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Glass Mask (Glass no Kamen) (1975 - 2012): 49V Anime (TV Series, Movies, OVAs) 1984, -, 2017 Maya is obsessed with acting; she overworks herself so that she can attend plays and watch dramas, but she doesn't have the money to pursue her dreams. One day, retired actress Tsukigake encounters Maya while she is mimicking a play, word for word, that she has only seen once. Astounded by her raw talent, the actress gives Maya a scholarship to study in her acting school, for Tsukigake wants Maya to become good enough to be her successor as the Crimson Goddess. Maya has to become the best actress in Japan first, but between the competing leaders Tsukigake, who holds the rights to the Crimson Goddess; and a business man named Masumi who wants those rights, what will happen to Maya? Tags Comedy Drama Romance Shoujo Acting Hiatus Showbiz Adapted to Anime Entertainment Industry Actors Actresses Theatrical Troupes Acting Company CEOs Businessmen Rivalry Auditions Platonic Mentor-Mentee Relationship Benefactors Social Gap Hard Working Protagonist Hard Working Antagonist Prodigious Protagonist Genius Protagonist Talented Protagonist Talented Antagonist Jealous Antagonist Cunning Antagonist Romance Subplot Love Interest Change Age Gap MU Tags

Skip Beat! (2002 - ?): 47V+ 304C+ ANIME (2008-09): 25 Kyoko moves to the big city with the prince of her dreams Shotaro; he wants to make it big in the entertainment business, so she works hard at many different jobs to support him as he achieves his dream. However, one day, Kyoko accidentally discovers the horrible truth: the love of her life thinks of her as a 'plain and boring woman!' Outraged, Kyoko swears revenge - she will make it even bigger than Shotaro in the entertainment world. The only question is, how will she fulfill her desire? English Publisher Viz (45 Vols - Ongoing) Tags Comedy Drama Romance Shoujo Slice of Life Acting Idols Showbiz Work Life Adapted to Anime (MU & My) Tags Entertainment Industry Talent Company/Agency Manager-Talent Relationship CEOs Love-Me Section Acting Training Stuntsmen Stuntswomen Stunts Training Behind the Scenes Rehearsals Method Acting Makeup & Hair (MUAH) Artists Makeover Transformation Film Shooting Drama Shooting Music Video Shooting Advertisements Shooting TV Shows TV Shows Mascot Mascot Customes Backstage TV Shows Station Odd Jobs in the Showbiz & Love-Me Section Missions Famous Actors Famous Showbiz Family Members Famous Actor Father Famous Actor Mother Famous Actor Son Rising Star Actresses Rivalry Friendship Girls' Friendships Sisterhoods School Life School for Entertainment Industry Students Multiple Couples Four Years Age Gap Age Gap Older Male Younger Female Actress-Actor Relationship Childhood Friends Reunion Reunited As Young Adult-Teenager Funny (Re)Encounters Side Couple: Older Female Younger Male Female Manager-Talent Relationship Actress-Actor Relationship Japan America Guam Hawaii Islands Complicated Family Issues Estranged Daughter-Mother Relationship Absent Father Figure Raised by Single Mom and Foster Family Raised by Foster Family Raised by EX-Lover's Family Raised by Childhood Friend's Family Strict Mother Lawyer Mother Working Mom Law Firm House Inns Business Flashbacks Mother's Backstory Betrayal Corporate Espionage Corporate Spies Naive Lawyer Cohabitation Runaway Boyfriend Abandonment Self-Hatred Inner Emotional Turmoils Depression Heartbreak Unable to Raise Daughter Due to Heartbreak and Mental Health Conditions Gave Daughter to be Raised a Known Family Friends Realization of Parental Depressions and Mental Health Conditions Maternal Stress Psychological Issues Faced by Children Eurasian Male Lead Eurasian Characters Japanese-White American Father Eurasian Father Biracial Father White American Mother Eurasian Son Biracial Son Showbiz Family Secret Identities Tall Characters Tall Family Members Bilingual Family Members English-speaking Household Japanese-speaking Household Doting Father Doting Husband Doting Lover Affectionate Lover Affectionate Father Doting Mother Affectionate Mother Mysterious Past Drama Death of Loved Ones Dead Older Male Friend Kind Late Older Male Friend Grieving Older Male Friend's Lover Ex Delinquent Male Lead Ex Delinquent Mature Themes Discrimination Racism Racial Slurs Family Issues Eurasian Family Issues Past Trauma Overcoming Traumatic Past Comedy Drama Romance Shoujo Slice of Life Abandoned Children Absent Parents Abusive Characters Acting Actors Actresses Adapted to Anime Adapted to Drama CD Adapted to Game Adapted to Live Action Adapted to Novel Adapted to Taiwanese drama Addlebrained Character/s Ambitious Female Lead Ambitious Goal/s Anti-Love Protagonist Appearance Changes Appearance Different from Personality Audition/s Bad Parent/s Beautiful Female Lead Beautiful Voice Betrayal Bishounen Career Woman Celebrity/ies Character Growth Character Who Bullies the One They Love Childhood Friend/s Childhood Trauma Competition/s Cool Male Lead Cosplay Cynical Character/s Daydreamer Deception Determined Protagonist Difficult Childhood Distant Parent/s Dyed Hair Emotionally Strong Female Lead Emotionally Strong Male Lead Emulating A Person Whom One Admires Entertainment Industry Fairy/ies False Personality Famous Parent/s Fate Father-Son Relationship Female Author Flamboyant Character/s Flashbacks Friends Become Rivals Friendship Guilt Half-Japanese Handsome Male Lead Hard-Working Protagonist Hatred hidden past Hidden Talent/s Huge Cast of Characters Ideal Image Crushed Idol/s Important Non-Romantic Relationship/s Independent Female Lead Inner Demon/s Jealousy Love Triangle/s Love-Hate Relationship Low Self-Esteem Makeover/s Male Lead Falls in Love First Mascot/s Mature Male Lead Misunderstanding/s Model/s Mother and Daughter Mutual Unrequited Love Mysterious Male Lead Naive Female Lead Narcissistic Character/s Oblivious to Love Interest's Feelings Older Male Lead Older Male Younger Female Overcoming the Past Overshadowed by Family Parent-Child Separation Parental Abandonment Past Plays a Big Role Personality Change/s Poor Female Lead Poor Protagonist popular male lead Possessive Lover/s Prodigy Psychic/s Quirky Character/s Restrained Love Reunion/s Revenge Rich Character/s Rich Lover/s Rich Male Lead Rivalry Rivals Become Friends Role Play Romance Ending with Second Lead Secret Identity Self-Hatred Self-Identity Senpai-Kouhai Relationship Separated Childhood Friends Serious/Studious Character/s Showbiz Slow Romance Smart Female Lead Split Personality Spoiled Character/s Sprightly Female Lead Strict Parent/s Strong Female Lead Strong Male Lead Talent Agency Talented Female Lead Talented Male Lead Tall Male Lead Tragic Past Tsundere Unexpected Feelings Unexpressed Feeling/s Unique Female Lead Unwanted Pregnancy Voodoo Weak to Strong

Note: The 3rd installment hasn't been scanlated by any groups. P. A. (Private Actress) (1992 - 1999): 8V 31C P.A.: Tokubetsu hen (Private Actress: Tokubetsu-hen) (Sequel) (1999): 1V 4C P.As. (Private Actors) (Sequel) (2021 - ?): Shiho is a "private actress" who works for a production company. She also does personal assignments that needs her to pretend to be a different person. She takes on assignments for people and takes on the personality of the person who they are pretending to be. Note: No official English translation. Only fan scans. Source: MU Tags Drama Josei Romance Acting Impersonation MU Tags 20th Century Acting Actresses Adapted to JDrama Beautiful Female Lead Elections Emancipation Episodic Episodic with Underlying Continuous Plot Geniuses Japan Secret Child Showbiz Strong Female Lead Talent Agency Talented Female Lead Uncommon Services/Store Entertainment Industry

My Star (Oshi no Ko) (2020 - ?) The story begins with a beautiful girl, her perfectly fake smile, and the people who love her selfishly for it. What transpires behind the scenes of the glittering showbiz industry? How far would you go for the sake of your beloved idol? What would you do if you found out reincarnation was real? The star of the show is Aquamarine Hoshino and the stage is but a mere façade. Will he manage to reach the climax before the world of glamour swallows him whole? Note: Was nominated for the 26th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize in 2022. Source: MU MU Tags Comedy Drama Mystery Psychological Romance Seinen Slice of Life Acting Actors Attempted Suicide Award-Nominated Work Award-Winning Work Beautiful Female Lead Brother and Sister Brother-Sister Team Celebrities Cool Male Lead Dead Family Members Deceptive Male Lead Doctors Entertainment Industry Famous Characters Handsome Male Lead Harem Subtext Idols Liars Lies Manipulative Male Lead Manipulative Protagonist Mother and Daughter Mother and Son Mother Complex Murder Victims Murders Obsessive Characters Past Lives Popular Female Lead PTSD Reincarnation Revenge Scheming Male Lead Scheming Protagonist Secretive Male Lead Single Mother Smart Male Lead Smart Protagonist Stalkers Teen Pregnancy Trauma Traumatic Past TV Shows Twins Twisted Characters Reincarnated as Son Reincarnated as Daughter Teen Mother Teen Pregnancy