Miki Aihara

• Dec-2015
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Mimori's in for a super-shock when her best friend, Nana, tells her she might be preggers! So Mimori does what any best friend would and goes to talk it over with the guy who might have knocked Nana up--but he doesn't want to hear about it! Then it's...

• Nov-2015
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Summer is finally here and a hotheaded Kazukita tries to force himself on a confused and frightened Mimori! She barely escapes that harrowing situation only to go home and find another. She has to deal with her parents' impending separation! Finding ...

• Oct-2015
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Mimori has finally become Atsushi's girlfriend! At an amusement park Mimori waits several hours in the rain for Atsushi, not knowing that he's been called away and can't return. She eventually collapses and wakes up in a hospital bed with Kazukita at...

• Sep-2015
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Kazukita drops the bomb and tells Nana to stop acting like his girlfriend. Nana is devastated. Later Mimori, like most teenagers, finds herself at odds with her mom, and after a fight runs out of the house to let off a little steam. While wandering a...

• Aug-2015
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The school year starts off well when Mimori befriends the beautiful Nana, but things quickly turn sour for her when she is chosen to be the class representative. Through a series of unfortunate events, she finds herself the focus of attention by thre...

• Jan-2013
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Heads or tails?If only love were that easy...When Hatsumi learns the truth about Azusa's mother, it spoils her relationship with Ryoki... But enough to make her run into the arms of Shinogu?!...

• Dec-2012
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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 ...

• Oct-2012
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"This comic hooked my little sister and me faster than we could say, "Oh no she didn't!" --Becky Cloonan, artist of Demo, AmericanVirgin, and the creator of East Coast RisingMiki Aihara turned the manga world upside down with her salacious, outrageou...

• Sep-2012
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Change Your Perspective--Get BIGA 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...

• Aug-2012
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With Yura and Q-ta's relationship now revealed to the public, Mizorogi will need to decide whether or not to interfere. What will Haruka do when he has the chance to tell Yura his true feelings? And when Q-ta visits Yura at her house, the two of them...

• Jul-2012
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As Yura continues her foray into the glamorous world of acting, she's starting to learn that success is often marred with setbacks and compromises. Although she fails to land the lead role in a new drama penned by famous screenwriter Maki Todo, she d...

• Jul-2012
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As Yura's friends gather to celebrate the premiere of the first episode of her TV show, she's nowhere to be seen. Having taken up Q-ta's offer of a hot springs vacation, Yura finds herself alone with him in a luxurious hotel room. Is she prepared to ...

• Jun-2012
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The media is abuzz when word gets out that Yura's mega-famous parents are splitting up. Already accustomed to the daily pressure of being the child of celebrities, Yura explodes in a frustrated rant against her parents--and her heated words end up be...

• Jun-2012
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It's only the first day of Yura's acting career and things are already getting out of hand. Someone has ruined her costume and there isn't enough time to find a replacement. With the director ready to roll on a promotional photo shoot without her, Yu...

• Jun-2012
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Still frazzled from an earlier script reading session where she just couldn't seem to get things right, Yura drops one her contact lenses before the next session begins--but could this be a blessing in disguise? If everyone around her is blurry and h...

• Dec-2010
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Find the courage to become a star!Reads R to L (Japanese Style). Find the courage to become a star!Life's not easy when you're living in the shadow of your�famous parents. Can shy Yura, the daughter of an award-winning composer and a world-renowned a...

• Aug-2010
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Find the courage to become a star!Reads R to L (Japanese Style). Find the courage to become a star! As Yura's friends gather to celebrate the premiere of the first episode of her TV show, she's nowhere to be seen. Having taken up Q-ta's offer of a ho...

• Apr-2010
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Find the courage to become a star!R to L (Japanese Style). Find the courage to become a star! As Yura continues her foray into the glamorous world of acting, she's starting to learn that success is often marred with setbacks and compromises. Although...

• Mar-2010
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Neighbors in Love! R to L (Japanese Style). Final Volume! Heads or tails? If only love were that easy... When Hatsumi learns the truth about Azusa's mother, it spoils her relationship with Ryoki... But is it enough to make her run into the arms of he...

• Dec-2009
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R to L (Japanese Style). 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 ...

• Nov-2009
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Find the courage to become a star! R to L (Japanese Style). Still frazzled from an earlier script reading session where she just couldn't seem to get things right, Yura drops one her contact lenses before the next session begins--but could this be a ...

• Jul-2009
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R to L (Japanese Style). It's only the first day of Yura's acting career and things are already getting out of hand. Someone has ruined her costume and there isn't enough time to find a replacement. With the director ready to roll on a promotional ph...

• Apr-2009
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R to L (Japanese Style)Life's not easy when you're living in the shadow of your famous parents. Can shy Yura, the daughter of an award-winning composer and a world-renowned actress, find the courage to step out on her own now that her super-celebrity...

• Mar-2009
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R to L (Japanese Style)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. Ta...

• Sep-2006
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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 Tachiba...

• Jul-2006
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Mimori Kosaka's dream comes true when she's accepted to the Meidai Attached High School and gets to wear their super-fashionable uniform! She's excited about having a fun and fulfilling freshman year of high school, but things don't turn out as effor...

• Jun-2006
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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 Tachiba...

• Apr-2006
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Miki Aihara is the author/creator of several popular shôjo manga including SEITEN TAISEI, SO BAD!, SORA NI TAIY�" GA ARUKAGIRI, and TOKYO SH�"NEN SH�"JO. HOT GIMMICK is her most recent title and is currently running in the shôjo anthology Betsucomi...

• Jan-2006
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Mimori has finally become Atsushi's girlfriend! At an amusement park Mimori waits several hours in the rain for Atsushi, not knowing that he's been called away and can't return. She eventually collapses and wakes up in a hospital bed with Kazukita at...

• Dec-2005
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It's all-out family warfare now that Ryoki's mother has dished some serious dirt about big brother Shinogu's past, resulting in Hatsumi's heavenly bro leaving on bad terms. Hoping to dissuade him from forever severing his ties with the Narita househo...

• Oct-2005
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Kazukita drops the bomb and tells Nana to stop acting like his girlfriend. Nana is devastated. Later Mimori, like most teenagers, finds herself at odds with her mom, and after a fight runs out of the house to let off a little steam. While wandering a...

• Jul-2005
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Our hapless heroine Hatsumi's romantic woes are put on hold (only momentarily, though) to provide ample time for her little sister Akane to experience the sweet sting of teenage love herself. She's tried flirting, she's tried being rude, but no matte...

• Jul-2005
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Mimori Kosaka's dream comes true when she's accepted to the Meidai Attached High School and gets to wear their super-fashionable uniform! She's excited about having a fun freshman year of high school, but things don't turn out as effortlessly as she ...

• Mar-2005
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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 rumour mongering, self-righteous Mrs. Tachibana. Get on Tachib...

• Oct-2004
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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 rumour mongering, self-righteous Mrs. Tachibana. Get on Tachib...

• Jul-2004
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In company-owned, rabbit-hutch apartments live tenants who can't afford to live anywhere else, and the apartment complex where high-school girl Hatsumi Narita lives is ruled by the evil Mrs. Tachibana. Get on Tachibana's bad side, and life becomes ho...

• Apr-2004
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Things are about to get really hairy for Hatsumi, as her too-good-to-be-true boyfriend reveals his true colours - and they're a lot worse than she thought! Will the unsuspecting Hatsumi wise up in time to escape Azusa's lizardly revenge plot?...

• 2004
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• Dec-2003
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Our heroine Hatsumi is on cloud 9 when male model and childhood buddy Azusa asks her out. But all is not as it seems, and Hatomi still has to get out from under the creepy clutches of her 'master' Ryoki....

• Oct-2003
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When she learns that her sister Akane is late with her period, Hatsumi dresses up in disguise and goes to the drug store to get a pregnancy test. A guy tries to help her, but she is too afraid of being recognized and runs away. However, she does mana...