Skip Beat!
スキップ・ビート！
Kyouko followed her true love and childhood friend Shou to Tokyo so she could help him reach his dream of becoming an idol. She cleans, cooks, works three jobs and does nothing for herself because she loves him so much, but gets nothing in return. Still, she remains by his side. But then one day she goes unannounced to his agency with a delivery, and overhears him talking about her; he reveals to his manager that he only took her with him as a maid, and that he doesn't care for her at all. Upon hearing this, Kyouko doesn't just sit around and cry. She cuts and dyes her hair, changes her clothes and attitude and thus begins her journey to join showbiz and have her revenge against Shou.
TV anime, 25 episodes, Fall 2008, Hal Film Maker. Episode guide with the official trailer and links to licensed services. Studio Hal Film Maker. Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance. Season: Fall 2008.
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Characters and voice cast
- Kyouko Mogami (最上キョーコ) - main character, voiced by Marina Inoue (井上麻里奈); English dub: Caitlin Glass
- Ren Tsuruga (敦賀蓮) - main character, voiced by Katsuyuki Konishi (小西克幸); English dub: Robbie Daymond
- Shoutarou Fuwa (不破松太郎) - main character, voiced by Mamoru Miyano (宮野真守); English dub: Grant George
- Kanae Kotonami (琴南奏江) - supporting character, voiced by Risa Hayamizu (早水リサ); English dub: Erica Lindbeck
- Maria Takarada (宝田マリア) - supporting character, voiced by Hiromi Konno (今野宏美); English dub: Mela Lee
- Lory Takarada (ローリィ宝田) - supporting character, voiced by Kouji Ishii (石井康嗣); English dub: Richard Epcar
- Takenori Sawara (椹武憲) - supporting character, voiced by Kenji Hamada (浜田賢二); English dub: Keith Silverstein
- Yukihito Yashiro (社倖一) - supporting character, voiced by Masahito Kawanago (川中子雅人); English dub: Vic Mignogna
- Hiroaki Ogata (緒方啓文) - supporting character, voiced by Keisuke Oda (織田圭祐); English dub: Chris Patton
- Ruriko Matsunai (新開誠士) - supporting character, voiced by Ayako Kawasumi (川澄綾子); English dub: Kira Buckland
- Shoko Aki (安芸祥子) - supporting character, voiced by Rio Natsuki (夏樹リオ); English dub: Karen Strassman
- Itsumi Momose (百瀬逸美) - supporting character, voiced by Hitomi Nabatame (生天目仁美)
- Haruki Asami - supporting character, voiced by Ayumi Tsunematsu (恒松あゆみ); English dub: Kate Higgins
- Yuusei Ishibashi - supporting character, voiced by Takafumi Kawakami (川上貴史); English dub: Bryce Papenbrook
- Shinichi Ishibashi - supporting character, voiced by Tooru Nara (奈良徹); English dub: Todd Haberkorn
- Hikaru Ishibashi (石橋光) - supporting character, voiced by Takayuki Sasada (笹田貴之); English dub: Kyle McCarley
- Mimori Nanokura - supporting character, voiced by Youko Honda (本多陽子); English dub: Christine Cabanos
- Ushio Kurosaki - supporting character, voiced by Takeshi Kusao (草尾毅); English dub: Jason Miller
Staff
- Original Creator: Yoshiki Nakamura (仲村佳樹)
- Director: Kiyoko Sayama (佐山聖子)
- Series Composition: Mayori Sekijima (関島眞頼)
- Character Design: Tetsuya Kumagai (熊谷哲矢)
- Prop Design: Toshiyuki Shirai (白井俊行)
- Prop Design: Masatsugu Arakawa (荒川眞嗣)
- Art Director: Yuusuke Takeda (竹田悠介)
- Art Director: Michiko Shinohara (篠原理子)
- Art Design: Tomonori Katou (加藤朋則)
- Color Design: Chie Tanimoto (谷本千絵)
- Director of Photography: Yasushi Kimura (木村康史)
- Editing: Masahiro Gotou (後藤正浩)
- Sound Director: Satoshi Motoyama (本山哲)
- Sound Effects: Yasuyuki Konno (今野康之)
Production: Hal Film Maker (animation), TV Tokyo Music.
Rankings on AniList: #12 highest rated 2008, #24 most popular 2008, #4 highest rated fall 2008, #12 most popular fall 2008.
AniList members score Skip Beat! 78/100. On their lists: 1,538 watching, 24,480 completed, 16,974 planning to watch, 1,251 dropped; 1,286 favourites.
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Episodes
- Episode 1: And the Box Was Opened
- Episode 2: Feast of Horror
- Episode 3: The Emotion She Lacks
- Episode 4: The Labyrinth of Reunion
- Episode 5: The Danger Zone
- Episode 6: Invitation to the Ball
- Episode 7: Princess Revolution
- Episode 8: Sink or Swim Together
- Episode 9: The Miraculous Language of Angels
- Episode 10: The Blue in her Palm
- Episode 11: The True Face of the Storm
- Episode 12: Her Open Wound
- Episode 13: The Battle Girls
- Episode 14: The Secret Stamp Album
- Episode 15: Together in the Minefield
- Episode 16: Dislike X Dislike
- Episode 17: The Date of Destiny
- Episode 18: Sin like an Angel
- Episode 19: The Last Ritual
- Episode 20: Invitation to the Moon
- Episode 21: The One Who Deserves to Be
- Episode 22: The Day the World Shattered
- Episode 23: And the Trigger was Pulled
- Episode 24: The Permissible Encounter
- Episode 25: And Then the Door Opens