Now, you can get your hands on the chronicles of Kyoko’s revenge, too!

Earlier today, Right Stuf and Pied Piper, Inc. announced that Skip Beat! will hit domestic Blu-Ray on June 26. The $59.99 set will include all 26 episodes of the show, along with the following on-disc extras:

  • Dub cast and crew interviews
  • “Behind the Scenes” dub photos & video
  • “Behind the Beats” dub music recording photos & video
  • Clean opening
  • Clean ending
  • Previews
  • Honorifics presentation
  • Localization credits

Skip Beat! originally launched in North America in November 2017, as a Kickstarter title. The original campaign raised $224,546 across 1,646 backers by the time it ended its run on April 16, 2016.

We published an in-depth look and unboxing of the backer-exclusive “Kyoko’s Revenge” Limited Edition shortly after its release.

Skip Beat! is based on Yoshiki Nakamura’s manga of the same name. The 25-episode series originally hit Japanese TV in the Fall 2008 broadcast season. Kiyoko Sayama (Princess Tutu, Vampire Knight) helmed the project at Hal Film Maker, with Tetsuya Kumagai (Log Horizon Season 2, Slayers Premium) providing character designs. Mayori Sekijima (Saber Marionette J, CLAMP School Detectives) was in charge of series composition, while Akifumi Tada (Tokyo Underground, Tenchi Muyo! Ryo Ohki) scored the soundtrack.

©YOSHIKI NAKAMURA-Hakusensha / Skip Beat! Production Committee

The English dub cast for the series includes:

  • Kyoko Mogami: Caitlin Glass
  • Sho Fuwa: Grant George
  • Ren Tsuruga: Robbie Daymond
  • Kanae Kotonami: Erica Lindbeck
  • Yukihito Yashiro: Vic Mignogna
  • Lory Takarada: Richard Epcar
  • Maria Takarada: Mela Lee
  • Takenori Sawara: Keith Silverstein
  • Shoko Aoki: Karen Strassman
  • Kuniko (ep 1): Dorothy Fahn
  • Kimiko Kamio (ep 4): Dorothy Fahn
  • Matsushima (eps 2-3, 8, 14): Kaiji Tang
  • “Love Me” Male Voice: Kaiji Tang
  • Nakazawa (eps 2-3, 5): Joe Zeija
  • Seiji Shingai (eps 5-7): Todd Haberkorn
  • Shinichi Ishibashi (eps 10-12): Todd Haberkorn
  • Ruriko Matsunai (eps 5-7): Kira Buckland
  • Eiko (eps 8-9): Erika Harlacher
  • Yoshimi (ep 9): Dorothy Fahn
  • Yusei Ishibashi (eps 10-12): Bryce Papebrook
  • Hikaru Ishibashi (eps 10-12): Kyle McCarley
  • Erika Koenji (eps 12-14): Cristina Vee
  • Ushio Kurosaki (eps 10-12): Jason Charles Miller
  • Imai (eps 12-14): Nathan Sharp
  • Nao (eps 12-13): Lauren Landa
  • Yumiko (eps 15-16): Lauren Landa
  • Funada (eps 12-14): Kyle Hebert
  • Tecchin (ep 14): Kyle Hebert
  • Mimori Nanokura (eps 17-19): Christine Marie Cabanos
  • Haruki Asami (eps 17-19): Kate Davis
  • Hiroko Iizuka (eps 21-23): Erin Fitzgerald
  • Hiroaki Ogata (eps 20-25): Chris Patton

©YOSHIKI NAKAMURA-Hakusensha / Skip Beat! Production Committee

In October, Pied Piper revealed that the show’s openings and insert songs will receive English adaptations:

  • Dream Star (OP, Episodes 1-19)
  • Renaissance (OP, Episodes 20-25)
  • Burnin’ Down (Insert Song, Episode 11)
  • Prisoner (Insert Song, Episode 19)

Two months later, in December, the team reported that they would also produce English versions of the show’s ending themes Namida and Eien.

All of the songs received new vocal recordings, as well as new instrumental tracks by western musicians. The crew on each song is as follows:

Dream Star

  • Vocals: Mela Lee (feat. Cristina Vee)
  • Guitar: Michael Fish Herring
  • Drums: Neal Daniels
  • Bass: Dan Antunovich
  • Synth/Keyboard: Dan Antunovich
  • Add’l Keyboards: Alexander Burke

Renaissance

  • Vocals: Magnolia Memoir with Erica Lindbeck
  • Backup Vocals: Mela Lee
  • Guitar: Michael Fish Herring
  • Drums: Neal Daniels
  • Bass: Dan Antunovich
  • Synth/Keyboard: Dan Antunovich
  • Add’l Keyboards: Alexander Burke

Burnin’ Down

  • Vocals: Nathan Sharp
  • Guitar: Michael Fish Herring
  • Drums/ Bass / Keyboards: Dan Antunovich

Prisoner

  • Vocals: Nathan Sharp
  • Guitar: Michael Fish Herring
  • Drums/ Bass / Keyboards: Dan Antunovich

Namida

  • Vocals: Robbie Daymond & Raj Jain
  • Guitar: Michael “Fish” Herring
  • Drums: Dan Antunovich
  • Bass: Dan Antunovich
  • Keyboards: Dan Antunovich
  • Programming: Dan Antunovich

Eien

  • Vocals: Vic Mignogna
  • Guitar: Michael “Fish” Herring
  • Drums: Neal Daniels
  • Bass: Dan Antunovich
  • Keyboards: Dan Antunovich
  • Programming: Dan Antunovich

Dan Antunovich produced Dream Star, Renaissance, Namida, and Eien. Nathan Sharp served as producer on Burnin’ Down and Prisoner. Mela Lee and the dub team collaborated on the lyric rewrites, which were approved by TV Tokyo’s music division.

Source: Kickstarter