Comments on: Hot Gimmick Books 1-12

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!!!

By: Anna

Anna — Fri, 16 May 2008 15:46:52 +0000

GOD. THE ENDING AND HATSUMI *throws myself over something* It was so addicting, but she just ended up where she was in the first place a doormat! Shinogu became a priest. BUT WHY? JUST BECAUSE HE COULDN’T HAVE HIS LITTLE SISTER? GET OVER IT. It was just really disappointing, esp. how addictive it was. but anyways…doesn’t matter…but her new manga Honey Hunt definitely has more potential although TIS IN DANGER OF COMING TO SAME FATE. One girl, three guys the whole shebang.

By: MeguMichieyo

MeguMichieyo — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 08:29:18 +0000

what’s with this Hatsumi! she choose RYOKI!! i luv shinogu! He’s way cooler, and why he have to be priest! Shinogu was always by her side! and RYOKI’s “THAT’S AN ORDER” pissed me much!! arghx!!

By: vi

vi — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 07:25:09 +0000

ARGHHHHHHhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
you call that an ending?

and DAMN ryouki >=/

By: Johanna

Johanna — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 14:00:14 +0000

I hope you aren’t as disappointed by the ending as I was!

By: vi

vi — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 01:17:44 +0000

i googled hot gimmick to learn more about it before deciding to read it. your review convinced me to give it a try. i appreciate the clarity of your manga review. you summed up every volume concisely and effectively.
i’m currently reading vol 5, and i’m liking this series very much. THANK goodness the artwork isn’t too flowery, it’s just right.

By: yoyoyo

yoyoyo — Tue, 25 Dec 2007 06:55:48 +0000

i always wanted to read this book,
my best freind got 1, 2 and 3 for me on christmas… she was mad because i told her that i dont like buying manga, because if i do i want to collect all of them, and that means alot of money, so im glad that it only goes up to 12 !!!
you see, i would love to read manga all day. but i like having them just to know that i can read them whenever i want.
this manga rocks my socks off !!!

By: anniert

anniert — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 12:21:22 +0000

…
Wait, it ends at volume twelve? What the Hell? I read the whole series online (since my bookstore has only some volumes) and I guess I didn’t catch the part with “The End” on it.

I mean, there’s so much things to be cleared up: Shinogu becoming a priest (Which I was surprised by– Though not pleasantly, to say the least); Azusa’s plot to hurt Ryoki, and consequencely, Ryoki’s dad; Asahi and Shinogu! I thought they were going to get together! What, did the manga-ka suddenly *forget* about Asahi? It would’ve been nice if she at least got to try to ask Shinogu out, even if she got rejected DX Geeze!; and finally, I felt that we didn’t really get into Subaru and Akane’s relationship… P: Not compared to the others, anyways.

It was obvious from the start that Hatsumi was going to end up with Ryoki; Or, at the very least, obvious to me. Shinogu, sorry dude, but he didn’t have a chance. Hami only saw him as a brother figure. And she threw herself at Shinogu only because she was, how do you say it, on the rebound. She did just see her boyfriend(? o_o) clutching another girl; I think that would hurt, but that may just be me. Moving on… Azusa blew it for himself, and anyways, he’s not interested in Hami– He just wants to exact his revenge on his mom’s lover. He wasn’t really in love with her in the first place. (Going on a completely random tangent, I think he’s an idiot. Don’t get revenge on the people around the person you hate, get back at said person personally, instead of using underhanded tactics. :’|)

I don’t care for Hami– She’s just too Mary Sue-ish for my tastes. She (almost) never sticks up for herself, she cares about everybody even people who hurt her, and a few guys fall for her: Yeah, I’d say that adds up to a Mary Sue. In the beginning, she didn’t seems Sue-ish. She couldn’t refuse if somebody asked her directly to do something, but she had an inner dialogue– Something I can sympathize with completely. But then she got too caring.. Mm, I can’t really say how I think of her without sounding horrible.

I still love this series.. But not as much as I did before I learned that the series ended.. XD;; I’m such an airhead.. How could I not see “The End” on the bottom of the last page..? XD;;

Uwaa~h. I feel much better after a good rant. :3

Anniert– Out!

By: carmen

carmen — Sun, 16 Dec 2007 20:15:30 +0000

well…my collection for these manga reach vol.11, and i’m still waiting for vol.12(end) for few weeks. is it true that hatsumi choose ryoki?!!!
omg.. that’s what i’m waiting for.
but as what i saw here, a lot of reader doesn’t like ryoki…
i start to like ryoki when he protect hatsumi on the time where Azuza cheat & almost gang raped her. he was a nerd guy, but he fall in love to hatsumi on the first sight when they are kids!
even though shinogu was a nice & gentle guy,but i still prefer Ryoki to be with hatsumi cos she’s those kind tht a bit dumb & naive girl. with ryoki by her side, she can change to become a more brave gal.
i luv hot gimmick!!!!