Adapted from the Skip Beat! Manga
Plot Summary:
Kyoko followed her true love and childhood friend Sho 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, Kyoko 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 Sho.
Screen Caps
Basic Info
Alternative title:
Не сдавайся! (Russian)
スキップ・ビート！ (Japanese)
華麗的挑戰 (Chinese (Taiwan))
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Language: Japanese
Subtitle English (HardSubbed)
Running time: Half hour per episode
Number of episodes: 25
Director: Kiyoko Sayama
Writer: Mayori Sekijima
Studio: Hal Film Maker
Network: TV Tokyo, TV Aichi, TV Hokkaido, TV Osaka, TV Setouchi, TVQ Kyushu Broadcasting Co., Ltd.
Original run: October 5, 2008 – March 29, 2009
Cast (Voice)
Katsuyuki Konishi as Ren Tsuruga
Mamoru Miyano as Shoutaro/Shou Fuwa
Marina Inoue as Kyoko Mogami
Opening Theme:
#1: "Dream Star" by the generous
#2: "Renaissance" by the generous
Ending Theme:
#1: "Namida" by 2BACKKA
#2: "Eien (永遠)" by Yūsaku Kiyama
Technical Info (for Ep1)
Format : Matroska
File size : 233 MiB
Duration : 24mn 9s
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Height : 720 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 16:9
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Language : English
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