スキップ・ビート! 47

スキップ・ビート! [Skip Beat!] #47

by Yoshiki Nakamura, 仲村佳樹

バレンタインに蓮からもらったチケットで、テーマパークを訪れたキョーコと奏江。
そこでひょんなことから、ひとりの外国人女性のエスコートをすることになる。
しかし、些細に思えたその出会いは、実はキョ―コたちの運命を変えかねないもので…!?
物語が動く 47巻!

Chapters: 287-294

Genres: Manga, Romance, Contemporary, Shojo, Young Adult, Drama, Humor

160 pages, Paperback

First published September 17, 2021

About the author

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.

Reviews

[Rebecca · Rating 4 out of 5]

I have no idea how this series is still good at this many volumes. Bonus points for an excellent depiction of an American that isn't a raging stereotype and a Yona of the Dawn reference.

[Natalie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Review covers chapters 287 - 294

Not really a lot happening in this one unfortunately, and after all of the emotions of the last volume I was expecting for things to get epic, but they sadly did not. We DID get to see Kyoko having fun at what looks like a Disneyland parody, and getting to meet a real princess though, and also got to meet a new family member of a certain someone, but that's about it? 8'D

Also I am very confused by that cameo in 293/294. What the heck is happening there? XD

Chapter notes below for personal reference: (potentially spoiler heavy)


Chapter 287. Kyoko’s going on a dateeeeeee <33
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I love the chef guy. He’s such a grump, and the biggest sweetheart <3
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I love how sunshine and rainbows Kyoko can be, even on the shittiest of days. She has a very one-track mind, and it’s amazing XD
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Sooooo… is that NOT Director Ogata?

Chapter 288. OH. It’s Director Ogata’s DAD? Didn’t expect that at all. He looks far too young 8’D
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So who’s this American friend of Director Date’s that Moko and Kyoko are meant to be taking with them then? o.O

Chapter 289. Awww…. Ren’s willing to be her “partner” so long as Kyoko is okay with it, because he knows that the industry wouldn’t accept that she’s gay. That’s very sweet of him. Wish it didn’t have to be that way though, and that she could come out and be honest about who she is and who she loves ;u;
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That…. Is a lot of food. And it didn’t take her long at all to get through is. What is she, a Saiyan? XD That was impressive!
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Kyoko’s suspicious of Sarah. Who is sheeeeee.

Chapter 290. I love how Kyoko goes from terrified to have a photo taken of her, to overjoyed at seeing a princess and just needing to be there to worship them in less than a second XD
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REN RECOGNISES SARAH. WHO IS SARAH.

Chapter 291. IS SARAH REN’S MOTHER?!
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I am really not following the train of thought that Ren and Yashiro are having here. What is going onnnnn 8’D
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I’m so lost. Is she Sarah or Juliena? And what’s this about Moko sending in pics for her instagram?

Chapter 292. Oh wow. Sarah is TALL :O
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SHE *IS* REN’S MOTHER. OH MY GAWD.
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Okay seriously, what is all this talk about Prince/Cedric? What is going on hereeeeee.

Chapter 293. ...seriously, what is happening with Sarah.
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…SHIN-AH? WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE. WRONG MANGA.
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AND AO TOO?
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I’m so lost ._.

Chapter 294. Was HE the Shin-Ah cosplayer then? He has an acorn, which makes me suspicious :|
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So lost. Seriously, so lost.

[Kristen Fosburgh · Rating 5 out of 5]

A new project arc is on the horizon and more hints into Ren's past...

I appreciated this more fluffy volume. Some of my favorite chapters in this series are of her friendship with Moko and it felt like recently we haven't gotten to see them together as much. And I was very interested in learning more about Sarah to find out her identity was a pleasant surprise. I like that we get more information about Ren's past as there's been very little sprinkled through the series. I wonder what she thinks of Kyoko & what her disappointment means. Could she have been hoping Kyoko was available for her son?

The new Route arc seems interesting. I really like the over the top oddball characters. And I actually love the project arcs and seeing the work Kyoko gets involved in. I hope that this is a project she also gets to work with. Because as much as I ship her and Ren - and I hope next volume has more time with them together - I love getting to watch her mature in her career and grow as a character.

[Dasha · Rating 5 out of 5]

En este tomo hay un crossover que 🥹🥹🥹
¡Mítico! Une dos de mis mangas favoritos y yo en el cielo ❤️
Como siempre, superdivertido. Me veo leyendo Skip Beat! en la residencia de ancianos 🤣

[Online Eccentric Librarian · Rating 2 out of 5]

More reviews (and no fluff) on the blog http://surrealtalvi.wordpress.com/

Nakamura's Tokyo Crazy Paradise will likely always remain one of my favorite manga. But this latest series of hers is really starting to drag. We were finally starting to get some resolution in recent volumes but now we're fully bumped back to square one and once again returning to the movies side of the story. It's not nearly as captivating as the relationships and I'm finding it harder and harder to stay invested in the story as a result.

Story: Ren gives Kyoko a ticket to "Disneyland" to go with Kanae. Along the way, she recognizes one of her past directors and says hi - only to discover that he has an American friend who he hopes Kyoko will show around Disneyland. Kyoko obliges, of course, but it turns out that Sarah may just have a very personal connection to Ren.

This volume is mostly about character building Sarah, all with slow hints about her being intimately involved in Ren's life. The scenes at Disneyland were cute but mostly about Sarah being able to eat a lot - which isn't that interesting after the fourth instance. We get a bit more reveals by the end but honestly, I felt like I could have skipped the entire middle and not missed anything at all.

The last chapters were about the movie that Kyoko is doing and how Kyoko doesn't love Ren any more but has turned her love into hate for some reason. This volume was particularly hard to follow and I was scratching my head in puzzlement all the time. Reviewed from an advance reader copy provided by the publisher.

[Kurage · Rating 3 out of 5]

287 - probably 294

(not like a lot happens in this manga, they really take more time than they would need)

[Lemoona · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great volume! I was so shocked to find out who Sarah was! Damn she looks hella young.

The YONA OF THE DAWN REFERENCE WAS EVERYTHING!

And Kanae as Jaeha? *NOSEBLEED*

[Rach · Rating 4 out of 5]

While the texting back and forth between Kyoko and Ren was super cute, I wish there had been some in-person interaction between them in this volume. After the excitement of the last volume, that was a bit of a let down. We also didn’t get to see Kyoko’s conversation with Ren that ended the last volume.

We get to meet a couple new characters we’ve only ever heard of before - director ogata’s father Hirotaka and Ren’s mom(!!!) Juliena, who for some reason has a disguise known as Sarah that Ren recognizes by that name. It makes sense that Ren’s mom would come to try to see him, but I don’t really get why she has a set disguise like that. Also, why did she change her mind about seeing Ren in person? Does she know about Kyoko’s relationship with him? Kyoko running into them at the park was a coincidence, so she couldn’t have planned that part.

The other part I’m confused about is this Route drama Ren (and Moko??) will be doing in the US. Why is it so mysterious? And what’s up with that director and his strange costume, pet squirrel, and sudden stage fight with Ren? Also, we’ve heard about about this “Prince” Cedric guy but what is his relation to Ren and why wouldn’t they risk them meeting right now? Is he Ren’s cousin or something? Or part of the reason Ren was so distraught when he was younger?

Also, what is with Kyoko’s co-star’s Ren obsession/hatred, and that Kyoko senses he seems to have chilled out about it because something good happened to him? Is he also doing the Route project? He had an acorn like Ren received after he fought with and met the director. How and why is this project going to be such a big deal? Unfortunately this is a volume where I end up with more questions than answers.

[Luana · Rating 3 out of 5]

3,5

Allora, questo è un volume un pochino di transizione, ma ci sono comunque un paio di spunti interessanti.
Tanto per cominciare, facciamo la conoscenza di Sarah/Juliena, la madre di Ren, arrivata in Giappone all'insaputa (più o meno, visto che Ren scopre tutto grazie a una foto che gli ha girato Kyoko) del figlio - figlio che, a quanto pare, sarà coinvolto in un nuovo progetto molto riservato. Progetto che potrebbe vedere la partecipazione della nostra Uffina, di una delle co-star che al momento sta lavorando con Kyoko, e, forse, alcuni membri della famiglia di Sarah. Probabilmente nei prossimi volumi si scoprirà qualcosa in più su questo progetto intitolato "Route", però sono sempre interessanti questi piccoli scorci sul passato di Ren. Spero che in futuro la sensei Nakamura ci dia delle risposte su quanto è accaduto nel passato del nostro protagonista e su tutte le ragioni che l'hanno spinto a venire in Giappone sotto falso nome.
Punto bonus per il piccolo omaggio che la sensei ha rivolto a un altro manga che esce sulla stessa rivista di "Skip Beat", ovvero Yona (Ao è sempre dolcissimo 🥰). E anche per l'entusiasmo, sempre molto contenuto e mai sventolato ai quattro venti 😂, che Kyoko dimostra alla presenza di principesse, fatine, esseri incantati e amenità simili (mi ha fatto piegare quando ha chiesto al regista Hirotaka, per via del suo viso angelico, "sta tornando nel suo paese natale?" 🤣 La adoro).

[Mayar · Rating 5 out of 5]

Bro I was so shook when Sarah turned out to be Ren’s mom. It literally took me by surprise. I’m so happy that she ended up not going to see Ren tho. Bec I wanted her to keep her promise of only seeing him when he’s
ready.

Ren and Kyoko are everything Istg. I was not mad abt them not having interactions in this volume tbh. Since I still love the story. But we still got to see them texting. Which was rly cute!

I have two top fav manga series of all time. They’re unbeatable. They’re tied for my favorite manga series to ever exist. They’re Skip Beat(which is this manga) and Yona of the Dawn. They’re my tops and will never be beat. I can’t choose between them. Idk if anyone noticed. But I did as soon as he showed up. The person that Ren started fighting towards the end is actually representing the Blue Dragon(Sinha) from Yona Of The Dawn. And the little squirrel is representing Ao(pukyu) which is the Blue dragons pet in Yona Of The Dawn. When I tell you my jaw dropped when I saw this. I was like is this supposed to represent them. Was this on purpose!?!? Until I read the authors note and she mentioned how they were representations of the Yona Of The Dawn characters. I can’t. This has to be the most iconic thing ever. The fact that these are my favorite manga series ever too. 😩😩


This volume was everything and more. It rly was amazing. My rating is obv a 5/5. I’d give it ♾️ if I could!

[animasoul · Rating 4 out of 5]

Schon seit einigen Jahren verfolge ich diese Manga-Reihe schon und es ist immer noch kein Ende in Sicht. *lach* Ich habe wirklich überhaupt keine Ahnung, wie die Story um Kyoko, ihre Karriere und ihre Liebe jemals ausgehen wird. Oder ob sie überhaupt irgendwann einmal endet.

Mit Band 47 ist die Reihe schon sehr weit fortgeschritten und es gab so einige Überraschungen im vorherigen Band, sodass man etwas überrascht ist, dass die Mangaka hier etwas die Notbremse zieht. Ich war allerdings etwas überrascht, als ein bestimmter Charakter aufgetaucht ist und um Kyoko herumgewuselt ist. Ren war es übrigens auch, der die Sache entspannter nahm, als man erwartet hatte.

Es ist ein typischer Band, in der Kyoko ihre Liebe für alles Märchenhafte zeigen konnte – und es auch ausleben durfte. Sie war hier viel mit Kotonami unterwegs – und mit einer neuen Freundin namens „Sarah“.

Wie immer tauchen ein paar typisch bekannte und beliebte Nebencharaktere auf, aber auf gemeinsame Szenen mit Ren und Kyoko darf man leider sehr lange vergebens warten. Was ich sehr schade finde, da das Cover da wirklich auf mehr hoffen ließ!

Ein interessanter Band, der sich wieder von seiner etwas verspielteren Seite zeigt. Ich mochte ihn recht gerne, wünsche mir dennoch aber mehr Szenen mit Kyoko und Ren! Ich bin schon sehr gespannt, ob mein Wunsch in Band 48 erhört wird. 😉

[Jennifer]

This volume revealed a lot! I wish there was an acknowledgment that Kyoko was incorrect about not getting a return gift from Ren. Yashiro clearly knew she was supposed to have one, so you’d think he and Ren would wonder why she didn’t go to (not)Disneyland.

So, after finding out more about “Sarah,” a few pieces are clearer. I think uncle Tiger is Ren’s maternal grandfather, which explains his earlier conversation with Lory about knowing how painful it is to not be acknowledged as “grandpa” and that he avoided Ren at the party. Cedric…is probably his cousin then? Leonard is a mystery, and I’m curious when Tina will appear again - I may be mistaken but it felt as if her attitude toward Kuon had softened since that day in his nightmare. Im not really sure what this new project is going to entail, but Moko and Ren will be working together - but if Cedric is the lead, what roles are they playing?

I do wish Kyoko would be honest with Moko. She gets so hurt when she thinks she’s being left out, but can’t bring herself to confide about Ren. That’s a pretty unequal relationship.

Box R mist have wrapped up, since it’s faded into obscurity. I’d like to see Chiorin pop back up (then again, in manga world only a short time has passed) and I REALLY want Tragic Marker to be released.

[Beth · Rating 3 out of 5]

This volume has some setup for future episodes, but doesn't, in itself, do all that much. The first half of the book takes us to an analogue of D*sneyland where Kyoko has a great time and meets a rare princess. The second half drops a lot of secondary characters' names--few or none of whom I recognized--and I was pretty lost. It would argue for a reread of the whole series if I was anxious about keeping every player in this immense cast firmly in my mind, but I'm not. The last chapter or two were in Skip-Beat's occasional "something that would never happen in real life and doesn't make that much sense even within its own context" mode (Lory's choices in dress are another example), which I can only hope doesn't last too much longer before we're back to actually moving the story forward again.

I love this series, but this small part of it didn't do much for me.

[L. J. · Rating 1 out of 5]

Repeated review.

I am so uninterested in this series, but I want to see it through (at least to the last translated volume; not sure I’ll pick it up again when more comes out). I won’t be making proper reviews for it anymore since my thoughts are just generally the same all the time anyway (lots of annoyance/anger); my rating will tell you if I liked or disliked it. You can safely assume, however, that I still despise Sho and Ren, and everyone else, but Kyo and her bestie (who sometimes isn’t around and sometimes is, much like Sho).

[Alejandra Bran (Blue Reader) · Rating 5 out of 5]

I’ve been waiting for this volume for a hot minute! Since May… okay at least it was not a whole year.

I was so happy by so many things but even if right now that the romance is starting to flourish I feel that I need for the story to move faster!

Also is Kuon a relative of Prince Cedric? I need more story!

[Kristin DeGarmo · Rating 4 out of 5]

I need more lovey dovey scenes of Ren and Kyoko! It’s nice that Kana and Ren worked out a deal where they’ll be each others cover. I’m surprised that Juliena/Sarah met Kyoko. I hope more scenes show up in the next volume with Kyoko getting to know Ren’s mom. I want to see more of Ren’s reaction too. Can’t wait for the next volume! I’m sad it doesn’t come out until May.

[Eris9th · Rating 5 out of 5]

Honestly, the Yona of the Dawn reference blew my mind lol When I saw Shin-Ah, I thought I was hallucinating, and when they confirmed it in the bonus chapter, I WAS SHOOK! The coincidence!!! It’s been more than 10 years since I fell in love with both series, but this month I decided to buy all the manga for both of them together, AND THIS CROSSOVER TRULY SHOCKED ME LOL PEAK LITERATURE.

[Sophie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Whilst I would have liked this volume to be longer and for Ren and Kyoko to spend some time together, this volume is cute, introduces an important new character, and sets up a new TV drama/film (and my favourite bits of the manga are when Kyoko and the rest are working on TV shows!)

[Kristin ✨ · Rating 3 out of 5]

okay I took a little break from Skip Beat to collect some more volumes to read more continuously, and I feel like I forgot everything ... oopsie.

but the YONA OF THE DAWN REFERENCE? I was so confused before the author note, like. am I reading the wrong manga?

[FER · Rating 4 out of 5]

Kyoko at a princess theme park could keep me fed and hydrated for a whole month. She's so cute. A fake dating scheme appears! Sarah/Juliena who? Her relationship to Ren and why she's seeing him or not makes no sense. Don't care.

[Марија · Rating 3 out of 5]

Ono kad se ponadaš da će se napokon podeliti nešto više od Renove prošlosti (jer se odjednom pojavljuje njegova majka), kad ono, ipak ne. Ako ovaj strip nešto voli to je da ti da nadu da će se nešto razrešiti, da bi ti se onda smejao u lice što si to pomislio.

[Samantha · Rating 5 out of 5]

Still screaming “finally!!!”

[Martu (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ*:･ﾟ✧ · Rating 4 out of 5]

Me gusta mucho este manga pero por el amor de jebus necesito que avance!! 10 AÑOS DE MANGA LLEVAMOS YA!

[Spuddy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Spectacular as always

I just love Skip Beat. Plain and simple. There's some good stage/political drama in this book. I can't wait too see how the project turns out!

[Hisgirl85 · Rating 4 out of 5]

4 stars. Highly enjoyable and cute.

[Amanda [Novel Addiction] · Rating 3 out of 5]

I read this whole volume.... and almost nothing happened. Also, it felt very disjointed, and a little confusing. Not sure what's going on anymore.

[narubuni · Rating 5 out of 5]

✨ overall rating | ⭐️.⭐️.⭐️.⭐️.⭐️ | 6
📜 Story | 6
♠️ Characters | 6

[Natalie S · Rating 3 out of 5]

Sooo good, into to "Sarah" and much acting fun.

[Aastha · Rating 4 out of 5]

Waiting for the next one!!!

[Linda · Rating 4 out of 5]

The bonus Yona of the Dawn stuff had me grinning ear to ear!