A girl is black-mailed into being a 'slave' by one of her neighbours.

Lovestruck Ryoki wants Hatsumi and makes no bones about it. But worse, Azusa invites Hatsumi to a private party with her shady friends to find out what he's really up to. With people plotting against her from all sides, guess who ends up saving Hatsumi from bad and worse?

Neighbors in Love! Miki Aihara turned the manga world upside down with her salacious, outrageous, and funny hit series. If you think being a teenager in America is hard, wait until you read Hot Gimmick. These Tokyo boys and girls are really messed up! A Collection of Volumes 7- 9! I love you like a brother. He loves me like a lover. Shinogu's deepest secret is exposed...the one that will take him out of Hatsumi's life forever. If you think being a teenager is hard, wait until you read Hot Gimmick--these Tokyo boys and girls are really messed up!

I love you like a brother. He loves me like a lover. Shinogu's deepest secret is exposed...the one that will take him out of Hatsumi's life forever. If you think being a teenager is hard, wait until you read Hot Gimmick--these Tokyo boys and girls are really messed up! -- VIZ Media

A Collection of Volumes 1 - 3! Unlike most shojo, Hot Gimmick isn't all sweet boys and rose petals. It's much more real and complex and sometimes even chilling! The artwork is top-notch, the drama is high-tension, and I couldn't help but keep on rooting for the hapless heroine, Hatsumi, as she deals with real-life problems: family ties, blackmail, awkward first kisses, and a very disapproving landlady. What's not to love? -- VIZ Media

In this final volume of the series, Hatsumi needs to choose between the three hunks in her life--her childhood friend turned male model, her adopted older brother, and her on-again-off-again boyfriend.

All-out warfare between their families has Hatsumi and Ryoki wondering about their future, forcing Hatsumi to choose between Ryoki and her brother.

All-out warfare between their families has Hatsumi and Ryoki wondering about their future. When Ryoki proposes that Hatsumi choose him over her brother and run off to Izu with him, how will she react?

Ryoki tries to get close to Hatsumi by asking her brother, Shinogu, to tutor him in math at the Naritas' apartment, and Shinogu is not the least bit pleased when Hatsumi begins to return Ryoki's feelings.