The Skip Beat series By Yoshiki Nakamura - Restarting September 1st 2018

[Natalie]

Act 207. (view spoiler)[ I really freaking love Corn "looking into Kyouko's memories" (when in fact it's just Ren asking her questions about things that he knows has happened :P) after she said that she's no longer the pure and innocent child she once was, as she can only see parts of Corn's "true form" (his hair and eye colour) while everything else is appearing to her as Ren. How long is this going to go on for? Poor Kyouko XD
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Oh my gosh, she's right! "Corn" hasn't smiled once! :o (hide spoiler)]

Act 208. (view spoiler)[ Flashback to Reino saying that Corn was either "lost" (mentally/emotionally) or dead!
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...A curse, REALLY?
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She wants to make the maui rice for Corn, to help him overcome the curse. That's adorable ;u;
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Really, Ren? You're asking for a kiss to break the curse? Just eat the maui rice :P (hide spoiler)]

Act 209. (view spoiler)[ How dare you Ren! Only reveal your love for Kyouko while in the form of Corn! What a damn cop out :|
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Ren, you're being a DICK. Stop messing with Kyouko's feelings like that! D: You're playing Kyouko's love for Ren [you] against Kyouko's love for Corn [ALSO you].
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...Wha? Did Kyouko just go into character? Yep. Apparently she did. Based upon the earlier (...LONG time ago) conversation with Ren. (hide spoiler)]

Act 210. (view spoiler)[ LMAO. That was the best kiss EVER, in this entire manga series. Oh my gawd XD Their lips hardly touched at ALL and she still turned bright red and backed away quick-smart, and he just flopped over because he didn't get a "proper" kiss. Serves you RIGHT :P
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Oh my gosh, yes. Her speech about herself is exactly what Ren needed to come to terms with his own past. That's so amazingly perfect ;u; <33
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He's smiling againnnnnnn c: (hide spoiler)]

Act 211. (view spoiler)[ So THAT'S how Corn and Kyouko came to meet the first time!
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He kissed herrrrrrr ;u; <33 And he's agreed to tell her the truth, that Ren = Corn! I'm so excitedddddd ;u; (please please PLEASE happen in the volumes that are published that I have left to read, and not in the infinite future 8'D)
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"Let's meet again" he says. Before JUMPING OFF THE FUCKING ROOF. Really Ren, you're going to give poor Kyouko a heart attack. (hide spoiler)]

Act 212. (view spoiler)[ :O REN WAS LATE. All because he was held up with being Corn with Kyouko ;D
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Poor Ren. Seems like he's praying for forgiveness from Rick ;u; I still want to know all the specifics though 8'D (hide spoiler)]

[Natalie]

Act 213. (view spoiler)["Today I experienced my first kiss"... Ren's reaction to that was AMAZING. And then she just continued and ended her speech with "I don't want to lie to you" and just... I'm dead XDD
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Ren's speech to Jelly showed just how much HOPE he now has for his future, and it's really something special - especially as it's all because of Kyouko! :D (hide spoiler)]

Act 214. (view spoiler)[ Huh. Looks like there's something more to Murasame's intense dislike/hatred of Cain. He's pissed that such an "asshole" of a guy is such an incredible actor and seems to be attaining heights that Murasame himself can't. I mean... to be fair... Cain = Ren, and Ren = "No. 1 actor in Japan", so it IS fair that he's so good... But Murasame doesn't know that.
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Kyouko's found a kindred spirit in Murasame XD
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...Is that Shou? o.O (hide spoiler)]

Act 215. (view spoiler)[ "Even if I express my gratitude to you, it can never be enough... you were the salvation of me"
Awwwwwww
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...That lawyer listed for "lawyer supervision".... wouldn't happen to be Kyouko's mother, would it? (hide spoiler)]

Act 216. (view spoiler)[ This is a neat little conversation between Yashiro and Kyouko c:
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Kyouko's other show has aired already? I thought they were still filming o.o (hide spoiler)]

Act 217. (view spoiler)[ LMAO. She thought the guest waiting for her was her mother but NOPE, it's Shou. That was GREAT.
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...Shou just apologised :o
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Neat that the reason that Shou went to see Kyouko was because he found out that she'd gotten permission from her mother to get a passport, and he was worried about her and whether or not she'd come face-to-face with said mother.
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Chiori's in the hospital? :o (hide spoiler)]

Act 218. (view spoiler)[ So Chiori is mostly fine (physically) but probably not emotionally/mentally, and her manager has a broken leg? Yikes o.O
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I'm disappointed that Kyouko did such good therapy work while not in the role of "therapy rooster" :P
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That's Kyouko's mum! And she's reading something about Mio... appears to be a comparison of Mio with Natsu? And just really HARSH criticism too ._. (hide spoiler)]

[Anna 'Bookbuyer']

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Act 121. [ Oh yikes. Poor Kyouko - late on the first day! D:

I agree. She is like Ren and likes to be on time. 😭
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I love Ren's "pep talk" to Kyouko to get her out of her funk XD It was super harsh, but also exactly what she needed to hear.

Yes! He really knows her well!

Act 122. [

Kyouko's reaction to finding the rose lying face down just had me dying of laughter, but I also feel so bad for her 8'D
Especially after hearing the (totally real and 100% not made up by Ren on the spot) legend of the rose XDD

lol. I love how creative Ren is. I would never have been able to spin a tale like that!

Act 123. [ Sooo... Kyouko might be "acting boring" for Natsu? Is that the case? o.O

Whatever the plan is, she seems to have worked it out!

She just needed the right motivation! That creative spark!

Act 124. [ I KNEW IT. Chiori is a two-faced little shit! :|
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Poor Kyouko ;u; She's struggling so muchhhhh. I thought she'd worked it out! D:


Act 125. [ Poor Kyouko ;u; She's being bullied by her co-actors, and now when she's trying to act properly she gets told off because the director wants her to just "be Mio" in this scene, and not actually act in a way that would suit her character. It's just one freaking thing after another and I am SO MAD!

This was a hard volume for poor Kyoko! :(

Act 126. [ That two-faced, backstabbing BITCH. ARE YOU TRYING TO GET KYOUKO FIRED, CHIORI? YOU'RE MOST DISHONEST THAN EARLY SHOU.
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...Ren's a model, isn't he? Is Kyouko going to get him to coach her in walking like one?

He is! A really handsome one too! ^_^ (hide spoiler)]

[Jamie]

Act 24(view spoiler)[Who is this chick that is so rude!? (hide spoiler)]
Act 25(view spoiler)[Woah! She slapped her?!. (hide spoiler)]
Act 26(view spoiler)[So the director heard the truth. Good. (hide spoiler)]
Act 27(view spoiler)[Slap/sorry combo was perfect! Nice call Moko. (hide spoiler)]
Act 28-29(view spoiler)[Great recovery with the drinks! Go Kyoko!!. (hide spoiler)]

[Jamie]

Act 30 (view spoiler)[Ahh..Moko has a heart after all!! Sweet chapter end. (hide spoiler)]
Act 31 (view spoiler)[I don't blame Kyoko for worrying about her pts w/Ren. (hide spoiler)]
Act 32 (view spoiler)[I like that they get her a phone. (hide spoiler)]
Act 33-34 (view spoiler)[Ren is sick! And in denial.. tsk tsk. (hide spoiler)]
Act 35 (view spoiler)[Kyoko has to re-evaluate her thoughts on Ren too. (hide spoiler)]

[Natalie]

Act 219. (view spoiler)[ I love Kyouko's evolution as a LoveMe member, she's starting to show pride as one ;D
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Awwww... Kyouko praised Chiori as an amazing actress c:
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Looks like Chiori has either an enemy or a rival in this game show thing...
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UH OH. IS THAT KYOUKO'S MOTHER? :O :O :O (hide spoiler)]

Act 220. (view spoiler)[ Moko's back! But she hasn't seen the first episode of Box R? ;u;
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Wait... Kyouko doesn't resemble her mother, but her character Natsu does? o.O Is it the personality or the looks themselves, maybe?
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She did. She didddddd watch Kyouko's drama <33
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So her mother DID recognise her! And... reacted with disdain...
while also not actually acknowledging her... that's nice.
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...Is her mother in her LME file? Is that allowed? o.O (hide spoiler)]

Act 221. (view spoiler)[ Ren's back! Ish. He's in a plane. But he's back in the manga at least! :P
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"I do not have a child"
WHAT THE *FUCK* LADY. YOU KNOW DAMN WELL YOU GAVE BIRTH TO KYOUKO - EVEN IF YOU ARE CLEARLY A *SHIT* MOTHER.
I agree with everyone's horrified expressions to seeing that, considering they all know that that's Kyouko's "mother" (hide spoiler)]

Act 222. (view spoiler)[ WHAT THE FUCK. Kyouko's "mother" legitimately said "I don't care what she does or what you do with her as long as no one finds out that we're mother and daughter"? O.O
This lady is one COLD son-of-a-bitch.
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Shou's so worried for Kyouko ;u; <33
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Poor Kyouko, her eyes just look dead ._.
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GOOD SHOU. Be there for your childhood friend! (hide spoiler)]

Act 223. (view spoiler)[ He's being such a good friend, trying to snap her out of it ;u;
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I legit thought that Shou was going to kiss Kyouko in order to snap her out of it (...kinda like how Lydia kissed Stiles in Teen Wolf to stop his panic attack ;D)
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Rennnnnnnnn <33 Help Kyouko pleaseeeeee (hide spoiler)]

Act 224. (view spoiler)[ SHE JUST YELLED CORN. IN RESPONSE TO SEEING REN. DOES THIS MEAN IT WILL FINALLY BE 100% CONFIRMED?
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Oh my gosh, Shou XD He's having such weird "fantasies" (more like waking nightmares :P) of what's going to happen to Kyouko while she's in this state and he's both suspicious and worried XD
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...Welp. She just realised it's "Ren and not Corn". 8'D (hide spoiler)]

[Natalie]

Act 225. (view spoiler)[
"Could you tell me what happened, as if I were Corn?"
"Nope. I'm fine. Nothing wrong" - she says after hugging and crying to "Corn".
XD
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Awwww. Just being able to be with Ren helped heal her emotional turmoil <33 (hide spoiler)]

Act 226. (view spoiler)[ Maria's back!
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Lol. Yashiro telling Ren to keep filming himself eating because it'll cheer Kyouko up XD
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Is Kyouko going to learn about her father from this guy? :o (Also, who IS this guy? Is he her "mother's" assistant?
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DUN DUN DUNNNN. Face-to-face with the so-called "mother". Not sure how this is going to go ._. (hide spoiler)]

Act 227. (view spoiler)[ ...Poor Toudou (...that's his name, right?) he's in the middle of Kyouko and her "mother" (literally).
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"Are you wearing a costume?"
"No, it's a uniform. I go to school."
"You DO?"
I'm paraphrasing, but this is SO AWKWARD.
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...She was worried about Kyouko not getting schooling? Well that's certainly an about face from "I don't have a child" o.O
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Ouch. Kyouko got asked if she and Shou ran away to get married because they were lovers. Not even CLOSE, lady.
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"If you two had a child, then it would be truly tragic."
Nice. Good job lady. Way to be supportive. And show that you don't mind having a child of your own. Really.
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"Thank you for giving birth to me."
...Well to be fair, that really was the least she could do for her now-teenage "daughter". (hide spoiler)]

Act 228. (view spoiler)[ ...Is this a flashback of Kyouko's "mother"? She seems very... "early-Kyouko" (i.e.; pre-finding out about Shou :P)
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Huh. She has resting bitch face. That explains a few things about her earlier appearances...
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Wait... what? Kyouko's "mother" initially thought that her child (Kyouko) was cursed, but now believes the opposite - that SHE was cursed, and that she's "afraid she might hurt" Kyouko? Isn't it a little late for being afraid you're going to do that, considering you publicly claimed you did not have a child? ._. (hide spoiler)]

Act 229. (view spoiler)[ Shou's mother is the younger sister of Kyouko's "mother's" boss? o.O
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...Did he drug her in the flashback? She seems to be pretty tired all of a sudden ._.
This is getting really really interesting. What's going ON here? ._. (hide spoiler)]

Act 230. (view spoiler)[ #2 is in upside down? Is the guy that Saena is seeing a corporate spy who stole her shit? :o
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Why is the #2 upside down AGAIN? What is this guy doing? Is he really just using her as a corporate spy? How the heck could he do so for so long? All those flashbacks (...within THIS flashback) definitely imply that they've had a relationship together for quite a while.... Poor (young) Saena ;u; (hide spoiler)]

[Anna 'Bookbuyer']

Did any of you read the latest chapter yet? So exiting! We HAVE to be on volume 44 by now. The average length is 6 and we have 8!

[Natalie]

Not yet, I'm still on Volume 39 - but slowly getting there! Looks like (according to the wikipedia page) we've got 42 volumes total at present - but volume 42 isn't in English yet, and volume 41 was only released in English in early September! D:

...Which means I'm nearing the end of what I can read ;u;

I need to find another manga to read after this :P

[Anna 'Bookbuyer']

Natalie wrote: "Not yet, I'm still on Volume 39 - but slowly getting there! Looks like (according to the wikipedia page) we've got 42 volumes total at present - but volume 42 isn't in English yet, and volume 41 wa..."

I have a link for you if you are interested. :)

[Natalie]

Act 231. (view spoiler)[ HE REPLACED THE DISKS WITH FAKES?
...Wait... How did Saena not notice sooner? I would have thought that she would have needed to check them regularly, right? o.O Well on the bright side, the corporate spy theory was confirmed... even if it comes with the shitty news that Saena was used by some asshole (...and probably left pregnant)
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He DID leave her pregnant!
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...Who the heck is this girl over by Ren & Yashiro? o.O (hide spoiler)]

Act 232. (view spoiler)[ Wait... Kanae? The girl is Moko? :o SHE LOOKS SO DIFFERENT.
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She wanted to have an abortion? :o I suppose I can see that considering the circumstances... but it was still a shock ._.
A "symbol of shame and disgrace" though = OUCH.
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She was going to commit suicide while pregnant? This got infinitely more DARK O.O
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Going to give up on giving up? That seems like an oxymoron, but I get what you're saying and good job Kyouko! (hide spoiler)]

Act 233. (view spoiler)[ Awwww... They reconciled as mother and daughter! Kinda... I think... it's a weird situation all-round tbh.
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...Someone's asking the LoveMe section to help them "get revenge"? That doesn't seem to have ANYTHING to do with the LoveMe section, wtf XD
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...someone stole a part through unfair means? DOES THIS MEAN THAT ERIKA'S BACK? (hide spoiler)]

Act 234. (view spoiler)[ Oooh... Kyouko's going to audition? Neat! If she gets it she'll be able to have another role where she stars alongside Moko! c:
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Awwww. She was so worried about going to see Ren, but he turned up at the Darumaya instead! c: (hide spoiler)]

Act 235. (view spoiler)[ LMAO. Yashiro's ruining Kyouko's dreams to have her Momiji protecto Moko's Chidori. Because they're apparently rivals, not one protecting the other. Oops?
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REALLY KYOUKO? That's AMAZING.
"I need to give my thanks to Shou"
*gets taken to see Shou*
*kicks Shou in the shin*
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Act 236. (view spoiler)[ Shou's parents are going to visit? :o
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"Silence, you man-child"
GO KYOUKO. This is the dressing down that Shou has needed for the past... ohh... 236 acts? :P
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Oooh... Kyouko's decided to really go for the role after all - AND she's going to be getting proper sword lessons! :D (hide spoiler)]

[Natalie]

Act 237. (view spoiler)[ ...Is Kyouko reading a manga? MANGACEPTION.
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Oh wow, this guy - Hiou's grandfather (right?) made a pretty massive 180 (attitude-wise) when he saw Moko XD Is it because she's female, or because of how much Hiou loves her? c:
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...Nope. He just likes Moko. Does NOT like Kyouko.
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...That grumpy old guy LIKED her? That did NOT show through. Seemed like the opposite really XD I did not expect for Moko to tell Kyouko that she had made a good impression, wow o.o (hide spoiler)]

Act 238. (view spoiler)[ I really love how Kyouko's training seems to make absolutely zero sense, with her first starting with having to twirl batons non-stop. This is amazing. I love this guy XD
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...A ball and clubs? What?
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Lmao. Kyouko got told off by Hiou.
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Oh wow, that kid just came outta nowhere o.O Good job being able to bowl Kyouko over so thoroughly. Honestly, for a moment I blanked and thought that (for some reason) she was getting tackled by Hiou XD
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Who's the person in the wheelchair? o.O (hide spoiler)]

Act 239. (view spoiler)[ WTF. *ERIKA* IS THE ONE IN THE WHEELCHAIR? WTF HAPPENED.
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Wait... so Erika stopped using her family's name to get parts after her earlier clash with Kyouko and Moko? And now someone ELSE has pushed her to take the part that she actually rightfully got with her own power - and not through cheating or the power of her family? YIKES. She's on the receiving end of someone else's dastardly plans, huh? o.O (hide spoiler)]

Act 240. (view spoiler)[ Huh. So is this person a rival of Erika's in the whole "using family power to get roles"? Because it appears her brother is the screenwriter and producer of the drama o.O
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Yashiro... I'm not sure you could have chosen a more PERFECT gift for Kyouko. A horse-drawn carriage (Cinderella-style) candle holder? It's PERFECT.
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OH MY GOSH, YES. THAT IS PERFECT. Yashiro's going to be Kyouko's manager for the next two weeks? I LOVE IT! (hide spoiler)]

Act 241. (view spoiler)[ Kyouko's gotten SO GOOD at sword fighting! :D
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...Is that the first time that Yashiro has seen Kyouko completely shut down by Moko during one of her "I LOVE YOU MOKO" moments?
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Uh oh... Someone got a return gift from Ren... Someone that wasn't Kyouko 8'D (hide spoiler)]

Act 242. (view spoiler)[ It looks like it's audition timeeeee <33
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WTF. Just tapping people on the shoulder and "you can go now"? RUDE. Lemme guess... that's the brother of the girl who got Erika pushed? (hide spoiler)]

[Natalie]

Act 243. (view spoiler)[ Did whatsherface's audition go well or badly? It was hard to tell honestly 8'D
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Kyouko's returned for her chance at the audition! :o
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And... ERIKA'S HERE? :O :O :O (hide spoiler)]

Act 244. (view spoiler)[ Really? After that INCREDIBLE audition, you want to try and get Kyouko disqualified on the fact that she's "only a talent" in LME? RUDE. (hide spoiler)]

Act 245. (view spoiler)[ Whoa, Yashiro tried to get Kyouko transferred from the "talent" section of LME to the "acting" section, but got turned down by the president because he wanted to use Kyouko to break down the walls that the director of this period drama has? That's... intense o.O
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Ooh... an intriguing twist to the audition...
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Ren's back? :o (hide spoiler)]

Act 246. (view spoiler)[ Oooh.... This is gonna be GOOOOOOD... All the other Momiji-hopefuls have gone upstairs to spy on Kyouko's audition, and Yashiro seems to think that she'll either be amazing or fail miserably... let's see, shall we? ;D (hide spoiler)]

Act 247. (view spoiler)[ She's gone off script, and doing AMAZINGLY at it! :D And the backflip in that, with her first throwing her swords in the air and then CATCHING them? WOW. And she's just reacting now, and it's just AMAZINGGGGG.
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That was so goooooood <33 (hide spoiler)]

Act 248. (view spoiler)[ Looks like she succeeded incredibly - the douche (...I forget his name) even gave his approval - AND smiled!
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Well if that isn't a cliffhanger, then I don't know WHAT is. Because that photo 100% makes it look like Shou and Kyouko were kissing, when in fact they were NOT. (hide spoiler)]

[Jamie]

Act 36 (view spoiler)[Full marks? Will you really Ren? (hide spoiler)]
Act 37 (view spoiler)[.I knew it?! Ren you can be such a butthead! knocking her down 10 pts!! (hide spoiler)]
Act 38 & 39(view spoiler)[She's really struggling to fool Sho that she is someone else. (hide spoiler)]
Act 40 & 41(view spoiler)[Mimori is so annoying! Ugh worse than in school. Yet Kyoko can still act with her. WTG!. (hide spoiler)]

[Jamie]

Act 42 & 43 (view spoiler)[Wow! First she strangles him (mwahahaha!) then cries! Well at least Moko got another reaction from her! (hide spoiler)]
Act 44 (view spoiler)[I love how she turns Ren's words on Sho! (hide spoiler)]
Act 45 (view spoiler)[Ahh crap Ren knows whom she was with...Not good. (hide spoiler)]
Act 46-48 (view spoiler)[Kyoko even has Maria stalking Moko! (hide spoiler)]

[Jamie]

Act 49 & 50 (view spoiler)[I wouldn't have expected Moko to have such a large family! (hide spoiler)]
Act 51 (view spoiler)[Moko's family might be poor but that has nothing to do with trying to be clean, organized or not being lazy!!
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Act 52 (view spoiler)[I get why Ren is worried about a 4 year gap. It can seem like less as they get older by right then it can feel like a lot.. (hide spoiler)]
Act 53 & 54(view spoiler)[I think Ren likes the idea of her being a part of the drama. (hide spoiler)]

[Jamie]

Act 55 (view spoiler)[So the director has some kind of anxiety issues apparently. (hide spoiler)]
Act 56 (view spoiler)[Whoa! The former Mio actress is a bit of a B* with her demands. (hide spoiler)]
Act 57 & 58 (view spoiler)[They need to have more faith in the director. I love that Ren is standing up for Kyoko. If only she knew how much... (hide spoiler)]
Act 59 & 60 (view spoiler)[Crap now what stupid thing is Sho gonna do... I wish he handt seen that poster either...not yet at least.... (hide spoiler)]