Skip Beat! - Recommendations

• Vol: 1; Ch: 3
• 2006

When Amy went to trade her watch at a pawn shop to lend money to her boyfriend, the clerk informed her that she'd regret the trade. For little did Amy know that her loser boyfriend needed the money for an abortion for his secret lover! Amazed at the accuracy of the clerk's prediction, Amy returns and discovers that he has the ability to accurately assess any item's value. Tired of perpetually dating the wrong men, Amy now sets forth on a new career: with the help of her new boss she'll train to be a pawn shop employee, so she'll never again be fooled!

• Vol: 17; Ch: 99
• 2003 - 2009

Hikari Hanazono has never been able to beat Kei Takishima at anything. At six years old the two were introduced by their fathers, and Hikari promptly challeneged Kei to a wrestling match, believing she'd easily beat him. However, she lost, and since then she's vowed to beat Kei, following him wherever he goes. Now fifteen years old, Hikari attends the super-elite school Hakusenkan where she and Kei are the two top students; Kei holds first place, while Hikari is second. While Hikari considers Kei her special friend and most importantly her rival, Kei is secretly in love with her. Will Hikari ever beat Kei, and Kei's love ever be requited?

• Vol: 18; Ch: 85
• 2006 - 2013

President of the Student Council at the almost-all-boys Seika High School, the hard-as-nails Misaki Ayuzawa works every day to make life easier on the small population of co-eds who have enrolled there. Though an unholy terror to all things male during school hours, in order to provide for her impoverished family, she secretly works after school at a maid cafe in Akihabara. However, when campus hottie Usui Takumi wanders into the restaurant during her shift, suddenly she finds her reputation in school at his mercy...

• Vol: 36; Ch: 148
• 2000 - 2015

Four gorgeous guys, one fabulous mansion and one challenge - turn the landlady's niece into a perfect lady and live rent free; fail and their rent will triple! Surely this task will be no problem for Ranmaru Mori, Kyouhei Takano, Takenaga Oda and Yuki Tohyama, who are lauded as the princes of their high school and have girls dropping at their feet daily... right? The boys' dream of rent-free living comes crashing down when they meet Sunako Nakahara, the girl they must transform. Sunako has devoted her life to solitude, preferring the company of anatomy mannequins, horror movies and the darkened seclusion of her bedroom to the presence of the ‘dazzling creatures' that cause her to have violent nosebleeds. Flushing her out into the light might prove to be more than the boys can handle!

• Vol: 15; Ch: 82
• 2004 - 2009

Romance and happiness blossoms at the Happy Cafe! Uru takes her mother's remarriage as an opportunity to work part time at the Happy Cafe. There, she befriends Ichirou and Shindou, two of the most unsociable guys she's ever met! To make matters worse, it turns out that Uru is not exactly meant for the waitressing world, as she's a huge clutz. But as this hilarious shojo tale unfolds, true happiness - and even true love - lurk just around the corner.

• Vol: 5; Ch: 22
• 1997 - 1999

For star-struck teenagers living in Okinawa, the first step to fame and fortune is an appearance on an American Idol-like TV show called Boom Boom. If they can wangle their way onto this weekly program, they have a shot to become Japan's next big thing. But first, these pop-star wannabes must first enroll in the big city's actor's school where competition between classmates is spirited and ruthless! With the help of her guardian angel, a gargoyle-like statue named Cesar, little Airi begins taking classes at the school. One way or another, she's going to make her dreams come true!

• One Shot
• 2002

Manabe is a former model who has withdrawn completely from the spotlight. She prefers to sit in the corner of the classroom, ignoring her classmates, while keeping her face hidden by her hair. However, Manabe's quiet life is disrupted when she accidentally meets her teacher while he's taking pictures. When he points his camera in her direction, her attitude changes and she automatically poses just like a model would pose. With Manabe's secret exposed, will she still be able to quietly remain in the shadows?

• Vol: 6; Ch: 25
• 2004 - 2008

Suzuhara Mugi is a fifteen-year-old on a mission. She is determined to somehow get onto the campus of Shoukei High School, one of those super super elite private high schools. Mugi is searching for her missing sister, her only remaining family, and she has been led to believe that someone or something on the campus of that school will help her in her search. Unfortunately, that strict school security is preventing her from getting onto the school grounds. However, her luck changes when she literally runs into Midou-kun, the son of an insanely rich mega-corporation president, and elite person at the school. Midou is not impressed with Mugi’s sob story about needing to get into the school. He is a very smug and arrogant rich guy. But he can be reasonable, and he eventually strikes up a deal with Mugi: he will get her onto the school grounds in exchange for some labor on her part. She must come to his house and work as a maid!

• Vol: 13; Ch: 50
• 2010 - 2015

As a child, Mao spent all her time at Hiro’s house across the street. Going to his house always made her feel cheerful. A few years later, Mao’s father gets remarried and Mao finds herself with nowhere to call home. Hiro ends up letting her stay with him in the house he's been occupying alone since the death of his parents. A love story unfolds, between two childhood friends of different ages.

• Vol: 5; Ch: 24
• 2000 - 2001

Tanpopo Yamazaki, a humble girl from Hokkaido, moves to Tokyo to attend an elite school and make a new life for herself. But for Tanpopo, life at the elitist Meio Academy seems way out of her league. The daughters of wealthy families snub her; other students make light of the fact that she actually tested into Meio instead of relying on family connections; and the cute boy she saw tending a dandelion the day before wouldn't even acknowledge her existence, despite being in the same class! Hoping to make friends and have some fun, Tanpopo starts up a Gardening Club; but will this help her survive in a school where superficiality and nepotism reign supreme?