Skip Beat! English Sub & Dub

About Skip Beat!

Looking for background on Skip Beat! (スキップ・ビート！)? This comedy, drama and romance series by Hal Film Maker (2008) starts out like this. In short: Kyouko followed her true love and childhood friend Shou 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.

Also worth knowing: Still, she remains by his side. Then one day she goes unannounced to his agency with a delivery, and overhears him talking about her; he exposes 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, Kyouko doesn't just sit around and cry.

As a comedy title, timing, character chemistry and running gags decide whether it lands. Voice work is led by Marina Inoue as Kyouko Mogami and Katsuyuki Konishi as Ren Tsuruga. If you count yourself among viewers who want something light between heavier series, put it on your list. At 25 episodes in total, it is easy to plan a viewing schedule.

Production & Appeal

Production sits with Hal Film Maker, which means the visual identity of Skip Beat! follows that studio's craft. Because it leans on comedy, timing, character chemistry and running gags decide whether it lands. At 7.7/10 it earns a solid reception, a safe pick for fans of the genre. On the casting side, Marina Inoue voicing Kyouko Mogami gives the lead role a recognizable voice. Released in 2008, it competed with that season's other new series for attention.