List of Hot Gimmick chapters

The cover of Viz's English version of the first volume of Hot Gimmick, released in North America on October 29, 2003.

The chapters of the Japanese shōjo manga series Hot Gimmick were written and illustrated by Miki Aihara and serialized in the monthly manga anthology Betsucomi from the December 2000 issue[1] to the August 2005 issue.[2] Shogakukan then collected the 54 chapters into 12 tankōbon volumes, with volume 1 released on May 26, 2001,[3] and volume 12 released on October 26, 2005.[4] Shogakukan later re-released the series in six bunkoban volumes, with the first volume released on October 15, 2008[5] and the sixth on December 16, 2008.[6]

In July 2003, Viz Media announced that they had licensed Hot Gimmick for an English-language translation and distribution in North America.[1] Volume 1 was released on October 29, 2003,[7] and volume 12 on September 19, 2006.[8] Viz announced at Anime Expo 2008 that they would re-release Hot Gimmick in an omnibus "Vizbig" edition.[9] The first omnibus volume, containing volumes 1 through 3, was released on March 17, 2009.[10] Hot Gimmick has also been licensed in Italian by Planet Manga.[11]

Hot Gimmick was adapted into a novel titled Hot Gimmick S (ホットギミックS, Hotto Gimikku S), written by Nishizaki Megumi and featuring illustrations by Miki Aihara. It was released in Japan by Shogakukan on November 1, 2005,[12] and in North America by Viz Media on February 20, 2007.[13] The novel features an alternate ending from the manga, focusing instead on the relationship between Hatsumi and Shinogu.

  1. ^ a b "VIZ, LLC Announces a Brand New Line Up Of New Titles Aimed To Capture Hearts Everywhere". Viz Media. July 21, 2003. Archived from the original on December 30, 2009. Retrieved June 13, 2009. Hot Gimmick is the new manga by Aihara Miki. It started its publication with the December 2000 issue of shojo manga magazine Betsucomi (Bessatsu Shojo-Comic) (from Shogakukan), and has six tankoubon (graphic novels) released so far.
  2. ^ "Hot Gimmick Ends". Anime News Network. June 14, 2005. Retrieved June 10, 2009.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference HotGimmickShogakukanVol1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference HotGimmickShogakukanVol12 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ ホットギミック〔小学館文庫〕 1 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved June 10, 2009.
  6. ^ ホットギミック〔小学館文庫〕 12 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved June 10, 2009.
  7. ^ Cite error: The named reference HotGimmickAmazonVol1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  8. ^ Cite error: The named reference HotGimmickVizVol12 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  9. ^ Dong, Bamboo (July 4, 2008). "Viz Media - Anime Expo 2008". Anime News Network. Retrieved June 10, 2009.
  10. ^ "Hot Gimmick, Vol. 1 (VIZBIG Edition)". Viz Media. Archived from the original on January 31, 2009. Retrieved June 10, 2009.
  11. ^ "Hot Gimmick 1" (in Italian). Panini Comics. Archived from the original on July 22, 2011. Retrieved June 13, 2009.
  12. ^ "ホットギミックS" (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on February 18, 2013. Retrieved June 10, 2009.
  13. ^ "Hot Gimmick S (Novel)". Viz Media. Archived from the original on January 25, 2007. Retrieved June 10, 2009.