Skip Beat!, Vol. 18 [Paperback]

Yoshiki Nakamura (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 5, 2009 | Series: Skip Beat (Book 18)

R to L (Japanese Style)

Kyoko Mogami followed her true love Sho to Tokyo to support him while he made it big as an idol. But he's casting her out now that he's famous! Kyoko won't suffer in silence--she's going to get her sweet revenge by beating Sho in show biz!

Kyoko hasn't had a Love Me Section job in a while, and this newest assignment is pushing her limits. She's now the personal assistant to Koo Hizuri, a Japanese actor turned Hollywood star, and everyone knows how assistants are treated in Hollywood! Can Kyoko see past Koo's meanness, or will his nastiness just make her demons worse?!

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About the Author

Yoshiko Nakamura is originally from Tokushima prefecture. Her birthday is June 17 and she has type B blood. She started drawing manga in elementary school, which eventually led to her 1993 debut of Yume de Au yori Seteki - Better than Seeing in a Dream - in Hana to Yume magazine. Her other works include the basketball series Saint Love, MVP wa Yuzurenai - Can't Give Up MVP and Blue Wars, Tokyo Crazy Paradise, a series about a female bodyguard in 2020 Tokyo.

Product Details

• Paperback: 200 pages
• Publisher: VIZ Media LLC; Original edition (May 5, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1421525984
• ISBN-13: 978-1421525983
• Product Dimensions: 7.4 x 4.9 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #346,802 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Manga series that just gets meatier and better and funnier!, May 30, 2009

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Mir (North Miami Beach, FL USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Skip Beat!, Vol. 18 (Paperback)

Totally my fave manga right now, SKIP BEAT continues to develop characters and complicate the plot for all involved, and all this without losing steam in the comedy department. Kyoko has kept her nicely complicated tension between her darkness and her humorous enthusiasm and naivete. A totally lovable though not totally goody-goody character, which makes her all the more interesting. When she goes dark, we go oooo, and when she's her goofy self, we laugh our heads off. Terrific.

Because she fears typecasting as an evil character actress, she's decided to turn down all current offers, which strikes the reader as understandable, if dumb. However, the President has more trials and tests for Kyoko in mind, and this time, it also involved Ren and a major star from the past who is going to drive Kyoko nuts (funny cooking/meals section here) as well as teach her how to be an even better actress. His method adds a terrific dimension to the complex situation with Ren/Corn.

I cannot wait to read more. This is a truly superior manga series with enough goofy comedy to make me laugh my head off, and enough drama to occasionally make me get all weepy. And lovely, lovely romance.

Hats off to the crew that puts this baby together. SKIP BEAT is worth following and worth every penny of its price.

Mir

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A New Gig For Kyoko, May 4, 2009

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A. Elliott - See all my reviews

This review is from: Skip Beat!, Vol. 18 (Paperback)

The president has made Kyoko be the personal assitant of Koo Hizuri. The president has a secret motive for this new gig. While Ren worries about Kyoko, Kyoko decides to turn down her offers for new acting roles. Koo over-hears her say this and challenges her to test her acting skills.

This is another great book in the Skip Beat series. The last page leads into a very interesting (and hopefully a very Kyoko/Ren) 19th book.