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Skip Beat! (TV)

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[ adapted from Skip Beat! (manga) ]
Alternative title:
Не сдавайся! (Russian)
スキップ・ビート！ (Japanese)
華麗的挑戰 (Chinese (Taiwan))
Genres: comedy, drama, psychological, romance, supernatural
Themes: idols, inner demons, stardom
Plot Summary: Kyoko followed her true love and childhood friend Sho to Tokyo so she could help him reach his dream of becoming an idol. She cleans, cooks, works three jobs and does nothing for herself because she loves him so much, but gets nothing in return. Still, she remains by his side. But then one day she goes unannounced to his agency with a delivery, and overhears him talking about her; he reveals to his manager that he only took her with him as a maid, and that he doesn't care for her at all. Upon hearing this, Kyoko doesn't just sit around and cry. She cuts and dyes her hair, changes her clothes and attitude and thus begins her journey to join showbiz and have her revenge against Sho.
Video:
User Ratings: 594 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 137 votes (sub:128, dub:3, Ara.sub:2, raw:1, English:1, Rus.dub:1, Spa.sub:1)
 Excellent: 225 votes (sub:206, dub:12, raw:2, Rus.sub:2, Spa.sub:1, Por.sub:1, Pol.sub:1)
 Very good: 158 votes (sub:147, dub:5, Spa.sub:4, Ara.sub:1, raw:1)
 Good: 39 votes (sub:38, Pol.sub:1)
 Decent: 21 votes (sub:19, raw:1, dub:1)
 So-so: 8 votes (sub:7, dub:1)
 Not really good: 1 vote (sub:1)
 Weak: 1 vote (sub:1)
 Bad: 1 vote (sub:1)
 Awful: 1 vote (sub:1)
 Worst ever: 2 votes (sub:2)
Seen in part or in whole by 1093 users, rank: #557
Median rating: Excellent
Arithmetic mean: 8.599 (Excellent-.40), std. dev.: 1.3031, rank: #104
Weighted mean: 8.493 (Very good+.49), rank: #112 (seen all: 8.57 / seen some: 8.24 / won't finish: 4.55)
Bayesian estimate: 8.476 (Very good+.47), rank: #55
Running time: Half hour per episode
Number of episodes: 25
Episode titles: We have 25
Vintage:
2008-10-05 to 2009-03-29 (Japan)
2008-10-10 (Singapore, Arts Central)
2008-10-10 (Taiwan, Chunghwa Telecom MOD)
Releases: We have 6
Opening Theme:
#1: "Dream Star" by the generous
#1: "Dream Star" by the generous (eps 1-19)
#2: "Renaissance" by the generous
#2: "Renaissance" by the generous (eps 20-25)
Ending Theme:
#1: "Namida" by 2BACKKA
#1: "Namida" by 2BACKKA (eps 1-19)
#2: "Eien (永遠)" by Yūsaku Kiyama
#2: "Eien (永遠)" by Yūsaku Kiyama (eps 20-24)
#3: "Dream Star" by the generous (ep 25)
Official website:
《華麗的挑戰》中文官方網站 (Chinese (Taiwan))
テレビ東京・あにてれ スキップ・ビート！ (Japanese)
華麗的挑戰 (Chinese (Taiwan))
Trivia: We have 5
In the news 8 times:
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2009-01-01   Crunchyroll to Post Natsume Yūjin-Chō Anime on Monday
2008-12-23   Crunchyroll Licenses TV Tokyo's Web Ghost PiPoPa Anime (Updated)
2008-11-20   Crunchyroll to Stream Shugo Chara, Skip Beat Anime (Update 2)
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Japanese staff 
Japanese companies 

Director: Kiyoko Sayama

Series Composition: Mayori Sekijima

Music: Akifumi Tada

Original creator: Yoshiki Nakamura

Character Design: Tetsuya Kumagai

Art director:
Riko Shinohara
Yusuke Takeda

Art design: Tomonori Kato

Sound director: Satoshi Motoyama

Producer:
Hiroto Kumegai
Kousuke Suzuki
Shinji Horikiri

2nd Key Animation:
Kaori Yamamoto
Masanori Kikuchi
Tomohito Matsuhiro
Tsuyoshi Moriyama

Animation producer: Mamoru Minakawa

Color design: Chie Tanimoto

Costume Design: Yoshitaka Yoshikawa

Editing: Masahiro Goto

In-Between Animation:
Atsushi Saito
Eri Iizuka
Miyo Watanabe

In-Between Check: Kaori Yamamoto

Key Animation:
Anna Yamaguchi
Ayako Kanemaru
Hiromu Matsumoto
Hiroshi Matsumura
Masanori Kato
Masao Takeda
Rie Ishikawa
Shiho Tanaka
Shingo Nishiyama
Yoko Tsubaki
Yuki Koike

Layout Design: Masatsugu Arakawa

Photography: Yasushi Kimura

Planning:
Haruto Uchiyama
Katsunori Haruta
Naoki Nakamura
Takehiko Aoki
Yoko Furukawa

Planning Cooperation:
Hideyuki Takada
Ichigi Fukuba
Shigeto Nihei
Shinsaku Hatta

Sound Effects: Yasuyuki Konno (Suwara Pro)

Theme Song Performance:
2BACKKA (ED1)
the generous (OP1)
Yūsaku Kiyama (ED2)

 

2nd Key Animation:
Buyu (ep 11)
Def.c (ep 20)
Dream Force (ep 20)
Front Line (eps 16, 20)
Nakamura Production (4 episodes

eps 9, 19-20, 24
)
Production Reed (ep 20)
Satelight (ep 20)
Studio Cj (ep 3)
Studio Comet (ep 20)
Studio Core (ep 21)
Studio Live (ep 20)
Wai-Wai Company (ep 11)
Whisker's (eps 10-11, 20)
White Line (ep 4)

Animation Production: Hal Film Maker

Backgrounds:
Asahi Production (eps 18, 25)
Bamboo Inc.
Design office MECHAMAN (5 episodes

eps 8, 13, 15, 19, 21
)
Moon Flower (ep 23)
Mukuo Studio (eps 22, 24)
Ryūbidō (eps 5, 10)
Shanghai Xuming Animation, Ltd. (eps 10, 12)
Studio Blue (ep 18)
Studio Palette (ep 22)
Telecom Animation Film
Tezuka Productions (eps 24-25)

Broadcaster:
AT-X (2008-11-12)
TV Aichi (2008-10-06)
TV Hokkaido (2008-10-14)
TV Osaka (2008-10-10)
TV Setouchi (2008-10-08)
TV Tokyo (2008-10-05)
TVQ Kyushu Broadcasting Co., Ltd. (2008-10-07)

Digital Composite:
Buyu (4 episodes

eps 1, 4, 22, 24
)
Digital Network Animation (eps 7, 12, 17)
Dogakobo (9 episodes
eps 11, 13, 15-16, 18, 20-21, 23, 25
)

Digital Composite Assistance:
Buyu (eps 2-3, 13)
Falcon Inc. (ep 11)

Digital Paint:
AI (5 episodes

eps 2, 8, 13, 18, 23
)
D-COLORS (ep 12)
Def.c (eps 5, 7, 11)
Flying Dragon Cartoon Studio (eps 13, 18, 23)
Front Line (7 episodes
eps 4-5, 9, 11-12, 17, 19
)
Jinbun (ep 21)
M.S.J Musashino Production (6 episodes
eps 4, 9, 14, 19, 22, 24
)
MSC (ep 16)
Phoenix Animation (5 episodes
eps 1, 6, 15, 20, 25
)
Rocket Vision (eps 2, 8, 23)
Studio Cj (ep 3)
Studio Core (ep 21)
Studio El (8 episodes
eps 1, 6-7, 10, 12, 17, 20, 25
)
Triple A (ep 4)
White Line (ep 22)

In-Between Animation:
AI (5 episodes

eps 2, 8, 13, 18, 23
)
Animation Planet (ep 6)
Anime R (eps 12, 17)
APPP (ep 10)
Asahi Production (ep 21)
asread (ep 16)
Buyu (ep 25)
Daume (ep 14)
Def.c (eps 5, 11)
Feel (ep 25)
Flying Dragon Cartoon Studio (5 episodes
eps 2, 8, 13, 18, 23
)
Front Line (10 episodes
eps 4-5, 7, 9, 11-12, 16-17, 19, 21
)
Jinbun (ep 21)
M.S.J Musashino Production (6 episodes
eps 4, 9, 14, 19, 22, 24
)
Nakamura Production (5 episodes
eps 7, 12, 17, 19, 25
)
Oriental Light and Magic (ep 25)
Phoenix Animation (6 episodes
eps 1, 6, 10, 15, 20, 25
)
Rising Force (ep 25)
Rocket Vision (eps 2, 8, 23)
SHAFT (ep 25)
SILVER LINK (ep 25)
Studio Cj (ep 3)
Studio Comet (ep 25)
Studio Core (ep 21)
Studio DEEN (ep 25)
Studio Jungle Gym (ep 25)
Studio Ron (ep 25)
Triple A (ep 4)
White Line (ep 22)

Internet Streaming: Crunchyroll

Key Animation:
ARCTURUS (ep 5)
Def.c (eps 5, 11, 21)
EAGLE'S NEST (ep 9)
Nakamura Production (5 episodes

eps 9-10, 16, 19, 24
)
P.A. Works (ep 25)
Studio Cj (ep 3)
Studio One Pack (eps 5, 16)
TNK (ep 19)
White Line (eps 10, 14, 22)

Music Production Cooperation:
Imagine
tearbridge production
TV Tokyo Music

Production Cooperation:
Asahi Production (ep 3)
Buyu (6 episodes

eps 4, 9, 14, 19, 22, 24
)
Digital Network Animation (eps 7, 12, 17)
Studio Ron (4 episodes
eps 5, 11, 16, 21
)
Yuhodo (eps 13, 18, 23)

Recording Studio: Tavac Studio

Sound Effects: Suwara Production

Sound Production: Omnibus Promotion

Japanese cast 

Katsuyuki Konishi as Ren Tsuruga

Mamoru Miyano as Shoutaro/Shou Fuwa

Marina Inoue as Kyoko Mogami

Atsuko Enomoto as Erika Kouenji

Ayako Kawasumi as Ruriko Matsunai

Haruo Satou as Taishou (Darumaya Owner)

Hirofumi Nojima as Seiji Shingai

Hiromi Konno as Maria Takarada

Kenji Hamada as Takenori Sawara

Kouji Ishii as Lory Takarada

Masahito Kawanago as Yukihito Yashiro

Midori Komi as Taishou's wife

Midori Sangoumi as Mistress

Rio Natsuki as Shouko Aki

Risa Hayamizu as Kanae Kotonami

Takafumi Kawakami as Yuusei Ishibashi

Takayuki Kondo as Nakatsu

Takayuki Sasada as Hikaru Ishibashi

Tooru Nara as Shin'ichi Ishibashi

Yoshinori Fujita as Hiroaki Ogata

Ayahi Takagaki as Miya

Ayumi Tsunematsu as Haruki Asami (eps 17-19)

Gô Shinomiya as
Chairman (eps 2-3)
Driver (ep 5)
Security guard (ep 1)
Staff (ep 4)

Hiroaki Ishikawa as President Funada (eps 12-14)

Hiromu Miyazaki as AD (ep 10)

Kana Uetake as
Audition participant (ep 3)
Lecturer (ep 10)
Manager (ep 5)
Part-time Girl (ep 1)

Kazuya Kishimoto as Sanga (eps 12-14)

Kei Shindou as Part-time Girl (ep 1)

Keiichi Nakagawa as Matsushima (eps 2-3)

Keisuke Koumoto as Imai (eps 12-14)

Kenji Akabane as
Darumaya regular customer (ep 3)
Security guard (ep 1)

Kimiko Nakamura as Reception woman (eps 2, 4)

Kiri Yoshizawa as Kimiko Kamio (ep 4)

Marie Miyake as Audition participant (ep 3)

Miho Miyagawa as
Dresser (ep 5)
Reception woman (ep 2)

Miho Yoshida as Sho's mother (ep 3)

Mutsumi Tamura as Corn

Nozomi Masu as Part-time Girl (ep 1)

Shin'ya Takahashi as Staff (ep 4)

Shiori Mikami as
Elementary school student (ep 10)
Female Talent (ep 5)

Takayuki Kondo as Nakazawa (eps 2-3, 5)

Takeshi Kusao as Ushio Kurosaki (eps 12-14)

Teppei Ryuuno as Houjou/Ruby

Youko Honda as Mimori Nanokara (eps 17-19)

Yuka Saitou as Office lady (ep 2)

Yuki Tashiro as Office lady (ep 2)

Yukiko Monden as
Audition participant (ep 3)
Office lady (ep 5)
Part-time Girl (ep 1)
Yankee (ep 10)

Yuusuke Kabuta as Shou's father (ep 1)

English staff 
English cast 

Translation:
Chris Pai (eps 11-12)
Ralph Yamada (eps 1-10,13+)

Subtitle Timing: Bryan Ingram

 (none)
English companies 

Subtitles: MX Media LLC

Translation: MX Media LLC

Chinese (Taiwan) staff 
Chinese (Taiwan) companies 
(none)
 

Licensed by: Top-Insight International Co., Ltd.

Chinese (Taiwan) cast 
(none)
 
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