Glass no Kamen (Glass Mask)

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Glass Mask Ep. 26

Kaze ni kami ga nabiku

My hair flows in the wind.

Kokoro ni hirogaru aozora no deai

An encounter in the blue skies of our hearts...

Tooku hanaretetemo

Though we are apart,

Kanjiru koto wa itsumo kimi dakara

I'm always thinking about you,

Itsu no hi ka mune wo hatte

so let's promise to meet again

Au koto wo yakusoku shiyou

one day, with our heads held high.

Zutto futari owari no nai

We'll be together, like a dream

Yume wo egaku you ni

with no end.

Kimi ni

I want

Kono omoi itsu no hi ka tsutaetai

to tell you this someday.

Sabishisa wo shiawase ni kaeru tame

I'm right here next to you

Soba ni iru yo kokoro wa

to turn your loneliness into joy.

Konna ni chikaku ni kanjiru

I can feel your heart so close to mine.

In this world, Maya, there's always someone trying to trip you up.

Your enemies are all around you.

You're not allowed to fall in love.

Once this show is on the air, you will no longer be a regular member of the public.

You're going to be a star!

Maya, who has just started climbing the stairs to stardom,

has been reprimanded by her manager, Saeko Mizuki,

for falling in love with her co-star,

teen idol, Shigeru Satomi.

Maya is receiving more and more recognition by the day, but...

she's about to fall victim to the dirty dealings of the acting world.

Episode 26 - The Shadows Behind Maya

Who would do something like this?!

It's a good thing you didn't swallow all of it.

Why would anyone do something this horrible?

You really can't be too careful.

Looks like it was spiked with extra-hot chili sauce somehow.

We should keep our eyes peeled too!

I'm not going to let this get to me!

Wow, this studio is huge!

I'd like to introduce you to Norie Otobe from Kumamoto.

Please call me Nori.

Hey, you're Maya Kitajima!

This is great!

I mean, you won the Best Supporting Actress Award!

I really hope we can become friends!

Me too.

It's Utako Himekawa!

This is amazing!

Wait up!

Heavenly Light

I'm going on soon.

Oh, Miss Satoko! How nice to meet you!

The pleasure is all mine!

There she is!

She's really working hard.

Hang in there, Maya!

We'll be here watching every week!

You're going to nurse a bowl of food for an hour?!

Look, it's the woman from the Matsugami Electronics ads.

Good morning!

Right, we'll do a quick camera run now!

And five, four, three...

Put Camera Three on Satoko.

And now, finally...

How wonderful!

I've been waiting for you, Mr. Masumi.

Maya's filming right now.

So, do you have any more information on who might want to hurt Maya?

No, whoever it is seems to be laying low for now.

I've come to see you, Maya.

What's going on here?

Looks like they've had a power outage, but I can't get the door open!

Maya...

Shigeru, stay back! Don't go up there!

Hey!

Apparently, Maya's hanging from one of the masts!

Maya, I'm going to fix the mast's balance.

Hang on tight!

Okay, now crawl over to me.

Okay!

Just a little further.

Thank goodness!

The bolt that holds the mast in place was removed.

It seems someone orchestrated the blackout as well.

Who would do such a thing?

Who are you?!

I was told to bring you some tea.

Oh, it's you. Were you eavesdropping on our conversation?

No, I didn't hear a thing!

What? It was sabotage?

I thought you should know.

So there's a huge storm raging outside.

Satoko has come to deliver an important letter to the British Ambassador.

Before she enters the room to meet him, she gathers her composure,

and stands in front of the door with pride and poise.

Got it?

Yes, sir.

Here we go. Very good.

Miss Satoko, the ambassador is waiting for you.

Sir,

Miss Satoko Tanuma has come to see you.

Cut!

No matter how composed she might be, I can't film Satoko when she's soaking wet!

Wait.

Please wait. I'm going to do it.

Please let me do it the way I am now.

What are you talking about?

I won't deviate from the image of her in the script.

Deviate from her image?

You want to play the daughter of a nobleman in that state?

But if you think you can do it, go ahead.

Thank you.

We're running out of time!

We're going to have to record this.

Get the cameras ready!

I have one objective and that is to give this letter to the ambassador.

There's a storm raging outside.

Satoko Tanuma is here to see you.

She looks like she just ran in!

I see...

It actually looks like she's run through the rain to bring him the letter!

It's an honor to meet you.

I am Torajiro Tanuma's daughter, Satoko.

She really stands out.

Way more than she did before.

Miss Satoko,

the ambassador would like to personally express his gratitude for bringing him this letter.

Thank you.

Okay, cut!

That's a wrap for this scene. Good job, Maya!

Thank you!

Hooray!

She'll be a star in no time!

I can't believe it.

The next shot is a scene where Satoko, who has just found out...

that the recently-deceased Fuku was actually her sister, picks up...

her sister's favorite beanbags and watches her coffin being carried away while singing a lullaby.

Good night, Mari!

She's still practicing?

I'm really sorry about the movie!

I didn't know you'd already been cast.

I may not be able to perform the role as well as you would have,

but I'm going to try my best!

I love acting!

Tomoe...

Heavenly Light

Why have you called me here?

I really want you to watch today's broadcast.

Fuku really loved these beanbags.

One and two flow into three and four...

Someone's taken the threads out of the beanbag!

All of the other bags have been destroyed as well!

What?!

Don't tell me you guys did this?!

Sir, look at her.

Just keep the camera on Satoko.

Thank you.

One and two flow into three and four...

Five and six flow into seven and eight...

Tonight, the thirteenth night, I am alone with my beanbags.

Father, Mother: when will you return?

One and two flow into three and four...

Five and six flow into seven and eight...