Season 1
51 listed episodes · First aired April 5, 2005
Episodes
Life so far for Kitajima Maya has been rough. One day she gets a small part in a school play and now her life has suddenly turned around.
E2Vivi's MaskTsukikage makes arrangements for Maya to transfer to another school; she also starts training her to become an actress.
E3The Escaped BirdKazehaya asks Sawako to meet him after school to discuss her study habits and for help with his homework. The other students learn she is a great teacher, and she starts helping out her other classmates.
E4The Stairway of FlameMaya asks Tsukikage if she can work her way through acting school. Tsukikage agrees to give her a scholarship to the Tsukikage Acting Troupe.
E5Restricted LinesMaya takes a job working in the park so that she doesn't have to borrow too much money from Tsukikage. Tsukikage gives the girls a new acting assigment which is to do a play only using four words.
E6My Own BethTsukikage told the class their new play will be "Little Women" and Maya has been cast as the third sister, Beth. Maya now has to live as Beth for a week in order to better understand her role.
E7The Violet RoseAll the critics show up to review the Tsukikage's Acting Troupe's first play. Maya receives a bouquet of purple roses from her first fan.
E8Walking in the WindThe investors visit Tsukikage after her release from the hospital and tell her she has to enter the upcoming acting competition in Nagoya.
E9The New MidoriTsukikage Acting Troupe finds out the Ondine Troupe is also performing Takekurabe and that Ayumi will be Midori. The troupe starts rehearsals and Tsukikage really pushes Maya. This causes Maya to create her role and to …
E10Two Midoris of TakekurabeThe Tsukikage Acting Troupe and Ondine Troupe will go head to head in today's competition.
E11Spring StormTsukikage Acting Troupe is again favored to win in the National Acting Competition. The night before their competition someone destroys all of their props and costumes.
E12Alone on the StageSince the cast does not return in time for the competition, Maya volunteers to perform solo.
E13Tomorrow's GrassThe girls ask Tsukikage if she will still teach them acting now that the troupe has been disbanded. Sakurakouji tries to persuade Maya to join is acting troupe.
E14The Fated RivalsAyumi vows to take any role possible. The schools' acting troupe is putting on a new production. When the lead actress has to be rushed to the emergency room, Maya volunteers to tackle the role.
E15TrapMaya gets a role with another troupe after impressing them with her audition. The girl whose spot Maya took has something up for sleeve for Maya.
E16Theater CrasherMiss Harada informs Tsukikage that they will never hire Maya again even though they know she will take the stage by storm one day. Maya auditions for "Wuthering Heights."
E17Wuthering HeightsAs more people see the play during it's run, the audience is becoming more confused because the younger actors play with much more intensity than their adult actors. Due to this the play receives bad reviews.
E18Role of a DollTsukikage pulls the troupe together to perform the play "The Stone's Smile" with Maya in the role of the doll. On the 10th days of performances they are a sell out.
E19The Fallen MaskMaya loses her concentration during the play thus causing her to lose her mask as she is thinking about her Mom she just saw on the street.
E20The Switched ScriptMaya goes on stage when called even though she does not know her lines as someone switched her script.
E21Etude of FlamesAll the girls auditioning for the role spend the summer rehearsing for their chance to play Helen Keller.
E22The Miracle Worker, the Final AuditionThe judges pick both Maya and Ayumi to be Helen and they will alternate who plays Helen during the run.
E23Show Down! The Two HelensAyumi and Maya both perform their versions of Helen for the Theater Festival; Ayumi is first to perform.
E24The Beautiful MazeAfter Maya accepts the award for Best Supporting Actress, Tsukikage comes onstage and offers both Maya and Ayumi the chance to play the lead role in "The Scarlet Angel".
E25Heavenly BrillianceMasumi's people have found Maya's Mother but Masumi decides to keep that information to himself. Maya starts to realize how jealous people are of her success.
E26The Shadow Who Hunts MayaSomeone is out to sabotage Maya as so far they have spiked her food, removed bolts from set props and made a bucket of water fall on her.
E27The Invisible PitfallMaya's personal assistant, Norie Otobe, is bullied by Miss Mizuki.
E28Failure as an ActressMaya believes that Hayami Masumi killed her mother, meanwhile Miss Mizuki is worried about Maya's sudden disappearance.
E29CarmillaMasumi Hayami continues to criticize Maya on her acting abilities.
E30One Million RainbowsAyumi finds Maya choking on the fake balls of mud from the play.
E31One Person PlayMaya performs a solo show to her audience.
E32A Midsummer Night's DreamAyumi Himekawa wins an award for her acting ability. Tsukikage declares there that Maya has two years to win the Best Actress Award or the role of the Scarlet Angel goes to Ayumi. The Tsukikage and Ikkakujuu acting trou…
E33The Miracle at the Outdoor AmpitheatreMasumi Hayami lectures a small outdoor theater troupe about their play and gives them crucial advice. The night of the first show has arrived and Maya is ready to ignite the crowd with her version of Puck. Will the play…
E34Maya's ChallengeA fundraiser performance by the Tsukikage Acting Troupe and the Ikkakujuu Troupe of "A Midsummer Night's Dream" was an instant hit! But Maya was cut from the show... what does Masumi Hayami have in store for her?
E35Aldis & OrigeldMaya reads a story about two princesses, Aldis and Orgeld.
E36Winter ConstellationsMaya meets an actress who once played Aldis in a play.
E37The Two Princesses: Act OneMaya takes the role as Princess Aldis in the play "The Two Princesses".
E38The Two Princesses: Act TwoThe play continues as Maya's role of Aldis is challenged.
E39A Purple Shadow"The Two Princesses" approaches its final show.
E40Wolf Girl JaneMaya's newest play is "The Forgotten Wilderness," in which she plays a girl raised by wolves.
E41Wild HeartAn open casting call for "The Forgotten Wilderness" brings in some very inexperienced yet eager actors and actresses.
E42The Bet to the Drama Arts FestivalGetting into her role, Maya travels in to the mountainous wilderness to further understand her character.
E43The Forgotten Wilderness"The Forgotten Wilderness" begins rehearsal.
E44Boundless StageIt's opening night for "The Forgotten Wilderness" and already a huge line has formed!
E45Stars of the CityThirty years have passed since Chigusa Tsukikage, Maya's mentor, was in the public eye.
E46To the Valley of PlumsMasumi Hayami runs into Maya on the bullet train station and encourages her to continue pursuing her dream.
E47The Blaze of LoveIn the countryside, Maya contemplates her life while watching the fire.
E48A Dreamy One NightMasumi reads the story of The Scarlet Angel to Maya.
E49One Half of a SoulOn her death bed, Ichiren Ozaki recalls her life.
E50The Mask of the GoddessWhile crossing an eerie bridge deep in the forest, the bridge suddenly breaks and Maya falls through.
E51The Crimson GoddessThe Scarlet Angel finally reveals herself!