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Kyouko Mogami lived solely for her childhood friend Shoutaro "Shou" Fuwa. She follows Shou to Tokyo so that he may realize his dream of becoming a famous singer. When his dream is realized, Kyouko overhears the truth behind his decision to bringing her with him: he was using her as a maid.Shocked and enraged, Kyouko swears to take revenge by outdoing him in show business. With a new look and a new attitude, she s LME, the agency where Ren Tsuruga (Shou's rival and the #1 actor of LME) works, in the hopes of achieving her goal of destroying Shou's pride.Along the way, she discovers her true self, makes new friends (and enemies), and finds herself at the heart of some interesting situations that will change her life, and the lives of all others involved, forever. 51151d


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Associated Names
!تخطي العثرات
!سكيب بيت
Skip Beat
Thử Thách Của Kyouko
Не сдавайся!
スキップ・ビート!
下一站巨星
华丽的挑战
華麗的挑戰
스킵 비트!

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Latest Release(s)

Status in Country of Origin

51 Volumes + Fanbook (Ongoing)


Completely Scanlated?
No

Anime Start/End Chapter
Starts at Vol 1, Chap 1
Ends at Vol 11, Chap 66

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59 topics, 653 posts
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Rating
Average: 8.7 / 10.0 (3743 votes)
Bayesian Average: 8.68 / 10.0
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Last Updated
May 25th, 2025 7:49am PDT - 3 weeks ago

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Serialized In (magazine)
Hana to Yume (Hakusensha)

Licensed (in English)
Yes

English Publisher
Viz (50 Vols - Ongoing)

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On 10321 reading lists
On 1668 wish lists
On 325 completed lists
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rah  
by dustdog
17 years ago
Rating: 9.0  / 10.0

It starts out a bit slow, but it definitely picks up alot.

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Its sooo kl...  
by kaitoujeanne123
17 years ago
Rating: N/A

i toally adore this manga...the relationship between ren and kyoko is well sweet...though i feel sorry for sho...eventhough he was cruel to her...i have to it that this the manga that made me intrested in manga...i hope that ren and kyoko gets together..the probably will....i love the love plot its so cute and mesmerising...its not oh i love you n u love me things...is lyk unspoken love...is soooo cute



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One of the best shoujo I've read  
by migitlicious
17 years ago
Rating: 10.0  / 10.0

At first, I thought this was a good manga. But as I read further into the series, I became addicted to it. It is a GREAT manga. Since so many chapters have ed, I decided to go back and read and it's still just as good as the first time. I even caught many things that I didn't notice the first time. I appreciate the strategically placed moments of romance (if you could call it that) that make it so much more memorable and sweet. Crossing my fingers that Ren and Kyoko will advance further in their relationship =D

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mmmph..hehe  
by Disremembrance
17 years ago
Rating: N/A

The way that this manga flows makes me happy, and I think I may have woken up my family many a time with giant fits of giggles during the night while reading. n_n
The first manga volume was kinda bad, but there were some moments that I loveeeed.
I was really shocked[the happiness over-ruled] when I found out that I hadn't finished this one.. chapter 119 really gave me the impression that it was finito. but then again it might've been my sleepiness from many all nighters of manga.. heh.



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Hilarious  
by Dragonfiremule
17 years ago
Rating: 9.0  / 10.0

I laughed so hard the first time I read this. Its so funny, and really enjoyable if you're in the mood for something to make you laugh. I also love how the romantic aspect of the manga is kept quite low; its nice. I really do hope it stays low, personally.

The last arc (Christmas party), was kinda boring, but this new arc seems to be promising. I can only hope the author does good things to it.

Overall, its a hilarious and fun manga. A Definate read if you feel like a good comedy with a female lead.



... Last updated 17 years ago
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Totally Awesome Beyond Words!  
by Wija
17 years ago
Rating: 10.0  / 10.0

EDIT: I still think this is the best Shoujo manga out there. If you've READ almost all the supposedly "good ones" out there...none of them can compare on how much one gets dragged in the story. I guess one just needs patience and pure feelings of a true-fan to appreciate every little detail of this wonderful series.

I agree with oblique. ='o This manga is totally worth the all-nighter! Hahaha! xD
And you can reread again and again and not get tired of it! x'p
I know, coz right now, I've read it for the third time, from the first chapter to the latest chapter and thinking of rereading once more!

I don't understand what you others say that it's one typical kind of shoujo manga. Well, maybe I thought so too, AT FIRST. But then, I've only read the synopsis of it so I couldn't really tell.
Also, I beg to disagree with some that say this manga, at first was interesting and gets really boring in the later chapters.
NO! It was less interesting in the first couple of chapters, but gets totally exciting after you read the first volume, and once you get ed the next volume you're totally hooked feeling like you'll die without reading the next chapter! Hahaha!
I've pulled an all-nighter when I was starting this because of that. To think it was just some typical shoujo manga. Coz I've gotten tired of the same 'ole, same 'ole. I was pretty glad to come across this one.
I've gotta say...this has beyond my expectations of this manga. ='o
And I sure hope when the time comes that it ends, the mangaka gives it an uber awesome ending! Not like Tokyo Crazy Paradise. ^^;

So I say, you guys! You should read this manga! It's true that it's ONE RARE kind of manga! Not like the others that's ALL ROMANCE and not very realistic when it comes to growing relationships.
In this manga, even in Tokyo Crazy Paradise, the mangaka truly gives her all in thinking of ways to make it realistic when making the relationship between the character grows. That's what I love about this manga and the mangaka.
Also...that's not all. This manga is SUPER HILARIOUS!
You've got to have a uber serious bone in your body not to see the hilariousness of this work! ;'p



... Last updated 15 years ago
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love skip beat  
by jina
17 years ago
Rating: N/A

skip beat is good...it's funny, it has romance...ugh, not so much lately. like many people have said, i wish something would happen between kyoko and ren...i hope the manga doesn't span too long...cause then it gets tiring of reading...

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enjoyable:P  
by munchysroll_sweet
17 years ago
Rating: 9.0  / 10.0

although the drawings of the character are not really nice..but the male character are always very nicely drawn.ren keeps giving ppl a shy on the inside and will fight back kinda feeling.kyoko is a brave kinda girl and innocent too..it is all blamed to fuwa sho,but it seemed like fuwa shou has taken a liking towards kyoko too..when kyoko was acting out as mio..she looks so perfect..in the fuwa shou's pv when she acted as an angel..she looked so pretty. 🙂

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I lied.  
by Twilight_Moon
17 years ago
Rating: 8.9  / 10.0

I wrote before how I thought that Skip Beat was a bit overrated...but digging back into this series made me realize..I LIED!

I love this series, I love Kyoko and her curse dolls, heck I even love the slow and frustrating relationships.



... Last updated 14 years ago
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can't recommend this enough!  
by lialah
17 years ago
Rating: N/A

To me this is one of the best shoujo out there, and very unique in the way it deals with the story and the main character. Kyoko is a one tough and funny heroine, both in the way she deals with herself and the life she is faced with. This is what I love about skip beat!, as rather than having the romance as central to the story, as with most shoujo's, we are looking at Kyokos development over a period of time as she begins her new acting career. To a slightly lesser but no less interesting extent, we also get see the growth of the two main male leads, Ren and Sho.

If you're looking for a story where the main girl character practically sucks face with the main guy within the first few volumes, you won't find it here. While there is romance, you can see it as very slow and subtle and something that is built up over a period of time. Although the pace of it may frustrate many readers if they are very into the romance genre.

A fantastic manga, and something to definately get into if you are looking for something different. Highly recommended!



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