If you liked
Skip Beat!
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...then you might like
Oresama Teacher
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While the plots of these two manga stories differ quite a bit, there are a few major similarities. The art of "Oresama Teacher" resembles that of "Skip Beat!", especially during some of the more humorous moments. Both authors' comedic cartoon versions of the characters are similarly hilarious. As for the characters themselves, they, too, are similar. The main character of "Skip Beat!", Kyoko, is a lot like the heroine of "Oresama Teacher", Mafuyu. Both girls wish to forget about their past selves; they also wish to be more feminine, but they find it difficult due to their ditzy, clutzy personalities. The other major characters, Ren and Sho from "Skip Beat!" and Takaomi and Hayasaka from "Oresama Teacher", are similar in more ways I can discuss without spoiling the story. What I can reveal is that they have close ties to the heroine, creating an interesting love triangle. Also, if you like Ren, you will like Takaomi, whereas if you like Sho, you will like Hayasaka. However, it took me a few chapters to realize the obvious resemblance. Two points, though, gave it immediately away: 1) the hilarity, satisfaction, and pure love of such great manga, and 2) both heroines enjoy disguising as animals to secretly help their friends. ;)