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Skip Beat! #17
Skip·Beat!, (3-in-1 Edition), Vol. 17: Includes vols. 49, 50 & 51
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 enough! Kyoko won’t suffer in silence—she’s going to get her sweet revenge by beating Sho in show biz!
Kyoko is elated that Moko has been tapped for an overseas film, and she’s ready to do anything she can to support her best friend—even take part in a special practice shoot with Ren Tsuruga! But the project’s promising start suddenly sours when their new American friends begin to distance themselves and the team falls victim to a series of “mishaps.” The hostility baffles Kyoko and the others, but for Ren it’s sadly familiar. Is his tragic past about to make a guest appearance on the new project?
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 enough! Kyoko won’t suffer in silence—she’s going to get her sweet revenge by beating Sho in show biz!
Kyoko is elated that Moko has been tapped for an overseas film, and she’s ready to do anything she can to support her best friend—even take part in a special practice shoot with Ren Tsuruga! But the project’s promising start suddenly sours when their new American friends begin to distance themselves and the team falls victim to a series of “mishaps.” The hostility baffles Kyoko and the others, but for Ren it’s sadly familiar. Is his tragic past about to make a guest appearance on the new project?
456 pages, Paperback
Published August 18, 2026
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Yoshiki Nakamura
143 books1,077 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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August 22, 2026
Awww... Kyoko and Ren are actually doing a pretty good job communicating!
And we have racism in america...what a shocker... *sob*
And we have racism in america...what a shocker... *sob*
November 4, 2026
***woensdag 4 november 2026***
translation: Timo Kimura
4.25 - liked it
NOOOO that was such a cliffhanger!
I do think the translation was a bit weak in this volume. But most of that has to do with how the Japanese talk to each other. It just does not translate well into English. It would work better in Dutch although some of the things would be considered old-fashioned.
The art though... Oof. Rough. I keep forgetting that because I like the story so much but sometimes I do not know who is who. Especially the men in general and when Kyoko and Moko are dressed up in their film roles.
Also the first look at racism towards the Japanese from a Japanese perspective. Very interesting to see. I do not think they will dive very deep into that (let's be honest, the Japanese are also very good at being racist) but interesting nonetheless. And we got two dark-skinned people without the stereotypical big lips!
What I enjoyed the most in this volume is the friendship between Moko and Kyoko. Growing up I read so many great shoujo with female friendships that I did not really get the criticisms people had about girls in manga. Until I realised most of those people only read the 'shounen jump series'. And those are very much not written with girls in mind. They have gotten better over the years but when I was young, you had to go to shoujo for that.
Skip Beat keeps on building that friendship. And I truly hope there will not be some falling out in the future because of jealousy or such nonsense. 🤞
Ren and Kyoko are also fantastic. I dislike the whole 'will they, won't they' so I was very pleased to see how their relationship is settling. They are taking their future and work very seriously and keep on working towards their goals. The love is there but it is on the back burner.
Sho Fuwa made a quick appearance and I kept on giggling in how that came up.
translation: Timo Kimura
4.25 - liked it
NOOOO that was such a cliffhanger!
I do think the translation was a bit weak in this volume. But most of that has to do with how the Japanese talk to each other. It just does not translate well into English. It would work better in Dutch although some of the things would be considered old-fashioned.
The art though... Oof. Rough. I keep forgetting that because I like the story so much but sometimes I do not know who is who. Especially the men in general and when Kyoko and Moko are dressed up in their film roles.
Also the first look at racism towards the Japanese from a Japanese perspective. Very interesting to see. I do not think they will dive very deep into that (let's be honest, the Japanese are also very good at being racist) but interesting nonetheless. And we got two dark-skinned people without the stereotypical big lips!
What I enjoyed the most in this volume is the friendship between Moko and Kyoko. Growing up I read so many great shoujo with female friendships that I did not really get the criticisms people had about girls in manga. Until I realised most of those people only read the 'shounen jump series'. And those are very much not written with girls in mind. They have gotten better over the years but when I was young, you had to go to shoujo for that.
Skip Beat keeps on building that friendship. And I truly hope there will not be some falling out in the future because of jealousy or such nonsense. 🤞
Ren and Kyoko are also fantastic. I dislike the whole 'will they, won't they' so I was very pleased to see how their relationship is settling. They are taking their future and work very seriously and keep on working towards their goals. The love is there but it is on the back burner.
Sho Fuwa made a quick appearance and I kept on giggling in how that came up.
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