Hot Gimmick is a manga written Miki Aihara. It is a Shojo Manga and has a focus on a meek teenager named Hatsumi Narita. She lives in Japan's Company Housing complex and the story revolves around the difficulties and life styles of such a complex. The crux of story lies in the relationship with the guys in her life. Her Borther, a long time child hood bully and finally a old friend who has come back to the complex.

Art: The art is good but doesn't have a whole lot of variety. All the characters are good looking. The tones and shading is very light and there is rarely ever any contrast. You won't find the stark black that you see in manga such as Rurouni Kenshin.

Story: The story is interesting IF predictable. Frankly the + and - of the story is that it shouldn't be taken too seriously. It is a very funny manga little bit of tension with regards to relationships.

Characters: Cliche but likeable. Not a lot of significant depth but enough variety between them to keep it interesting.

Enjoyment: It takes some time to get interesting (although never boring) but the manga's high point is definitely it's comedy and oh no they didn't moments.

Conclusion: Slightly above average manga. There are some pervy moments but it is by no means that kind of novel. I got the VIZBIG edition (3 volummes in 1). They retail at $20 a book and there are four but you can save some money off amazon. If you can get the set for around 45-60, you got a good deal.

Better Recommendation in Shojo line: Fruits Basket, Nana.