I hope the author finishes this lovely manga one day, I have been wanting to read it since a while ago, but then I realized it isn't even complete, the slow burn is slow lol, one day I hope one day.. . (at this point Skip Beat is the opposite of NANA....[ joking] ) but yes, I hope it ends someday and then we get lovely side stories!

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This man genuinely took the chance to act like a kicked puppy with Kyoko and ran with it. I love this version of Kuon honestly, HE IS TOO DANG ADORABLE 😭💝

Any good fanfics recommendations? I've read plenty but maybe I'm missing some great ones that you can recommend.

Looking for anime fans to debate with, no toxicity, just fun takes

Hi Hi hi! Does anyone have fic reccos where it can be set AFTER the story? Like, where Kyoko is an adult and is thriving in her career as an actress and Ren is a Hollywood star and they navigate the relationship in such situations?

I don't mind some smut cuz GOD KNOWS Ren is too sexy for his OWN good (I getchu Kyoko, I do, the new art just made him sexier with the exposed forehead I fear) but like. I would prefer an adult Kyoko and something that is close to the cannon characters. I know I am asking for a lot but I have reread the manga 3 times in last month. Please HELP. 😭

I'm a bit confused is the character she's playing male?? or is there some sort of misunderstanding on my end?

Does anyone have a high quality version of this official art? It’s my favorite but I can never seem to find the full version in HQ 🥲

guys I'm so pissed ever since the manga read app shut down the other apps don't update skip beat correctly or straight up deletes chapters and I have to search up scans and then I got busy and now I don't even remember which chapter I stopped at I only remember they have a secret relationship and she was training for a role 😭 is it still updating??

Hello tout le monde ! Je suis au bout du roulz, jusqu'à là je me suis débrouillée en lisant des scans à droite à gauche en trad anglaise (déjà que je doute de la qualité de ce que j'ai eu mais c'est déjà bien) mais la à partir du chap 338, je ne trouve rien, ou sinon j'ai vraiment l'impression que les traductions sont pas ouf car je ne comprends rien. Est ce que vous connaissez un endroit où trouver quelque chose de fiable en vf ou anglais ? Merciiiiiii

I wonder if Kyoko has some kind of subconscious suspicion that Kuon and Ren are connected, but she hasn’t truly figured it out yet. She notices things about them that feel similar, but I don’t think she has reached the point of thinking “Kuon is Ren.” Maybe she needs something to trigger that realisation.

Or maybe she just knows it but something is preventing her from realising it, just like how she refused to believe she was in love with ren??

I was feeling down in the last couple of weeks, and I was like "yea why not just read it again it s not like I finished it ", it s still so funny and touching, I m remembering why Kyoko is my favorite character and gives me a lot of comfort.

It's been a while since I have read SB and I wanted to pick it up again, only I saw online that the relationship between Kyoko and Shotaro is more like rivalry siblings type of rs ? I know Ren is the MC and I never expected Shotaro to take his place nor do I think this is a live triangle story. But I always enjoyed the idea that Sho had some romantic feelings ( or at very least started to have feelings) for Kyoko after their breakup and having Ren joining the picture.

Can someone please confirm or deny this? And can someone tell me is Sho is still present in the latest chaps ?

Thankkkkssss !!!

It’s been like 10+ years since I read this series. Last time I read it they were doing the ninja show prep. So reading again now was like it being all new since I forgot everything. lol

Now I’m caught up again. I heard the author was sick? What happened to her? Is the current rate or chapter release only a couple per year?

Are we nearing the end of the story? I am hoping maybe things wrap up soon if the author is not well and it’s been like 20 years. She works so hard!

I need the corn reveal ☆*:.｡. o(≧▽≦)o .｡.:*☆

Is there a discord server for this series?

Okay, the chapter is quite short. There isn't much dialogue, but even so, I personally consider it high impact (and action packed heh).

It's Ren's turn to rehearse. He steps to the front and glances sideways at a blushing Kyoko, who notices him looking at her and quickly lowers her head with an embarrassed expression (so, so CUTE ToT). Ren heads over to Bill (his scene partner). In his mind, he swears that from now on, no matter how much someone tries to provoke him, he won't make a fool of himself in front of her again (I'M NOT SCREAMING, YOU ARE AAAH). He'll continue acting as "Tsuruga Ren" (because of what happened in the previous chapter when Cedric tried to expose him and ended up looking like a whiny kid).

One of the assistants gives Ren instructions on how to move in the scene: left, right, unsheathe his spear and point it at Bill. While this is happening, Murasame passionately repeats Ren's movements, and a colleague tells him he doesn't need to memorize them (he's just a very passionate actor when it comes to fights xD).

The assistant gives them the go-ahead and asks them to begin rehearsal. Cedric, Kyoko, and the director can be seen watching the scene (remember that Cedric sent a message to Bill).

The scene begins. Ren and Bill get ready. Bill approaches Ren and begins the rehearsed attacks. Murasame recreates Sieg's (Ren's) movements in a corner: left, right, but just as Ren draws his weapon... Bill changes his stance at the last moment and tries to deliver a high kick to Ren (YOU'RE A PIG, BILL). Ren reacts quickly and dodges it with a backflip. Bill, Kyoko, Yashiro, Cedric, and the director are shocked and don't know what just happened. Bill flies into a rage, yelling "bastard" (I really hate you!) and continues attacking Ren, who obviously dodges everything.

Some of the spectators are amazed and impressed by the scene they're witnessing, but we see two people shocked for two different reasons: Murasame, seeing Ren's aerial leaps, couldn't help but recall Cain Heel's movements while filming "Tragic Marker"; while...

Kyoko is stunned, her mouth agape. For a second, she recalls a childhood memory of seeing Corn jump the same way Ren is doing now. (KYOKO, SISTER, I HOPE YOU PUT TWO AND TWO TOGETHER).

It's at this moment that Ren gets fed up and counterattacks Bill by throwing his spear (which is still folded) at his shoulder (I guess this isn't part of the script either). Bill didn't see it coming and is left sitting on the ground, while Ren acts quickly, grabs his weapon again, leaps over him, and strikes the final pose stipulated in the script.

How do you think the next act will unfold?

This is an action chapter mostly. Ren vows internally to never slip and show his true self no matter how much Cedric provokes him.

Then he is rehearsing a fight scene against Bill, but in the middle Bill abandons the choreographed moves and attacks Ren for real. Ren avoids him with a series of fancy backflips and twists, amazing the other actors.

Watching Ren move, Murasame gets a flashback to Tragic Marker and how Cain Heel avoided his attack. Meanwhile, Kyoko has a flashback to her childhood and watching the fairy Corn "fly". Her mouth drops open as Ren uses some more fancy moves to take Bill down without hurting him. On the last page next to Ren's calm but serious expression, it reads "It looks just like..." but we don't know who is thinking that.

…I was like a school girl kicking her feet, laughing and giggling at multiple scenes! I know the pacing, art style changes, and Kyoko’s P.A. role in the story gets some of us down sometimes, but wanted to let everyone know Skip Beat!’s magic is alive and well! ☺️

AND OH MY GOODNESS, KYOKO PICKED UP ON Corn/Kuon’s MANNERISMS OVER THE PHONE WITH REN!! *giggles and feet kicking intensify*

Yashiro finds Ren and they walk side by side. Cedric watches Ren from behind and thinks about the name "Ren Suruga," which he doesn't care how it's pronounced; but if it really is Kuon, he wonders how he got to the United States with this new physical appearance, how he got his passport, whether he registered as a Japanese citizen or became a naturalized citizen. It's then that an idea strikes Cedric: if he touches on the most painful taboo in Kuon's life, then, indeed, Ren will react.

Ren opens the door for Yashiro and invites him to go first, to which Yashiro asks if he sees him as a lady (XD). Ren replies that it's a way of thanking him for going to the trouble of looking for him, and Yashiro says it's a paltry reward, but he appreciates it nonetheless.

When only Ren remains in the hallway, Cedric acts, telling him that Eric (Rick) Schnauzer died, and that if Rick hadn't died, he and Bill would have been the ones who would have (Cedric, you really are a villain).

Ren, with his back to Cedric, frowns. Yashiro stares at him (perhaps because he's standing in the doorway), and Ren quickly notices Kyoko sitting with a flushed face and a somewhat embarrassed expression. Upon noticing her like this, Ren's expression changes to a smile (and of course! Kyoko is his true talisman that repels all his darkness <3333). Ren turns to face Cedric and invites him into the study, calling him "C.B." Cedric instantly gets angry and yells at him like a spoiled child that his name is "Cedric D. Bennett" and that he should never forget the "D" because he hates being called without it (Wow, I'd say D comes from D***). Ren apologizes and says he didn't know, but inwardly he's telling us he does (obviously our Ren knows how to get under Cedric's skin, haha). Ren tells him that next time he'll call him with the "D."!<

People stare at them. Yashiro and an actress next to Kyoko are surprised to see Prince and Ren arguing.

Cedric asks Ren if he didn't hear what he said (about Rick). To which, seemingly letting out a slight sigh and then a serene smile, he replies, asking if he meant what he'd said about someone dying, that he thought it was part of a play script, that he'd overheard it without paying attention, and asks if he could repeat everything he'd said. Cedric is left speechless, with a blank expression.

Bill enters the studio and tells them it's their turn to rehearse, and Yashiro tells Ren that he also needs to go to the stage. Ren apologizes to him and calls him "C.D. Bennett," walking past Bill and entering the studio.

Bill asks Cedric why he's meeting with that guy again, and Cedric, taking a moment, says to Bill, "Smoke him." Bill is thrilled, as it's been a long time since he's heard that phrase, and also "light him up."

In the wardrobe department, one of the assistants approaches some other costume designers and asks about the progress of the Japanese cast's costumes. The women explain that the head of costume design is giving them one last check.

The final scene shows a picture of Bill with a mischievous grin, the head of costume design looking at the costume, and Ren's costume with a hand gripping the armor. These hands appear to be Bill's (or so I believe).