Skip Beat! is broken into several story arcs. The following are the arc names, a description of the arc's plot and the chapters and episodes they comprise. Clicking on the arc name in the box will bring you to a page with a breakdown of plot points.
Please note that most of the following arc names may not be official.
Introduction arc[]
Introduction arc | |||
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After finding out that Sho has been using her to be his maid all along, Kyoko vows to get revenge by joining showbiz and beating him at it. She tries to get into Sho's rival agency, LME, through Takenori Sawara. Although, she has failed the auditions, the President asks her to be a part of a newly formed section called the Love Me Section and still have a chance to work in showbiz. | |||
Manga | Anime | ||
Volumes | 1-2 | Number of Episodes | 5 |
Number of Chapters | 8 | ||
Previous Arc: N/A | Next Arc: Princess Coup d'Etat arc |
Princess Coup d'Etat arc[]
Princess Coup d'Etat arc | |||
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Kyoko's first big assignment as a member of the Love Me Section is a job for Ruriko Matsunai! In truth, Ruriko had never wanted her help and only wanted her to fail since she doesn't like the new section. Ruriko asks Kyoko to carry her from the top of a hill, which results in Kyoko spraining her ankle. Kyoko then discovers that Ruriko has been wanting to put her down all along so she accepts her challenge to battle her with acting. | |||
Manga | Anime | ||
Volumes | 2-3 | Number of Episodes | 2 |
Number of Chapters | 6 | ||
Previous Arc: Introduction arc | Next Arc: The Miraculous Language of Angels arc |
The Miraculous Language of Angels arc[]
The Miraculous Language of Angels arc | |||
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Lory Takarada, the LME President, was impressed with Kyoko's work with Ruriko. Now, he assigns her to help his granddaughter heal her wounds from a childhood tragedy and in return, Kyoko could get a free ride through the LME Acting School. Kyoko ended up playing a role in the play the students are practicing, and put her own twist on the role that helped Maria go through her fears. This made Lory and Kanae, the second Love Me Member, acknowledge her acting skills. | |||
Manga | Anime | ||
Volumes | 3-4 | Number of Episodes | 3 |
Number of Chapters | 5 | ||
Previous Arc: Princess Coup d'Etat arc | Next Arc: Bo's arc |
Bo's arc[]
Bo's arc | |||
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In order to support the high cost of the program, Kyoko gets a job as a seat filler on a variety show. But when one of the actors gets sick, Kyoko has to fill in for the man in the chicken suit. To make matters worse, Sho is the guest on the variety show. Kyoko tries to reveal Sho's embarrassing secrets on the show but fails. The producer of the show did not like that she changed the set up during a recording and therefore fired her. After that, Kyoko, still in the chicken suit, encounters Ren and unexpectedly befriends him. | |||
Manga | Anime | ||
Volumes | 4-5 | Number of Episodes | 1 |
Number of Chapters | 5 | ||
Previous Arc: The Miraculous Language of Angels arc | Next Arc: Curara CM arc |
Curara CM arc[]
Curara CM arc | |||
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Kyoko goes on a commercial audition, where she sees Kanae, who is also auditioning for the commercial. However, a rich girl who considers Kanae as her rival is also at the audition and create ways to bring Kanae down as much as possible. Kyoko teams up with Kanae to teach the rich girl her lesson and their friendship develops. | |||
Manga | Anime | ||
Volumes | 5-6 | Number of Episodes | 3 |
Number of Chapters | 6 | ||
Previous Arc: Bo's arc | Next Arc: Manager arc |
Manager arc[]
Manager arc | |||
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Yukihito Yashiro, Ren's manager, gets a fever and therefore could not attend his manager duties. LME then assigns Kyoko as Ren's substitute manager as a Love Me Task. Kyoko strives her best to complete her task as Ren's substitute manager and also managing studying for her entrance exam in her new school in between. | |||
Manga | Anime | ||
Volumes | 6-7 | Number of Episodes | 2 |
Number of Chapters | 7 | ||
Previous Arc: Curara CM arc | Next Arc: Prisoner arc |
Prisoner arc[]
Prisoner arc | |||
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Kyoko lands a role as an angel turned evil in Sho's PV! Kyoko pretends to be a stranger, but it does not take long for Sho to recognize his rejected old childhood friend. Kyoko's acting skills prove to Sho that she really did enter the showbiz world and how much she's grown and changed since she found out Sho has been using her all along... | |||
Manga | Anime | ||
Volumes | 7-8 | Number of Episodes | 3 |
Number of Chapters | 8 | ||
Previous Arc: Manager arc | Next Arc: Kanae's arc |
Kanae's arc[]
Kanae's arc | |||
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Kyoko finds out that a famous child star, Hiou Uesugi, has been causing her best friend, Moko-san, some problems. She helps Kanae sort out her problems with Hiou and later finds out more about Kanae's deepest secrets, like her big family. After Kanae tells Kyoko her secrets, she demands to know hers... | |||
Manga | Anime | ||
Volumes | 8-9 | Number of Episodes | N/A |
Number of Chapters | 5 | ||
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Previous Arc: Prisoner arc | Next Arc: Dark Moon arc |
Dark Moon arc[]
Suddenly, a Love Story arc[]
Kuu's arc[]
Kuu's arc | |||
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A famous international star, Kuu Hizuri, has come to visit Japan. But he doesn't just go there to promote his movie, he also wants to see his son, Kuon Hizuri, who just happens to be Japan's top actor. The problem however is Kuon doesn't want to see him. Lory helps Kuu with his problem and plans that if he is brutal enough to Kyoko and makes her cry, Kuon would go and face him straight away. | |||
Manga | Anime | ||
Volumes | 17-19 | Number of Episodes | N/A |
Number of Chapters | 15 | ||
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Previous Arc: Suddenly, a Love Story arc | Next Arc: Lucky Number arc |
Lucky Number arc[]
Lucky Number arc | |||
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It is Maria's birthday but she does not want to celebrate it because it's her mother's death anniversary. Kyoko cheers her up and says that instead of a birthday party, they will have a "Happy Grateful Party." A special guest for Maria comes to the party and she reunites with him. When the clock strikes midnight, Kyoko gets a giant rose from someone for her 17th birthday. | |||
Manga | Anime | ||
Volumes | 20 | Number of Episodes | N/A |
Number of Chapters | 6 | ||
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Previous Arc: Kuu's arc | Next Arc: Natsu's arc |
Natsu's arc[]
Natsu's arc | |||
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Kyoko gets a new role for her new drama, Box "R". Kyoko is having trouble with her roles and can't seem to escape from her famously dark Mio role. With some help from her beloved senpai, Kyoko figures out her role and makes the best Natsu anyone could ever create. Someone seems to be jealous of her achievement, even going as far as pushing her down the stairs. | |||
Manga | Anime | ||
Volumes | 21-23 | Number of Episodes | N/A |
Number of Chapters | 17 | ||
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Previous Arc: Lucky Number arc | Next Arc: Valentine arc |
Valentine arc[]
Valentine arc | |||
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It's Valentine's Day, but it doesn't seem like that to Kyoko at all. Reino has taken one of her apparitions hostage to blackmail her into making him handmade Valentine chocolates. Sho gets jealous and visits her at the Dark Moon set, doing something to her which she finds unpleasant and provokes Ren into action. | |||
Manga | Anime | ||
Volumes | 23-25 | Number of Episodes | N/A |
Number of Chapters | 13 | ||
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Previous Arc: Natsu's arc | Next Arc: Violence Mission arc |
Violence Mission arc[]
Psychedelic Caution arc[]
Psychedelic Caution arc | |||
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Dark Moon has wrapped up. It has surpassed the original version, and due to its unbelievable success there's a special wrap up party. Kyoko is torn in her feelings and unknowingly follows along when Kijima takes her to a stylist to become "twice as mature and beautiful." At the party, Ren is angry at the sight of Kijima and Kyoko together. Later on, someone watches the Dark Moon interview and gets furious. | |||
Manga | Anime | ||
Volumes | 29 | Number of Episodes | N/A |
Number of Chapters | 4 | ||
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Previous Arc: Violence Mission arc | Next Arc: Dark Breath arc |
Dark Breath arc[]
Technicolor Paradise arc[]
Technicolor Paradise arc | |||
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The last part of the Tragic Marker shooting ends in Guam. Unexpectedly, Kyoko sees her fairy prince, Corn (who is actually Ren in his natural form), again and re-unites with him. With Kyoko's help, Kuon/Ren makes a new pact that he will tell the truth to Kyoko someday soon. During the Tragic Marker shooting, Setsu becomes more clingy to Cain and Ren praises Kyoko for her acting. | |||
Manga | Anime | ||
Volumes | 34-36 | Number of Episodes | N/A |
Number of Chapters | 12 | ||
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Previous Arc: Dark Breath arc | Next Arc: Saena's arc |
Saena's arc[]
Saena's arc | |||
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Kyoko sees her mother again, Saena Mogami - who she is not on good terms with. After getting disappointed and rejected by her mother many times, Kyoko finally gets the courage to have a proper talk with her to know more about her birth and Saena's past. Kyoko promises that one day, she will surely make her mother recognize her as a daughter by becoming a proper actress that can do all kind of roles. | |||
Manga | Anime | ||
Volumes | 36-39 | Number of Episodes | N/A |
Number of Chapters | 18 | ||
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Previous Arc: Technicolor Paradise arc | Next Arc: A Lotus in the Mud arc |
A Lotus in the Mud arc[]
Unexpected Results arc[]
Unexpected Results arc | |||
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Kyoko and Ren's relationship is tested by the reappearance of Sho Fuwa and conniving actress Kimiko Morizumi. However before they can talk, they are pushed further apart by a paparazzi scandal centered around Ren and older actress Kana Kusunoki. | |||
Manga | Anime | ||
Volumes | 41-?? | Number of Episodes | N/A |
Number of Chapters | 17 | ||
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Previous Arc: A Lotus in the Mud arc | Next Arc: Confession arc |
Confession arc[]