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Skip Beat! follows the story of Kyoko Mogami, a sixteen year-old girl who loves her childhood friend, Sho Fuwa (Shotaro), but is betrayed by him. Having spent a large part of her childhood at Shotaro's parents' inn, she learned a great deal about hostelry and other such jobs. Shotaro, not wishing to take over his parents' business, moves to Tokyo to pursue a career in music. Sho, as he is called by his fans, asks Kyoko to leave high school and her life in Kyoto Prefecture behind to help him. Upon arrival in Tokyo, Kyoko lives an unreasonably frugal life, spending nothing on herself and doing whatever she can for Sho, who eventually becomes ranked seventh of the top twenty most popular entertainers of Japan. One day, she overhears Shotaro complaining about her to his manager, saying that she is a boring and plain girl. He proceeds to sweet-talk and flirt with his manager, in stark contrast to the cold and demanding attitude he usually exhibits towards Kyoko. Kyoko doesn't shed many tears when she learns that Sho thinks she's only good for housekeeping. Instead, her "Pandora's box" opens and she vows vengeance on Sho. As she is carried away by security, Sho mockingly tells her that if she wants revenge, she had better become a bigger star than him. And so, Kyoko changes her appearance and enters the entertainment industry, facing many challenges along the way. Skip Beat! follows Kyoko's journey to climb the showbiz ladder as she meets interesting people, troublemakers and friends alike, with hopes of getting revenge on Shotaro, as well as regaining the sense of compassion that she had lost when her heart was broken by him. As Kyoko cultivates her acting and friendships, she soon discovers a sense of self separate from her initial plans for revenge.
CHARACTERS
Main Characters
Kyoko Mogami
Instead of staying home and attending High School in Kyoto, Kyoko travels with her childhood friend Shō Fuwa to Tokyo to help him while he makes it big as an idol. When she finds out that he only invited her so she could be his maid, her heart and innocence are shattered. More vengeful than depressed, she swears to avenge herself. Shō comments the only way to do this would be to beat him in show business, so that's what she decides to do. She changes her hair style and begins the task of applying to Shō's rival company (Akatoki Agency), L.M.E. While her audition stood out, the president of the company realized that she lacked the key point needed to become an idol: love, as without genuine love for this profession and for the audience, she cannot make it far in this world. However, despite her failure, she had such an interesting and impressionable audition (she did katsura-muki as her talent portion) that Kyoko is given a second chance. The L.M.E. "Love Me" section is thus founded. Lory makes a deal with Kyoko that if she whole-heartedly completes all the jobs given to her as a Love-Me employee to the client's satisfaction (which is determined by how many points they stamp onto her record book), by the end of certain period of time, when she has accumulated enough points, she will be given a grand debut. Thus begins her journey into the show business world. As an actress, Kyoko is unrefined but creative and spontaneous, able to impress talent scouts with her unique talents and improvisations. In her earlier jobs, she utilizes the skills she learned from working in an inn in Kyoto Prefecture (like cooking, walking "properly," and performing a traditional tea ceremony) to act the part of a wealthy, cultured lady. Though passionate and hot-tempered, Kyoko is able to show impressive professionalism and discipline when it comes to acting, even to the point of putting the job before her health. When forced to perform a tea ceremony in a movie scene with Ren, she is able to keep a serene face and act her part while kneeling on a badly fractured ankle. Yet despite the pain, she refuses to get up or stop until she the scene is completed. Because of this, the director and everyone else was incredibly awed by her determination and strength. Later on, Shuhei (Kuu), Ren's father, says she was a "scary kind of actress," much like Ren. Her debut is for a soft drink commercial and her first major role was Mio, the antagonist in the television drama Dark Moon. Her character, disregarding her acting capabilities is shown to be very pure regardless of whether she's in a good or a bad mood, as seen when she was fuming after Sho stole her first kiss when she was hoping for her first kiss to be like what it was in fairy tales. Not long after that, she's thrown into a huge dilemma over Ren's attempted kiss on her cheek to get Sho out of her mind(which is now replaced with Ren and couldn't concentrate on the Dark Moon set later on). Before Ren tries to prove that the kiss doesn't have any hidden intentions behind it by stating that "Foreigners express their affection often using actions", Kyoko thought that Ren was a playboy, but has since retracted her statement because she believed his reasoning. Kyoko has a fondness for cosmetics, fairy tales(aforementioned are linked to princesses) and anything magical(she was raised in a very strict manner due to being part of an inn, and thus such tales are one of the ways where she would get away from it), as seen when Kanae gave her a rare cosmetics set as a present on her birthday, which is December 25th. She becomes a regular in a show wearing a chicken suit for the character "Bo". She assumes this character on several occasions to talk to Ren, because he won't open up about his problems to anyone he knows. As Kanae is her first true friend, she likes to cling on to her and calls her "Moko" (she doesn't have any friends before then because every girl hated Kyoko for her familiarity with Sho). Kyoko never liked to drink soda (even as a child) but she made herself drink it for an important commercial audition. When she is in her room in "Darumaya" she is often seen explaining how she would exact revenge on the two men that make her life miserable to a large poster of Shōtaro and a small photo of Ren, the picture becomes much larger as the story progresses (the size of the picture reflects her level of hatred towards the person on it). She also carries with her many curse dolls of Ren and Sho, which she uses to vent her anger and perform curses. The dolls, incredible in the attention to detail, are handmade by Kyoko. They feature Sho and Ren in various state of fear, distress and submission. After her relationship with Ren improves, she often 'consults' her Ren doll during times of stress. Kyoko seems to have a bad relationship with her parents. Her mother, Saena, was a strict and emotionally distant parent who eventually left her with the Fuwa family when Kyoko was still six. The effects of Kyoko's difficult childhood can be seen throughout the series, particularly in her acting. For example, when she was acting with Maria, she stated that parents that despise their children really do exist. Kyoko's father has been absent throughout the series. As her parents were not able to give her love, she followed Shō with all her heart(before the start of the series), but after his betrayal, she has lost all hope and became very cynical when it comes to love and thus it is a taboo subject for her, with the slightest mention of it getting her all angry and depressed. Valentine's Day is also the most hated occasion for her, and she believes that all girls who give chocolate to men out of love will end up like her. Kyoko has a noticeable crush on Ren, but she mistakes it for respect sometimes and even denies it since she "couldn't possibly let herself fall in love again". After seeing the certain scene where "Katsuki" (played by Ren) is looking at the girl he loves in the play, Kyoko remembers the smile (he has shown it for her a couple of times before) and comes to the conclusion that Ren might not hate her or dislike her, as she thought before. It is shown that Kyoko does not know that Ren is "Corn" her "fairy-prince". Recently, she was the caretaker for Kuu (aka Shuhei), an actor who played in the previous version of the drama "Dark Moon". He is also Ren's father, although Kyoko does not know this. After Dark Moon started airing, Kyoko was cast in a high school drama as Natsu, which is a "Bully Role"; however Kyoko runs into the problem of being type-cast, as the director asks her to do her "Natsu" role based on "Mio". This is in spite of the fact that two roles should be different, as Mio is an extremely embittered rich young heiress, while Natsu is a relatively normal girl from a normal family who merely likes to pick on her classmates. But after some training from Ren on "how to act like a model" she stuns the cast with her new appearance and attitude for the role of Natsu, easily impressing the director with this new representation of Natsu. Later on, Kyoko was given a job by the president that she was to meet a scary person by the name of Cain Hill, who turns out to be Ren, who is into his character so much to the extent that Kyoko fell due to fear. After the incident, Ren confronted her and revealed who he was. He brought her back to the president and the president bestowed a job to Kyoko; she was to act as Cain Hill's younger sister, Setsuka, or better known as Setsu. She was given a complete makeover to complete the role of Cain's sister. Currently, she is still trying to find the correct method to portray Setsu, and is unable to get fully into character, as seen when she was tremendously worried about Ren(as Cain Hill)'s safety while he's fighting off 4 guys who attacked him after his refusal to allow them to hit on Kyoko(as Setsuka Hill) and when she was yelling at Ren to stop when he was about to lose it and injure one badly, which is different from her previous characters, when she's fully in character as Mio and Natsu even while off-set, and continued to act as Kuon even while meeting Ren and Yashiro at Sunrise TV.
Ren Tsuruga
Ren is, in outward appearances, an extremely nice and polite star. However, he shows his true self whenever he deals with Kyoko. He was originally unhappy with Kyoko, because she joined show business for revenge. However, he gradually warms up towards her. Realizing that she isn't just trying to become an actress for revenge, and supports her growth as a budding idol. Although at times teasing, he is in love with Kyoko. For example, he does not allow himself to be near her alone sometimes, because the urge to hold her is increasing. (In volume twelve, when Kyoko falls, after trying to get a pot from the cabinet and, instead of crashing into the chair she was standing on and then the ground, Ren catches her and hugs her despite himself). He quickly recovered so that Kyoko would not discover his mistake. He has also hugged her in Act 98–99 after Reino, Kyoko's stalker, tells her that "Corn" might be dead; not wanting to see Kyoko cry and, as a result of another one of his urges, he holds her tight and tells her that Corn, her childhood friend, is fine. He also hates Sho Fuwa, because of his ties to Kyoko. Some of the people closest to him have begun to notice his feelings for Kyoko, namely, Ren's manager, Yashiro and the agency's president, Takarada. Although he frequently dated in the past and has had a lot of girlfriends, he actually had zero experience with love. This fact caused him to struggle a great deal while defining his character's role in Dark Moon. Interestingly, at the age of twenty, Ren has lived a large portion of his life in America. In fact, he began his acting career in the United States, albeit disastrously. Although he gained experience, he was fired so often that he has lost count, an experience which is in sharp contrast to the staunch and disciplined actor he is today. Fortunately, his past in America is unknown to the public as Ren Tsuruga is only a stage name. He is the son of a famous actor named Kuu Hizuri and his mother's name is Julie. Although there are hints of a dark past, his earlier years are shrouded in mystery (though it is noted that when he was in his teens, he felt a lot of pressure from his parents and therefore escaped from America to Japan). Recent chapters show that his real name is Kuon Hizuri. Back when he was a kid, he became friends with Kyoko. But to this day, Kyoko still pronounces his name wrong, calling him "Corn", though that is actually due to her memory of his name being "Corn" since their time as children. It is shown that at her current age, Kyoko pronounces his name as "Kuon" as what is seen at the end of Chapter 105 when Kuu Hizuri asked Kyoko to act as his son. It has been shown repeatedly that Ren detests Sho more than anyone else, as seen when he became very angry after seeing "Hatred" written on one of Kyoko's chocolates because he assumed that those are for Sho. Ren's birthday is February tenth, but Kyoko thought it was the nineteenth, because of a typo. She had ordered a present for him and asked if he would still accept it on the fourteenth. Ren said, "Of course, but I would be very happy Mogami-san smile for me as a present." Around this time, Ren received a lot of Valentine's Day chocolates that he decided not to eat because he'll feel like he'll have to eat all of them. Yashiro-san said he liked his fair attitude, but what if Kyoko made him chocolates, what would he do then? He doesn't get chocolates from her which makes him mad at first but later receives wine jelly from her which makes him happy that he reassures he won't be swayed by her actions. After Sho kissed Kyoko, he at first seems mean to her by snorting and saying she was acting stupid but later tries to convince Kyoko what had happened was not a kiss. He later reveals his real intentions by warning never to let it happen again with a scary face. At the end of chapter 148, it appears as though he may kiss her. To which he does but on the cheek, spirally Kyoko into more worries. Ren seems to enjoy this a bit too much, knowing all to well that Kyoko can't put his kiss on the cheek out of her mind, which is true. He has been described and shown to be experienced in martial arts to a certain degree, described when his father Kuu Hizuri went with a shower of praises when asked by Kyoko to name him one of his characteristics while trying to act as Kuon, and shown when he(as Cain Hill) defeated off four guys who attacked him after trying to hit on Kyoko(as Setsuka Hill). It is unknown as to whether he gained this ability due to him being in his Cain Hill character at the time, or if he is indeed actually very skillful in martial arts.
Shō Fuwa
His real name is Shōtarō. He keeps it a secret because he finds it a very old-fashioned and traditional name. He is a typical stuck-up star, and is also very ruthless. Shō had no qualms about tricking Kyoko into going with him to Tokyo so she could be a free servant for him. He also had even less qualms about being extremely cruel to her when she discovered this. Shō eventually figured out that Kyoko was in L.M.E., and was surprised to see her transformation. It is also revealed that he has more feelings for her than he originally thought, such as in Act. 82 when he personally brought some medical cream for the cut in Kyoko's face (caused by him), and apologized sincerely. Most notably during the Dark Moon shoot over a resort, Kyoko's stalker Reino announced in front of Sho, that he plans to steal her away from him. Reino from the band Vie Ghoul had stolen one of Sho's music sheets/songs previously planning to use it for their own success. When Reino chased Kyoko through the forest, Sho followed pursuit and was the one who protected Kyoko even calling Kyoko "his woman". However this moment was not witnessed by Kyoko. Despite his ruthless and cold personality, Sho has a sense of humor that he keeps buried deep down, nearly busting a gut laughing in private to Kyoko's misprouncing Vie Ghoul as Beagle. As Kyoko once commented, Sho has loved comedy shows on TV since they were both kids. Though most of these lean toward a general possessiveness for Kyoko, who had been his constant companion and servant since childhood. Further on in the series though, Shō begins to show a kinder side to her and hints that he has real feelings as opposed to just possessive feelings. Once he finds out that Ren Tsuruga is in love with Kyoko too, he gets really mad. Shō thinks of Ren as his rival and is extremely petty at times when they meet, even going as far as to pick a fight with him. Shō is also a big flirt and can be very shallow. He tends to like older woman, but he is fine with women with big breasts and oozing pheromones. Shō has disliked Ren because he is the coolest guy in Show Biz. Shō says he's going to steal all of Ren's fans and the title of "The Coolest Male Celebrity" from him. Despite his nature, Sho's talent as a singer is in fact, quite good. Sho's original songs of course, attracted many fans as well as his looks but that did not stop from these fans to quickly fall in love with copy-cat band Vie-Ghoul. With the sudden revelation that indeed, Sho could be surpassed so easily and that his fans could easily leave him for another band if the sound was the same, was deeply troubled. With some unintended help/lecture from Kyoko, Sho realizes the deep feelings he has had for the situation and decides to put his heart into his singing. His new songs have hit so far that he is rising to the top of his singing career, devastating Kyoko. He has gone so far as being "untouchable" by the Vie-Ghoul, as their spy had stopped stealing Sho's lyrics due to new found respect and love for his job and Sho's determination to become a star. Currently, Sho has been extremely jealous (yet constantly denies this) after the order of Kyoko's chocolates got mixed up into saying that she loved the leader of Vie-Ghoul (where they actually stated she was annoyed at him). Because of this, he believes that Kyoko is in love with the Leader, someone he considers worse than Ren and is "unacceptable". Sho has gotten so angry that he takes on the appearance of Japanese demons. So in an effort to prove he is not jealous, he buys a very large bouquet of flowers as a "congrats" present to them. However, after discovering that Kyoko does not in fact love Reino, he forcefully kisses her, stunning the Dark Moon cast. When Kyoko yells at him and pushes him away, Sho smirks at Ren. Ren is very angry but manages to keep his emotions under control. According to Sho, he wanted a taste of the expensive chocolate he gave her and kissed her to get a piece of it from her mouth. Sho then walks away, confident that he has reassured his place in Kyoko's heart. Since then he wants Kyoko to hate him more.
Supporting Characters
Kanae Kotonami
Kotonami's character, at first glance, looks like she was being set up to be the villain to Kyoko's heroine, but as with all of the female characters in this series, Kanae is much more sympathetic than she appears. While there was fur flying about at the beginning, both girls have a need for a true friend, and ultimately find that in each other (albeit reluctantly on Kanae's part and too willingly on Kyoko's part. After their tag-team effort in winning an audition for a commercial, the two become best friends. Kyoko likes to call her "Moko"). Despite some differences in their personality, both girls recognize that they are in fact very similar, most notably their desperate determination to reach the top of the show-biz pyramid. Both coming from a poor family, they both strive endlessly to achieve their dreams. This, they recognize in each other, thus leading them to become friends. They are both incredible actresses with a great deal of respect for each other's talents. Kanae desperately wanted to be a star and was at the same audition as Kyoko, but although she did better than Kyoko, she also failed. She became the second member of Love Me, and has used that to her advantage. Kanae puts up a strong front, but is very self-conscious and is prone to self doubt. It is later revealed that Kotonami has problem dealing with kids, stemming from the fact that she comes from a large family with an obscenely large amount of younger nieces, nephews, and siblings. Although her attitude towards Kyoko may seem aloof at times, it is clear that she values their friendship, as she reluctantly shares her secret with Kyoko when she fears her unwillingness to share her troubles might drive Kyoko away. She figure outs that Ren is in love with Kyoko and tries to top things that will gain Kyoko's affection against Ren. Recently she has invited Kyoko over her house to make valentine's day chocolate for Hio. Hio helped her get away from the musician so she made chocolates for him. It seems that she has a soft spot for Hio seen as she gives him warm smiles from time to time.
Yukihito Yashiro
He is Ren's manager. When first seen he is a serious character, later on he is used largely for comic relief. We get a better understanding of Ren’s subtle emotional shifts from Yashiro’s not-so-subtle reactions to Ren’s interactions with Kyoko. He fully supports a romantic relationship between the two and often needles Ren about his lack of progress in that area. To that goal, he sets up various situations where the two can be alone. (Act. 66 He tells Kyoko to go to Ren's place to make dinner for him.) And tells Kyoko of Ren’s feelings for her (Act.57, during the acting test when Kyoko got stuck. Kyoko was lost in thought and didn't hear him.) He must use latex gloves when handling any electronics because any electronic device that he touches directly will soon be rendered broken and useless. In particular, he has mentioned that a cell phone will die after about 10 seconds of direct exposure to his skin. (On at least one occasion, Yashiro attempted to coerce Ren into telling him Kyoko's secrets by holding Ren's own cell phone captive with his bare hand.) Kyoko has theorized that Yashiro naturally transmits strong electric waves. He seems to be an extremely dedicated manager, as he has much, if not all, of Ren's schedule planned out about one year in advance (Kyoko learns this when she briefly took over for him as Ren's manager when he was too ill to work). In an extra strip in volume 11, it is revealed that the main reason Ren has never been late to a job, despite the crowds of fans that appear nearly everywhere he goes and clearly wish to mob him, is that Yashiro can stop even the most fervid fans in their tracks with a mere cold glance. He doesn't know how to drive, which is why Ren is always seen doing the driving.
Lory Takarada
Lory is the extravagantly flamboyant president of L.M.E. He is one of the first people to recognize Kyoko's potential of being a great star, and created the "Love Me" section because of this. He seems genuinely concerned for Kyoko and wonders what could have happened in her past to cause her to lose the ability to love. He learns in Vol. 4 that Kyoko has never known her father and has a bad relationship with her mother but does not know the details. Later, when he learned that she dropped out of school he arranges for her to attend a high school that is specializes in accommodating students working in show business and their hectic schedules. Lory has a very deep voice, and often has a huge entourage with him to create the world's most striking and sometimes strangest entrances. He also has a granddaughter, Maria, who idolizes Kyoko. He also knows that Ren is really Kuon Hizuri, a secret everyone else doesn't know about except for himself, Ren, and Ren's family. In Act:77 Access to the Blue, it is shown that President Takarada realizes that Ren is in love with Kyoko. He has a son, Maria's father, named Kouki, who is the polar opposite of him. They are similar in their work ethics, however. Lory loves Valentine's day so much he calls it "his spring".
Maria Takarada
Maria is the granddaughter of the president of L.M.E. and used to use her cute appearance to get people's sympathy. She did so before Kyoko's audition; however Kyoko recognized this, and called her out on it. While some people would be angry at Kyoko, Maria began to idolize her, and views her as an ultimate big sister. Maria also suffered from a huge guilt complex from her believing that she is the cause of her mother's death. (When she was five years old she called her mom to come see her because she wanted to celebrate her birthday with her mother, since she (and the father) rarely bothered to before. Unfortunately, the plane that her mother took to return crashed, killing her). As a result, Maria was unable to talk or even be around her father, since she thought that he hated her. It didn't help that her father worked far away and never came to see her and that he voiced out loud to Lory at the funeral how he wished that Maria didn't call her mother. He tried reaching out to her in his own way, but it wasn't enough. Kyoko managed to make Maria understand that her father didn't hate her now, or think that Maria caused her mother's death. Maria also loves to dabble with black magic (alongside Kyoko) and has a large crush on Ren Tsuruga. Comically in the Christmas Special chapter, Kyoko's present for Maria was a 1/2 scale doll of Ren with different expressions (this shocking everyone else on how detailed she was).
Reino
Reino is the lead singer in his band, Vie Ghoul. When he first met Kyoko he snorts at her and states that she is plain. He was sent by his company to copy Sho Fuwa and take all his fans. Reino seems to have special powers to see ghost and apparitions and becomes intrigued with Kyoko when he catches one of her apparitions. Reino continually stalked kyoko for a period of time, claiming that she will be his. He argues with both Sho and Ren. Kyoko also seems to misunderstand Vie Ghoul's name referring to them as the "Beagles". Reino returns in chapter 138 for Valentine's Day expecting Kyoko to give him chocolates as a gesture of her love to him. Reino also claimed that Ren is tired of Kyoko running to him for help. He currently holds one of Kyoko's "apparitions" as hostage, affectionately calling it "pet". By using a special bracelet, he can make it visible to everyone, including Kyoko.
Kuu Hizuri
He is Ren's father and Julie's husband. He currently lives in America. He acted as Katzuki in the original series of Dark Moon which coincidently is the role Ren plays 20 years later. Kyoko is assigned to take care of him as a Love Me member. At first glance, Hizuri's character appears to be harsh but it is later revealed to be an act to get Kyoko to complain to Ren so that Ren will see him. Hizuri's goal is to get Ren to go to America to see his mother as she (Ren's mother) has only three months to live. Hizuri takes an instant liking to Kyoko and gives her very helpful acting advice. When Kyoko wanted to decline the roles that were "Mio" type roles because she didn't want to stick to just one role, Hizuri was the one who stopped her from doing so. He challenged her to do the role of his son "Kuon", giving a great number of adjectives to describe him (when Kyoko asked for only one). Kyoko's portrayal the role of "Kuon" stunned Hizuri and his son Ren. Kyoko grew closer to Hizuri in the time she spent "taking care" of him. Hizuri "adopts" her as his own child when she tells him her wish to continue being his "student". Kyoko shouted "Father" when Hizuri was departing to America and Hizuri embraced her and called her "Kuon". He received an appreciative glance from Ren which surprised him. His manner seems very similar to Ren's character.
Kyoko Apparitions
Also known as Kyoko's demons. These vengeful ghosts were always with her, however they were kept at bay by her extreme love and devotion to Shō. When Shō's true impression of her comes to light, so do this apparitions. The demons often scare everyone around her, which Kyoko uses to her benefit. They also help keep Kyoko's drive going, as she sometimes questions her motives for stardom. Most of the time, the demons are held back by Kyoko's remaining pure feelings whenever the "pure Kyoko" feels that the anger is getting out of line. The demons give Kyoko a dark aura that is frightening to passersby. She has also used them as kanashibari to trap Kanae Kotonami. Reino held one of these demons hostage in order to force Kyoko to give him chocolates for Valentine's by threatening to adore it from the bottom of his heart if she refused, much to Kyoko and the demon's horror. ("I'll hug it and nuzzle it and sleep with it.")
Minor Characters
Takenori Sawara
He is head of the talent section at L.M.E. and was tormented by Kyoko into getting her into an audition. Despite the initial meeting, he is actually very supportive of Kyoko, even through her penchant for tripping her own idol career up.
Shoko Aki
Shoko Aki is Sho Fuwa's manager. Since he and Kyoko split he's been living at her place. Actually he was already living at her place most of the time even when he was still living with Kyoko. Though Shoko and Kyoko actually get along okay. He also constantly flirts with her. Shoko Aki herself wanted to become an actress (Act.85), but decided she didn't have the talent for it. But she still wanted work that was connected with Show business, and got a good job as a manager. She also notices that Sho has fallen for Kyoko, and much like Yashiro does for Ren, she attempts to get Sho to realize his feelings. However, unlike Yashio, she's more subtle and less pushy about it. Unfortunately, in her recent attempts to provide guidance to Sho on the matter, she mistook what he was saying about Reino and Kyoko (thinking he was talking about Kyoko and himself) and led Sho to believe that Kyoko and Reino were together. She was the one who suggested he give Kyoko flowers as a "congratulations" gift about her and Reino.
Nakazawa
Head of the singing section in the L.M.E., he was present during Kyoko's audition and acted as one of the judges. In the anime, he was the one who assigned Kyoko, as a member of the Love Me department, to the task of cleaning the hallway soiled with bubble gum spat everywhere by a disgruntled band that did not get accepted.
Matsushima
Head of the acting section in the L.M.E., he was present during Kyoko's audition and acted as one of the judges. In the anime, he was the one who assigned Kyoko, as a member of the Love Me department, to become Ren's manager in Yashiro's stead, who could not perform his duties due to colds.
MANGA LINKS
Chapter 179 = Breath of Darkness
Chapter 178 = Black Breath
Chapter 177 = Black Breath
Chapter 176 = Hero's High
Chapter 175 = Heel Chic
Chapter 174 = Diamond Emotion
Chapter 173 = Wonder Emotion
Chapter 172 = Psychedelic Caution
Chapter 171 = Psychedelic Caution
Chapter 170 = Violence Mission, Phase 12
Chapter 169 = Violence Mission, Phase 11
Chapter 168 = Violence Mission, Phase 10.5
Chapter 167 = Violence Mission, Phase 10
Chapter 166 = Violence Mission, Phase 9.5
Chapter 165 = Violence Mission, Phase 9
Chapter 164 = Violence Mission, Phase 8
Chapter 163 = Violence Mission, Phase 7.5
Chapter 162 = Violence Mission, Phase 7
Chapter 161 = Violence Mission, Phase 6.5
Chapter 160 = Violence Mission, Phase 6
Chapter 159 = Violence Mission, Phase 5.5
Chapter 158 = Violence Mission, Phase 5
Chapter 157 = Violence Mission, Phase 4
Chapter 156 = Violence Mission, Phase 3.5
Chapter 155 = Violence Mission, Phase 3
Chapter 154 = Violence Mission, Phase 2
Chapter 153 = Violence Mission, Phase 1.5
Chapter 152 = Violence Mission, Phase 1
Chapter 151 = The Strongest Emblem
V26 Special = Volume 26 Special: Freaky Valentine's Day Part 2, Mogami Kyoko Chapter
V25 Special = Extra: "Valentine's Mystery: vs. Reino Side Story"
Chapter 150 = The Faint Scar
Chapter 149 = The Poison Flower
Chapter 148 = Valentine's Day-XXXX
Chapter 147 = Valentine's Weapon
Chapter 146 = Valentine Match
Chapter 145 = Valentine's Bug
Chapter 144 = Valentine Guerilla
Chapter 143 = Valentine Bell
Chapter 142 = Valentine's Joker
Chapter 141 = Valentine's Revolution
Chapter 140 = Valentine's Scramble
Chapter 139 = Valentine Target
Chapter 138 = Trouble Rush
Chapter 137 = Vivid Walker
Chapter 136 = Kiss and Cry
Chapter 135 = Continuous Palpatations
Chapter 134 = Midblast!
Chapter 133 = The “Right Hand” That Is Unable To Resist
Chapter 132 = Cross Eyes
Chapter 131 = The Image that Emerged
Chapter 130 = Reversal
Chapter 129 = Slow Burning War
Chapter 128 = Switchover
Chapter 127 = Private Exit
Chapter 126 = Dash to Natsu
Chapter 125 = Black and White
Chapter 124 = The Unseen After Image
Chapter 123 = Wake Me Up!
Chapter 122 = Invincible Rose
Chapter 121 = Happiness Warning
Chapter 120.5 = Lucky Number '25' After
Chapter 120 = Lucky Number '25
Chapter 119 = Lucky Number '24', Part 5
Chapter 118 = Lucky Number '24', Part 4
Chapter 117 = Lucky Number '24', Part 3
Chapter 116 = Lucky Number '24', Part 2
Chapter 115 = Lucky Number '24', Part 1
Chapter 114 = Kuon's Oath
Chapter 113 = The Depth of the 5th Year
Chapter 112 = Parent and Child Memorial Day
Chapter 111 = Unfading Feelings
Chapter 110 = Clearing Up the Matter
Chapter 109 = And Then Someone Stirs
Chapter 108 = A Dream Cast
Chapter 107 = A Mischievous Situation
Chapter 106 = A Bewildering Situation
Chapter 105 = Tomorrow She's Corn
Chapter 104 = She's Given a Mask
Chapter 103 = Bad News
Chapter 102 = Fireballs Between the ☆ T-w-o
Chapter 101 = Encounter!! A Dynamite Star
Chapter 100 = Off to a Good Start!
Chapter 099 = Suddenly, a Love Story- The End
Chapter 098 = Suddenly, a Love Story- Ending, Part 5
Chapter 097 = Suddenly, a Love Story- Ending, Part 4
Chapter 096 = Suddenly, a Love Story- Ending, Part 3
Chapter 095 = Suddenly, a Love Story- Ending, Part 2
Chapter 094 = Suddenly, a Love Story- Ending, Part 1
Chapter 093 = Suddenly, a Love Story- ****Repeat
Chapter 092 = Suddenly, a Love Story- ***Repeat
Chapter 091 = Suddenly, a Love Story- **Repeat
Chapter 090 = Suddenly, a Love Story- *Repeat
Chapter 089 = Suddenly, a Love Story- Refrain, Part 3
Chapter 088 = Suddenly, a Love Story- Refrain, Part 2
Chapter 087 = Suddenly, a Love Story- Refrain, Part 1
Chapter 086 = Suddenly, a Love Story- Section B, Part 4
Chapter 085 = Suddenly, a Love Story- Section B, Part 3
Chapter 084 = Suddenly, a Love Story- Section B, Part 2
Chapter 083 = Suddenly, a Love Story- Section B
Chapter 082 = Suddenly, a Love Story- Section A, Part 3
Chapter 081 = Suddenly, a Love Story- Section A, Part 2
Chapter 080 = Suddenly, a Love Story- Section A
Chapter 079 = Suddenly, a Love Story- Introduction
Chapter 078 = The Fairy's Magic
Chapter 077 = Access to the Blue
Chapter 076 = Love Phantom
Chapter 075 = Climax Concerto
Chapter 074 = The Drama Trick
Chapter 073 = DARK MOON
Chapter 072 = Scenario Takeover
Chapter 071 = A Guilty Scene
Chapter 070 = Honey Trap
Chapter 069 = The Game Heats Up
Chapter 068 = A One-Night Connection
Chapter 067 = Deep Shock
Chapter 066 = Unbalanced Lock
Chapter 065 = The Silent Siren
Chapter 064 = The Spell at Dawn
Chapter 063 = The Permissible Encounter
Chapter 062 = Lunar Eclipse
Chapter 061 = And the Trigger Was Pulled
Chapter 060 = Each Person's Shadow
Chapter 059 = The Day the World Broke
Chapter 058 = Unexpected Wind
Chapter 057 = Memory of the Heart
Chapter 056 = Qualified People
Chapter 055 = Tsukigomori
Chapter 054 = Invitation to the Moon
Chapter 053 = Looked Like Smooth Sailing
Chapter 052 = The Unexpected Truth
Chapter 051 = End of the Dark Road
Chapter 050 = Surprise Hurricane
Chapter 049 = The Forbidden Confession
Chapter 048 = An Encounter with Catastrophe
Chapter 047 = Mysterious Guy, Mysterious Girl
Chapter 046 = An Unexpected Cold Front
Chapter 045 = A Happy Break
Chapter 044 = Prisoner
Chapter 043 = The Last Rite
Chapter 042 = Sin Like an Angel
Chapter 041 = Killing the Devil
Chapter 040 = Armageddon
Chapter 039 = A Ghost of Herself
Chapter 038 = The Date of Destiny
Chapter 037 = The Grating Wheel
Chapter 036 = The Road of Glamorous Success
Chapter 035 = Dislike x Dislike
Chapter 034 = Image Crash
Chapter 033 = An Emergency Situation
Chapter 032 = Her Lost Youth
Chapter 031 = Together in the Minefield
Chapter 030 = The Secret Stamp Book
Chapter 029 = The Reason for Her Smile
Chapter 028 = A Desperate Situation
Chapter 027 = The Battle Girls
Chapter 026 = Ready for Battle
Chapter 025 = Her Open Wound
Chapter 024 = The Other Side of Impact
Chapter 023 = The True Face of the Storm
Chapter 022 = That's the Rule
Chapter 021 = A One-in-a-Million Change for Revenge
Chapter 020 = The Cursed Night
Chapter 019 = The Blue on Her Palm
Chapter 018 = The Miraculous Language of Angels, part 3
Chapter 017 = The Miraculous Language of Angels, part 2
Chapter 016 = The Miraculous Language of Angels, part 1
Chapter 015 = Sink or Swim Together
Chapter 014 = Princess Coup d'Etat-12:00 AM
Chapter 013 = Princess Coup d'Etat-Light My Fire
Chapter 012 = Princess Coup d'Etat-The Battle Ball
Chapter 011 = Princess Coup d'Etat-Magic
Chapter 010 = Princess Coup d'Etat-Invitation to the Ball
Chapter 009 = Princess Coup d'Etat-The Bullying Princess
Chapter 008 = The Danger Zone
Chapter 007 = That Name is Taboo
Chapter 006 = The Labyrinth of Renion
Chapter 005 = The Emotion She Lacks
Chapter 004 = The Feast of Horror, part 2
Chapter 003 = The Feast of Horror, part 1
Chapter 002 = Once She Haunts You, There's No Stopping It
Chapter 001 = And the Box Was Opened
Anime Links
Stage 25 ="And Then the Door Opens"
Stage 24 = "The Permissible Encounter"
Stage 23 = "And the Trigger was Pulled"
Stage 22 = "The Day the World Shattered"
Stage 21 = "The One Who Deserves to Be"
Stage 20 = "Invitation to the Moon"
Stage 19 ="The Last Ritual"
Stage 18 = "Sin like an Angel"
Stage 17 = "The Date of Destiny"
Stage 16 = "Dislike X Dislike"
Stage 15 = "Together in the Minefield"
Stage 14 = "The Secret Stamp Album"
Stage 13 = "The Battle Girls"
Stage 12 = "Her Open Wound"
Stage 11 = "The True Face of the Storm"
Stage 10 = "The Blue in her Palm"
Stage 09 = "The Miraculous Language of Angels"
Stage 08 = "Sink or Swim Together"
Stage 07 = "Princess Revolution"
Stage 06 = "Invitation to the Ball"
Stage 05 = "The Danger Zone"
Stage 04 = "The Labyrinth of Reunion"
Stage 03 = "The Emotion She Lacks"
Stage 02 = "Feast of Horror"
Stage 01 = "And the Box Was Opened"
Stage 24 = "The Permissible Encounter"
Stage 23 = "And the Trigger was Pulled"
Stage 22 = "The Day the World Shattered"
Stage 21 = "The One Who Deserves to Be"
Stage 20 = "Invitation to the Moon"
Stage 19 ="The Last Ritual"
Stage 18 = "Sin like an Angel"
Stage 17 = "The Date of Destiny"
Stage 16 = "Dislike X Dislike"
Stage 15 = "Together in the Minefield"
Stage 14 = "The Secret Stamp Album"
Stage 13 = "The Battle Girls"
Stage 12 = "Her Open Wound"
Stage 11 = "The True Face of the Storm"
Stage 10 = "The Blue in her Palm"
Stage 09 = "The Miraculous Language of Angels"
Stage 08 = "Sink or Swim Together"
Stage 07 = "Princess Revolution"
Stage 06 = "Invitation to the Ball"
Stage 05 = "The Danger Zone"
Stage 04 = "The Labyrinth of Reunion"
Stage 03 = "The Emotion She Lacks"
Stage 02 = "Feast of Horror"
Stage 01 = "And the Box Was Opened"
