Skip Beat!, Vol. 22

Today’s post is on Skip Beat!, Vol. 22 by Yoshiki Nakamura. It is 192 pages long and is published by Shojo Beat. The cover has Kyoko launching herself at the reader. As it is the twenty-second volume in the long running series you need to have read the first twenty-one to understand the story. There is no foul language, no sex, and mild violence in this manga. The story is told from third person close of mainly Kyoko but sometimes from other characters for plot and character development. There Be Spoilers Ahead.

From the back of the book- Is there such a thing as being too good? With Ren's help, Kyoko finally gets into her new character. But when she shows up on set and wows the crew with her new spin on the old bully role, it sends some of her costars over the edge! Kyoko's used to dealing with her own demons, but can she stand up to someone else's?!

Review- Kyoko finally gets invested in her new character for Box R and she changes everything on set. The villain for this arc is a fellow actress, Chiori, who is dealing with her past and for some dumb reason decides to take it out on Kyoko. But as always Kyoko is the star and she is just the best. From how she gets Ren to help learn to walk like a model to how she expresses herself as Nastu, Kyoko pulls out all the stops. I do have pity for the other girl and so does Kyoko but that doesn’t excuse her behavior, like pushing Kyoko down the stairs. I can’t wait to read the next volume and see how that resolves. 

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.