Hot Gimmick

Hot Gimmick is published by Viz Comics. Hot Gimmick deals with the trials and tribulations of Hatsumi as she deals with her family, boys, and life in a company-owned apartment complex

Main Characters
Hatsumi Narita - High school girl with a timid personality.

Ryoki Tachibana - The son of a wealthy and powerful family. Ryoki's father is president of the company where Hatsumi's father works.

Azuza - Hatsumi's childhood friend has moved back into the apartment complex. He's now a male model.

Shinogu - Hatsumi's protective older brother is enrolled in college.

Minor Characters
Akane Narita - Hatsumi's outgoing younger sister.

Mrs. Tachibana - Ryoki's mother rules over the apartment complex with her gaggle of gossiping minions.

Subaru - The nerd of the apartment complex who has a crush on Akane.

Storyline
Volume 1 - Hatsumi goes to buy a pregnancy test for her sister Akane, and she runs into Ryoki, who promptly decides to blackmail her into becoming his slave. How will she deal with Ryoki and her feelings for her old friend Azuza, who has suddenly moved back to town?

Volume 2 - Hatsumi wants to confess her feelings to Azuza, but will she be able to get Ryoki to stop ordering her around? Azuza seems to have mysterious motives for asking Hatsumi to be his girlfriend.

Volume 3 - Ryoki vows to warn Azuza to stay away from his "slave", and over at Azuza's apartment his motives for wanting to humiliate Hatsumi are revealed - his mother had an affair with Hatsumi's father before she died. Will Ryoki come to her rescue? Meanwhile, Akane gets closer to Subaru, the otaku of the apartment complex.

Volume 4 - Ryoki asked Hatsumi to be his girlfriend instead of his slave, and she rejected him. One of the gossipy women at the apartment complex tells Mrs. Tachibana that she's seen Hatsumi with Azuza.

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Creative Team
Miki Aihara is the artist and author.

Order Codes

 * APR05 3271	HOT GIMMICK VOL 9 TP	$9.99
 * SEP05 3275	HOT GIMMICK VOL 10 TP	$9.99