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ガラスの仮面 [Glass no Kamen] #7
ガラスの仮面 7
マヤと亜弓は激しいライバル意識を燃やし、幻の名作「紅天女」の舞台を夢みて、それぞれの役に打ちこむ。その日まで、役者はいくつの役、いくつの仮面をかぶるのか? 第7巻は「舞台あらし(1)」
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First published February 20, 1978
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Suzue Miuchi
157 books140 followersSuzue Miuchi (美内 すずえ), Miuchi Suzue) is a Japanese mangaka and author of long running shōjo manga Glass Mask. She was born in Nishinomiya, Japan and grew up in Osaka. She won the Kodansha Manga Award (1982) for Youkihi-den and the Japan Cartoonists Association Award (1995).
In December 1975, Miuchi began work on Glass Mask which is regarded as her representative work today. Although the core shōjo manga fandom at the time viewed this series blatantly conservative and obsolete, its popularity turned out to be sensational and it has gained a huge mass of admirers during its run for more than 20 years. Miuchi is now a big-name shōjo manga artist enjoying the fact that Glass Mask is still attracting a new generation of fans, while the long-time fans are eagerly waiting for the conclusion.
Source: wikipedia.org
In December 1975, Miuchi began work on Glass Mask which is regarded as her representative work today. Although the core shōjo manga fandom at the time viewed this series blatantly conservative and obsolete, its popularity turned out to be sensational and it has gained a huge mass of admirers during its run for more than 20 years. Miuchi is now a big-name shōjo manga artist enjoying the fact that Glass Mask is still attracting a new generation of fans, while the long-time fans are eagerly waiting for the conclusion.
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December 6, 2021
Tu prends un manga sur le théâtre avec des personnages full drama+++ et tu les fais jouer Wuthering Heights, aka la plus MEGA FULL DRAMA+++++ de toutes les histoires, et bah forcément ça marche super bien XD
June 4, 2017
29 May '17
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This is a review of the first seven volumes.
What am I missing, here? I tried really, really, really hard to like this story. Especially being the theatre-nut that I am. I loved the cast of characters. I even loved the rivalry, and the fact that our protagonist's main rival was depicted as someone capable and not (so much of) a petty bitch.
I just didn't like the actual story.
I stopped reading at Volume 7 (?) at the exact moment when Maya was selected for the role of Catherine (in some weird-arse version of Wuthering Heights) for she sheer virtue of knowing absolutely nothing about Catherine or Wuthering Heights .
(No, I'm serious. Their reason for selecting her in the end was because they wanted an actress who had no idea of what Catherine/Wuthering Heights is like so they can start on a blank slate. Which really defeats the entire purpose of their audition. FFS.)
This despite her actual audition being a verifiable flop and huge embarrassment.
Is there any wonder the other auditioners would resent her? Heck, I resent her.
And this theme reoccurs consistently throughout the series*: Maya is a constant flop, and after some intensivechild abuse guidance from her mentor, she's literally whipped and kicked and starved and verbally assaulted into "greatness".
*and before the fangurls jump at me and tell me it changes and gets better in the next volumes -- save your breath, this is a review of the first 7 volumes only. If I later decide to continue the series, I will write a separate review for it.
I would feel a lot more sympathy for Maya if she weren't, in fact, an actual useless and stupid girl. The story starts off with a Cinderella-esque vibe where Maya has to go around delivering food for the Chinese restaurant in which her mother works. Her mother would then berate and yell at her for doing a crappy job.
Look, apart from Maya, the only other character I absolutely loathed was her mother, so I'm not on anyone's side here when I say: she's got a point! Maya would constantly forget about her deliveries, space out every single time she stares at a TV screen, falls asleep in classes ... etc ... etc ...
So by the time we get to Volume 7 and she's selected to play Catherine in spite of her sheer ignorance of the subject matter, I had to put the rest of the series on hold.
This is not to say Maya wasn't a hard worker. That was the only thing that pushed me through to seven volumes - Maya was dedicated and passionate, and those are the only qualities I liked in her. The rest of her annoyed me and grated on my nerves.
Maya was selected to play Catherine essentially for being the least prepared, most ignorant auditioner there. There is nothing that frustrates me more than dumb characters. Time and time again, Maya reveals to us her ignorance and stupidity. And the fact that she is rewarded for her stupidity ... I just can't. This is not how theatre works in the real world.
I don't care if she later redeems herself and pulls the best Catherine in all the history of Wuthering Heights performances. Fact is, she should never have gotten that role in the first place. Fact is, a lot of the things others see in her are actually demonstrated by her main rival, Ayumi.
I'm rooting for Ayumi all the way.
(Also, I can't be the only one slightly uncomfortable by the fact that one of the hinted at romances here is a 23 year-old man, as opposed to Maya's 13 years of age? Ah well. I guess people will overlook anything in manga.)
goodreads | more reviews
This is a review of the first seven volumes.
What am I missing, here? I tried really, really, really hard to like this story. Especially being the theatre-nut that I am. I loved the cast of characters. I even loved the rivalry, and the fact that our protagonist's main rival was depicted as someone capable and not (so much of) a petty bitch.
I just didn't like the actual story.
I stopped reading at Volume 7 (?) at the exact moment when Maya was selected for the role of Catherine (in some weird-arse version of Wuthering Heights) for she sheer virtue of knowing absolutely nothing about Catherine or Wuthering Heights .
(No, I'm serious. Their reason for selecting her in the end was because they wanted an actress who had no idea of what Catherine/Wuthering Heights is like so they can start on a blank slate. Which really defeats the entire purpose of their audition. FFS.)
This despite her actual audition being a verifiable flop and huge embarrassment.
Is there any wonder the other auditioners would resent her? Heck, I resent her.
And this theme reoccurs consistently throughout the series*: Maya is a constant flop, and after some intensive
*and before the fangurls jump at me and tell me it changes and gets better in the next volumes -- save your breath, this is a review of the first 7 volumes only. If I later decide to continue the series, I will write a separate review for it.
I would feel a lot more sympathy for Maya if she weren't, in fact, an actual useless and stupid girl. The story starts off with a Cinderella-esque vibe where Maya has to go around delivering food for the Chinese restaurant in which her mother works. Her mother would then berate and yell at her for doing a crappy job.
Look, apart from Maya, the only other character I absolutely loathed was her mother, so I'm not on anyone's side here when I say: she's got a point! Maya would constantly forget about her deliveries, space out every single time she stares at a TV screen, falls asleep in classes ... etc ... etc ...
So by the time we get to Volume 7 and she's selected to play Catherine in spite of her sheer ignorance of the subject matter, I had to put the rest of the series on hold.
This is not to say Maya wasn't a hard worker. That was the only thing that pushed me through to seven volumes - Maya was dedicated and passionate, and those are the only qualities I liked in her. The rest of her annoyed me and grated on my nerves.
Maya was selected to play Catherine essentially for being the least prepared, most ignorant auditioner there. There is nothing that frustrates me more than dumb characters. Time and time again, Maya reveals to us her ignorance and stupidity. And the fact that she is rewarded for her stupidity ... I just can't. This is not how theatre works in the real world.
I don't care if she later redeems herself and pulls the best Catherine in all the history of Wuthering Heights performances. Fact is, she should never have gotten that role in the first place. Fact is, a lot of the things others see in her are actually demonstrated by her main rival, Ayumi.
I'm rooting for Ayumi all the way.
(Also, I can't be the only one slightly uncomfortable by the fact that one of the hinted at romances here is a 23 year-old man, as opposed to Maya's 13 years of age? Ah well. I guess people will overlook anything in manga.)
August 19, 2010
-ripiu ini hanya ringkasan untuk mengingat isi-
ternyata maya berhasil dengan baik megatasi sabotase panggung yang dilakukan oleh rival na. membuat orang menyadari bahwa dialah fokus penonton. walaupun peran kecil yang dimainkan na, namun penonton tertuju pada na. ini jugalah yang menjadi alasan mengapa maya diberhentikan dari teatre tersebut. sedangkan ayumi juga berhasil memerankan pengemis dan pangeran sekaligus.
setelah kehilangan kesempatan na untuk tetap bermain di teatre tersebut, maya kembali mencar pekerjaan. menjadi pembantu penyusun panggung. namun ketika para pemain terlambat hadir, maya melakukan akting tunggal untuk menghibur anak-anak. dan lagi-lagi... karena bakat na menjadi penarik perhatian selama di panggung dia kembali diberhentikan.
selanjut na terdapat audisi pemain catherine muda. maya bersama 2 pendaftar lain na mengikuti audisi yang dilakukan. dari wawancara lisan: maya belum pernah membaca kisah tersebut. dari akting panggung: maya tidak bisa menirukan gaya jalan catherin. namun siapa sangka.. saat maya sendiri merasa tidak akan lolos, justru dialah yang terpilih.
dah sebagai catherine mudalah.. maya memasang topeng na.
ternyata maya berhasil dengan baik megatasi sabotase panggung yang dilakukan oleh rival na. membuat orang menyadari bahwa dialah fokus penonton. walaupun peran kecil yang dimainkan na, namun penonton tertuju pada na. ini jugalah yang menjadi alasan mengapa maya diberhentikan dari teatre tersebut. sedangkan ayumi juga berhasil memerankan pengemis dan pangeran sekaligus.
setelah kehilangan kesempatan na untuk tetap bermain di teatre tersebut, maya kembali mencar pekerjaan. menjadi pembantu penyusun panggung. namun ketika para pemain terlambat hadir, maya melakukan akting tunggal untuk menghibur anak-anak. dan lagi-lagi... karena bakat na menjadi penarik perhatian selama di panggung dia kembali diberhentikan.
selanjut na terdapat audisi pemain catherine muda. maya bersama 2 pendaftar lain na mengikuti audisi yang dilakukan. dari wawancara lisan: maya belum pernah membaca kisah tersebut. dari akting panggung: maya tidak bisa menirukan gaya jalan catherin. namun siapa sangka.. saat maya sendiri merasa tidak akan lolos, justru dialah yang terpilih.
dah sebagai catherine mudalah.. maya memasang topeng na.
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May 10, 2011
Sayang nggak baca serinya ampe tamat.. Si Maya gimana kabarnya, ya..
September 20, 2011
Love it...love it...very much
April 26, 2016
There is so much drama in this series and I love the forbidden romance. It is there but just on the edge. The characters were well-rounded and I love Maya's no nonsense attitude.
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