▪	RELEASED BY:		VIZ MEDIA
		▪	AUTHOR / ART:		YOSHIKI NAKAMURA
		▪	FORMAT:		JAPANESE / B&W
		▪	PAGES:		200
		▪	RATING:		T
		▪	RELEASE DATE:		01/01/2008
		▪	REVIEW DATE:		12/23/2007
		▪	REVIEWED BY:		HOLLY ELLINGWOOD

On the set for the new drama, Kyoko’s acting skills are put to the ultimate test. First she bonds with the new director to discover they have more in common than expected. She fully supports him but it just seems to land her into trouble. When the actress who did her role 20 years ago is hired to play her mother, challenges her to a test, Kyoko must pass or be fired! Will her acting career end just when she’s about to get her big break?

A lot of drama and focus on Kyoko’s emerging acting brilliance is shown in the latest volume of this stellar manga series. She struggles to understand her character, a girl who is rich, privileged, scarred, neglected and filled with hate. Will Kyoko make the connection in time? It has some dramatic moments and realizations for her. Her results to the challenge will leave goose bumps along your skin!

This is a marvelous shojo series. It’s the epitome of what shojo can be. The gorgeous art style keeps surprising and impressing. For all the drama, there is still the crazy unexpected comedy that will have you laughing out loud. In this volume, the line “fillet me…” will have you in stitches combined with the hilarious illustration that captures the moment.

This volume ends not with Kyoko, but with her nemesis Sho. When he stumbles upon her new star role, what will he do? He’s still obsessed with how she performed in his video. It doesn’t look like he’ll let this rest but just what kind of trouble will he cause?

IN SUMMARY:
The latest volume of Skip Beat sees Kyoko getting closer to her goal as an actress. But the spotlight that shines on her may bring unwanted attention from the very man she despises!