キップ・ビート! Sukippu Bīto
WINNIE VERDICT
Totally would recommend this, super funny can’t wait until they release the second series, this is one of my all time favorites and i’ve actually watched it a few times and now i’m currently reading the manga since i couldn’t wait til it’s being aired.
PLOT
Skip-Beat! follows the story of Kyoko Mogami, a sixteen year-old girl who loves her childhood friend, Sho Fuwa (Shotaro), but is betrayed by him. Having spent a large part of her childhood at Shotaro’s parents’ inn, she learned a great deal about hostelry and other such jobs. Shotaro, not wishing to take over his parents’ business, moves to Tokyo to pursue a career in music. Sho, as he is called by his fans, asks Kyoko to leave high school and her life in Kyoto Prefecture behind to help him. Upon arrival in Tokyo, Kyoko lives an unreasonably frugal life, spending nothing on herself and doing whatever she can for Sho, who eventually becomes ranked seventh of the top twenty most popular entertainers of Japan. One day, she overhears Shotaro complaining about her to his manager, saying that she is a boring and plain girl. He proceeds to sweet-talk and flirt with his manager, in stark contrast to the cold and demanding attitude he usually exhibits towards Kyoko. Kyoko doesn’t shed many tears when she learns that Sho thinks she’s only good for housekeeping. Instead, her “Pandora’s box” opens and she vows vengeance on Sho. As she is carried away by security, Sho mockingly tells her that if she wants revenge, she had better become a bigger star than him. And so, Kyoko changes her appearance and enters the entertainment industry, facing many challenges along the way. Skip Beat! follows Kyoko’s journey to climb the showbiz ladder as she meets interesting people, troublemakers and friends alike, with hopes of getting revenge on Shotaro, as well as regaining the sense of compassion that she had lost when her heart was broken by him. As Kyoko cultivates her acting and friendships, she soon discovers a sense of self separate from her initial plans for revenge. [copied from wiki]
CHARACTERS
Kyoko Mogami// Voiced by: Miki Nagasawa (drama CD), Marina Inoue (anime)
Ren Tsuruga// Voiced by: Ken Narita (drama CD), Katsuyuki Konishi (anime)
Sho Fuwa// Voiced by: Nobutoshi Kanna (drama CD), Mamoru Miyano (anime)
Kanae Kotonami// Voiced by: Yukiko Tagami (drama CD), Risa Hayamizu (anime)
Yukihito Yashiro// Voiced by: Masahito Kawanago (anime)
Lory Takarada// Voiced by: Banjo Ginga (drama CD), Kouji Ishii (anime)
- Takenori Sawara// Voiced by: Tomoyuki Kōno (drama CD), Kenji Hamada (anime)
- Maria Takarada// Voiced by: Hiromi Konno (anime)
- Shoko Aki// Voiced by: Rio Natsuki (anime)
MANGA
by Yoshiki Nakamura
ANIME
directed by Kiyoko Sayama
studio Hal Film Maker
25 Episodes
