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Skip Beat!

TV·2008–2009·1 season, 25 episodes·TVh·Animation, Drama, Comedy·25m·Created by Yoshiki Nakamura

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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

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Episodes by season

Season0125Episodes2008–09AiredSeason avg
  1. S01E01Skip Beat! S01E01And the Box was OpenedOctober 5, 2008Kyoko followed her true love and childhood friend Fuwa Sho to Tokyo. This is so she could help him reach his dream of becoming an idol. She
  2. S01E02Skip Beat! S01E02Banquet of ShiveringOctober 12, 2008Kyoko, now living at the Darumaya (a restaurant she works in), starts looking for an entrance into show business. She chooses L.M.E., Sho's
  3. S01E03Skip Beat! S01E03An Emotion She LacksOctober 19, 2008Kyoko's performance was to cut the daikon (radish) into a rose, using a knife lent by her boss at Darumya. Her performance amazes the judges
  4. S01E04Skip Beat! S01E04The Labyrinth of ReunionOctober 26, 2008Kyoko is working at a gas station, thinking about what Ren and her boss said to her. During her break, an advertisement of Sho appears on th
  5. S01E05Skip Beat! S01E05Danger ZoneNovember 2, 2008Kyoko speaks with the President who asks if she believes she can love others. She says no, but insists that even though she can't feel love
  6. S01E06Skip Beat! S01E06An Invitation to the BallNovember 9, 2008After the shock of being picked up, Kyoko tries to struggle but then has no choice due to her injured ankle. Ren places her on the house bec
  7. S01E07Skip Beat! S01E07Princess RevolutionNovember 16, 2008Kyoko films with Ren and becomes startled and angry with the way he easily manipulates their acting. Ruriko is unhappy with the praise Kyoko
  8. S01E08Skip Beat! S01E08Through Thick and ThinNovember 23, 2008Kotonami Kanae (Moko), from Kyoko's audition into L.M.E., is discovered by Kyoko at L.M.E. headquarters. Even as she denies being eliminated
  9. S01E09Skip Beat! S01E09An Angel's PowerNovember 30, 2008Kyoko takes on the challenge given by the hot-shots in the training class. She uses a similar dialogue as the script but in a malevolent emo
  10. S01E10Skip Beat! S01E10Blue in HandDecember 7, 2008Kyoko reminds Maria about her father's letter and Maria asks Kyoko for her opinion on what to talk about with her father. Maria realizes tha
  11. S01E11Skip Beat! S01E11Barefaced StormDecember 14, 2008Kyoko exposes another rumor about Sho's past life. Then, as Bo, she challenges Sho to a badminton match and almost reveals her identity to h
  12. S01E12Skip Beat! S01E12Opened WoundDecember 21, 2008The episode started after her job has finished where she saw Ren and remembered what she did on the previous meeting with him (Kyoko gave hi
  13. S01E13Skip Beat! S01E13Battle GirlDecember 28, 2008Unable to buy her way in, Erika insists Kyoko and Moko not to have any discussions about the audition (being from the same company, they wou
  14. S01E14Skip Beat! S01E14The Secret Stamp AlbumJanuary 11, 2009Due to Kyoko's quick thinking for the impromptu but amazing act, Kyoko and Moko were chosen by the company. Erika was so angry at Moko-san f
  15. S01E15Skip Beat! S01E15Together with the MinefieldJanuary 18, 2009Ren is talking on his phone with Matsushima, the head of L.M.E.'s acting division, who informs him that his regular manager is out with a co
  16. S01E16Skip Beat! S01E16Hate X HateJanuary 25, 2009Kyoko continues to take care of Ren. In this episode, his positive thoughts and reactions are shown as she takes care of him. When she is at
  17. S01E17Skip Beat! S01E17Date with FateFebruary 1, 2009Kyoko begins her first day as a high school student. She's excited to be a "normal high school girl," but later finds out that her high scho
  18. S01E18Skip Beat! S01E18Sin is Like an AngelFebruary 8, 2009After Kyoko flicks a packet of salt to Sho who intended to throw away a sweet egg roll because he dislikes sweet stuff, she begins to stress
  19. S01E19Skip Beat! S01E19Rituals of DeathFebruary 15, 2009The episode begins with Kyoko moping over not being able to 'kill Sho like an angel'. She then calls Moko and gets an idea on how to act pro
  20. S01E20Skip Beat! S01E20Month of InvitationsFebruary 23, 2009Kyoko's been scouted for an upcoming drama. However upon learning she'd be working with Ren, she was quite nervous but excited as she would
  21. S01E21Skip Beat! S01E21A Person Possessing AbilitiesMarch 2, 2009Kyoko landed a role in Dark Moon, the re-make of Tsukigomori, a drama that was popular 20 years ago, and the actors and the director in the
  22. S01E22Skip Beat! S01E22Day That Breaks the WorldMarch 9, 2009Kyoko was given some time to think about her character, Mio, thanks to Ren. Ren also gives Kyoko a hint of why Mio would hate Mizuki but she
  23. S01E23Skip Beat! S01E23Pulled TriggerMarch 16, 2009Kyoko's Mio, now progressed, is widely accepted by the entire cast, including Ms. Iizuka. Problems develop, however, when Ren's acting is no
  24. S01E24Skip Beat! S01E24That Contact Is AllowedMarch 23, 2009Ren loses the ability to act as Katsuki. Because of this, he had an emotional meltdown. The director asked him to take some time off and fin
  25. S01E25Skip Beat! S01E25And So the Door Was OpenedMarch 30, 2009Ren is flashbacking to his conversation with Bo. He's confused about his feelings with Kyoko. His shoot for Dark Moon is coming up and, as a

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