After the very fun and engaging crowdfunding campaign earlier this year that has Skip Beat! coming to North America, it looks like the show has now found a bit more distribution overseas. MVM Entertainment has announced that they’ll be bringing out the series for UK fans in the future. Since their release is dependent on what Pied Piper puts together, that has to come together first. MVM Entertainment has confirmed that they’ll be bringing it out in two parts and that it will have the English language dub. They’re hopeful that they’ll be bringing it out for Blu-ray as well but that hasn’t been nailed down formally yet.
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.
The English dub cast includes Erica Lindbeck as Kanae Kotonami, Grant George as Sho Fuwa, Robbie Daymond as Ren Tsuruga, Vic Mignogna as Yukihito Yashiro , Richard Epcar as Lory Takarada, Mela Lee as Maria Takarada, Christine Marie Cabanos as Mimori Nanokura, Cristina Vee as Erika Koenji, Kyle McCarley as Hikaru Ishibashi, Todd Haberkorn as Shinichi Ishibashi, and Bryce Papenbrook as Yuusei Ishibashi.
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.
