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Glass No Kamen Theatrical Play
Date: 9/23/2005
With the most recent TV animation adaptation of Suzue Miuchi's manga Glass No Kamen (Mask Of Glass), now it has been revealed the clasic work will form the basis of a new theatrical play. The original story dates back 1976 when Miuchi serialized it in Hakusensha's Hana to Yume Magazine. Mask Of Glass was made into to a TV anime in 1984 and then later an OAV seris in 1998. A new TV series has began running this year. With the title "Bright Red Angel" the new play will be presented in Tokyo's National Noh Theater on the 24th and 25th of February next year. Original creator Suzue Miuchi-san will direct. Shiji Ueda, fomrerly the chief director of Takarazuka Girls' Operetta Troupe will write the scenario. The storyline has yet to be clarified.
Source: Anime News Service