Skip beat! is a manga that has been sitting on my top 10 for quite a long time, but just recently dropped off of it. Don't get me wrong, this manga is awesome and I have followed it since forever. It dropped for a minor reason, as in I've been reading other stuff waiting for it to update. Ok, lets get on with the review.

In my opinion, and it's very arguable, but to me the one thing that puts the whole manga on it's back is--- drum rolls --- the character Kyouko. She is the single most interesting, fun, and likable character I've encountered in any manga, and without her, I don't think this manga would of been nearly as good. Reason being, I just can't seem to care about other characters when she's around. She takes up all the panels and then some. She is the very definition of crazy, which is why I love her. BUT, this does have it's problems. It makes it where I just can't find myself caring about any of the other cast.... even when they do get a fair amount of development and screen time. They give you this display of a character - Kyouko, and show you just how many layers and complexes they can give a character, then they try to do it with the rest of the cast, but it just doesn't work. Of course, this is all opinion based, and others may have a different favorite, but that person is pretty rare, to be honest.

Now, the art... there's not much to say, it's a very distinct art style, which some may like, but I particularly find it somewhat annoying. BUT, over time I grew accustom to it, so no beef with it really. This is just me being nit picky about anatomical structure.

The manga as a whole is astounding, and the flaws of the manga are actually necessary to the story. These being (and these are all personal) --- I found the slumps that Kyouko would go into to be somewhat annoying, not that I minded her having slumps on how to get into character, just sometimes these dragged on for what seemed like forever --- The shounen-esk moments of the manga made me cringe a little, but I know they were using it to show that she has natural talent, so some might not mind. --- And, as mentioned, the flaw with the characters. Now, I know people are just going to be like "this is just you being biased to Kyouko", and I would probably agree with you, but to be honest if she wasn't in this manga, I would not be nearly as interested in it. WHY? Because the comedy and story are all revolved around her craziness, so lets be honest, she makes most of the manga, if not all. Don't get me wrong, though, the other characters are good, just fail to catch MY (emphasis on MY) interest, not saying for others they won't.

OK, so this manga is a definite read for any of those looking for a manga with good comedy, romance, and character building. There are many memorable moments to be had that you will not soon forget.

Later!