Characters
Sora Naegino
; : : Sora is theLayla Hamilton
; : : Layla is an accomplished and seasoned, but arrogant, performer of Kaleido Stage. At first rivals with Sora, Layla becomes friends with her after they become partners for Freedom, a performance that is about people who overcome their differences to be free. : Layla has a strained relationship with her father, Kevin Hamilton, a wealthy hotel chain owner who attempts to force her daughter to become an actress and is frequently trying to push her into doing so. However, Layla decides to rejoin the circus due to her fondness for the Kaleido Stage, as her mother has gone there during her youth. : When Layla starts to see Fool, she becomes Sora's partner for the maneuver. While training in the Grand Canyon, both Layla and Sora start to gain each others trust and become good friends. However, Layla's arm is injured, and after performing the great Mystical Act she is unable to perform on Kaleido Stage. In the second season, she becomes a Broadway actress and her new partner is producer Cathy Taymor. She visits Sora many times and they still share that special bond.Mia Guillem
; : : Mia was born in theAnna Heart
; : : Anna is also good friend of Sora's. She, like Mia, comes to accept Sora after the second episode. Anna is talented in many areas and frequently plays more serious parts. Anna truly wishes to perform comedy and usually tries to get Mia to write comedy into her parts. The request is almost always denied. Anna takes her love of comedy from her estranged father Jack, a stand-up comedian; when they meet each other after several years, though, Anna is perturbed by his bitterness, but with a push from Sora and Mia they part amiably. In season two she gets paired up with two girls that find her extremely funny and help her with her comedy acts for the shows. Anna is determined to make Ken her partner but he always hates the idea of performing comedy.Yuri Killian
; : : Yuri, like Layla, is an experienced performer, yet he's deeply traumatized by a terrible tragedy. His father, Arlon Brass, died attempting the Mystical Act, and he never forgave Kalos for letting his father die. Yuri plays a pivotal role in the second half of the first season when he betrays the stage, first by stealing away a good portion of the cast and later by buying out the stage and taking control of it. He later agrees to return it to Kalos if Layla and Sora accomplish the same Mystical Act that caused his father's death; when they manage to do so, he fulfills his promise. In the second season, Yuri helps Sora get into the Circus Festival in Paris. He appears to be a bitter rival of Leon's, and feels that he is responsible for the death of Leon's sister, Sophie who was a lot like Sora in many ways.Fool
; : : Fool is the mysterious spirit of the stage. He is about the size of an action figure, and appears as a type of jester or clown. He appears to Sora shortly before she appears on the Kaleido Stage for the first time. Fool is invisible to everyone but those who are destined to do great things on the stage and/or whose heart is completely dedicated to the stage. He seems to be the spirit of a true jester who once was devoted to a princess who never smiled. : Although a ghost, Fool is a pervert who tries many times throughout the series to see Sora, and sometimes her friends, naked (usually by suggesting that they should take a shower). Sora is quick to prevent Fool from peeking in any given situation by trapping him somewhere or rebuking him forcefully, most often in a comedic, slapstick fashion. Later in the first season, Layla becomes capable of seeing Fool as well; the same happens to Rosetta at the end of the second season, who takes his advice more seriously than Sora, most of the time where Sora can tell he is only doing so to satisfy his perversion. : In his more useful moments, he acts as a fortune teller, revealing possible futures to Sora. In the first season, he reads the future by drawing a singleSarah Dupont
; : : Sarah is the main singer of Kaleido Stage from theKen Robbins
; : : Ken is the stage manager for Kaleido. He used to want to perform onstage when he was young, but claims to have a weak heart and decided that it was best to be backstage. Ken also greatly admires Sora, in many respects, and has a huge crush on her, but never has the guts to confess his feelings for her, though everyone else is aware of his feelings for her, in one instance even trying to help him confess to her. In one episode, he does manage to confess to Sora, but Mr. Policeman misinterprets his confession and causes Sora to believe he means it as a fan. This does not stop Ken from doing everything he can to help Sora out; frequently he acts as her personal trainer, warning her of the dangers she might encounter, and he acts as the voice of reason for the group on several occasions. Anna is determined to make Ken her partner in comedy, which he is equally determined not to do.Kalos Eido
; : : Kalos is the head manager and boss of the entire Kaleido Stage and gives Sora many helpful pieces of advice throughout the anime. He also maintains high expectations of everyone he encounters. Before Kaleido Stage, Kalos was a stage magician and acrobat and used to perform on the street with Sarah and Andy; their past relationship is rather vague. Kalos founded Kaleido Stage with the money he got from the insurance company after he injured his fingers during an audition for a spot in Las Vegas. As a professional, he has strict standards when it comes to how things are run at the Kaleido Stage and how his performers should conduct themselves. While he's firm in his decisions, occasionally he'll give in and let people spread their wings as they please. Kalos is also the one who trained Yuri's father, Arlon Brass, for the Mystical Act, but sadly this failed and Arlon died, traumatising Yuri and embittering him. He is the only person who can tell Layla and Sora how to train for the act.Mr. Policeman
; : : Jerry is self-described throughout the show as Sora's "#1 fan". He's a tall, muscled African-American policeman who has helped and supported her from episode one. He is also secretly in love with Kate, a doctor who occasionally appears to help cast members through physical injuries. In the second season, Jerry gathers up his courage and proposes to Kate.Marion Benigni
; : : Marion is a young girl living near the stage. Her father is a designer and engineer and works on the sets, but her mother Cynthia (a formerJonathan
; : : Jonathan is a baby seal that Sora picked up one day. Unable to keep pets, Sora tries to hide him. However, the secret is revealed and instead of kicking him out, Marion's father Jake builds a tank for him. He is capable of doing many tricks and sometimes seems more coordinated than Sora, creating comical performances that the attending children love. During the second season, Jonathan becomes closer to Marion and refuses to perform with anyone else.Rosetta Passel
; : : Rosetta is a Belgian-born, French-raised world championMay Wong
; : : First appearing in the second season, May is a Chinese-American ex-figure skater and new recruit who challenges Sora's position. She became jealous of Sora because not only did she perform the legendary maneuver with Layla, but that Layla calls Sora "her dreams" and has faith that Sora will succeed her as a true performer and also Leon's unusual interest in her. Sora and May have a tense rivalry for most of the second season, which aids both in becoming better performers. May turns out to be exceptionally talented and becomes Leon's partner for the Dracula show. However, during one of the performances, Leon drops her off and causes her to dislocate her shoulder; this allows Sora to obtain the spot for the Circus festival they were practicing for. May, realizing that it takes more than hard work and self-confidence to be a good star, refuses to give up her spot just like that and overtakes Sora with a new one armed trick, finally besting Sora and putting her on top. As she does so, May lays off her arrogance and becomes a better person, even accepting Sora's friendship since she now understands why Layla chose her as a successor.Leon Oswald
; : : Leon is a very famousMr. Kenneth
; : : Mr. Kenneth is an elderly man and representative for the Stage's stockholders. He is often portrayed as a producer, seemingly giving him executive powers often rivaling or superseding that of Kalos. He has great experience in show business and often aids Sora. He knows Ken's personality, but always calls him "boy".Simon Park
; : : Simon Park is highly sought as an Entertainment Industry Writer, Director and Producer. An associate of Layla's family, Simon is a likable, charming and brilliant-minded 'English Accented' Playful-Pervert who often has a wise crack to warm even the most tense of moods. : Hired during the first Season of Kaleido Star as Mia Guillem's Mentor and Script Supervisor, Simon is highly responsible for Mia Guillem's grand success for her first written script and stage play "Freedom". Although criticism and the script's countless revisions nearly break Mia at one point, Simon's confidence in Mia as his apprentice leads him to passionately answer calls in the middle of the night as Mia works hard day and night on "Freedom"—a stage play which could either make or break Kaleido Stage as Yūri Kirian begins his buyout. Much thanks to Simon's guidance, "Freedom" sells out for its first two weeks. Unfortunately, Yūri cancels all following shows after he begins his blind vengeance and buys out Kaleido Star. Simon also appears in the final episode of Season One to witness Sora and Layla's performance of "The Legendary Great Maneuver" and is first to stand and clap during that performance.Cathy Taymor
; : : Cathy Taymor is introduced in episode 34 during Season Two as the Writer and Director of "Salome In Vegas", an off-Broadway stage-play starringReferences
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