My addiction nowadays is the manga and anime of Skip Beat!
I had been introduced to Skip Beat! after creeping Miyano Mamoru-sama's profile here in myanimelist.net, so I decided to put it on my list of to-watch. For many months, I've evaded watching Skip Beat after putting it in my to-watch list. I have no idea why, I just kept on doing that. When there's really nothing left for me to watch, I decided to watch Skip Beat for the first time. Now, I realized how much I missed in the anime world by evading one of the most popular anime ever.
Skip Beat anime is something an anime fan should really watch. It's really funny, and the story line is really interesting. The plot is something new to the world of shoujo anime.
Mogami Kyouko is a girl who only lived to serve people, especially for Fuwa Shoutarou or Shou, since he hates being called Shoutarou. After graduating from middle school, Shou's parents wanted Shou to marry Kyouko and someday own their family inn, but Shou initially wanted to be a singer, so this plan infuriated him, and he asks Kyouko to come along with him to Tokyo. Kyouko, being in love with Shou, accepts the offer, then the two of them leaves for Tokyo. Kyouko, being a selfless, down-to-earth girl, sets herself aside and works two jobs to support Shou. One day, she overhears Shou saying that he only asked her to come with him to be his maid. This breaks her heart and she becomes enraged, summoning out her demons (I really like her tiny demon Kyoukos, by the way) that had been released from her Pandora's box. She vows that she will get her revenge, and Shou challenges her to join the showbiz and beat him there. And so, she decides to join LME (solely because it is Shou's agency's rival) and meets Tsuruga Ren, who is the man that Shou hates. Ren takes an interest in Kyouko (and ends up falling in love with her), and this is where everything gets interesting.
I will speak no further about it since I will spoil everything. You just have to watch it and see for yourself!
The other aspect of Skip Beat that's interesting is Kyouko's acting and her rise in the world of showbiz. Have a lookout for that.
I just finished reading up to the very latest chapter of Skip Beat manga, and I CAN'T WAIT FOR CHAPTER 196 (HURRY UPPPPPPP!). I started reading Skip Beat on December 9th, and got to the latest chapter earlier today, December 22nd. That's only 2 weeks. I was so hooked on it, that I never wasted a minute by not reading it. Though I really regret that I finished too early, I think I would be anticipating so much to the point that it'll kill me if I didn't get to the newest chapter fast. I'm like contradictory in human form.
Skip Beat's manga is definitely way better than the anime. The first 12 volumes (to be exact, around chapter 66) is where the anime ends. That is why I really anticipated for the newest chapters, and not even 1 chapter let me down. Every chapter is interesting. The ones that interested me the most is the one with Ren and Kyouko. I die every time I see Tsuruga Ren. KYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA! I really liked the On-Location Shoot in Karuizawa arc, where Reino stalks and scares the crap out of Kyouko, because 1.) we see a really interesting development in Kyouko and Ren's relationship, 2.) Shoutarou actually looked cool, and 3.) Director Ogata is so cute especially in chibi form (yes, I don't really like Reino)! I also like the Hizuri Kuu arc because Kuu is really cool and handsome! The ending of his arc - oh, how sad it is for me and Kyouko-chan. After this arc, we see more of who Kuon/Corn, Kyouko's childhood friend who seems to be Hizuri Kuu's only son, really is. Then, we found out that Hizuri Kuon is actually Tsuruga Ren! :O OMG!!!!! But, after 195 chapters, Ren still hasn't told Kyouko that he is Kuon/Corn! Come on, I want to see her reaction NOOOOOOW! I also really like it whenever they're acting as the Heel siblings (Ren as Cain Heel; Kyouko as Setsuka Heel) and they live together!!!! The latest chapter, chapter 195, is related to that. It sucks that I really can't put anything more than this cause it'll be spoiling everything, but I just hope they're not acting in chapter 195!!!!!!!!
Or I'd crumble down into pieces and die..
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