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COLLECTION · Series · 2008

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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

Source: TMDB
* 7.1 (24)AnimationComedyDramaJapan
Creators
Yoshiki Nakamura
Countries
Japan
Studios
TVh · Hal Film Maker · TV Tokyo Music · Pony Canyon · Hakusensha · TV Tokyo Medianet · Sotsu
Runtime
25 min/ep
Release
05/10/2008
Score
7.1 / 10 (24)
Where to watch
Streaming
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Seasons and episodes
Season 1
Season 1
25 episodes · 2008
And the Box was Opened
Episode 1. And the Box was Opened
2008-10-05 · 25 min

Kyoko followed her true love and childhood friend Fuwa Sho to Tokyo. This is so she could help him reach his dream of becoming an idol. She cleans, cooks, works three jobs and does nothing for herself, though she gets nothing in return,…

Banquet of Shivering
Episode 2. Banquet of Shivering
2008-10-12 · 25 min

Kyoko, now living at the Darumaya (a restaurant she works in), starts looking for an entrance into show business. She chooses L.M.E., Sho's agency's main competitor. Sawara, who manages talent at the company, kicks her out after hearing…

An Emotion She Lacks
Episode 3. An Emotion She Lacks
2008-10-19 · 25 min

Kyoko's performance was to cut the daikon (radish) into a rose, using a knife lent by her boss at Darumya. Her performance amazes the judges including the president, Lory, since the skill is famous and difficult to master. Though the…

The Labyrinth of Reunion
Episode 4. The Labyrinth of Reunion
2008-10-26 · 25 min

Kyoko is working at a gas station, thinking about what Ren and her boss said to her. During her break, an advertisement of Sho appears on the television screen, causing her to have a violent breakdown, misinterpreted by her co-worker as a…

Danger Zone
Episode 5. Danger Zone
2008-11-02 · 25 min

Kyoko speaks with the President who asks if she believes she can love others. She says no, but insists that even though she can't feel love now, she wants to be able to gain back that important "human trait" that she lost. He agrees to…

An Invitation to the Ball
Episode 6. An Invitation to the Ball
2008-11-09 · 25 min

After the shock of being picked up, Kyoko tries to struggle but then has no choice due to her injured ankle. Ren places her on the house because she kept on complaining, and his manager helped bandage Kyoko's ankle and asked if Ren always…

Princess Revolution
Episode 7. Princess Revolution
2008-11-16 · 25 min

Kyoko films with Ren and becomes startled and angry with the way he easily manipulates their acting. Ruriko is unhappy with the praise Kyoko's acting generates. Despite the injury to her ankle, and helped by her smooth movements during…

Through Thick and Thin
Episode 8. Through Thick and Thin
2008-11-23 · 25 min

Kotonami Kanae (Moko), from Kyoko's audition into L.M.E., is discovered by Kyoko at L.M.E. headquarters. Even as she denies being eliminated from the audition, one of the judges from the audition appears and reveals she has become a…

An Angel's Power
Episode 9. An Angel's Power
2008-11-30 · 25 min

Kyoko takes on the challenge given by the hot-shots in the training class. She uses a similar dialogue as the script but in a malevolent emotion, and later switches lines with the other actress. Maria recollected about her mother's death…

Blue in Hand
Episode 10. Blue in Hand
2008-12-07 · 25 min

Kyoko reminds Maria about her father's letter and Maria asks Kyoko for her opinion on what to talk about with her father. Maria realizes that Kyoko's father and mother had left her. Kyoko is told that she needs her mother's permission to…

Barefaced Storm
Episode 11. Barefaced Storm
2008-12-14 · 25 min

Kyoko exposes another rumor about Sho's past life. Then, as Bo, she challenges Sho to a badminton match and almost reveals her identity to him. When she gets lost in the building, she meets up with Ren. A series of whack-up moments…

Opened Wound
Episode 12. Opened Wound
2008-12-21 · 25 min

The episode started after her job has finished where she saw Ren and remembered what she did on the previous meeting with him (Kyoko gave him a bad gesture) but remembers the sides of Ren she experienced when dressed up as Bo, blushing…

Battle Girl
Episode 13. Battle Girl
2008-12-28 · 25 min

Unable to buy her way in, Erika insists Kyoko and Moko not to have any discussions about the audition (being from the same company, they would have better rapport than others who just met). However, they manage to pass the first test with…

The Secret Stamp Album
Episode 14. The Secret Stamp Album
2009-01-11 · 25 min

Due to Kyoko's quick thinking for the impromptu but amazing act, Kyoko and Moko were chosen by the company. Erika was so angry at Moko-san for beaten her twice, plotting to using violence so that she will get the part of Moko in the…

Together with the Minefield
Episode 15. Together with the Minefield
2009-01-18 · 25 min

Ren is talking on his phone with Matsushima, the head of L.M.E.'s acting division, who informs him that his regular manager is out with a cold and that Kyoko will be filling in. Due to the tensions between them, Ren is cold toward her and…

Hate X Hate
Episode 16. Hate X Hate
2009-01-25 · 25 min

Kyoko continues to take care of Ren. In this episode, his positive thoughts and reactions are shown as she takes care of him. When she is at his apartment nursing him through his fever, Ren thanks Kyoko in a 'kind' manner. Kyoko keeps…

Date with Fate
Episode 17. Date with Fate
2009-02-01 · 25 min

Kyoko begins her first day as a high school student. She's excited to be a "normal high school girl," but later finds out that her high school rather abnormal since she's in the entertainment class where the students are celebrities. On…

Sin is Like an Angel
Episode 18. Sin is Like an Angel
2009-02-08 · 25 min

After Kyoko flicks a packet of salt to Sho who intended to throw away a sweet egg roll because he dislikes sweet stuff, she begins to stress out and regret her actions as she believed she may have revealed her true identity to him. Sho…

Rituals of Death
Episode 19. Rituals of Death
2009-02-15 · 25 min

The episode begins with Kyoko moping over not being able to 'kill Sho like an angel'. She then calls Moko and gets an idea on how to act properly. She imagines that she will be killing Moko's lover for hurting her. Kyoko calls Ren…

Month of Invitations
Episode 20. Month of Invitations
2009-02-23 · 25 min

Kyoko's been scouted for an upcoming drama. However upon learning she'd be working with Ren, she was quite nervous but excited as she would be able to see Ren up closed and personal in his "serious" acting mode. Meanwhile, Ren's troubled…

A Person Possessing Abilities
Episode 21. A Person Possessing Abilities
2009-03-02 · 25 min

Kyoko landed a role in Dark Moon, the re-make of Tsukigomori, a drama that was popular 20 years ago, and the actors and the director in the current drama wish to surpass Tsukigomori. Ren is also in the drama as Katsuki (with Kyoko as Mio,…

Day That Breaks the World
Episode 22. Day That Breaks the World
2009-03-09 · 25 min

Kyoko was given some time to think about her character, Mio, thanks to Ren. Ren also gives Kyoko a hint of why Mio would hate Mizuki but she still has a hard time understanding the cruel rich lady that she's playing. While talking with…

Pulled Trigger
Episode 23. Pulled Trigger
2009-03-16 · 25 min

Kyoko's Mio, now progressed, is widely accepted by the entire cast, including Ms. Iizuka. Problems develop, however, when Ren's acting is not up to its usual standard (as predicted by the president in 'Invitation to the Moon') and has to…

That Contact Is Allowed
Episode 24. That Contact Is Allowed
2009-03-23 · 25 min

Ren loses the ability to act as Katsuki. Because of this, he had an emotional meltdown. The director asked him to take some time off and find his "Katsuki" that can surpass the original. Meanwhile, Sho is acting surprisingly calm about…

And So the Door Was Opened
Episode 25. And So the Door Was Opened
2009-03-30 · 25 min

Ren is flashbacking to his conversation with Bo. He's confused about his feelings with Kyoko. His shoot for Dark Moon is coming up and, as always, he's not eating properly. Kyoko is asked to go to his house and feed him and she does.…

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Keisuke Oda
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Hiroaki Ogata
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Shin'ichi Ishibashi
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Taishou
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Kyoko Mogami
Masahito Kawanago
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Yukihito Yashiro
Hiromi Konno
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Maria Takarada
Katsuyuki Konishi
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Yuusei Ishibashi
Mamoru Miyano
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