Skip Beat!, vol 4

Today's post is on Skip Beat!, vol 4 by Yoshiki Nakamura. It is the fourth in her long running series and you need to have read the two volumes to understand what is going on. It is 184 pages long and is published by Shojo Beat. The cover has Kyoko looking a little sad with a blue stone in her hand. There is no foul language, no sex, and no violence in this book. The intended reader is someone who likes shojo manga, strong heroines, and funny revenge stories. The story is told from third person close of Kyoko the main character. There Be Spoilers Ahead.

From the back of the book- Kyoko helps LME president's granddaughter heal from a childhood tragedy, and in return she should have earned a free ride through the LME training school. But the other students throw a fit, and now she still have to pay. In order to support the high cost of the program, Kyoko gets a job as a seat filler on a TV show. But when one of the characters get sick, Kyoko has to fill in- in a chicken suit! To make matters worse, Sho is the guest star! Will Kyoko destroy her only change for revenge?

Review- We finish the previous story with Kyoko and Marie and Kyoko helps Marie see that her father is trying to get to know her. The other students are just background and we get back to Kyoko being herself. Most of the volume is her messing around with Sho and trying to ruin his show. But the most important thing in this volume is Kyoko runs into Ren and he is very different from other times she has seen him. She is dressed has a mascot for a variety show and Kyoko walks up on Ren as he is working on a script. He is confused by something in his script and is trying to understand a particular Japanese phrase and after laughing at him, Kyoko helps him. Character development taking center stage in this volume with Kyoko trying to grow and Ren becoming more than just some guy who is mean to her. In fact Ren knows that he and Kyoko has a past together. Big plot and characters continue to be the best parts of this series and I love it.

I give this volume a Five out of Five stars. I get nothing for my review and I bought this manga with my own money.