@Twilight: SEE, IMPZTARO sounds so wrong. Only Twilitaro sounds all right. I believe that the name Taro is a very old fashioned name (the taro means first child) that might be rather embarrassing for an artiste who is supposed to be all cool and such.

I wasn’t really minding it too much that Yashiro was not there. It was more like, “if he’s there, it’s good but no biggie.”

@Pch: HUH, I actually do not think Ren will be that much of a tsundere. He’s more of a sarcastic cold girl who doesn’t really dere. I will choose Moko over Ren-ko anytime. ^^ I totally agree with you on the first paragraph by the way. You only realize the worth of something when that something disappears.

Too bad, when the law is usually applied to parents,it never works well with lovers.

So, D-taro, you dig your own grave. You’ll never get Kyoko back, hehe *evil grin*

Solunar& Impz: If Ren were to be Ren-ko, she would certainly be one of the legendary tsunderes ever. Compare to Moko, which one will be closer to you heart, Impz-san? ^-^

And just a random question (I can’t answer it myself since I don’t know enough about Japanese culture) but what is so uncool about having “taro” in someone’s name? If someone could explain that to me, that would be greatly appreciated.

“This is everything that Skip Beat is all about: Comedy, serious drama and extremely sweet lovey-dovey moments of Ren and Kyoko.”

That statement perfectly summarizes my feelings about Skip Beat! I look forward to watching your thoughts on each episode!

PS – If I remember right in a side panel the author admitted that Ren is THE most difficult character for her to draw. Considering that it makes sense that his transition from manga to anime may not be perfect for all fans.

@Pch: Yep, the thing is that if Dicktaro does not even care a single bit about Kyoko, all those memories would disappear almost immediately. It is obvious that he is a fricking flirt, but I doubt that he himself recognize how much he actually cared for Kyoko until she is no longer with him. That idiot is just such a retard.

OH, YES, I LIKE THAT A LOT! Let’s keep it to just that so that others don’t get spoiled ok?

@Machi: Ya, some of the small details are missing but I think it is fine becaus e they often replace it with something funny too. I mean, Yashiro did not appear but we get to see an animated version of the singer singing the main OP of the series. Now, that’s a sweet touch and nice sublime advertising there. Ya, I think what they did was great to make the anime smooth yet still showing the little developments and progression of the characters. I can’t fault them for that, and they even add some personal touches to it.

@Twilight: Hah! Are you defending Dicktaro? ARE YOU? You better not be defending Dicktaro because I will make sure you be named Twilitaro Just teasing! I do agree that Kyoko’s hatred of Dicktaro is a very important background theme that shows the conflict between taking revenge and to improve herself as a person.

I actually think that part of the Yashiro issue is that the show is only 26 episodes. There is quite a hint of Kyoko x Ren in that short interaction, and they will be hard felt to follow up on this at least in the duration that they have. Moreover, it is really much better for them to show the stage with the OP song being sung by a singer. It feels a bit more anime, I guess?

I don’t think we will have the luck for the Dark Moon arc though. It’s so delicious too T_T

@Kylara: I think rather than a weakness, the amount of time spent with her makes him knowledgable about her. Kyoko is a very open person that has no secrets with Dicktaro, and Dicktaro is hardly a retard or stupid person. So, he probably remembers quite a bit of her, but I do agree that he seems to care WAY too much for someone who does not love Kyoko.

You know what I think is in his head? He is just as thick as Kyoko when it comes to love. He is a natural flirt of course, but he found himself in love with Kyoko, and he is rejecting the whole notion of it because he does not believe in love per se.

Yes, his brain is twisted but I think he is just a fricking self-obsessed character who thinks Kyoko is his. The natural bad boy.

@Solunar: No cross-gender anymore T_T Dicktaro will be a total tyrant princess. I am so not going to … Ren will be a fake nice girl. Heh. Ok, no more implanting silly thoughts in my head.

That said, I was just daydreaming and I realised Kyoko would make the perfect boyfriend!!! Ren would be a bad girlfriend, though not as bad as Dicktaro who would be one of those whiny princesses. Oh well.

I find that the one weakness that the author has in her characterization of Sho is that as the series progresses, you find that Sho actually knows Kyoko -pretty- well. He knows her food preferences, her behavior, her sadness about her mother, and all sorts of things; the part that he missed, apparently, was how wonderful she was altogether. One particularly chilling line from him during the promo video arc is about his shock when Kyoko shows up gorgeous; he says something like, “I always thought in the whole world that Kyoko knew me best, and that I knew her best, too.” Well, that actually sounds pretty affectionate. So what the hell happened??

Somewhere along the line his brain became incredibly twisted -_- I feel like there’s this big, big gap in his brain with how he treated her and how he continues to think of her. HE STILL HASN’T ACKNOWLEDGED THAT HE MISTREATED HER. I want him to suffer the fires of hell. and that hasn’t happened yet. I’m waiting for that day, but I still want a legitimate explanation.

It’s still funny to hear Tamaki’s voice come out of his mouth though.

Still so far with the anime I have to say I think they’re doing quite a good job adapting the material, sure they miss out on some small details but they don’t skip out on all the small quirks and details that made me fall for the manga.

From what I’ve heard,”tentekomai” means something like “very busy.” I remember that the example given was a hotel worker saying “Today there’re many guests; it’s very ‘tentekomai’” or something like that.

Please correct me if I remember it wrong.

Ren is very sweet. Besides his sexy dark side, I love his sarcastic humor the best.I personally look forward to KyokoxRen scene in the next episode (big spoiler, sorry). It is my favorite among Ren’s teases.