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スキップ・ビート! [Skip Beat!] #36
Skip Beat!, Vol. 36
Kyoko’s time in Guam is coming to an end, and with it her role as Setsu. She’s sad that she won’t have an excuse to be near Ren anymore, but unbeknownst to her, Ren is even more affected by their parting than she is! Facing his demons finally let him believe in the bright future Kyoko represents. But back in Japan, her dark past is rearing its ugly head. Will it get in the way of Kyoko’s hopes of a happily ever after?!
Chapters: 213-218
Chapters: 213-218
200 pages, Paperback
First published March 20, 2015
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Yoshiki Nakamura
134 books1,068 followersYoshiki 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.
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April 23, 2016
Loved it, but I was left wondering where things were going, and not feeling like some parts were properly tied up.
August 29, 2017
4 Stars.
Hmmmm, Ren being a little mean to Kyoko about all the stuff that happened in the last volume. The dinner scene was hilarious though!
Hmmmm, Ren being a little mean to Kyoko about all the stuff that happened in the last volume. The dinner scene was hilarious though!
December 18, 2016
Kyoko tells Ren that she and Corn kissed. Setsu's time with her “brother” is up (Kyoko has to go back to filming her show), so she heads out. Unfortunately, Kyoko's show has been getting bad initial ratings.
When Kyoko finally learns that Ren is Corn, she's probably going to blow up, and I wouldn't blame her for it. Or she'll be hideously embarrassed, which would make me cringe in sympathy. I loved Ren's reaction to Kyoko telling him about having kissed Corn, but I hated that the scene was based on her still not knowing the truth about Ren/Corn.
Although I really enjoyed the direction the series seemed to be taking (which maybe factored into my final rating a bit too much – I'm not sure this volume deserved what I gave it), this volume felt like a very abrupt switch of storytelling gears. And no wonder – I just looked at my volume summaries, and I think the last time Kyoko worked on her current show much was maybe volume 28, almost 10 volumes ago. I had forgotten she even had any other work besides being Setsu.
But, like I said, I'm really looking forward to what might be coming up next. I want to see if Kyoko's show recovers from its low initial ratings, and I want to see what happens with And whoa, Sho was actually a pretty decent guy in this volume. And of course I'm still looking forward to seeing where things go with Ren and Kyoko. I'm glad that Kyoko's at a point where she can be in love with Ren (albeit semi-secretly) and yet not be so consumed by her feelings that she abandons her acting career for him.
(Original review posted on A Library Girl's Familiar Diversions.)
When Kyoko finally learns that Ren is Corn, she's probably going to blow up, and I wouldn't blame her for it. Or she'll be hideously embarrassed, which would make me cringe in sympathy. I loved Ren's reaction to Kyoko telling him about having kissed Corn, but I hated that the scene was based on her still not knowing the truth about Ren/Corn.
Although I really enjoyed the direction the series seemed to be taking (which maybe factored into my final rating a bit too much – I'm not sure this volume deserved what I gave it), this volume felt like a very abrupt switch of storytelling gears. And no wonder – I just looked at my volume summaries, and I think the last time Kyoko worked on her current show much was maybe volume 28, almost 10 volumes ago. I had forgotten she even had any other work besides being Setsu.
But, like I said, I'm really looking forward to what might be coming up next. I want to see if Kyoko's show recovers from its low initial ratings, and I want to see what happens with And whoa, Sho was actually a pretty decent guy in this volume. And of course I'm still looking forward to seeing where things go with Ren and Kyoko. I'm glad that Kyoko's at a point where she can be in love with Ren (albeit semi-secretly) and yet not be so consumed by her feelings that she abandons her acting career for him.
(Original review posted on A Library Girl's Familiar Diversions.)
August 26, 2016
Skip Beat, awal2nya sukaaaa bgt dan ga sabar bgt nunggu update-nya. Tapi plot simpel yg terlalu dipanjang2kan cukup lama alias cuma bergerak di pinggir2 plot selama puluhan volume akhirnya bnr2 bikin aku jadi rada ilfil dan lelah sama komik ini. Dulunya waktu sekitar chapter 200an di episode Ren dan Kyoko berakting jadi saudara itu sih baca 1 chapter terbaru saja bisa bikin aku seneng seharian, sekarang? meh. Sampe keluar 2-3 chapter baru dibaca. Nevertheless, aku sih bakal tetep baca sampe tamat krn pgn liat Kyoko akhirnya jadian dgn Ren, yg mungkin sampe vol 50 baru kejadian kali ya? -___-
Untungnya sih skrg mama Kyoko uda dimunculin dan skrg lagi fokus di mama Kyoko di chapter 227, sementara hubungan Kyoko x Ren masih ngambang. Blm lagi masa lalu Ren masih gelap gulita gitu, misteri bgt lah pokoknya. Kyoko aja blm tau Ren itu Corn, apalagi tau masa lalu Ren itu gimana. Ini aja siapa papanya Kyoko pun Kyoko blm tau. Kyoko pun blm tau siapa papanya Ren. Wah, intinya sampe vol segini pun masih di permukaan bgt plotnya, masih banyak yg blm diangkat si mangaka. Apalagi cerita setelah mereka jadian itu ntar gimana, naga2nya nih memang bisa sampe 50 vol? -____-
Inilah jadinya kalo sebuah karya terlalu populer, macam Detektif Conan, mangaka entah dgn inisiatif sendiri atau disuruh penerbit buat panjang2in ceritanya, ga berani tamatin komiknya. Mending kalo diulur2 itu bikin org tambah semangat bacanya, tapi kalo ga jago ngulur2 plot sih ya hasilnya malah terkesan diada-adakan dan yg terburuk malah jadi bikin org muak krn di situ2 terus alurnya ga maju2 dan saat alurnya akhirnya berani dimajuin si mangaka, yg baca pun passion-nya udah terlanjur meredup, ga terlalu excited lg dan akhirnya dibaca pun cuma krn pgn namatin saja apa yg sudah dimulai.
Kuharap sih Kyoko bisa segera sadar kalo Ren itu Corn. Delusi Kyoko soal Corn itu fairy prince makin lama makin menyebalkan. Sementara Ren bknnya ngaku dia itu Corn, malah sengaja bikin Kyoko tambah percaya kalo Corn itu beneran peri... -____-
Kalo Ren mau terus sembunyiin jati dirinya, kapan tamatnya komik iniiiii....
Untungnya sih skrg mama Kyoko uda dimunculin dan skrg lagi fokus di mama Kyoko di chapter 227, sementara hubungan Kyoko x Ren masih ngambang. Blm lagi masa lalu Ren masih gelap gulita gitu, misteri bgt lah pokoknya. Kyoko aja blm tau Ren itu Corn, apalagi tau masa lalu Ren itu gimana. Ini aja siapa papanya Kyoko pun Kyoko blm tau. Kyoko pun blm tau siapa papanya Ren. Wah, intinya sampe vol segini pun masih di permukaan bgt plotnya, masih banyak yg blm diangkat si mangaka. Apalagi cerita setelah mereka jadian itu ntar gimana, naga2nya nih memang bisa sampe 50 vol? -____-
Inilah jadinya kalo sebuah karya terlalu populer, macam Detektif Conan, mangaka entah dgn inisiatif sendiri atau disuruh penerbit buat panjang2in ceritanya, ga berani tamatin komiknya. Mending kalo diulur2 itu bikin org tambah semangat bacanya, tapi kalo ga jago ngulur2 plot sih ya hasilnya malah terkesan diada-adakan dan yg terburuk malah jadi bikin org muak krn di situ2 terus alurnya ga maju2 dan saat alurnya akhirnya berani dimajuin si mangaka, yg baca pun passion-nya udah terlanjur meredup, ga terlalu excited lg dan akhirnya dibaca pun cuma krn pgn namatin saja apa yg sudah dimulai.
Kuharap sih Kyoko bisa segera sadar kalo Ren itu Corn. Delusi Kyoko soal Corn itu fairy prince makin lama makin menyebalkan. Sementara Ren bknnya ngaku dia itu Corn, malah sengaja bikin Kyoko tambah percaya kalo Corn itu beneran peri... -____-
Kalo Ren mau terus sembunyiin jati dirinya, kapan tamatnya komik iniiiii....
July 2, 2025
Reread July 2nd, 2025
Not much going on in this one, bit it's a necessity between the arcs. Horrible to read this as an ongoing series, though...
Not much going on in this one, bit it's a necessity between the arcs. Horrible to read this as an ongoing series, though...
September 27, 2018
I really love how in this we get to see just how much of a positive effect that Kyouko can have on others - even when she's not in the role of "therapy rooster" (who has been absent from this series for WAY too long :P). First, when we saw the effects of her conversation with Corn in Ren's new outlook on life, and then when she was able to give Chiori the kick-up-the-butt she needed to do the shoot after the accident (which was literally a "if it's because of the accident it's fine, but if you're just using the accident as an excuse to get out of doing something you don't want to do then it's NOT fine") and then go on the variety show.
We also seem to FINALLY be getting glimpses of Kyouko's mother, and we might actually get to see her FACE soon! She's "lawyer supervision" on a drama that it appears Moko will be performing in, which might mean that she's going to come face-to-face with Kyouko soon. AND she appears to be reading articles about her daughter's performances o.O
We also seem to FINALLY be getting glimpses of Kyouko's mother, and we might actually get to see her FACE soon! She's "lawyer supervision" on a drama that it appears Moko will be performing in, which might mean that she's going to come face-to-face with Kyouko soon. AND she appears to be reading articles about her daughter's performances o.O
November 12, 2022
⭐ 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.
⭐⭐ 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.
July 30, 2022
Great!
I’m enjoying seeing Kyoko’s character growth and maturity, and I want more of her connection with Ren. They are so stubborn about their feelings!
I’m enjoying seeing Kyoko’s character growth and maturity, and I want more of her connection with Ren. They are so stubborn about their feelings!
June 30, 2024
YES FINALLY BACKSTORY ON HER MOTHER
August 1, 2019
Oh no! I don’t want the series to end yet! I feel like I’m getting closer and closer to the final available volume 😰😭
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April 25, 2016
Reading this and then afterwards being like...
June 11, 2017
Loved this volume. Kyoko tells Ren about her encounter with her childhood friend. It surprises me how well he can pretend he doesn't know what happened when she was with Korn. She is heading back to Japan while Ren is finishing up and she is so cute worrying about him eating. She has a surprise visitor when she gets back to Japan. Sparks fly between her and her visitor. Also her mother is brought up in this volume. I am looking forward to reading the next volume!
December 25, 2018
I feel like this series is just using side arcs so they never have to finish the series. There is such a thing as too long. Get on with it already.
April 21, 2024
"Nella mia vita non esistono né luci, né ombre. Il futuro davanti ai miei occhi, adesso è pervaso da un bagliore senza fine."
Questo è il messaggio di Ren per il presidente. Chissà se anche per lui è giusto il momento di voltare le spalle alle ferite del passato e guardare avanti 🤔 i suoi sentimenti per Kyoko, potrebbero aiutarlo in tal senso - anche se ci vorrà molta pazienza, visto che la ragazza non è molto ferrata in materia di questioni sentimentali. Quello che vorrei capire è se, prima o poi, Ren deciderà di confidarsi con lei, parlando del loro passato in comune e di quanto accaduto negli Stati Uniti. Non ci resta che attendere...
Terminato il suo compito al fianco di Ren/Cain nei panni di "Setsu Heel", Kyoko torna in Giappone e si ritrova davanti Sho Fuwa. A quanto pare stiamo per fare la conoscenza di Saena Mogami, madre della nostra protagonista. Visto che per poter fare il passaporto, la ragazza si è fatta firmare un permesso dalla madre, Sho, in un momento di gentilezza (dopotutto conosce benissimo le ferite del passato di Kyoko), va a trovarla per vedere se sta bene, se ha parlato direttamente con la donna e se tra le due è successo qualcosa. Per ora madre e figlia non si sono parlate, ma ormai sono in rotta di collisione (anche perché Saena farà da consulente legale nella serie di Uffina). Sarà interessante vedere da vicino questo personaggio. Di lei sappiamo solo quanto ci è stato raccontato da Kyoko (la sua freddezza e poco interesse per la figlia) e le sue reazioni, non propriamente entusiaste, ogni volta che saltava fuori l'argomento. Stiamo parlando di una donna che non si è minimamente scomposta nemmeno di fronte alla notizia della fuga della figlia da Kyoto. Una donna che non ha alzato un dito per informarsi, andarla a trovare e farle due domande. Niente. E stiamo pur sempre parlando di una minorenne. Zero panico e zero interesse. Anche se a fine volume la vediamo intenta a leggere un articolo sulla nuova serie di Kyoko...
Non vedo l'ora di avere tra le mani il prossimo volume per poter leggere di questo fantomatico incontro e scoprire qualcosa di più sulle motivazioni di questo personaggio.
Questo è il messaggio di Ren per il presidente. Chissà se anche per lui è giusto il momento di voltare le spalle alle ferite del passato e guardare avanti 🤔 i suoi sentimenti per Kyoko, potrebbero aiutarlo in tal senso - anche se ci vorrà molta pazienza, visto che la ragazza non è molto ferrata in materia di questioni sentimentali. Quello che vorrei capire è se, prima o poi, Ren deciderà di confidarsi con lei, parlando del loro passato in comune e di quanto accaduto negli Stati Uniti. Non ci resta che attendere...
Terminato il suo compito al fianco di Ren/Cain nei panni di "Setsu Heel", Kyoko torna in Giappone e si ritrova davanti Sho Fuwa. A quanto pare stiamo per fare la conoscenza di Saena Mogami, madre della nostra protagonista. Visto che per poter fare il passaporto, la ragazza si è fatta firmare un permesso dalla madre, Sho, in un momento di gentilezza (dopotutto conosce benissimo le ferite del passato di Kyoko), va a trovarla per vedere se sta bene, se ha parlato direttamente con la donna e se tra le due è successo qualcosa. Per ora madre e figlia non si sono parlate, ma ormai sono in rotta di collisione (anche perché Saena farà da consulente legale nella serie di Uffina). Sarà interessante vedere da vicino questo personaggio. Di lei sappiamo solo quanto ci è stato raccontato da Kyoko (la sua freddezza e poco interesse per la figlia) e le sue reazioni, non propriamente entusiaste, ogni volta che saltava fuori l'argomento. Stiamo parlando di una donna che non si è minimamente scomposta nemmeno di fronte alla notizia della fuga della figlia da Kyoto. Una donna che non ha alzato un dito per informarsi, andarla a trovare e farle due domande. Niente. E stiamo pur sempre parlando di una minorenne. Zero panico e zero interesse. Anche se a fine volume la vediamo intenta a leggere un articolo sulla nuova serie di Kyoko...
Non vedo l'ora di avere tra le mani il prossimo volume per poter leggere di questo fantomatico incontro e scoprire qualcosa di più sulle motivazioni di questo personaggio.
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November 7, 2019
With her time in Guam coming to an end, Kyoko is going to miss playing Setsu and being around Ren but she is happy to be back in Tokyo.
On a new drama, Kyoko’s mom is the lawyer consultant. This is the drama that Kanae is starring in. I hope we see some interaction between Kyoko and her mother. Maybe they can finally talk.
Sho pays Kyoko a visit to talk about her mother and her passport.
This was such an exciting volume. I was hoping to be caught up before volume 43 arrived but that’s okay.
It was so funny when Kyoko conscience made her blurt out the kiss with Corn because she didn’t want to keep secrets from Ren.
Hearing girls in the van talk about her who was at the hotel, made her remember that Ren is not his real name and she wonders what his real name is. Will she ever find out who Ren really is? I really hope so.
On a new drama, Kyoko’s mom is the lawyer consultant. This is the drama that Kanae is starring in. I hope we see some interaction between Kyoko and her mother. Maybe they can finally talk.
Sho pays Kyoko a visit to talk about her mother and her passport.
This was such an exciting volume. I was hoping to be caught up before volume 43 arrived but that’s okay.
It was so funny when Kyoko conscience made her blurt out the kiss with Corn because she didn’t want to keep secrets from Ren.
Hearing girls in the van talk about her who was at the hotel, made her remember that Ren is not his real name and she wonders what his real name is. Will she ever find out who Ren really is? I really hope so.
November 30, 2017
Kyoko returns from Guam as she has to return to work on her own project, Box R. But ratings (unknown to Kyoko) have not been great, and the person she least wants to see is waiting for her when she gets back.
A significant improvement from the previous volume that still features a male semi-love interest acting like a jerk, but acting like a jerk with underlying good reasons, who does not want to take advantage of Kyoko's trust. The rest of the story is generally pretty good, with further complications to her Box R work and potential future plot threads handled well. The only real negative is the carry-over from the previous volume, which still taints the work, to be honest.
A significant improvement from the previous volume that still features a male semi-love interest acting like a jerk, but acting like a jerk with underlying good reasons, who does not want to take advantage of Kyoko's trust. The rest of the story is generally pretty good, with further complications to her Box R work and potential future plot threads handled well. The only real negative is the carry-over from the previous volume, which still taints the work, to be honest.
May 2, 2022
I’ve been waiting for all the volumes to be available together so I can binge read them and since this volume is due today the binging started this morning!
I think we are starting a new arc that stars Kyoko’s mom and I a little nervous because she basically abandoned her!
I think I finally realized the meaning of the Ren’s watch and why he changes it from one wrist to another.
So many good scenes but my favorite is when Kyoko is talking to Chiorin. It shows how Kyoko motives other people to be the better version is themselves.
On to the next volume
I think we are starting a new arc that stars Kyoko’s mom and I a little nervous because she basically abandoned her!
I think I finally realized the meaning of the Ren’s watch and why he changes it from one wrist to another.
So many good scenes but my favorite is when Kyoko is talking to Chiorin. It shows how Kyoko motives other people to be the better version is themselves.
On to the next volume
May 14, 2025
Kyoko gelosa, insieme alla Kyoko onesta e incapace di mantenere un segreto, sono indubbiamente le cose più belle che vediamo in questo volume. Ora che anche lei è consapevole di quello che prova per Ren, ci stiamo dirigendo verso interazioni ancora inesplorate tra i due. Non vedo l'ora di arrivare all'apice! Quanto resisteranno prima di dichiararsi? Nel frattempo, l'ombra del passato della ragazza si fa più vicino. Sho lancia inaspettatamente l'allarme, mettendo Kyoko sul chi va là, ma... non so perché, ma sento che il passato di Kyoko sarà devastante.
June 30, 2025
Prošlo je baš dosta vremena od kad sam odlučila da se ponovo vratim ovoj mangi, još više dok to nisam konačno i učinila, ali čini mi se da moje razočaranje nije splasnulo. Strašno me zamara ova njena logika da mora stalno da se pravda Renu i njegovo konstantno manipulisanje, a sad tu mogu i da dodam ovo neko se kenjka da odradi snimanje, eto je Kjoko da im očita bukvicu i vrati na pravi put. Kao da svi likovi postoje da bi pokazali koliko je ona super. Nadam se da će sa pojavom njene majke, ova drama dobti nekakav oblik, jer se već nekoliko desetina poglavlja vrti u krug.
May 23, 2025
An inbetweener volume. Ren having a moment of clarity. Kyoko wrapping work as the Heel Siblings. The strangest Sho encounter that starts the mother arc. That ending frustrates me tho. I get that Kyoko is telling Chiori to only cancel the shoot if it's for the right reasons. It's good to be brave and do things that scare us. But this series is constantly putting ✨️acting✨️ ahead of well-being. For the drama and the genre and the story, I get it.
January 5, 2018
Like always, I Love it. I started this series when I was in the 7th or 8th grade, one of my friends at the time let me borrow the 1st book and I fell in love with it. Kyoko Mogami never fails to make me smile. She's loud, has a lot of personality, but most of all kind. The secondary characters are equally amazing. Especially Ren...he's such an amazing guy.
January 31, 2022
Die Reaktionen von Ren zu Beginn des Bandes waren richtig niedlich. Der Job der Heel-Geschwister neigt sich dem Ende und die Story steuert auf einen riesigen wunden Punkt aus Kyokos Vergangenheit zu. Ich fürchte in den nächten Bänden wird Kyoko ziemlich leiden müssen.
August 22, 2024
It was funny Ren making fun of Kyoko thinking back to the first kiss. Sho worries for Kyoko about a forced return to Kioto wanted by her mother. They will probably meet. Chiori asks Kyoko for help to overcome some fears.
May 13, 2017
Contains Acts 213- 218
December 12, 2017
I don't even want to meet Kyoko's mother because she seems like a terrible person.
June 23, 2018
Blame me ‘cause I did not know exactly why did I keep giving this series five stars even the two female-male’s love story’s sooo freaking slow.
January 23, 2019
Loved this volume , can't wait to see where Ren and Kyoko will go from here !
July 13, 2019
So happy to be past the creepy siblings and the fairy stuff.
April 1, 2020
Holy smokes this another moment I found the need to celebrate! and things are getting good!!
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