The TV anime series Skip Beat! was adapted by studio Hal Film Maker, based on a shoujo comedy / romance manga originally by Yoshiki Nakamura. The story follows the 16-year-old girl Kyoko, who discovers that her childhood friend and romantic goal, Sho Fuwa, only keeps her around to act as a maid and earn his living expenses, as he works his way to become the top pop idol in Japan. Furious and heart broken, she vows to get revenge by beating him in show business. (Wikipedia synopsis)