# Hot Gimmick First Half (Pt. 1) Discussion (with Naja B. of Blerdy Otome)

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Podcast: [Shojo & Tell: A Manga Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/shojo-tell-a-manga-podcast-853461)
Published: 2024-07-01T04:32:04+00:00
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## Resource

This episode discusses the first half (volumes 1-6) of HOT GIMMICK by Miki Aihara It's here. It's finally here. Shojo & Tell host Ashley has been trying to make this episode happen for at least two years. And now, here we are. We're talking about the first half of Hot Gimmick, aka, Hot Trash, aka Hot Mess. Seriously: Content warning for basically everything. Ashley was prepared to have nothing nice to say about this series (she's read it before and thought it was the worst shojo series ever), but it's surprising what reading something 12 years after your initial encounter with it can do... Naja of Blerdy Otome is a big fan of Hot Gimmick, despite also recognizing that it's extremely problematic. There's underage sex and drugs, there's blackmail, there's demeaning servitude, there's gang rape. And that's just the first three volumes. Hatsumi's a doormat, Ryoki's bad, Azusa's bad, Shinogu's bad trying to be good, Akane is the reason we're in this mess. Only Subaru is good. Team Subaru! Let's talk it through.

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