Hot Gimmick, Vol. 8 [Paperback]

Miki Aihara (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1, 2005 | Series: Hot Gimmick (Book 8)

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 rumour 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 neighbourhood! 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! Will wonders never cease...? It appears that relations between the forever hapless Hatsumi and her haughty quasi-boyfriend Ryoki Tachibana are on the up-and-up, but not if Ryoki's mother has her way. Deeming Hatsumi unworthy of her heavenly son's affections, Mrs. Tachibana hatches a scheme for Ryoki to fall in love with an equally brainy, upper-class young lady. Will Ryoki drop Hatsumi like a proverbial bag of dirt when this new "Little Miss Perfect" shows up? Plus, an equally jar-dropping flashback to Hatsumi's tiny-tot days that throws new light on how the veritable train wreck of her life got started.

Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: VIZ Media LLC; Sh Ojo Ed edition (March 1, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 159116706X
• ISBN-13: 978-1591167068
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 4.8 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,380,155 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the Best in the Series, May 8, 2005

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Hakajin "Ecclectic Student" (GA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hot Gimmick, Vol. 8 (Paperback)

Ryoki just gets better and better with every volume. This time, we see him stand up for Hatsumi when his mother tries to push a relationship with a very rich, but snobby girl, on him.

Also, Hatsumi seems to be learning how to stand up for herself more and more. I was glad to see this development in her character, and I hope that she will continue to become more assertive.

Last, there's a very sweet extra about the gang when they were kids. It's about what really happened when Hatsumi first moved to the complex. There's going to be a continuation on this, I think, and I'm looking forward to it.

Volume 8 was very satisfying. If you're a fan of the series, then you should definitely read it.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Most Intense Volume Yet!, March 17, 2005

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shojonogo - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hot Gimmick, Vol. 8 (Paperback)

I think Volume 8 is the most suspenseful part yet. In this volume, Hatsumi really expresses herself when Mrs. Tachibana invites a rich, pretty, and very smart girl to study with Ryoki. There's a lot of tension over the adoption papers she found at Shinogu's apartment and he is becoming more and more distant from her.

This volume is a MUST-READ for Hot Gimmick fans and it also shows how Hatsumi's stairs incident happened.

5.0 out of 5 stars Love it, December 16, 2008

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Sonja Harewood - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hot Gimmick, Vol. 8 (Paperback)

I love all of the Hot Gimmick books. I can't wait till they come out on dvds