Kaleido Star
Cruel Amazing Festival (2x13)
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May gains motivation to perfect her Demon Spiral after learning that Sora will compete in the competition as well. Sora continues to train for the Angel's Maneuver, but her lack of basic balance makes it difficult. During the actual festival, Leon and Yuri reveal that they knew each other before. While many people perform, Sora gets the shock of her life from the betrayal of friends. The shock and the unwelcoming spirit of the competition gets to Sora for her performance, and Sora realizes that she wants the friendly stage that she saw as a child with her parents on the Kaleido Stage. Having won the festival three years before, Layla presents the award to the winner,and Layla expresses disappointment at Sora.