Skip Beat - 02

Impressions
First of all, I loved this episode. Seriously, I loved it. Kyoko is so hilarious and fun to watch. Her tenacity and fighting spirit reminds me of Tenma from School Rumble. She's so frank and aggressive that she is almost a guy which is a great thing considering a lack of a good opposing lead at this point in time.

Normally, I hate watching shows where the lead is a girl because they always seem too nice and cute to have any merits. However, I really like Kyoko's aggressive personality and her sense of humor. Her dominating and oblivious to reality personality reminds me of Suzumiya, Haruhi.

The way she stalks Takenori Sawara and laughs to herself in her room were so freaking hilarious. Her outrageous personality makes me want to form a cheering section for her. Go Kyoko!!!

And I just L-O-V-E her angry face.

I just...

can't...

get...

enough of it!

The male characters are surprisingly funny to watch in their own right. Sawara's reactions are so hilarious and I'm so looking forward to their future interactions.

Also, Kyoko's imaginary Sho is so much better than the real Sho. The way he torments her is so funny.

In addition, the president of the studio seems to be a rather eccentric character and is sure to bring the funny in the future.

This show has something good and it wouldn't be a surprise if this is one of the top animes this season or one of the top comedies of all time. That being said, I am so looking forward to next week's episode as the cliffhanger really has me sitting on the edge of my seat.

Skip Beat - 01

Impressions
Wow, I have to admit, at the beginning of this episode I thought this was going to be another lame series where the weak girl fawns over the cool guy like in Itazura na Kiss. They did a great job of selling that angle and making you feel for Kyoko, the female lead.

Honestly, I really wanted to kick Sho's pompous ass. He was such a jackass and really didn't deserve to be pampered like that.

I was so happy when the female lead changed gears and actually started to defend herself. I'm not much of a feminist, but I hate seeing girls falling for jerks. As much as I hate the jerks, I'd have to say I hate the girls more for being so weak.

(Before and After)

That being said, her transformation really makes me excited to see the next episode and what her new character will be like. I have a feeling that she will end up with Ren and make Sho feel jealous which wouldn't be a bad story. In fact, I think this series is going to be very original as I haven't seen a revenge through show business type of story before. I think this will definitely be one of my favorite shows this season.

(Gar!)