So, I bet some of you are wondering why I started re-reading Hot Gimmick when I had proclaimed to the world numerous times that I absolutely loath that manga. Well, I was thinking about this for a while now (even since I came across a blog that mocked harem anime) and finally decided to launch my own sarcastic blog feature for shoujo manga that have a bad reputation. Hot Gimmick happens to be one of the seven debut manga on the feature. Here's all the manga currently running in my feature (and why I'm reading them) :
Black Bird
Hadashi de Bara wo Fume
Hot Gimmick
Houou Gakuen Misoragumi
Suki Shite Sadist
The Devil Within
Tonari no Kaibutsu-kun
Note, these were all chosen based on how bad of a reputation they have on the net. It doesn't mean I personally think they are bad, but that I either caught a review or blog post or something that said these manga were horrible and that's why they are here. Other than Hot Gimmick, I wasn't familiar with any of these manga until I started the feature and read them for myself.
If this sounds interesting, here's where you can find all my entries to date on my blog on wordpress~
Also I've got a small list of manga that will eventually be included in Substandard Shoujo Spectacle and if you have more suggestions, please send them my way~ (Am I crazy? Maybe, but it is surprisingly fun to poke fun at the what goes on in these manga. At least for now! xD ) So future nominees are: