Comments on: Hot Gimmick Books 1-12

By: Anna

Anna — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 00:02:48 +0000

This book is really inspire people ,imean when i was reading it i didn’t want to put it down ,i wish each books would have a movie or a show .The only thing i can tell you is that you are a really good animated writer i wish if you culd make an animated show like other people did.:):):):):):):):):):).

By: z

Sat, 29 Oct 2011 03:36:12 +0000

THIS BOOK IS AWESOME!!!

By: marisol

marisol — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 06:03:19 +0000

i just love <3 hot gimmick Miki Aihara did a great job i couldnt put the book down every thing about it was great eww i understand why she ended up with Ryoki (totally my type of guy)i mean ending up with her brother eww when u stop and thing about it. its gross i cant imagin falling in love with my brother or my brother liking me ITs just NOT RIGHT its just gross and the other dude Azuza i wouldnt want to ended with him simply because of trying to gang rape her so Ryoki was perfecto:)!!!!!! MIKI AIHARA IS THE BESTS :)

By: Tiff

Tiff — Thu, 25 Nov 2010 02:31:49 +0000

I just finished the series, I don’t know why I kept reading! I absolutely initially thought Azusa was the best character (minus the whole gang rape thing, if he hadn’t done that he’d be the best choice for Hatsumi). But overall I really hated this manga! The main character is an absolute DOORMAT and allows her bf Ryoki to abuse her physically and verbally WTF is wrong with this girl! And on top of that her brother (yeah so he’s adopted, he still her brother people!) is in love with her and then she gets all confused and leads him on! If anything, the author has just shown how confused some teenage girls get… The only mentally competent character was Subaru (Akane’s bf) he is a well adjusted kid… This whole series is F’d up! But I did keep reading…

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By: beans

beans — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 07:40:02 +0000

That Shinogu, how can anyone not love him? I’m in love with him, and he’s a guy from a freaking manga. But of course Hatsumi isn’t going to end up choosing him! How can so many of you want that to happen!?? That is GROSS! Just think if you had a brother, no matter how gentle/caring/smart/handsome/self-less he is, there is no way you can change your feeling for him after all those years. I actually really liked the ending where he ends up becoming a monk (I might be the only one). It just goes to show how much he loved Hatsumi; he’s willing to give up everything in life for her. He loves her so much that there’s no way for him to get over it, he can’t love anyone else. He’s sort of punishing himself for his “sin”, and that he can’t stay by her side. Sigh.. poor Shinogu, i just want to give him a big hug.

By: Cass

Cass — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 08:34:13 +0000

What “wtf” said.

I actually would have been content with Hatsumi ending up with no one. As much as I kind of wanted her to end up with Shinogu, I can understand why she wouldn’t be able to think of her ‘brother’ as anything but. I hate the whole monk thing. It was completely stupid. Both Ryoki and Hatsumi need to actually work things out before anything can happen. Sure, they end up with each other, but I can see domestic abuse, inequality, more of the same crap that she had to endure throughout the manga series.

I liked the side characters though.

By: mmmmm

mmmmm — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 22:22:34 +0000

Ugh I finished the series last night (after like a 5 year hiatus…don’t ask) and I wasn’t sure what I thought of the ending but this review completely summed it up for me. First of all I want to say, I am for the Hatsumi and Ryoki pairing. Yeah he’s a douche but I feel like he could have changed to be less and less demanding… and I felt like there were many moments when he really showed some redeeming qualities but just not enough! I mean come on, I would have been a little happy if he had at least told her he thought she was beautiful ONCE! I think it would have been cool if Hatsumi stood up for herself at the end and refused to marry him unless he started treating her like a human being, etc, etc and he broke down and told her how much he was sorry and in love with her…. but that’s just my romantic mind talking huh?

But really, I don’t see how people could think Shinogu and Hatsumi could be a couple……. she always thought of him and loved him as her brother growing up and didn’t know he was adopted. Honestly I would be a bit grossed out and probably kind of more disappointed if she ended up with him. Just cause you’re not technically blood related doesn’t really make that okay in my mind. ew. I’m just imagining my brother confessing his love to me, barf. And yeah, making him a monk was DEFINITELY a cop-out, lol. They could have figured out something better for him, sigh.

By: Linda

Linda — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 22:32:14 +0000

I love Hot gimmick books. I didn’t know which one I like. Azusa, Ryoki, or Shinogu. And I find that it didn’t end on 12. It just kept going. I can’t wait to go home and read it!

By: wtf

wtf — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 06:07:32 +0000

I have no idea how anyone could like the hatsumixryoki relationship. It’s sick. Hot Gimmick glorifies an abusive relationship and traumatic bonding. The nicest guy out of the entire series, the one that would actually treat her really well, gets rejected and ditched. Yet the manga ends with the an abusive jerk finally having sex with his girlfriend who just gives up and realizes “there are some feelings you can’t help” – yeah, so pretty much, she’s just admitting to herself that she’s in love with him and she can’t help it so she’s just going to put up with his abuse and craziness.

I’m in a shitty relationship right now and let me tell you, it sucks. It’s horrible to be treated like that. And it’s horrible to always want to go back believing things will get better. I need a lot of help. Reading this manga made me really sick because these types of relationships are TERRIBLE and the fact that there are people out there idolizing them scares the hell out of me.

I adore Hot Gimmick simply because of Shinogu. He’s made the series likable. Everything else is miserable and terrible.

Oh, and Miki Aihara? Seriously? Her latest work, Honey Hunt, is pretty much EXACTLY the same as Hot Gimmick. The guy characters even look the same. It’s hilarious. If anyone has read Teacher’s Pet you would know she’s really into like rape/bondage/submission, so I guess Hot Gimmick makes sense, but seriously. It’s ridiculous.

By: jasmine

jasmine — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 23:09:42 +0000

OMG I FREAKING LOVE IT!!! and i dont care what any of you guys that dont like it have to say because i am in love with this manga XD

By: leonard

leonard — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 11:52:45 +0000

I’ve never read such a sad and vile manga before. Hatsumi’s happily ever after is an abusive relationship?!? Please God, no! I was hoping so hard that Hatsumi and Ryoki would break up and that he’d encounter some form of understanding regarding his behaviour, but instead it somehow became even more depressing. That anyone who has read this manga can possibly view Ryoki as a good boyfriend distresses me. Really? You want to be physically and emotionally/psychologically abused? Really? That’s your idea of a good relationship? Get thee to counseling immediately. I wish this awful comic didn’t exist.

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By: Random

Random — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 12:41:42 +0000

i don’t want to upset any hot gimmick fans but i absolutely CANNOT read this series. i ended at book 5 and read summaries from then on to see if i would be wrong about it but i wasn’t. hatsumi has extremely low self esteem and although this is an issue evident in many teenage girls, the portrayal of her low self-esteem is far too absurd that it makes me sick. i hated myself for reading it when she apologised to Azusa after he tried to get her gang-raped. of course i would understand if she apologised for her fathers actions but she accepted responsibility and dismissed his attempt of gang-rape as reasonable. as i said before i read summaries after the 5th book to see if i would be wrong about the series on a whole but i was right. the character does not develop as a person and she is left with the same level of self-esteem as when the series started. i have a friend whose life is somewhat like this and she has really low self esteem and the fact that this character does not develop and remains significantly inferior to her male counterparts really disturbs me because it doesn’t send the right message to the audience. the character should gain strength but she remains dominated humiliatingly throughout the series and i think audiences should realise that this issue in real life is no walk in a fucking park. someone like hatsumi in real life (my friend) is fucked up forever because of issues similar to the ones in hot gimmick and its devastating everyone around her that loves her, except her boyfriend coz he’s the one fucking her up and her relationships with everyone. its just my personal opinion that i do not like hot gimmick one little bit but i just want all readers to know, do not take this manga lightly and think its all fun and entertainment. Because it’s not and i’ve lost a friend forever.

By: kira

kira — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 18:34:19 +0000

i loved the books, but the ending sucked! Ryuki and Hatsumi aren’t that good for each other! Shinogu on the other hand knew her better! Ryuki is too bossy! Either way its a cool story! ^_^

By: Agatsuma Soubi

Agatsuma Soubi — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 07:08:01 +0000

I hated this ending.
She should’ve stayed with Shinogu.
I know it was maybe so it won’t seem predictable.
But is it not predictable?
She’s a clueless girl
doesn’t know whats right for her
watch that Ryoki thing wont last
and she’ll be crawling back to Shinogu
and it will be too late

if i was the author i would make Vol. 13
and make them brake up and go with Shinogu.

Im really pissed off at the ending.

By: storm-and-fire

storm-and-fire — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 17:25:29 +0000

Hot Gimmick is my fav shoujo manga ever. I’ve read it like three times but I want to read it again and again. RyokixHatsumi is the best.

By: Angie

Angie — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 14:19:04 +0000

I picked this manga up from a lot of recommendations, i admit it did have interesting plot twists but I found myself STRUGGLING to continue reading. Especially the part with the gang rape. And how Ryuki keeps abusing her…Hatsumi really needs to get a grip on herself. I wanted to punch her myself.

Sorry to all those who really love this manga, but one of the most important things about manga to me are the characters. I found myself not liking any of the characters here.

I’m obsessed with this manga now. But not because I like it. (Although it did have pretty good eye candy)

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By: Emochan

Emochan — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 11:57:54 +0000

Wow i love this series!!!