Skip Beat 1-8
I found this while randomly browsing through CR's selection, and since I enjoyed the manga for a while until it got too dull and repetitive, I gave it a try.
As far as the manga goes I really liked Kyouko, the heroine, until she started getting boring and too stereotypical. Her driving force is a burning desire for revenge against the boys in her life, which made a welcome change from the typical "girl falls in love with tall dark bishounen who is a jerk and treats her poorly but she loves him anyway". Her character transferred quite nicely to the anime, her voice actress plays the role well. Even though Kyouko feels like a unique heroine for a shoujo series, she still runs into one of the worst offenders, where no matter how badass she is, or how hard she tries, she can never win. The hero will always sweep in at the last minute and upset her somehow. It's somewhat similar to Kaichou Wa Maid-sama in that regard, although there's a lot more romance in Maid-sama than in Skip Beat, especially early on.
The adaption feels rather mundane, gag panels from the manga are played out for far too long, the art can get really poor at times, the animation, backgrounds, direction, etc all feel uninspired. On the bright side, the pacing is quite good, the main arc I saw went on for several more episodes than I would have expected it to, but it didn't feel slow or drawn out. One of the few positive aspects of the annoying gags is that they do help keep the drama from being far too melodramatic, but that isn't really enough to cancel out the fact that they exist in the first place.
Despite the rather average adaption, I really did enjoy this, simply because it's fun seeing a manga I enjoy in motion. Kyouko's presentation in the anime really shines, especially as she's really the only aspect that makes Skip Beat feel different from a bog-standard shoujo. I would probably still recommend to others to watch Maid-Sama instead, simply because JC Staff did an excellent job with the production there, while Skip beat is quite lacking in that regard, but if you enjoyed the manga like I did, or want to see a shoujo with a bit of a twist, I'd recommend you at least give this a try.