Anime and OVA

General info about the 2 anime versions and the OVA

♥  1984 ANIME  ♥   OVA  ♥   2005 ANIME   ♥

1984 Anime

23 episodes (about 20 min. each), interrupted story.

Episodes Titles:

  1. Haru no Arashi (A Spring Storm)
  2. Murasaki no Bara no Hito (The Man of Purple Roses)
  3. Utsukushii Rival (A Beautiful Rival)
  4. Kodoku na Tatakai (Solitary Battle)
  5. Futari no Midori (The two Midoris)
  6. Zenkoku Taikai no Wana (The trap of the National Competition)
  7. Tatta Hitori no Bbutai (Staging by the Only One)
  8. Masumi no Atsui Omoi (Masumi's Passionate Heart)
  9. Hajimete no Eiga Shutsuen (The First Film Appearance)
  10. Atarashii Shiren (A new Challenging Opportunity)
  11. Butai Arashi (The Stage Plunderer)
  12. Watashi wa Catherine (I am Catherine)
  13. Koi wa Mosaic Moyoo (Love is Mosaic-patterned)
  14. Atarashii Yaku wa Ningyoo (The New Role is a Doll)
  15. Yookoso! Chika gekijoo e!! (Welcome! To the Underground Theater!!)
  16. Haha no Omokage (The Image of a Mother)
  17. Murasaki no Bara no Hito wa Doko ni (Where is the Person of Purple Roses)
  18. Helen e no Choosen (The Challenge for Helen)
  19. Joonetsu no Audition (The Heated Audition)
  20. Futari no Helen (The two Helens)
  21. Joen Joyuu Shoo Kooho! (A Candidate to the Best Supporing Actress Award!)
  22. Atarashii Tobira (A new Door)
  23. Watashi no Maya (A Maya of my Own)
Staff
Original Author Suzue Miuchi
General supervision Gisaburo Sugii
Direction Yusaku Sakamoto, Toshitaka Tsunoda
Direction of Animation Mitsuo Shindo
Art direction Masayoshi Nakamura
Character design Makoto Kuniyasu
Script Yoshimi Shinozaki
Music Kazuo Otani
Executive Producer Hidenori Murata
Production NTV, Eiken
Cast
Maya Kitajima Masako Katsuki
Ayumi Himekawa Minori Matsushima
Chigusa Tsukikage Taeko Nakanishi
Masumi Hayami Nachi Nozawa
Katsuji Mori
Yuu Sakurakoji Yuji Mitsuya
Onodera Yuzuru Fujimoto
Narration Haruko Kitahama
Music
Opening theme song
Title Garasu no Kamen
Singer Mariko Ashibe
Ending theme song
Title Purple Light
Singer Mariko Ashibe

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OVA (1998)

(Sen no Kamen o Motsu Shoujo - Garasu no Kamen)

3 episodes (about 50 minutes each), interrupted story.

Episodes Titles:

  1. Joyuu eno Tabidachi (Setting Off to Be an Actress)
  2. Honoo no Kaidan (Blazing Stairway)
  3. Arashi no Naka o Yuku (Traveling Through the Eye of the Storm)
Staff
Original Author Suzue Miuchi
Direction Tsuneo Kobayashi
Direction of Animation Satshi Hirayama
Character design Satoshi Hirayama, Masako Goto
Script Nobuaki Kishima, Tomoko Kaneharu, Yoshiyuki Suga
Music Tamiya Terashima
Production TV Asahi, Dentsu, Office-Two-One
Cast
Maya Kitajima Megumi Ogata
Ayumi Himekawa Naoko Matsui
Chigusa Tsukikage Keiko Heda
Masumi Hayami Juutarou Osugi
Yuu Sakurakoji Ryoutarou Okiayu
Sayaka Minazuki Mayumi Iizuka
Rei Aoki Urara Takano
Mina Sawatari Naoko Nakamura
Music
Opening theme song
Title Hikari ni Naritai
Singer Maho Hoshino
Ending theme song
Title Zutto Kimi no Soba ni Iru
Singer Masahiko Namioka

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2005 Anime

51 episodes (about 20 minutes each), open ending;
broadcasted in Japan from April 2005 to March 2006

Episodes Titles:

  1. Sen no Kamen wo Motsu Shoujo (The Girl who has a Thousand Masks)
  2. Bibi no Kamen (Vivi's Mask)
  3. Nigeta Kotori (The Escaped Bird)
  4. Honoo no Kaidan (Blazing Stars)
  5. Kagirareta Serifu (The Restrictive Lines)
  6. Atashi no Beth (My Own Beth)
  7. Murasaki no Bara (The Purple Rose)
  8. Kaze no Naka wo Yuku (Walking In the Wind)
  9. Atarashii Midori (The New Midori)
  10. Takekurabe Futari no Midori (The two Midoris of Takekurabe)
  11. Haru no Arashi (Spring Storm)
  12. Hitorikiri no Butai (Alone on the Stage)
  13. Ashita Kusa (Tomorrow's Grass)
  14. Shukumei no rival (Destined Rivals)
  15. Wana (Trap)
  16. Butai arashi (Stage Storm)
  17. Arashi-ga-oka (Wuthering Heights)
  18. Ningyou no Yaku (Role of a Doll)
  19. Hazureta Kamen (The Fallen Mask)
  20. Suri-kaerareta Daihon (The Switched Script)
  21. Honoo no Etude (Etude of Flames)
  22. Kiseki no hito Saishuu shinsa (The Miracle Worker, the Final Audition)
  23. Taiketsu! Futari no Helen (Show Down! The Two Helens)
  24. Hanayaka na meiro (The Beautiful Maze)
  25. Ten no Kagayaki (Heavenly Brilliance)
  26. Maya wo Nerau Kage (The Shadow Who Hunts Maya)
  27. Mienai Otoshi-ana (Unseen Pitfall)
  28. Joyuu Shikkaku (Failure as an Actress)
  29. Carmilla no Shouzou (Carmilla's Portrait)
  30. Hyakuman no Niji (A Million Rainbows)
  31. Hitori-shibai (Solo Performance)
  32. Manatsu no Yoru no Yume (A Midsummer Night's Dream)
  33. Yagai Gekijou no Kiseki (The Miracle of the Outdoor Theater)
  34. Maya no Chousen (Maya's Challenge)
  35. Ardis and Oligerd (Ardis and Oligerd)
  36. Fuyu no Seiza (Winter Constellations)
  37. Futari no Oujo - zenpen (The Two Princesses - part 1 of 2)
  38. Futari no Oujo - kouhen (The Two Princesses - part 2 of 2)
  39. Murasaki no Kage (Purple Shadow)
  40. Ookami Shoujo Jane (Jane the Wolf-Girl)
  41. Yasei no Kokoro (A Wild Heart)
  42. Geijutsusai e no Kake (Betting on the Arts Festival)
  43. Wasurerareta Kouya (The Forgotten Wilderness)
  44. Mugen no Butai (Endless Stage)
  45. Tokai no Hoshi (The Stars of the City)
  46. Ume no Tani e (To the Valley of Plum Trees)
  47. Koi no Honoo (Flames of Love)
  48. Yume no Ichiya (A Night of Dreams)
  49. Tamashii no Hanshin (Half a Soul)
  50. Megami no Kamen (A Goddess' Mask)
  51. Kurenai Tennyo (The Crimson Goddess)
Staff
Author Suzue Miuchi
Direction Mamoru Hamazu
Composition of the series Toshimichi Saeki
Character design Satoshi Hirayama
Art direction Shunichiro Yoshihara
Filming Eiji Tsuchida
Sound engineer Tôru Nakano
Music Tamiya Terajima
Music producer Masaaki Fujita
Production of the animation Tokyo Movie
Production TV Tokyo Media Net
TMS Entertainment
Cast
Maya Kitajima Sanae Kobayashi
Ayumi Himekawa Akiko Yajima
Chigusa Tsukikage Toshiko Fujita
Masumi Hayami Toshiyuki Morikawa
Yuu Sakurakoji Jun Fukuyama
Utako Himekawa Masako Katsuki
Narration (Genzô) Shinji Nakae
Music
Opening theme song 1 (Episodes 1-26)
Title "Promise"
Singer Candy
Writer Candy, Yûdai Suzuki
Composer Yûdai Suzuki
Arrangement Hiroshi Matsui
Ending theme song 1 (Episodes 1-13)
Title "Yasashii Sayonara (Tender Good-bye)"
Singer Aina
Writer Ryôka
Composer Makoto Sakuma
Arrangement Hiroaki Ohno
Ending theme song 2 (Episodes 14-26)
Title "Step One"
Singer Sister Q
Writer Harukazu Aya
Composer Hiroo Ooyagi
Arrangement Hiroo Ooyagi
Opening theme song 2 (Episodes 27-52)
Title Zero
Singer Aiko Ikuta
Writer Yuriko Mori
Composer Disuke
Arrangement Masaki Iehara
Ending theme song 3 (Episodes 27-39)
Title Sunao Ni Narenakute
Singer Splash Candy
Writer Babee
Composer Franken
Arrangement Franken
Ending theme song 4 (Episodes 39-52)
Title Hello Hello ~ Another Star
Singer Core of Soul
Writer Fukko
Composer Fukko
Arrangement Fukko
Some images from the 2005 anime...
Masumi Maya
Chigusa and Ichiren
Ayumi Sakurakoji

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Credits:

Thanks to SHION and MASASUMI. And to MAKICHAN for some little corrections :)

Useful links:

Anime News network (in English)
TMS entertainment (OVA) (in Japanese)
TV Tokyo (New Anime) (in Japanese)

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