Alternative TitlesEnglish: Skip Beat! Japanese: スキップ・ビート！
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Type: Manga
Volumes: Unknown
Chapters: Unknown
Status: Publishing
Published: 2002 to ?
StatisticsScore: 8.801 (scored by 16505 users)
Ranked: #202
Popularity: #26
Members: 29,018
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SynopsisKyoko 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!
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Related MangaAdaptation: Skip Beat!
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TooshToosh
94 of 108 people found this review helpful
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105 of ? chapters read
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10 |
| Story |
10 |
| Art |
7 |
| Character |
10 |
| Enjoyment |
9 |
Skip Beat isn’t your classic Shoujo, The cover is deceiving, on the outside it looks cute and fluffy, you open it up expecting a pleasing little love story with the usual clichés of a cute protagonist and her knight in shining armour.
But Skip Beats protagonist is not a mere Mary sue… Not at all, she’s dark, vengeful lacking in essential emotions such as love and her knight in shining armour Shoutaro, is an egotistical user.
Story: I first started reading this manga after being dumped in a foreign country for a local Thai girl, so for me this was like medicine… I could really relate to the character, and laugh with the story as it puts light on a dark subject.
It isn’t fun being used by the person you love, but instead of Kyoko rolling up in a hole she deside’s to get her revenge on Sho by entering his scene, the entertainment world.
The only possible down side to the story line could be the length, if you like the couple to be together within the first five chapters, Skip Beat might not be for you. But I found in this Shoujo I didn’t need them to be together for this to be one of my fav’s. Factors such as the humour, the characters personalities, and the story arcs all make up for this.
Characters: it’s a pleasure to read about these Char’s, Kyoko may be on a mission for revenge but her char grows throughout the story, she’s abit of a dork and lovable, you’ll be laughing during every chapter.
All the chars do advance during the story, at first you see Sho as the bastard he is… But later on he starts to grow on you… and the reader starts to forgive what he had done.. Its an emotional journey when you start to feel bad for the villain.
Art: To be honest, I did not like the art so much at the start.. (This proves how good the story line must be.) But I find now… I really like it… Why…. Well… I think her drawing is flawless in that style. It isn’t exactly a style I see a lot, but she can express things so well in the story. Hand actions, facial expressions, I even find the main man Ren quite attractive. This is Strange seeing as I didn’t like the art style to be gin with… I deduce that It must grow on you. But something I loved right from the start was her chibi’s! They are so very cute!
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SimpleCandy
205 of 243 people found this review helpful
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139 of ? chapters read
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| Overall |
10 |
| Story |
9 |
| Art |
10 |
| Character |
10 |
| Enjoyment |
10 |
When I first heard about Skip Beat, I (sadly) wasn't one of the first people who loved it from its summary. In fact, after reading the brief summary I went "Psshhh, what's so great about this? No originality at all! The art isn't even that great either!" and walked away.
The reason I first started to read it was because
1) I had finished my favorite manga at the time
2) I was extremely bored and it was ranked quite high
Horrible reasons I know, and I really didn't think I would enjoy Skip Beat at all. In fact I don't know why there were so many people that love this series.
After the first chapter, I was hooked. The main girl at first was just like any other but the comedy and sarcasm and carefully drawn out eyes got my attention. Plus, the originally "not so original" plot began to seem much more interesting. After that, I read every single chapter up to 139 in about 3 days.
Story: It's not that high on the originality style because I can probably name a couple of stories that revolve around revenge and etc. However, the plot after the beginning, although a bit cliche, is still quite different and makes you crave more. That's the important thing, sure plot is necessary but even if the plot isn't "original" so long as the characters are good, then the story will automatically be good. Which is why this is 9.
Art: Okay, so the bodies are a bit exaggerated and elongated to show how "beautiful" they really are. Even though this a bit of a turnoff for me at first before I read the manga, I grew to be able to ignore the bodies and focus more on the facial expressions and eyes. Her eyes are amazing, it shows you all of the emotions and feelings. Since you can grow to ignore or later like me now, enjoy the exaggeration then art goes to 10. If you can't, it's more 9 since you cannot deny that most shoujo manga art is quite beautiful.
Character: No matter what anyone says, characters are JUST AS or even MORE important than the plot. No matter how unique or original your plot is, if your characters don't match up to it, the book or manga is not going to fare well. What Skip Beat lacks in it's originality department, it shows up in the characters. I won't go into great detail at the people because it would border on spoilers but as you read you can greatly identify each of the character's inner thoughts. Since this is told in Kyoko's perspective, you get to see how crazy she gets and laugh your head off at her "misfortune"! Truly an interesting main character.
Enjoyment: It's great. That's all I can really say. You laugh, you sympathize, you cry and you get angry along with Kyoko. It's amazing when a manga can get you going that much. This manga really is great and I'm sure even the worst critics (like me) can enjoy this.
Overall: 10. Simply (almost) perfect. A great read!
(Man that really was long! But I hoped this helped at least someone!)
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They both are written by the same author, so the humor and drawings are similar. Both aren't your typical shoujo stories either; they are both unique. Tokyo Crazy Paradise has a whole lot more fighting scenes than Skip Beat where there's kicks and little devil spirits. But in both, the main character undergoes amazing transformations which make you want to see more.
When I first read this manga, one of the most noticeable thing is the humor and art is very similar to Skip Beat!. (I found out later that it was the same author XD) Although it isn't as well done as Skip Beat! it is still worth the read.
They're both by the same author... and the art is pretty similar... but the stories are completely different ^_^... TCP is more actiony and yakuza-y and Skip Beat is more drama-y =3
It's written by the same author so there's the same type of humour. The characters look and sometimes act really similar. The romance is much deeper than it is in skip beat and there is also way more action compared to skip beat.
The occasional little devils, evil aura, and humor in general are all similar. Even the characters seem repeated from the mangaka's earlier work (TCP) and later work (Skip Beat!).
Main character stays the same, the "Ren" & "Shou" characters in the guys love triangle seem switched, and the secondary love triangle (on the girls side) from the blonde girl is not as serious (from TCP, she turns out much younger in Skip Beat!).
They both deal with some level of revenge and hatred. TCP's heroine is forcefully (by debt) her love interest's guard (known since childhood), soon turning into love. [Be noted that TCP is for an older audience (some images are not suited for young readers)]. On the other side, Skip Beat!'s heroine follows one guy (from the love triangle) into the entertainment world for revenge, only to be in love (not that she knows) with another - also seen in childhood. Main point being, both similar in some aspects of style, and also great reads.
its by the same mangaka, the art's definitely similar. tcp was done before skip beat, so i guess it might not be as refined, but its not too bad. the expansion of the story was interesting and (as always) there's those gorgeous guys in shoujo manga.
If you liked Skip Beat!, Tokyo Crazy Paradise is right up your alley. It's by the same mangaka, so any fans of SB! shouldn't be worried here. The heroine is not your stereotypical sweet/nice/caring kind of gal, but rather a total badass. She can stand on her own, something that should automatically tell you that this is a must read. The character development is flawless, the plot takes its sweet, juicy time to get into the action, not rushing at all or being too slow. It's... perfect. By the end, you'll want to read more. ♥
Not only are the manga written by the same author, but there are actually many similarities as well. There is a heroine in each story who is forced to be tough and take care of herself due to her circumstances and unique people she meets that are sometimes hard to differentiate between friend and enemy. Also, even though these two men play different roles, there is a guy who seems like a bad person, but has ulterior of often good intentions.
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If you've read Skip Beat and liked the concept I think you'll defenitly like The One.
Both are about girls entering the entertainment business,(Skip beat-acting,The one-modelling) and how they struggle to make it, falling in love a long the way aso.
The drawing style is similar. There is a bit of love and showbiz industry requires you to pose infront of cameras and wear fashionable just like in The One. They are both funny and both about a girl entering into an industry with little to zero experience yet a lot of talent. They both have a sad past related to their parents and the reason they are doing it both started from love. Either falling in love with a guy but then getting betrayed so they hated the guy and wanted revenge (Skip Beat!) or joining the industry to see the guy (The One). Either way the are really similar have similar story line, same sense of humor and drawing style. (At first when I was reading them I thought they were from the same author)
You'll definately like The One if you like Skip Beat, whilst the main character in skip beat does acting, the main actor in The One does Modelling. Both main actors have similar love lives, with the male in interest having a bad past
One young girl with talent moving up and up the ladder of showbiz; two guys who seem to share some weird 'bond' with her... All too similar.
Both stories have great minds behind it that will send one surprise at you after another. Every time you think the arc or the plot can't get any better, it'll do a complete 180 at you.
While I think there's definitely similarities between the characters, the comedy and how both stories borrow from similar settings (the entertainment industry), it really quickly diverges from there. The progress of The One (romance-wise) moves a lot quicker than Skip Beat. Different characteristics and themes are used very differently between the two stories, which makes both stories so enjoyable and not repetitive.
I thoroughly enjoy both equally, I think a lot of you will too. :)
Both of these are very similar. To start of with, they are both about girls trying to make it big in similar careers, (The One - Modeling, Skip Beat! - Acting/Entertainment) and fall in love along the way. The characters also remind me of each other.
Kyoko - Lele
Sho - Angus
Ren - Eros
I'm sure if you enjoyed Skip Beat! or The One, you will definitely enjoy the other.
Both feature women trying to make it in a very competitive industry. There is an element of romance in both as well, but I think The One takes a more mature/less comedic spin to tell the story.
Both are stories about a girl trying their best to reach the top of the show business. One in acting and the other in modelling. Both tells the story about their growth over time, how they overcome their obstacles, and thier love life.
Both manga have high school girls who are trying to become famous. In both manga, the characters encounter many obstacles and encounter unexpected friendship and love, although they are different types.
Both manga will probably make a person laugh even though the authors have different styles of portraying comedy.
I am personally enjoying the manga and I always look forward to the new releases, so I think anyone who is a fan of "Skip Beat!" would be a fan of "The One" and vice versa.
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