Hot Gimmick, Vol. 2, Volume 2

by Miki Aihara

Neighbors in Love

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 rumor 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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1591162270
• ISBN13: 9781591162278
• Release Date: December 2003
• Publisher: Viz Media
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.0" x 7.5"
• Age Range: 16 years and up

Customer Reviews

Love it

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

Enslave thy neighbor...part two

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.

Twists and Turns

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.

Addictive!

Ok i don't read the most manga in the world but this one draws you in, fast! It makes me so mad! I love the story but I hate the characters! After reading Vol. 2 I would have gone and just kicked Azusa if he was real! I don't mean I don't like the characters it is the way they betray each other, gossip, and lie! I mean this book stresses me out it is so good! I am used to traditional one-problem love stories where it all works out! Now everything is wrong, nothing is as it seems, and the only one I would want Hatsumi to get together with is Subaru and only because he is the only one who is not betraying, lying, or using people! Well all in all it is a good manga, but if you read it get ready for drama, drama, drama!

Hot Gimmick, Volume 2: A 180 turn

When I first read Hot Gimmick Volume 1, I wasn't quite sure what I thought of it. I liked it, but at the same time, I didn't. Then I found as time went on, I liked it more and more. And so I began eagerly anticipating Volume 2. I was lucky enough to find a copy of it yestarday(Jan. 11) at Walden books. As soon as I saw it, I HAD to get it. It was very eager to know what would happen with the Hatsumi, Ryoki, and Azusa triangle. The thing is, with Volume 2, I can't really say to much, because it will give it away. But lemme tell you, you will NEVER guess what you will find out. I mean it totally shocked me, but I wasn't mad at all, I was pleased. If you thought Volume 1 was great, it aint got NOTHING on Volume 2.! I'm completely hooked now, I CAN'T wait for Volume 3 to come out(who knows when that'll be). The way this manga is, it really took it up a step. The chatacters are growing way beyond what we already know of them and turn out being completely different then what we thought, and the plot is becoming more and more intriguing. The triangle between Hatsumi, Ryoki, and Azusa is getting extremely complicated, but that's good. :D Even if you were'nt entirely fond of Volume 1, I suggest picking up Volume 2. Its ABSOLUTELY worth EVERY single penny.! If you're let down, you must have something wrong with you. hehe Naw, just kidding. Then again..... ;) God Bless & *Enjoy* ~Amy