Skip Beat 16
Posted: January 11, 2009 Filed under: Skip Beat Leave a comment »I think it will be hard for Skip Beat’s story to ever top this volume. This one was my favorite so far.
If this volume had a theme, it would be Ren. Ren gets angry, Ren works out his anger issues, Ren is afraid he will scare Kyoko away for good, Ren is trying to get Sho away from Kyoko, Ren makes a fool of himself, Ren is a little forward.
If I hadn’t mentioned it before, I’m a big Ren fan. It’s sort of rare for the reader to get to see this much of what he’s thinking, so this volume was a huge treat. Plus, since Ren is always portrayed as a cool customer, it’s kind of funny when he’s drawn with some of the same expressions as Kyoko. Or anything other than a straight face, for that matter.
Most of the actual plot in this volume deals with Ren finding out Kyoko was stalked by a celebrity and that Sho is still more or less vying for her attention. And has it, for that matter. Ren also makes a play or two for Kyoko’s attention, but… you know how she is. I love the relationships between these three characters, and I really really hope we get to see more of this later.
But yes, this has been my favorite volume of the series so far by a wide margin. Skip Beat is definitely at the very top of my list, and is likely to remain there a good while longer.
