Skip·Beat!, (3-in-1 Edition), Vol. 1: Includes vols. 1, 2 3
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- Author：Yoshiki Nakamura
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Summary
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 enough！ Kyoko won’t suffer in silence—she’s going to get her sweet revenge by beating Sho in show biz！
Kyoko’s broken heart keeps her from getting into her talent agency of choice。 The eccentric president of the agency decides to give her a second chance， but it requires her to wear a bright pink uniform， put up with spoiled stars， and try to live up to the name of her new position—the Love Me Section！ Can Kyoko stand the indignity long enough to find her vengeance？
Kyoko’s broken heart keeps her from getting into her talent agency of choice。 The eccentric president of the agency decides to give her a second chance， but it requires her to wear a bright pink uniform， put up with spoiled stars， and try to live up to the name of her new position—the Love Me Section！ Can Kyoko stand the indignity long enough to find her vengeance？
Reviews
Jess
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Still hate sho， I've read these before but it's been years so I look forward to the rest。 Kyoko has always been one of my favorite mcs。 Still hate sho， I've read these before but it's been years so I look forward to the rest。 Kyoko has always been one of my favorite mcs。 。。。more
Megan
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This was my first manga and it was really cute and fun！ Jumping around here and there was a little confusing at times but I got used to the flow。 I have already ordered more of them and I can’t wait until they get here！
Iqra M。
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I finished this hefty omnibus in one day。 I love the female lead so much！！！She is freaking hilarious。 I enjoyed all volumes but the panel layout can be a tad overwhelming especially when the font is small。 Nevertheless， will continue with the other books。 :）
Perla Villa
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Yes！-！ I'm so happy I picked this up again！ It's been years since I've read the beginning books！ Yes！-！ I'm so happy I picked this up again！ It's been years since I've read the beginning books！ 。。。more
Soobie's scared
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I bought it in November 2013， while I was living in Sweden。 It took me eight years to read it and the series isn't over yet。。。 I read it because they're going to publish it in Italian and I wanted to see if it was good。。。Is it？Jeez， it started too weirdly but I loved the second and third volume。 I loved the way the author turns the story around because the first volume， with the protagonist working herself to death for a friend who doesn't care for her， wasn't really my thing。 But then， the plot I bought it in November 2013， while I was living in Sweden。 It took me eight years to read it and the series isn't over yet。。。 I read it because they're going to publish it in Italian and I wanted to see if it was good。。。Is it？Jeez， it started too weirdly but I loved the second and third volume。 I loved the way the author turns the story around because the first volume， with the protagonist working herself to death for a friend who doesn't care for her， wasn't really my thing。 But then， the plot moves to a talent agency and the heroine decides she has to be famous to spite the guy and WOW！The art is a bit weird but some motifs the author uses are extremely funny。 I'm definitely going to buy the Italian edition！ 。。。more
Ada
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***after reading***Yes yes yes。 I still like it！ Although I'm wondering what my humour is if I still laugh at the same things as 14 （？） Years ago。Very strong start。 And I'm glad I bought the omnibus。 I do enjoy this format of reading manga。 Even if the pages are thin enough to see the lines of the next page。 That doesn't bother me， I'm used to that in my planner and journal。***before reading***I think I started reading the scanlations when I was 19？ I can still see myself reading this on my firs ***after reading***Yes yes yes。 I still like it！ Although I'm wondering what my humour is if I still laugh at the same things as 14 （？） Years ago。Very strong start。 And I'm glad I bought the omnibus。 I do enjoy this format of reading manga。 Even if the pages are thin enough to see the lines of the next page。 That doesn't bother me， I'm used to that in my planner and journal。***before reading***I think I started reading the scanlations when I was 19？ I can still see myself reading this on my first serious study laptop in my first rented 'room' （appartement that you share with others）， living away from home for the first time。Getting outraged because Sho was such a douche。We're 14 years later？ And is this series finished？ I actually don't know。 But I'm glad the omnibussen came out。 🤞 Hopefully it'll hold up！ 。。。more
Cat Herine
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Ahhh， talk about a nostalgia hit。 I remember this series from way back in the day; I didn't realize it's still an ongoing one too！I really enjoyed reading this。 I think this covers a more realistic reaction of a protagonist being wronged and how she goes about her little path for revenge。 Kyoko's anger towards Sho for duping her and essentially living off her while she worked two jobs for him on his path to stardom was both righteous and at time petty - and I live for every moment of it。 Sometim Ahhh， talk about a nostalgia hit。 I remember this series from way back in the day; I didn't realize it's still an ongoing one too！I really enjoyed reading this。 I think this covers a more realistic reaction of a protagonist being wronged and how she goes about her little path for revenge。 Kyoko's anger towards Sho for duping her and essentially living off her while she worked two jobs for him on his path to stardom was both righteous and at time petty - and I live for every moment of it。 Sometimes it really is spite that sees you through some moments in your life。 Lol。It does fall victim to some typical shoujo tropes; we can already see the next love interest of enemies to lovers being set up and most of the female characters being introduced tend to butt heads with Kyoko which is annoying but it's interesting to see them begin to be fleshed out into potentially complex characters。 I do wish Kyoko wouldn't partake in the dumb bitch juice so much but overall it's a fun series to read。 。。。more
Irina
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I've been reading this maga series for at least ten years and somehow it never gets old， never disappoints and I still keep finding new details about the story I somehow managed to miss in all my previous rereads。 Probably my favorite manga series out there！ I've been reading this maga series for at least ten years and somehow it never gets old， never disappoints and I still keep finding new details about the story I somehow managed to miss in all my previous rereads。 Probably my favorite manga series out there！ 。。。more
~Cyanide Latte~
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*Read as part of the 25 Days of Manga challenge for December 2020。*I've always heard such mixed things about Skip-Beat！， even back when it was initially releasing， but it's blipped on my radar so sporadically over the years I've always sort of forgotten about it again and again。 I actually finally got the urge to pick it up and start reading it for myself because Shala from the BookTube-MangaTube channel， Shae Geeks Out。 You might figure that's a bit strange， because she's mentioned before she's *Read as part of the 25 Days of Manga challenge for December 2020。*I've always heard such mixed things about Skip-Beat！， even back when it was initially releasing， but it's blipped on my radar so sporadically over the years I've always sort of forgotten about it again and again。 I actually finally got the urge to pick it up and start reading it for myself because Shala from the BookTube-MangaTube channel， Shae Geeks Out。 You might figure that's a bit strange， because she's mentioned before she's got very mixed feelings on the series herself， and I personally haven't watched her reaction video （yet） to understand what all her feelings are。 But it was honestly the fact she mentioned it in a few videos as being something she felt mixed on that made me finally remember it long enough to consider picking up copies to read on my own。 （So， thank you Shae， if you're reading this！ I'm sorry if it's awkward to see， and I'll definitely watch your reaction vlog to the series after I've gone through it myself。）Going into this first omnibus， I genuinely didn't have much in the way of expectations， and I think that's probably for the best， all things considered。 So far， I did enjoy these first three volumes， even if the story itself has certain levels of absurdity that leave me raising an eyebrow and stretch my suspension of disbelief just a little。 （Then again， that seems to be a bit of a commonality in manga that touches on Japan's idol culture。） Our MC Kyoko is somewhat set up to be a tough and， perhaps just a little unlikable， young woman。。。and I feel like her motivations and somewhat acidic nature make her feel more human。 In some ways， she's really relatable， even if it's a bit negative。Ultimately， I think what I especially am interested in seeing with this series is Kyoko gain her own full sense of identity。 While the summary of the plot and the progression of dialogue and monologue steers into the idea of watching her rise to stardom and fame， I feel like the greater aspect of her character is wrapped up in realizing that everything she's done in her life at this point has been shaped and molded （by herself and those around her） for something that's not going to happen。 And everything beneath the surface of her character throughout these chapters points to her going through this drawn-out identity crisis and questioning her sense of self-worth and impact on others。 It's not always the focus point of what's occurring， but when it happens， it strikes a chord with me。 So I'm really looking forward to seeing how Yoshiki Nakamura handles this aspect of her character as the story progresses， and seeing who she becomes （whether or not I end up liking who she turns into by the end of the series） because I don't feel like I often see that struggle with a sense of identity tackled in shoujo。 。。。more
Kastie Pavlik
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At first I wasn't sure what to think。 I'm glad I got the omnibus because I wouldn't have continued based solely on volume 1。 I'm midway through vols 4，5，6 and am hooked。 I won't add much to other reviews， but if you're on the fence at first， read a few more volumes。 I'm totally hooked now。 My read dates （07/15/20-08/27/15） reflect my initial hesitation alongside time I took away from reading to work on my upcoming release。 Once I restarted and hit the halfway mark， I read until I finished it and At first I wasn't sure what to think。 I'm glad I got the omnibus because I wouldn't have continued based solely on volume 1。 I'm midway through vols 4，5，6 and am hooked。 I won't add much to other reviews， but if you're on the fence at first， read a few more volumes。 I'm totally hooked now。 My read dates （07/15/20-08/27/15） reflect my initial hesitation alongside time I took away from reading to work on my upcoming release。 Once I restarted and hit the halfway mark， I read until I finished it and then started the next one。 ^_- 。。。more
e
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*4 stars*I collected all the omnibus edition so I'm spending the weekend rereading everything <3I've followed Skip Beat for 10 years now and it's still my favorite manga of all time。 *4 stars*I collected all the omnibus edition so I'm spending the weekend rereading everything <3I've followed Skip Beat for 10 years now and it's still my favorite manga of all time。 。。。more
Shae
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Alright friends， I have conflicting feelings about this series。 For my full， extensive thoughts， check out this Youtube video: https://www。youtube。com/watch？v=EsYy9。。。 Alright friends， I have conflicting feelings about this series。 For my full， extensive thoughts， check out this Youtube video: https://www。youtube。com/watch？v=EsYy9。。。 。。。more
Erika Radabah
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Starting over， rereading this series has been such a whirlwind journey， that i really enjoyed jumping into。 The anime， the manga。 Even the live action from Taiwan。 I am also rewatching。 A classic ongoing series， i have watched grow and evolve。 Maybe it's on it's way to finishing。。 i don't know。 But truly in my top 5 favorite！ Starting over， rereading this series has been such a whirlwind journey， that i really enjoyed jumping into。 The anime， the manga。 Even the live action from Taiwan。 I am also rewatching。 A classic ongoing series， i have watched grow and evolve。 Maybe it's on it's way to finishing。。 i don't know。 But truly in my top 5 favorite！ 。。。more
Lou （Lou and Life）
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I read the first volume not too long ago and I really loved it。 I loved it so much that I ended up buying 5 of the 3 in 1 editions of this series as a treat for myself for my birthday。 If I didn't owe my father a lot of money and wasn't saving up for going on holiday， then I may have bought most of the series in one go because the first volume had that much of an impact on me。 At least this way I can read about a third of the series and think about if I want to continue on with it。I really enjoy I read the first volume not too long ago and I really loved it。 I loved it so much that I ended up buying 5 of the 3 in 1 editions of this series as a treat for myself for my birthday。 If I didn't owe my father a lot of money and wasn't saving up for going on holiday， then I may have bought most of the series in one go because the first volume had that much of an impact on me。 At least this way I can read about a third of the series and think about if I want to continue on with it。I really enjoyed this book。 I'm looking forward to continuing and seeing what will happen next， but knowing that the series is 43 volumes long and still being published make me feel like this is going to be an incredibly long and slow ride。 I'm hoping that it won't mean that it is a bad thing。 I think the selling point of this story so far is that you can see where the romance will happen in the future but it's not going to happen yet so the plot can focus on building up Kyoko's character and career。 I am really looking forward into seeing how Kyoko will develop because she will grow so much in the series。 With the characters， I think that they are done incredibly well。 We are slowly getting to know the main characters as well as side characters we meet along the way。 It feels like we are in Kyoko's life。Overall， I really enjoyed this volume and I cannot wait to not only continue on with the series but also for the weekend where I can binge read loads of mangas that I bought for my birthday， including this series！ 。。。more
Hollie
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Taking a break right now around Act 8: The Danger Zone。 I'll be back to finish it later， but it's just not holding my interest so it's taking forever to read through。 Taking a break right now around Act 8: The Danger Zone。 I'll be back to finish it later， but it's just not holding my interest so it's taking forever to read through。 。。。more
Ben Zimmerman
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Skip Beat is pretty funny。 I enjoyed how petty the protagonist is。 This should be fine for most kids if they can follow it。 Cursing is minimal and there's no sex or violence。 I might talk with a kid about how determination can come from toxic places after they read it。 Skip Beat is pretty funny。 I enjoyed how petty the protagonist is。 This should be fine for most kids if they can follow it。 Cursing is minimal and there's no sex or violence。 I might talk with a kid about how determination can come from toxic places after they read it。 。。。more
Bella
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OMG THIS WAS SOOO GOOOODD😍❤❤❤
Nicole
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Urk！ This manga reminds me why I was way more into shonen manga， growing up。。。Okay。 I love kawaii things。 I love frills， sparkles， pastels， the works！ But shoujo manga tends to be such a miss for me。 Not all of them， but a lot。 Too focused on boys being my main problem。 Skip Beat！ is no exception。Main character Kyoko starts the omnibus manga as a homely girl whose entire like is devoted to Sho。 Kyoko worked in Sho's family business， learning many traditional Japanese pastimes such as performance Urk！ This manga reminds me why I was way more into shonen manga， growing up。。。Okay。 I love kawaii things。 I love frills， sparkles， pastels， the works！ But shoujo manga tends to be such a miss for me。 Not all of them， but a lot。 Too focused on boys being my main problem。 Skip Beat！ is no exception。Main character Kyoko starts the omnibus manga as a homely girl whose entire like is devoted to Sho。 Kyoko worked in Sho's family business， learning many traditional Japanese pastimes such as performance of tea ceremonies and the proper wear of a kimono。 She moves into the big city with him after he decides that he doesn't want to run his family's inn--and asks Kyoko to come along。 What Kyoko think is a token of their solid friendship and love turns out to be。。。Anything but。 Dreams crushed and reality sinking in， Kyoko decides that the best way to get back at him is to。。。become a bigger star than he is。 ;n_n Okay。 No problem with that， I can see this as a viable method of revenge。 Knock him off of his high horse！ The story is just all kinds of ridiculous。 At times hard to follow。 The constant "。。。" between lines of text bugged my attention span。 Though very humorous at some points， I found that it took me way too long to finish this book。 I think I was pretty much done after the commentary about how pale skin is seen as pure or whatever。This probably isn't a fair review， given my anime/manga tastes。 While I do love anime like Sailor Moon and Fruits Basket， I am much more of a shonen girl。 Skip Beat！ is also a classic （it was released when I was 12）， so I do remember it being popular but I never got into it。 After reading other reviews I see that some other prefer the anime。 I would be willing to give that a try。 Otherwise， I don't feel compelled to continue this series。 :（ 。。。more
Kayt O'Bibliophile
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There is one thing that Skip Beat！ is associated with in my mind， the first thing I think of when I see the title， the thing that stopped me from reading this for years:the ugly pointy facesYears ago， I tried。 I really did， because I have friends who like the series。 I read the first volume but couldn't get past the mirror-breaking ugliness of the men who are， supposedly， very attractive。Like， look， this is our first real introduction to Sho， a [theoretically cute] 16-year-old who takes advantag There is one thing that Skip Beat！ is associated with in my mind， the first thing I think of when I see the title， the thing that stopped me from reading this for years:the ugly pointy facesYears ago， I tried。 I really did， because I have friends who like the series。 I read the first volume but couldn't get past the mirror-breaking ugliness of the men who are， supposedly， very attractive。Like， look， this is our first real introduction to Sho， a [theoretically cute] 16-year-old who takes advantage of his childhood friend's crush having her work to support them in Tokyo while he pursues an idol career and does squat to show he's anything other than a toad:I just。。。ugh。Honestly， it took me the first book （which makes up the first third of this omnibus） to just get used to it。 The series started in 2002， but the pointy designs made me think of even older shoujo manga。And beyond the designs， it took me a while to warm to Kyoko， the protagonist who decides to become a celebrity solely to get back at Sho after learning he doesn't care for her， and only asked her to join him in Tokyo because he knew she would work hard to support him。Great motivation， honestly。 It's refreshing to read a heroine who is like， I'm motivated by SPITE and REVENGE， even though she has the more typical qualities of being hard-working and warm-hearted underneath。 The problem in the first volume is that a） Kyoko is embarrassing， and b） everyone else in the entertainment biz is concerned about her heart and does she truly understand how to make people happy in this way and I'm offended because I think her motivation is improper。After the first volume， the series is more comfortable with itself and the reader has a better idea of how this fictional world works。 It's ridiculous， yes， often to soap opera levels， but that's what drives the entire thing。 You just have to figure out the base level of ridiculousness that the world accepts as normal， and it starts being a better read。The art overall--beyond ugly chin boys--is nice， and there's a good mix of drama and humor。 I read this and the next omnibus together （so， volumes 1-6） and it does keep getting better， especially as the set-up gets done and Kyoko can interact with recurring characters and we can start to see plot development。Character designs， besides their chins and exceedingly thick male necks， are also good: characters are easy to differentiate， a crucial issue as the cast expands。But still: ugh 。。。more
Nicole ♥ clearlyreading
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This manga was very cute and funny and dealt with serious issues in a better way than I see most shojo cover them。I like seeing Kyoko come to terms with her past and her issues， living her life for someone else and being abandoned by her family and her best friend， and trying to turn around and bring back positivity。I've heard that this series has good female friendships， unfortunately none were present in this omnibus， but the ground was paved for some good ones in the future with Kanae and Rur This manga was very cute and funny and dealt with serious issues in a better way than I see most shojo cover them。I like seeing Kyoko come to terms with her past and her issues， living her life for someone else and being abandoned by her family and her best friend， and trying to turn around and bring back positivity。I've heard that this series has good female friendships， unfortunately none were present in this omnibus， but the ground was paved for some good ones in the future with Kanae and Ruriko and Maria （even though she's a child lol）。This ends in the middle of an interesting arc so that kind of sucks， but it's motivation to go out and read the next volume。 Of the 3 volumes， volume 2 was probably my favorite， the Cinderella story arc was really well done。 。。。more
Maria
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Me encanta Kyoko！！！ Soy muy fan del anime y ahora empiezo con el manga。 Está en inglés pero es sencillo de entender。 Además vienen 3 tomos en 1， asequible de precio。En cuanto al contenido， igual que el anime， genial。 Es shojo， pero el punto de locura de Kyoko es muy bueno， con esos demonios que le salen del cuerpo y Ren， 😍😍😍¡Muy recomendable！
Abi
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I really enjoy the manga！ It’s a wonderful romantic comedy！ I’m rewatching the anime in order to fully enjoy the experience。 Kyoko is such an amazing character。
Cheryl Partida
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I love the start of this series。 I read it in two sittings。I plan on reading this series this year。
Leonor
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Comenzamos con la historia de Kyoko Mogami， joven oriunda de Kyoto quien， por apoyar el sueño de su mejor amigo Sho， se pospuso a sí misma para hacer realidad el sueño de Sho de convertirse en un idol de la música。Pero todo se derrumba cuando escucha a Sho hablar de ella en términos despectivos; así es como el amor se convierte en odio y el sueño de Kyoko de apoyar a Sho， se convierte en venganza。。。 Así es como decide entrar en el mismo negocio que él， ser aún más exitosa y pisotearlo profesiona Comenzamos con la historia de Kyoko Mogami， joven oriunda de Kyoto quien， por apoyar el sueño de su mejor amigo Sho， se pospuso a sí misma para hacer realidad el sueño de Sho de convertirse en un idol de la música。Pero todo se derrumba cuando escucha a Sho hablar de ella en términos despectivos; así es como el amor se convierte en odio y el sueño de Kyoko de apoyar a Sho， se convierte en venganza。。。 Así es como decide entrar en el mismo negocio que él， ser aún más exitosa y pisotearlo profesionalmente。 。。。more
Emily Cooke
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Cute
Audrey
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i missed these characters with all my heart and soul。 i also care deeply with Maria who likes curses and a dark sense of self because of what happened to her when she was younger。 who i think will like this？ well anybody who loves acting movies and the entertainment industry as a whole， this manga is also a humorous manga depended on how your sense of humor is。 i hate that sho is such a lazy ass， i also love our kyoko who is in the love me section because she has lost her sense of romantic love i missed these characters with all my heart and soul。 i also care deeply with Maria who likes curses and a dark sense of self because of what happened to her when she was younger。 who i think will like this？ well anybody who loves acting movies and the entertainment industry as a whole， this manga is also a humorous manga depended on how your sense of humor is。 i hate that sho is such a lazy ass， i also love our kyoko who is in the love me section because she has lost her sense of romantic love because of sho （forgive me if you do not like me cursing） 。。。more
Jennifer Anastazja
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The way that it reels you in and makes you super invested in its overly-dramatacized version of what acting is， is not unlike a sports manga。 If you are invested past the first few chapters， prepare to be hooked on the protagonists rise to fame。 I love every new character she becomes。
Susan
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Not terribly fond of the artwork， but the story is so different and interesting that I will continue reading。
Kristin
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Read Vol 1 and part of 2。
Brandi （Brandi Janee's Bookshelf）
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