In company-owned rabbit-hutch apartments live tenants who can't afford to live anywhere else, and the apartment complex in which high-school girl Hatsumi Narita lives is ruled over by the rumor mongering, self-righteous Mrs. Tachibana. Get on Tachibana's bad side, and life becomes hell. When Hatsumi has to buy a pregnancy test because her popular sister Akane is late, Mrs. Tachibana's son, Ryoki, who used to bully Hatsumi as a kid, promises not to tell the world about Hatsumi's secret.only if she becomes his slave. Suddenly Azusa, Hatsumi's protector in their youth, reappears to save her again! He's moving back into the neighborhood! Despite the budding romance between Hatsumi and Azusa, Ryoki has control over her through the secret that could ruin the lives of everyone in Hatsumi's family, and he hasn't forgotten who his slave is!
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Miki Aihara is the author/creator of several popular sh?jo manga including SEITEN TAISEI, SO BAD!, SORA NI TAIY? GA ARUKAGIRI, and TOKYO SH?NEN SH?JO. HOT GIMMICK is her most recent title and is currently running in the sh?jo anthology Betsucomi, which is published by Shogakukan. Although not a Tokyo native, she currently resides in the Setagaya ward, where most of HOT GIMMICK takes place.
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The ending I wanted, but . . .,
This review is from: Hot Gimmick, Vol. 12 (v. 12) (Paperback)
Ok, I've been a fan of "Hot Gimmick" for a while. I loved the romance and the characters. But the ending . . . it ended like I wanted it to, I mean, Hatsumi chooses the guy I liked her with best, but . . . Hatsumi never learns to stand up for herself. Ryoki still pushes her around all the time, and you're left feeling like the relationship is kinda abusive and would never work out in real life. Yeah, I know it's just a manga, but it still put a damper on my enjoyment. Also, the plot was sorta thin in this last volume. You kinda know what's gonna happen before you even pick it up. All in all, I was hoping for a stronger ending.
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Final Volume,
By Natalie H (Cleveland, OH USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Hot Gimmick, Vol. 12 (v. 12) (Paperback)
I found the first Hot Gimmick maybe two years ago, and have kept up with the series ever since. In the twelfth book, Hatsumi's relationship problems still haven't resolved, poor girl. She is still trying to keep her family together without hurting anyone, but it goes without saying that this isn't easy for her.
This volume was a bittersweet read. It answered the main question, but a little too quickly. There was hardly any suspense in the story, and the actual account regarding Hatsumi ended maybe halfway through the book. The rest of the pages are filled with a (much-needed) story of Akane and Subaru and a short story that, while cute, is also redundant. Overall, I suggest buying this book. Although a little rushed, it shouldn't affect your decision of starting or finishing the series.
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2.0 out of 5 stars
Empty ending...,
This review is from: Hot Gimmick, Vol. 12 (v. 12) (Paperback)
I really do love the Hot Gimmick series but this was just one of those crummy quickly put together endings that many animes/mangas unfortunately do. The ending was very straightforward no big twists or turns to make the reader anticipate turning the next page like the past volumes have done. What's worse is that after Hatsumi's and Akane's stories there is a 20-30 page filler about a random story that has NOTHING to do with Hot Gimmick. Overall, the ending left me feeling that there was still an unfinished story but hey nothing I can do about that.
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