sen by Hakusensha!
The volume contains 1026 pages, including a manga chronicle.
April 11th 2005:
Mrs.Miuchi and the 2006-Noh-Play staff went to Yoshino, the land where Kurenai Tennyo was born, and planned the play.
The report of the trip is in Miuchi sensei's official site.
From a comment by Suzue Miuchi (thanks to Ayako):
Yoshino can be said the place where Kurenai Tennyo was born.
Although it was slightly late season, the late-blooming plum showed:
we were so moved and touched. We, all members of this travel including me,
felt such a refreshing mood that we felt the soul of sacred Yoshino.
And I am convinced that this experience will bring us a good result in the Noh stage in February, next year.
April 2005:
Starting from this month, the new Garasu no Kamen anime will be broadcasted in Japanese TV! Check the following sites (Japanese only):
- Suzue Miuchi's official site
- TV Tokyo
The anime will start from the 1st volume and if it will become popular, it will be broadcasted on TV in 51 weeks.
If so, the episodes will achieve Kurenai Tennyo. The television stations broadcasting the anime:
- TV Tokyo on every Tuesday (late night 25:30-26:00) from April 5th on. *Only on April 12th, 26:00-26:30
- TV Osaka on every Tuesday (late night 26:35-27:05) from April 12th on. *from the 2nd episode on: every Tuesday 26:05-26:35
- TV Aichi on every Thursday (late night 25:58-26:28) from April 7th on. *from the 2nd episode on: every Tuesday 25:28-25:58
- Sky Perfect TV ! AT-X on every Tuesday (11:00 a.m.) from April 19th on. *Rebroadcasting (Tuesday) 22:00, (Friday) 17:00, 27:00
February 8th 2005:
An interview to Suzue Miuchi published in the weekly magazine 'Shuukan SPA':
pages: 1 - 2 - 3
January 29th 2005:
You can find at Scrap Moon a very interesting conversation between Suzue Miuchi and Shingo Fukushima, an actor of the 'Gekidan Akaoni' theatrical company in Osaka.
The interview was probably held in Autumn 2004.
Please read the summary kindly written in English by Giko!
January 24th 2005:
A program about Garasu no Kamen on NHK BS!
You can read some info in English thanks to my friends Masasumi, Ayako, Giko, User.
January 21st 2005:
Suzue Miuchi's Official Homepage is online!!!
December 28th 2004:
The magazine Moe n.2 by Hakusensha contains an interview (pages: 1 and 2) to Suzue Miuchi.
The cover shows a beautiful illustration by Suzue Miuchi!
The interview to Suzue Miuchi has been kindly translated into English by Masasumi (I will never thank you enough!).
Besides the interview, the text is about how Miuchi creates drawings, for example it explains in detail what kind of pen she uses. It seems that Suzue Miuchi uses 10 notebooks for each volume!!!
December 16th 2004:
Garasu no Kamen vol.42 out in Japanese stores!
You can buy it at Amazon.co.jp.

This illustration was created by Francesca
by editing 2 drawings by Suzue Miuchi.
This is not a scene of the manga.

Credits:

A big THANK YOU to AYAKO, MASASUMI, GIKO, JUNKO, GO, USER, ENJU and ARLAUNE.
Anyone is more than welcome to e-mail me to correct some info or tell me more!

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