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Skip Beat!, Vol. 44

Skip Beat!, Vol. 44

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  • Create Date：2021-10-13 08:52:52
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  • Author：Yoshiki Nakamura
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Summary

When Kyoko’s heart is broken， she decides that revenge is a dish best served in the spotlight！

Kyoko thought she’d be able to relax now that she’s secured the role of Momiji， but various romantic misunderstandings are making her life more stressful than ever。 How can she focus on being an amazing actress when a photo of Ren kissing a famous adult actress just leaked！

Kyoko Mogami followed her true love Sho to Tokyo to support him while he made it big as an idol。 But he’s casting her out now that he’s famous！ Kyoko won’t suffer in silence–she’s going to get her sweet revenge by beating Sho in show biz！

Kyoko thought she’d be able to relax now that she’s secured the role of Momiji， but various romantic misunderstandings are making her life more stressful than ever。 How can she focus on being an amazing actress when a photo of Ren kissing a famous adult actress just leaked！

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Reviews

Erin ，

This one was so depressing！！！！

Anastasia ，

Wow。 He's so mean yet he's been in the same situation。 I like Ren， but sometimes he's very unfair。 Wow。 He's so mean yet he's been in the same situation。 I like Ren， but sometimes he's very unfair。 。。。more

Starr Bevenour ，

Skip Beat！ is one of my favorite Manga of all time。 Started in high school and continuing on this today。 In this Volume we have Kyoko still trying to find the courage to face her friend Moko about the part she didn't get。 While at the same time Ren is getting some unwanted publicity about him kissing the ex porn star Kana。 one top of trying to find the right time to ask Kyoko about "the kiss" she had with Fewa a few volumes back。 but when he did eventually ask it didn't quit go according to plan Skip Beat！ is one of my favorite Manga of all time。 Started in high school and continuing on this today。 In this Volume we have Kyoko still trying to find the courage to face her friend Moko about the part she didn't get。 While at the same time Ren is getting some unwanted publicity about him kissing the ex porn star Kana。 one top of trying to find the right time to ask Kyoko about "the kiss" she had with Fewa a few volumes back。 but when he did eventually ask it didn't quit go according to plan。 Kyoko kind of freaked out and said things she didn't mean to say or have then come across。 also we find out that even though Moko didn't get that part in the movie Kyoko's in she was asked to play another project by the same director。 This Volume felt to me like a filler volume don't get me wrong is still liked it， it keeps the story line moving forward but slowly。 。。。more

Mariah ，

The jealousy and misunderstandings in this volume was such a rollercoaster！ Whew！ Loved every page！！

BreAnna （Bre'sBooks） ，

Unnecessary drama but 🤷‍♀️

Jamie ，

OMG！ The jealousy in this one。 The misspeaking and dancing between Ren and Kyoko is so crazy adorable。 But this volume was very slow and very character-focused。 It was worth it though， as it showed so much development。 And the bonus story at the end with the lamb was too cute！ I love it and how Kyoko is starting to open up。 A good thing as trouble is brewing with other "relationships" coming into play。 OMG！ The jealousy in this one。 The misspeaking and dancing between Ren and Kyoko is so crazy adorable。 But this volume was very slow and very character-focused。 It was worth it though， as it showed so much development。 And the bonus story at the end with the lamb was too cute！ I love it and how Kyoko is starting to open up。 A good thing as trouble is brewing with other "relationships" coming into play。 。。。more

Natalie ，

3。5 / 5 Lots of misunderstandings and drama in this one， especially between Ren and Kyoko， though as a whole it didn't seem like there was much else happening。 Would have been nice to have a bit more action in this one 8'DDefinitely seems as though the manga may be approaching its conclusion now， and I'm curious to see where things are going to wind up at the end。。。 Chapter notes below for personal reference: （potentially spoiler heavy）（view spoiler）[Act 264。 （view spoiler）[Why did they stumble 3。5 / 5 Lots of misunderstandings and drama in this one， especially between Ren and Kyoko， though as a whole it didn't seem like there was much else happening。 Would have been nice to have a bit more action in this one 8'DDefinitely seems as though the manga may be approaching its conclusion now， and I'm curious to see where things are going to wind up at the end。。。 Chapter notes below for personal reference: （potentially spoiler heavy）（view spoiler）[Act 264。 （view spoiler）[Why did they stumble when they heard who Kyoko’s sword master was？ Are they in awe， or do they not like him？--Awe。 It’s awe。--LMAO。 He’s absolutely mortified that he turned down Kanae， because she was ALSO taught by Uesugi， and he’s a MASSIVE FAN。 That’s some serious regret there 8’D--"Even failure itself can help one grow stronger。 Do not fear it。"Good advice Uesugi。 --Is Kanae going overseas？ :o （hide spoiler）]Act 265。 （view spoiler）[Bad Koga， picking on Kyoko on set and trying to make her a laughing stock :| Glad it didn’t work out for you there， buddy！--Awwww。。。she’s preserving the flower ring that Ren gave her ;u;--Uh ohhh…。 Ren， Shou and Kyoko are gonna have a run-in in the morning 8’D （hide spoiler）]Act 266。 （view spoiler）[Uh oh。 Ren and Yashiro saw Kyoko and Shou :o And of course now he’s pretending he wasn’t there？ And that he’s running late？ The plot thickens :|--Yeah no， Kyoko。 They definitely know it was Shou 8’D--Uh ohhhh…。 And now it’s confirmed that it was indeed Shou。 Shit。 （hide spoiler）]Act 265。5 （Side Story）。 （view spoiler）[Oh nooooo。 Ren gave her a return gift for the jelly and she’s only finding out about it more than a month later！ And it was so perfectly tailored to her too！ He must think she’s been ignoring him and his gift。 Nooooo ;u;--Moko-chan realised that Ren is in love with Kyoko thanks to that gift he gave her <3 （hide spoiler）]Act 267。 （view spoiler）[Yeahhhh…。 Now is NOT the time to blather on about Shou and what did or didn’t happen。 Not with Ren there 8’D--Ren thinks that Kyoko is in love with Shou again。 That’s NOT TRUE， Ren！ It’s not！ （hide spoiler）]Act 268。 （view spoiler）[Yeahhh… that wasn’t the best way to respond to that accusation 8’D--I love how excited Koga was about the potential that Kyoko’s tears were caused by Ren。 Such a dick XDD--What’s she gonna do if she’s not gonna carpool with Yashiro？ :o （hide spoiler）]Act 269。 （view spoiler）[Heart-to-heart between Ren and Yashiro… whilst meanwhile Kyoko is listening in on a conversation between girls where one may be in a similar situation and using what they’re saying as advice。 Not the BEST way to do things。--DUN DUN DUNNNN… Tabloid magazine with “Tsuruga Ren’s lover discovered！” Who will it beeeeeee。 （hide spoiler）]Act 270。 （view spoiler）[Who’s this lady？ And how did she manage to snag a kiss from Ren？ o。O Famous actress Kusunoki Kana？ Who's that？--。。。Kana now has an enemy。 Ahahahaha >:D--Is Yashiro really advising Ren to just… go with it？ :o--Oh good， now Kyoko’s being harassed by Ren fans about whether the rumours are true。--Why does Sawara want to see Kyoko？ o。O--Uh oh。 Ren and Kyoko… face to face！ Dun dun dunnnn。 （hide spoiler）]Act 271。 （view spoiler）[Dude， you are NOT capable of hiding in and outfit THAT FLAMBOYANT。 There are giant feathers！ Feathers！--Sawara is ONTO IT。 He really can just cut straight to the thick of things in regards to love （and other emotions）， huh？--Soooo… what does Moko need before going to America， exactly？ （hide spoiler）] （hide spoiler）] 。。。more

Petrina ，

Great readI love this series。 The humor， emotion， and grit never fails to disappoint。 I cannot wait until the next issue。 I wonder if either of them can clear up their misunderstanding and if so， how。 I absolutely love this series and the art！

Colleen ，

We are getting so close to Ren and Kyoko confessing their feelings！ I am getting really impatient for all the reveals to happen， but I have to remember it may have only been a year or two since the beginning of the series。 I do not want Sho to mess up Ren and Kyoko， because I think Ren and Kyoko belong together for they are a much better fit。 Verdict: Can we get to the next bit please？！

Kirsten Goodin ，

Love this series！ I've been reading since the first chapter was released in shojo beat magazine。 Love this series！ I've been reading since the first chapter was released in shojo beat magazine。 。。。more

e ，

*3。5 stars*

Rebecca ，

I'm still enjoying this， but it is starting to drag。 I'm still enjoying this， but it is starting to drag。 。。。more

Safa ，

Ren is such a baby and needs to leave Kyoko alone。 Like he is not in a relationship with her？ What she does with Sho is none of his business

DonutKnow ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Is Sho actually getting cooler？ I don't know he's been a bit kind lately。。。 Is Sho actually getting cooler？ I don't know he's been a bit kind lately。。。 。。。more

Kastie Pavlik ，

Emotions are running high！ I've read all 44 volumes straight through and now I have to wait for 45 to come out！ ─=≡Σ（╯°□°）╯︵┻┻ Nooooooo！ On a less panicky note， I wonder if he'll finally be forced to reveal his true identity to her。 Surprisingly， I missed seeing more development of her Momiji character after everything we saw in the auditions。 Emotions are running high！ I've read all 44 volumes straight through and now I have to wait for 45 to come out！ ─=≡Σ（╯°□°）╯︵┻┻ Nooooooo！ On a less panicky note， I wonder if he'll finally be forced to reveal his true identity to her。 Surprisingly， I missed seeing more development of her Momiji character after everything we saw in the auditions。 。。。more

Sophie ，

So many misunderstandings！ I won't be able to believe in any romance between Ren and Kyoko actually start talking to each other and having proper conversations that avoid simple misunderstandings。 So many misunderstandings！ I won't be able to believe in any romance between Ren and Kyoko actually start talking to each other and having proper conversations that avoid simple misunderstandings。 。。。more

Sindy ，

After a year since the previous volume， this felt way too short！！ Nothing solid， story wise， was revealed/discussed。 Even for a manga volume， it feels incomplete。

Brandi （Brandi Janee's Bookshelf） ，

It's always frustrating when Kyoko and Ren have a big misunderstanding and don't talk because of that。 At this point things are just kind of a mess and I want it fixed！ It's always frustrating when Kyoko and Ren have a big misunderstanding and don't talk because of that。 At this point things are just kind of a mess and I want it fixed！ 。。。more

Veronica ，

On some level you have to just salute the author for getting to volume 44 and still no hint of where the story is going in sight！ It's a wild ride and always fun， anyway。 On some level you have to just salute the author for getting to volume 44 and still no hint of where the story is going in sight！ It's a wild ride and always fun， anyway。 。。。more

Sara ，

I love Skip Beat！

Bee （BacchusVines） ，

Skip Beat will continue on being my favorite manga of the romance genre。 This volume brings so many hilarious things， plenty of tears on Kyoko's part， and a very tense confrontation with a P'd。O。 Ren。 The ending has me all giggly for the future of the plot with Kyoko and Moko。 And the short story was A CHARM。 <3 Skip Beat will continue on being my favorite manga of the romance genre。 This volume brings so many hilarious things， plenty of tears on Kyoko's part， and a very tense confrontation with a P'd。O。 Ren。 The ending has me all giggly for the future of the plot with Kyoko and Moko。 And the short story was A CHARM。 <3 。。。more

Beth ，

I hadn't done well at keeping up with these as they came out， and ended up reading v。 42 and 43 back-to-back。 I ordered this one as soon as I knew it had come out earlier this month， and gobbled it up right after it showed up in the mail。。。。and now I'm going to have to wait a while for the next one。 （sniffle）This volume's a lot more focused on Ren and Kyoko's relationship。 Is it possible that their misunderstanding could get worse？ They're both so reticent， for their own reasons， and they're nai I hadn't done well at keeping up with these as they came out， and ended up reading v。 42 and 43 back-to-back。 I ordered this one as soon as I knew it had come out earlier this month， and gobbled it up right after it showed up in the mail。。。。and now I'm going to have to wait a while for the next one。 （sniffle）This volume's a lot more focused on Ren and Kyoko's relationship。 Is it possible that their misunderstanding could get worse？ They're both so reticent， for their own reasons， and they're naive about love， and they've each seen the other in situations that would take an extreme stretch to not interpret in a way that pulls them apart。 It's a great slow burn， but these two need to 'fess up already， so we can see more about the cool ninja TV show that Kyoko and Moko are acting in。 I enjoy the parts about Kyoko learning how to act just as much as I do her snail's-pace creeping away from hate and toward love。I guess I'll have to watch the Skip-Beat！ anime a second time， and read the whole series through again*， while I wait for vol。 45。*I'll probably skip a couple of "method acting real life 'characters'" arcs， though。 。。。more

Smita Magar ，

just one of those mangas that i read to escape life。 been reading for years。。。waiting for new chapters has always been painful with this one。 but i find it worth waiting for。 Kyoko is a very interesting character to follow。

Andria Kennedy ，

Nakamura-san continues to deliver on the tragic romance （mis-romance？） between Tsuruga and Kyoko。 While waiting a year for this volume was agony， the continued suspense and layering of drama was worth the extra six months （sort of - it's always pins and needles and an endless counting of days between each English release）。 There's never any lessening in the quality of the artwork， and the emotion stretches through your body， prompting visceral reactions along with the characters。 Nakamura-san ha Nakamura-san continues to deliver on the tragic romance （mis-romance？） between Tsuruga and Kyoko。 While waiting a year for this volume was agony， the continued suspense and layering of drama was worth the extra six months （sort of - it's always pins and needles and an endless counting of days between each English release）。 There's never any lessening in the quality of the artwork， and the emotion stretches through your body， prompting visceral reactions along with the characters。 Nakamura-san has a true gift。 And， at long last， the bonus answers the aching question readers have pondered for VOLUMES: what was the gift Kyoko was so worried about on Tsuruga's birthday？ （I won't reveal spoilers - I'll simply promise it was perfect and a sweet ending to the volume） Now I have to bide my time once again， but only for six months this time。 Still much too long with another cliffhanger， but I'll have to manage。 。。。more

Megan Wagner ，

There wasn't much story progression in this volume。 There wasn't much story progression in this volume。 。。。more

Shirley Moraes ，

Story is 5 stars， electronic version has a little problemIf you are checking a review for the 44th volume of this ongoing manga， you already know that the forte of this mangaka is the story。 The story continues to be interesting and I'm amazed that the author can keep creating tension and surprise。 The drawings are nice but not the author's best。 I think the quality of the drawings peaked during the Caine and sister arch and are now not as nice and confident as they used to be。 There were a coup Story is 5 stars， electronic version has a little problemIf you are checking a review for the 44th volume of this ongoing manga， you already know that the forte of this mangaka is the story。 The story continues to be interesting and I'm amazed that the author can keep creating tension and surprise。 The drawings are nice but not the author's best。 I think the quality of the drawings peaked during the Caine and sister arch and are now not as nice and confident as they used to be。 There were a couple of times that I had to get a second look to identify main characters （Fuwa and Ren）。As I said in the title， the electronic version has a little problem: On chapter 265， location 30， there are two pages fused together。 The majority of the page is one we have already seen a little back and the one it should be is maybe a fourth of the page。 I'm choosing to be optimistic and think that we are only missing one page， but it is a fact that when we turn to the next page， there is a jump in the story （meaning it might be two pages）。 And yes， there are some typos but no major problems with translation。 You might be asking why I continue to give the book 5 stars taking into account the dip in the drawing quality and the e-book blip。 It's because I don't think those things really matter in the overall enjoyment you get from the story and， I'm not ashamed to say， I want the publisher to continue to publish this series in the USA so that， someday， I get to know the end of this story。 。。。more

Aysha ，

The ANGST！ My heart can’t take it。 Because of the pacing from Tokyo Crazy Paradise， I’m thinking we’re almost the the climax of Skip Beat or about to hit a crazy plot twist and I’m so excited for it。

Dani（elle） ，

I can feel how close we are to the end and I don't know if my heart can handle it！ I can feel how close we are to the end and I don't know if my heart can handle it！ 。。。more

Tatiana Comet ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 È sempre più percepibile l'impossibilità per entrambi di non confessare ciò che provano， di non essere gelosi l'uno dell'altra， di non volersi。 Solo loro due non capiscono i sentimenti dell'altro！Ren ha veramente una brutta reazione a causa della scena vista tra Kyoko e Sho， senza contare la notizia bomba del suo bacio con quell'attrice bellissima。。。Che sia questo il preludio per una dichiarazione d'amore？ È sempre più percepibile l'impossibilità per entrambi di non confessare ciò che provano， di non essere gelosi l'uno dell'altra， di non volersi。 Solo loro due non capiscono i sentimenti dell'altro！Ren ha veramente una brutta reazione a causa della scena vista tra Kyoko e Sho， senza contare la notizia bomba del suo bacio con quell'attrice bellissima。。。Che sia questo il preludio per una dichiarazione d'amore？ 。。。more

Online Eccentric Librarian ，

More reviews （and no fluff） on the blog http://surrealtalvi。wordpress。com/For those who want more Kyoko and Ren scenes， this book has quite a few。 Unfortunately， none furtherered the relationship and nearly the entire volume was about the repercussions of Ren's return from Guam and finding Sho kissing Kyoko。 Story: Filming is about to begin on Lotus in the Mire。 Kyoko's persistence with the swordsmaster has secured her a spot and now she is consumed with pre-production。 When Sho demands tha More reviews （and no fluff） on the blog http://surrealtalvi。wordpress。com/For those who want more Kyoko and Ren scenes， this book has quite a few。 Unfortunately， none furtherered the relationship and nearly the entire volume was about the repercussions of Ren's return from Guam and finding Sho kissing Kyoko。 Story: Filming is about to begin on Lotus in the Mire。 Kyoko's persistence with the swordsmaster has secured her a spot and now she is consumed with pre-production。 When Sho demands that she give him pickled vegetables right before he is to go overseas， she gives in to his request。 But she was too friendly with Sho， trying to get rid of him fast， and the exchange was witnessed by Ren。 Now， Ren worries Kyoko has fallen in love again with the man to whom she vowed revenge。 And Ren is caught in his own 'scandalous' kiss with a mature actress。 This is a pretty straightforward volume full of the usual cliche misunderstandings。 There is a nice appearance by the president in all his showgirl glory at the end， providing a bit of some needed humor amidst the pathos。 But Kyoko is finding it difficult to concentrate on her acting with the swirling emotions engulfing her at the moment。 Reviewed from an advance reader copy provided by the publisher。 。。。more

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