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reddyrat's review against another edition
4.0
Sho returns and so do the Kyoko grudges, with a (literal) vengeance! Kyoko is invited to appear on a popular interview show because of Tsukimori. It just happens that Sho is there too. And not just Sho. A new visual-kei band (visual-kei is the type of musical artist that Sho is) that is blatantly copying Sho's songs and style.
Kyoko is furious when she sees Vie Ghoul (the new band). Not so much that she wants to protect Sho, although I think she unconsciously does. She is upset that Sho just sits there and takes it. He's not a coward. Rather, he's so full of himself that he doesn't even realize that Vie Ghoul might be a threat. She and every one of her grudges confront him and accuse him of running away from the threat, of being blind. Sho does not take well to Kyoko's outburst. From the drawing, it looks like he turns into the Tasmanian Devil. He slaps her!
The next day, Kyoko comes to work with a bandage on her face. When Ren asks, she makes up an excuse that she had a little accident. She's embarrassed that she went in to attack Sho but ended up getting hurt herself instead. But Ren still finds out... Later on, Sho comes to apologize. I guess he's not 100% awful, but any guy who would slap a girl is 99.9% awful. Ren overhears their conversation when Sho admits to hitting her.
Until this point, Ren hasn't thought too much of Sho. He finds him irritating, because he is an arrogant newcomer to the celebrity scene. He doesn't like that Kyoko focuses so much of her negative energy on him. But now that Ren knows that Sho slapped the girl he loves, Sho becomes the devil. Persona non grata. Ren can't even think of his name without wanting to explode. Good for him for being the sweet, protective guy. It highlights the differences in Ren and Sho's personalities well.
This volume sets up the next stage in the series well. Ren and Sho will soon face off directly. Who has a bigger role in her life? The guy who loves Kyoko or the guy who loves to possess Kyoko? Or is it more complicated than that?
Kyoko is furious when she sees Vie Ghoul (the new band). Not so much that she wants to protect Sho, although I think she unconsciously does. She is upset that Sho just sits there and takes it. He's not a coward. Rather, he's so full of himself that he doesn't even realize that Vie Ghoul might be a threat. She and every one of her grudges confront him and accuse him of running away from the threat, of being blind. Sho does not take well to Kyoko's outburst. From the drawing, it looks like he turns into the Tasmanian Devil. He slaps her!
The next day, Kyoko comes to work with a bandage on her face. When Ren asks, she makes up an excuse that she had a little accident. She's embarrassed that she went in to attack Sho but ended up getting hurt herself instead. But Ren still finds out... Later on, Sho comes to apologize. I guess he's not 100% awful, but any guy who would slap a girl is 99.9% awful. Ren overhears their conversation when Sho admits to hitting her.
Until this point, Ren hasn't thought too much of Sho. He finds him irritating, because he is an arrogant newcomer to the celebrity scene. He doesn't like that Kyoko focuses so much of her negative energy on him. But now that Ren knows that Sho slapped the girl he loves, Sho becomes the devil. Persona non grata. Ren can't even think of his name without wanting to explode. Good for him for being the sweet, protective guy. It highlights the differences in Ren and Sho's personalities well.
This volume sets up the next stage in the series well. Ren and Sho will soon face off directly. Who has a bigger role in her life? The guy who loves Kyoko or the guy who loves to possess Kyoko? Or is it more complicated than that?
shaked_reads's review against another edition
5.0
The beagles. OMG Beagles!!! That was seriously amusing. I really loved this volume. I loved how Kyoko was pissed off with Sho for letting the Beagles (yeah... I’m not going to call them by their real name) steal his number one spot on the charts. She wants to be the one to beat him, there is no meaning to it if by the time she beats him with her revenge, he would no longer be relevant or at least number one. Omg and the way Yashiro keeps pushing Ren towards Kyoko, but Ren on his end keeps being super chill, is so freaking hilarious (although his inner turmoil reveals otherwise).
I always love the volumes that feature Sho a lot. I really find him as an interesting character, he sets a lot of things in to motion in the plot, and more so now that he has new enemies...
Well, the “suddenly, a love story” arc is yet to finish, so I’m really looking forward to seeing more of it. Hopefully it will be as good as this volume was.
I always love the volumes that feature Sho a lot. I really find him as an interesting character, he sets a lot of things in to motion in the plot, and more so now that he has new enemies...
Well, the “suddenly, a love story” arc is yet to finish, so I’m really looking forward to seeing more of it. Hopefully it will be as good as this volume was.
taryn_fina's review against another edition
emotional
funny
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Rereading this volume for the first time in a while, and while I remember enjoying it before, I had forgotten how funny the Vie Ghoul arc is. I also noticed a few details I hadn’t before. So bring on the ghouls and let the beagles run free ;) I love this series.
tanisha1207's review against another edition
emotional
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
spark_of_madness's review against another edition
dark
emotional
lighthearted
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
The Reino story arc is always dreaded a little for me but I loooove the beginning. All of Sho's faults and ego are put on display and tested. Kyoko being territorial and mad at him for being copied is hilarious, afterall it is no fun to beat someone who is down so, how dare he let these weirdos copy him better than he can.
cassyx's review against another edition
5.0
at this point every skip beat volume is an automatic 4 stars for me, with volumes i especially enjoyed getting 5s
annelives's review against another edition
4.0
For my full series review on volumes 1-31 please visit http://perksofbeinganotakuwallflower.blogspot.com/2013/09/skip-beat-by-yoshiki-nakamura_9698.html
pr0_bo0ks's review against another edition
5.0
My third reread of this series and OMG I FORGOT ABOUT BEAGLE.