When Kyoko’s heart is broken, she decides that revenge is a dish best served in the spotlight!
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's been scouted for a role in this year's most anticipated drama, a remake of the classic Tsukimori . But shades of the past threaten to stifle the production as Kyoko struggles to get into the character of Mio, a young woman with a severely scarred face. Ms. Iizuka, the actress who played the original Mio, is now playing Kyoko's mother, and has grave doubts about Kyoko's ability to do justice to the role. She demands that Kyoko pass an acting test, and quit the production if she fails!
Yoshiki Nakamura (仲村佳樹) is a Japanese mangaka. She was born June 17. Nakamura made her manga debut with "Yume de Auyori Suteki" in the manga magazine Hana to Yume in 1993.
Truth be told, I wish Kyoko was like the way she played Mio ALL. THE. TIME. It's what I was expecting in the beginning of this series when Nakamura-san kept apologizing for her evil, depressing character. Really, Kyoko is hardly those things at all. She started out that way but now she's nice and she's always wanting to please people. The only person she is like that with is Sho, and he doesn't show up nearly enough to make it fun and interesting. Sigh... scary grudge bearing Kyoko was my fave.
I also really, really, REALLY wish the men didn't have such insanely long faces with such narrow, pointy chins. I mean look at Ren's chin on the cover... it looks ridiculous. All their faces look ridiculous because their chins go way far down and come to a rounded point. I mean, I know the pointy chin is pretty much pinnacle of manga style drawing, but WTF? No one's face is shaped like a piece of candy corn!! After 10 volumes, it's getting to the point of driving me crazy (which sucks cuz there are 23 volumes left to go... oh boy).
We get to learn a bit more about the cast and crew for Dark Moon in this one. I especially enjoyed learning more about Director Ogata's past and desire to triumph and surpass the it. What a shadow to overcome! And few seem to have confidence in him. I felt bad for the guy. Kyoko does an amazing job creating her own Mio!! Both personality and looks. Wow!It takes a while but she does such an amazing job, shocking all who work with her. And how the original actress and Ren behave I especially like. The reactions of everyone in this volume are priceless. Sho seems to be more involved once again, taking on a more regular part. Boo!
Finally the first mention of Tsukigomori or as it's now called 'Dark Moon'. I love how in this volume Kyoko continues to grow as an actress. 'Creating' her first character Mio and sticking with it despite the opposition from the original Mio.
It probably helped that the normally very polite Kyoko was possessed by the 'spirit' of Mio. I've always loved how later on she can 'take on' the spirits of the different characters she's created!
Edit:
So much of what I want to say is already said above!
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Kyoko es sorprendente, la forma en que soluciona los obstáculos que se le presentan es increíble, es algo innato lo de actuar, es maravillosa, y más con Ren apoyandola. <3 <3
Out of all the arcs this one stuck with me the most after I'd originally read the series up to volume 18. So excited to see what Kyoko and Ren do with their roles and how they'll continue to develop!
I really loved the evolution of Kyouko's acting in this one. She went from knowing very little about what to do to not only being able to embody the character of Mio, but also make Mio her own and evolve the character into something more relevant and powerful than the original, even after having a couple of set backs (such as not being approved of by the actress who originally played Mio in the original movie adaptation, ~20 years ago). She basically went into full-on evil mode - WITHOUT her demons flying around, and she was still able to scare the crap out of everyone. AMAZING.
The brief look at Shou in this one was brilliant, with Shou's manager doing their very best to prevent Shou from finding out that Kyouko will be in a new movie with Ren of all people (...and failing miserably).
Looking forward to seeing the rest of the arc on Cloudy Moon ;D
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Kyoko struggling to develop her character for her first 'major' role and wanting to be good enough. I love how hard she works. I also love all her dramatics. She's such an amazing character
Kyoko's take on Mio shows just how she's progressing and how serious she is about her acting and it's not just about revenge anymore.
Ren!!! MY love, my dear!!! He really is quite the character. He completely adores Kyoko and has completely faith in her. He's a good person.
*En mangas sólo puntúo el primer volumen como nota general del manga
El manager es demasiado, tiene unos comentarios y pensamientos que te hace imposible no shippear *-* Por otro lado adoro ver actuar a Kyoko, la forma de meterse en su personaje es inquietante a la vez que curioso y gracioso y la oscuridad que muestra puede conmigo.
L'inizio delle riprese di "Luna velata" non è proprimente da antologia. Anzi. Sono in molti ad avanzare dei dubbi sul possibile successo di un remake chiamato a confrontarsi con un'opera originale di straordinario successo. Tanto per cominciare, c'è il povero regista, Hiroaki Ogata - uno pseudonimo per coprire la sua vera identità, ovvero, lui è il figlio del regista che aveva diretto l'originale vent'anni prima. Da sempre considerato la copia in miniatura del padre, Ogata è costantemente paragonato al suo famoso genitore, tanto che molti lo riitengono una sorta di privilegiato che ha fatto strada solo in virtù del suo cognome. Il progetto di "Luna velata" dovrebbe aiutarlo ad uscire finalmente dall'ombra paterna e a costruirsi un percorso tutto suo. Tanto più che lui non ha alcuna intenzione di fare una copia "moderna" della fiction originale, ma vuole superarla, dando nuova vita a un'opera tanto amata. Il problema è che tutta la pressione (e le domande cretine dei giornaliste) mettono a dura prova sia il suo fisico che la sua tenuta emotiva. A complicare ulteriormente le cose, ci sono le aspettative degli altri. Ad esempio, nel cast figura una degli interpreti dell'originale, la Mio del primo "Luna velata", qui presa per recitare nel ruolo della madre...beh dire che la sciura rende il compito del buon Ogata un inferno è dire poco: infatti, Hiroko Izuka vuole, anzi pretende, che la Mio di Kyoko sia la perfetta copia della sua, si permette di fare il terzo grado alla nostra protagonista e di minacciarla di toglierle la parte. Motivo? La sua è la unico Mio giusta e lei non può tollerare che una principiante getti una cattiva luce sul ruolo che l'ha resa famosa. Una pazza praticamente. E così anche Kyoko si sente sotto pressione, anche perché non sa bene come studiare a fondo la psicologia di un personaggio tanto complesso. Eppure la ragazza ci arriverà, a modo suo, ma troverà il modo giusto per dare forma alla sua Mio Hongo, diversa ma allo stesso tempo simile all'originale - interessantissima la scelta di cambiare taglio di capelli per mettere in bella mostra la cicatrice, simbolo di un disprezzo che non viene più celato dietro un carattere introverso e pieno di complessi. Questo è un tema decisamente attuale: un remake deve essere solo una semplice copia dell'opera originale oppure deve andare oltre questi limiti e creare qualcosa di diverso? Dopo diversi tentennamenti iniziali, grazie all'interpretazione di Kyoko, anche il regista troverà la motivazione giusta per costruire qualcosa di suo, destinato a superare completamente l'opera del padre.
Menzione speciale per Ren, che in questo volume si dimostra l'alleato numero uno di Kyoko, visto che ha la massima fiducia nelle sue capacità e nella sua professionalità; la difende dalle angherie di Izuka, incoraggia Ogata a darle una possibiità e supporta completamente la nuova versione di Mio proposta dalla nostra protagonista. Se Yashiro li shippava già da prima, adesso sta gongolando di brutto. E noi con lui. Adesso vedremo se Ren saprà affrontare le difficoltà legate a un personaggio con Katsuki. Kyoko ha trovato la sua strada, chissà cosa farà lui...
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Today's post is on Skip Beat! volume 10 by Yoshiki Nakamura. It is 200 pages long and is published by Shojo Beat. The cover has Ren in profile looking up into the light. It is the tenth in her long running Skip Beat! series and you need to have read the first nine volumes to understand the story. There is no foul language, no sex, and no violence in this manga. The story is told from third person close of Kyoko and Ren. There Be Spoilers Ahead.
From the back of the book- Kyoko's been scouted for a role in this year's most anticipated drama, a remake of the classic Tsukimori. But shades of the past threaten to stifle the production as Kyoko struggles to get into the character of Mio, a young woman with a severely scarred face. Ms. Iizuka, the actress who played the original Mio, is now playing Kyoko's mother, and has grave doubts about Kyoko's ability to do justice to the role. She demands that Kyoko pass an acting test, and quit the production if she fails!
Review- So Kyoko has to learn the why of her new character Mio so that she can stay on the show. We get to see Kyoko's mind work as she puzzles out how she is going to play a character so different from herself. If was very fun to see Kyoko become this new, scarier Mio. Ren has some time in the narrative where we get to see into his mind but that just added to Kyoko's journey. But Ren is going to have some problems, according to the president of LME, as he has not ever really been in love with anyone and he is playing a devoted lover in this new series. Ren is more worried about it then he lets on and I am curious about how he is going to deal with this next problem. I really love this series and I cannot wait to read the next volume.
I give this volume a Five out of Five stars. I get nothing for my review and I bought this manga with my own money.
The Dark Moon arc finally begins!!!! In this volume Kyoko starts her first major acting gig. At the beginning there is the production announcement which ends kind of badly, then we go on to the first day of the shoot. Kyoko doesn’t have much acting experience so she doesn’t know how to express her Mio. The majority of this volume is about kyoko forming her own version of Mio, which is extremely important because it makes Kyoko improve as an actress. Sho did end up showing in this volume though only slightly and in the end. I really want to see more of Sho in the manga, especially now that Kyoko finally starts acting more and gets slightly more famous! He only appeared in the last act where he finds out that Kyoko appears in the Dark Moon drama.
Finally, I’m into new territory! The manga and anime have more differences than I realized, but I can’t say one is better than the other. I think they both do well for what they are. But anyway! This volume was engaging and really fun. I don’t think there’s a whole lot to say about it. Nakamura is really good at packing a lot into something with little progression all while still making it fun. But at least now we know than Ren is in love with Kyoko, well, beginning to be, and Sho just might be as well; he’s just too arrogant to both recognize and accept it for what it is.
3,5 stars Kioko always goes to extremes. She's capable of creating a new version of Mio. This confuses and fascinates everyone. Ren is the one who foresees this development and is encouraged to find his version of the character he is going to interpret. The comedy has something "diabolical" about it. The panels are sometimes confusing. The close-ups are amazing, but the facial expressions are not always in line with the emotions the actors want to express. By the way, the reading is captivating.
Che gioia leggere questo manga. Con l'inizio delle riprese, Kyoko si ritrova fin da subito a dover dimostrare di saper interpretare il personaggio di Mio, figura secondaria ma dotata di grandi sfaccettature. Il suo risultato sarà encomiabile, ma ciò che ho adorato più di tutto è stato il comportamento di Ren! Il modo in cui l'ha supportata mi ha fatto andare in brodo di giuggiole. Lontano dal set, un certo cantante nota la presenza di Kyoko nel cast di Dark Moon e non sembra prenderla bene. Ne vedremo delle belle.
I swear to Christ; at this point, I can’t tell if Ren is being an ass or if Kyoko’s brain has now been programmed to assume he’ll be an ass, both resulting in her apologizing for no real reason.
That one actress is a stuck-up bitch. Someone throw something on her; red wine or something that’ll stain because excuse me? Just cause she can’t answer one question, you don’t want her to be a character you played as years ago? Are you fucking serious, Karen? I changed my mind; someone trip her as she walks down the stairs…
Kyoko is amazing; best character. Go Queen, go.
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I like that Ren's character story is starting to show us why is he the way he is and the conflict he is currently facing. Also love how Kyoko (Mogami) is killing it in the drama, squashing everyone's doubts by showing them that she might be a newcomer but she has talent and professionalism.
Also the satisfaction I felt when "Shitaro" found out Kyoko is on a drama with his archenemy Ren Tsuruga *evil laughing until I choke*
4.5, I am so thrilled to see how Kyoko has changed and grown thus far in the series. Plus, you just KNOW special love moments are in the works for her and I can’t wait. From the description of this manga series, I thought that it was going to be a lot more fighting and appearances with Kyoko and Sho. I am loving the story building and how Kyoko is really finding out who she is by herself.
In questo volume ho fatto un po' fatica a seguire la trama della serie che kyoko sta andando a registrare, sinceramente sarebbe stato ideale avere una sorta di albero genealogico dei personaggi ahahahah, quindi ho sentito un po' la fatica della lettura per cui per questa volta ho optato per un voto più basso del solito
Skip Beat never fails to make me smile and this volume is obviously not an exception. I loved this volume and really enjoyed seeing Kyoko prepare, get to know her role, and proving herself as an actress. I’m really excited to see how the drama plays out and how Ren figures out his role as well. And Shos extended reaction…
Oho! This is getting extra spicy!! I love the journey that Kyoko took to get into character, and how fired up both her and Ren are to play enemies, it's so exciting. And to add the perfect little cherry on top, Sho (resident douchebag), is SO pissed, you can practically see the steam coming from his ears in that last panel.
Volume 11 is gonna be so amazing, I am here for the drama!
Kyouko’s MIO! Seeing her conceptualize her character while Yashiro being ignored is funny AF! So excited for Ren to act with her, but I think there will be trouble first in Ren’s Katsuki. There are moments when I LOL due to the other characters “inner comments” when Kyouko does something absurd. 😂😂😂
admittedly one of the weakest volumes in the series so far, it may be because I read this volume online instead of physically like I typically do with skip beat, but it also may be that NOTHING could get close to the masterpiece that was volumes 7, 8 and 9.
⭐ 1, 2 de 10 suspenso, lo odio ⭐⭐ 3, 4 de 10 justito, meh ⭐⭐⭐ 5, 6 de 10 bien, no está mal ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 7, 8 de 10 notable, me gusta bastante ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 9, 10 de 10 me obsesiona, me encanta.
Mis puntuaciones son para toda la saga, en general. No por tomos.
Loved it. Every second of it. The stories of the movies or TV shows are so elaborate and interesting watching Kyoto creating her own Mio was amazing. I wished we had more. Also Ren’s help and slowly growing affection is so good.
Start of Dark Moon Arc. Introducing the fragile director boy if you like that flavor. I appreciated Ren not panicking that Kyoko is unprepared for her role. But we get to see her improv/instinctual performing style on page. She's soooo intense.