The chapters of the Japanese shōjomanga 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.