The Skip Beat! Kickstarter project has hit the $145,000 mark on its journey to the fully funded amount of $155,000 and that’s resulted in a two more actors cast in the series. As we’re down to the final $7,000 needed to fund the project and just about four days, it’s now been revealed that Mela Lee will play Maria Takarada and Cristina Vee will play Erika Koenji!
We previously learned that Erica Lindbeck is on board to play Kanae Kotonami, Grant George as Sho Fuwa, Robbie Daymond as Ren Tsuruga, Vic Mignogna as Yukihito Yashiro and Richard Epcar as Lory Takarada.
Check out the full project here with its tiers and goals.
Skip Beat! was produced by Hal Film Maker and aired on TV TOKYO from October 2008 to March 2009 and currently streams on Crunchyroll. The anime is based on the on-going shojo manga by Yoshiki Nakamura, published in Japan in “Hana to Yume” and in North America by VIZ Media. Pied Piper, Inc. licensed the anime from TV TOKYO.
Plot Concept: Bright, diligent, and yet naïve 16-year-old Kyouko Mogami works hard to support the career and dreams of her childhood friend, crush, and rising pop icon, Shoutarou Fuwa. Toiling endlessly at burger joints and tea ceremonies, the innocent Kyouko remains unaware that day in day out, all her tireless efforts have been taken for granted, until, one day, she finds out that her beloved Shou sees her as nothing but a free servant. Shocked, heartbroken and enraged, she vows to take revenge on the rookie star by entering the ruthless world of entertainment herself. As she steps into this new life, Kyouko will face new challenges as well as people who will push her out of her comfort zone.
