| | |  | MANGA | Home » » » » Hot Gimmick, Vol. 2 (VIZBIG Edition) | | | | | | | Description: | | R to L (Japanese Style). "This comic hooked my little sister and me faster than we could say, "Oh no she didn't!" --Becky Cloonan, artist of Demo, AmericanVirgin, and the creator of East Coast RisingMiki Aihara turned the manga world upside down with her salacious, outrageous, and funny hit series. If you think being a teenager is hard, wait until you read Hot Gimmick. Hatsumi's troubles with school, life, and love are so full of twists and turns, it'll make your head spin. With more (love) triangles than you can throw a geometry book at, these Tokyo boys and girls are really messed up! | | | Product Details: | | | Author:
| Miki Aihara | | Paperback:
| 200 pages | | Publisher:
| VIZ Media LLC | | Publication Date:
| August 18, 2009 | | Language:
| English | | ISBN:
| 1421523493 | | Package Length:
| 8.4 inches | | Package Width:
| 5.8 inches | | Package Height:
| 1.3 inches | | Package Weight:
| 2.05 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 9 reviews |
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 Love itDec 17, 2008
I love all of the Hot Gimmick books. I can't wait till they come out on dvds
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 The Plot ThickensFeb 12, 2006
At the end of the first manga, you had a feeling that Azusa had something up his sleeve -- but you didn't know what. Well, volume two throws you into the thick of things. It shows Hatsumi's deepening feelings for Azusa and it shows what Ryoki is like outside of the building -- he's still not the best person, but you see greater depth to him, which I love. I am really starting to like him even though he is still a little evil at heart. You can tell he has some feelings for Hatsumi, but you're not sure exactly what they are. You also see what Azusa is plotting although it's still a mystery just why he is plotting Hatsumi's downfall. You also learn a big secret about Shinogu, Hatsumi's older brother.
Over all pretty good, although I don't know how believable the plot is in some aspects -- especially the whole Azusa becomes a model just so he can have revenge part.
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
Enslave thy neighbor...part twoOct 19, 2005
The second volume of Hot Gimmick starts out with a glimpse into Hatsumi's and Azusa's past. He had always acted as her protector, and now it seems that he wants to date her but has mistaken the dominate/ submissive aspect of her and Ryoki's relationship to be an actual intimacy. She decides to set him straight about the details and that's when he confesses his feelings by kissing her. Soon he buys her a cell phone and starts telling everyone she is his girlfriend, but there is still the matter of Ryoki to be dealt with. When Azusa and Ryoki meet with one another Azusa is getting touchy feely with another woman, and Ryoki later passes this info along to Hatsumi. This leaves her very anxious about their relationship, but she should be worried about greater things, like why Azusa really wants to date her. Ryoki gets a glimpse of Azusa's real attitude and becomes concerned, but doesn't know how to tell Hatsumi without hurting her.
Back and forth it goes, the relationships in this series. It's like a tennis ball, this person wants this one, this person wants that one. Basically the structure boils down to this... Ryoki wants Hatsumi more than he cares to admit... but she doesn't care for him in the slightest and she likes Azusa... who has ulterior motives for dating her and is really "involved" with another young woman, his business manager, Rina. Hatsumi's sister, Akane, likes Ryoki, but he doesn't care for her. Subaru, the neighbor Otaku boy, likes both Hatsumi and Akane, but they consider him only a friend... and weirdest of all is the overprotective relationship Hatsumi's older "brother" has for her... It's one giant soap opera and yet it's oh so good. I keep reading this expecting it to get lame, but it hasn't. The illustrations are wonderful and the story is engaging enough to keep me borrowing it from work. Definitely not for kids, but good for anyone else.
1 of 2 found the following review helpful:
Hot Gimmick Rocks!Oct 15, 2005
The first time i read hot gimmick was when i spotted my friend reading it. i borrowed it from her and i finished in less than an hour. i was addicted. i was soooo eager to read the second book and luckily she had all 9 books. i was shocked by the change of events in the story and i was just a teesy bit mad because I SERIOUSLY LUV AZUSA!! Anyway, I still luv the books and by the time i was up to book 4, almost all the girls in my class were begging my friend to borrow them. I felt bad for her. She stood her ground and let some borrow it but not all. The girls who did get to read it became HOT GIMMICk fanatics
I can't wait for the 10th book to come out. Even though the change of events wasn't in my favor exactly i still think HOT GIMMICK ROCKS! I would tell anyone who luvs romance and mnanga to read it. It's a great series of books! i hope you take my advice. Happy readings!
Hot Gimmick Fanatic!
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Twists and TurnsJun 29, 2005
Volume one is great, but volume two is where it starts to get interesting.
Azusa finally asks Hatsumi to be his girlfriend, and she gladly accepts. But when he asks her out to a club, things start to get a little confusing. Azusa starts hinting at what he's really like in this volume, and Ryoki is acting . . . nice?
If volume one bored you, try volume two anyway. I don't think you'll stay bored for very long.
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