Chigusa Tsukikage

Maya's mentor. She once was a very talented and beloved actress, but she got horribly scarred in an onstage accident (a lamp lighter hit her and burned half her face off) and had to leave the acting scene, opening an acting school instead. Tsukikage understands that an actress's face is the most important feature, and she takes it upon herself to cover Maya when Maya's incensed mother throws boiling hot water. She takes Maya under her wing despite her mother's objections and strives to shape her into the best actress ever, so she can contest with Ayumi for the leading role of the legendary play "Crimson Goddess" (紅天女 Kunenai-Tennyo?), whose performance right is solely owned by Tsukikage. She has a very weak health and must be hospitalized several times during the story. Yet she is a woman of unstoppable will, refusing to relent to give the rights of the "The Crimson Goddess" to Masumi Hayami and his father.