Gimmick!
First volume cover
ギミック!
(Gimmikku!)
GenreMystery, thriller[1]
Manga
Written byYōzaburō Kanari
Illustrated byKuroko Yabuguchi
Published byShueisha
English publisher
MagazineWeekly Young Jump
DemographicSeinen
Original run2005 – 2007
Volumes9

Gimmick! (ギミック!, Gimikku!) is a Japanese manga written by Yōzaburō Kanari and illustrated by Kuroko Yabuguchi. The manga was serialized in Shueisha's Weekly Young Jump and collected in nine tankōbon volumes. The series was licensed in North America by Viz Media.

Plot

Kohei Nagase is a prodigy special effects artist. He and his friend Shingo Kannazuki, a gifted stuntman, form a special effects company called 'Studio Gimmick'. They do freelance work for various Japanese studios. Often Kohei's makeup skills and Shingo's fighting strength are called in to fight crime. For example, in their first story, the pair help rescue a struggling actress from her manipulative, abusive manager. Another incident involves Kohei creating fake scars so as to confuse and distract evil people.

Publication

Gimmick! was written by Yōzaburō Kanari and illustrated by Kuroko Yabuguchi. The manga was serialized in Shueisha's Weekly Young Jump and collected in nine tankōbon by Shueisha, released between September 16, 2005, and May 18, 2007.[2][3] The series is licensed in North America by Viz Media,[4] with nine tankōbon volumes released between June 10, 2008, and October 13, 2009.[5][6] The manga is also licensed in Taiwan by Ever Glory Publishing.[7]

Volume list

Each chapter is called a "scene".

No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
01 September 16, 2005[2]978-4-08-876850-2June 10, 2008[5]978-1-4215-1778-0
  • 01 Runaway Actress (Part 1)
  • 02 Runaway Actress (Part 2)
  • 03 Monster House of Terror (Part 1)
  • 04 Monster House of Terror (Part 2)
  • 05 Monster House of Terror (Part 3)
  • 06 While Nude
  • 07 Alien Panic (Part 1)
  • 08 Alien Panic (Part 2)
  • The Making of Gimmick!: Episode 1
02 December 19, 2005[8]978-4-08-876891-5August 12, 2008[9]978-1-4215-1779-7
  • 09 Alien Panic (Part 3)
  • 10 Alien Panic (Part 4)
  • 11 Alien Panic (Part 5)
  • 12 Alien Panic (Part 6)
  • 13 Alien Panic (Part 7)
  • 14 The Mask of del Fuego
  • 15 Over the Rainbow (Part 1)
  • 16 Over the Rainbow (Part 2)
  • 17 Over the Rainbow (Part 3)
  • 18 Over the Rainbow (Part 4)
  • The Making of Gimmick!: Episode 2
  • Gimmick!: The Inside Story: The Real Kohei
  • Making of Gimmick! Characters
03 February 17, 2006[10]978-4-08-877041-3October 14, 2008[11]978-1-4215-1780-3
  • 19 Over the Rainbow (Part 5)
  • 20 Over the Rainbow (Part 6)
  • 21 TB Confidential (Part 1)
  • 22 TB Confidential (Part 2)
  • 23 TB Confidential (Part 3)
  • 24 TB Confidential (Part 4)
  • 25 TB Confidential (Part 5)
  • Special One Shot Story Gimmick! (Part 1)
  • Special One Shot Story Gimmick! (Part 2)
  • The Making of Gimmick!: Episode 3
  • Gimmick!: The Research Trip
04 May 19, 2006[12]978-4-08-877083-3December 9, 2008[13]978-1-4215-1781-0
  • 26 TB Confidential (Part 6)
  • 27 TB Confidential (Part 7)
  • 28 Mone-y Train
  • 29 Great Stuntman
  • 30 Sunrise Boulevard (Part 1)
  • 31 Sunrise Boulevard (Part 2)
  • 32 Miracle in 35-Chome
  • 33 Rosebud
  • 34 The Sorcerer's Apprentice (Part 1)
  • 35 The Sorcerer's Apprentice (Part 2)
  • 36 The Sorcerer's Apprentice (Part 3)
  • The Making of Gimmick!: Episode 4
05 August 18, 2006[14]978-4-08-877128-1February 10, 2009[15]978-1-4215-1782-7
  • 37 Snow Flower (Part 1)
  • 38 Snow Flower (Part 2)
  • 39 Field of Dreams (Part 1)
  • 40 Field of Dreams (Part 2)
  • 41 Field of Dreams (Part 3)
  • 42 Field of Dreams (Part 4)
  • 43 Field of Dreams (Part 5)
  • 44 Field of Dreams (Part 6)
  • EX Old Lady Mach!!!
  • 45 My Favorite Things (Part 1)
  • 46 My Favorite Things (Part 2)
  • The Making of Gimmick!: Episode 5
06 November 17, 2006[16]978-4-08-877167-0April 14, 2009[17]978-1-4215-2205-0
  • 47 My Favorite Things (Part 3)
  • 48 My Favorite Things (Part 4)
  • 49 My Favorite Things (Part 5)
  • 50 The Last Action Hero (Part 1)
  • 51 The Last Action Hero (Part 2)
  • 52 The Last Action Hero (Part 3)
  • 53 The Last Action Hero (Part 4)
  • 54 The Sorcerer's Apprentice (Basic Skills)
  • 55 Mr. Doubt (Part 1)
  • 56 Mr. Doubt (Part 2)
  • 57 Mr. Doubt (Part 3)
  • The Making of Gimmick!: Episode 6
  • The Making of Gimmick! Characters
07 January 19, 2007[18]978-4-08-877212-7June 9, 2009[19]978-1-4215-2206-7
  • 58 Mr. Doubt (Part 4)
  • 59 Mr. Doubt (Part 5)
  • 60 Across Castle River (Part 1)
  • 61 Across Castle River (Part 2)
  • 62 Across Castle River (Part 3)
  • 63 Gladiator (Part 1)
  • 64 Gladiator (Part 2)
  • 65 Gladiator (Part 3)
  • 66 Gladiator (Part 4)
  • 67 Gladiator (Part 5)
  • 68 Gladiator (Part 6)
  • The Making of Gimmick!: Episode 7
  • The Making of Gimmick! Designing SFX
08 March 19, 2007[20]978-4-08-877234-9August 11, 2009[21]978-1-4215-2207-4
  • 69 Gladiator (Part 7)
  • 70 48 Hours (Part 1)
  • 71 48 Hours (Part 2)
  • 72 48 Hours (Part 3)
  • 73 48 Hours (Part 4)
  • 74 48 Hours (Part 5)
  • 75 48 Hours (Part 6)
  • 76 The Verdict (Part 1)
  • 77 The Verdict (Part 2)
  • 78 The Third Man (Part 1)
  • 79 The Third Man (Part 2)
  • The Making of Gimmick!: Episode 8
  • Gimmick! Research Trip Anecdotes
09 May 18, 2007[3]978-4-08-877262-2October 13, 2009[6]1-4215-2921-1
  • 80 The Third Man (Part 3)
  • 81 The Third Man (Part 4)
  • 82 The Third Man (Part 5)
  • 83 The Third Man (Part 6)
  • 84 The Third Man (Part 7)
  • 85 The Third Man (Part 8)
  • 86 Field of Dreams Redux (Part 1)
  • Last Scene Field of Dreams Redux (Part 2)
  • EX2 Fame
  • The Making of Gimmick!: Episode 9

Reception

Phil Guie of Pop Culture Shock commended the illustrator for capturing the protagonist's "childlike enthusiasm for old monster movies perfectly with lots of full-page panels"[22] and commented that "the creative team also seems to understand that a hero is only as good as his nemesis".[23] Sam Kusek from Pop Culture Shock commended the manga for making "a very nice reference to The Sound of Music".[24] Manga Life's Barb Lien-Cooper criticized the manga for using movie special effects that "don't translate onto paper".[25] About.com's Deb Aoki commended the manga for featuring "a high-spirited, smart and likeable hero with an unusual profession" but she also criticized the manga for minimal character development and "one-dimensional villains".[26] Comics Worth Reading's Johanna Draper Carlson commented that "the transformation process is a chance for dramatic art. It's treated intensely, as though it were life-saving surgery, but with the elements and techniques explained to the reader, providing a mini-course in movie makeup".[27] A later review by Carlson commented that "many of Kohei's effects serve no purpose in the bigger story beyond entertaining the reader".[28] Active Anime's Davey C. Jones commented that the manga "keeps the action hoppin' and the mysteries boppin'!"[29] Coolstreak Comics' Leroy Douresseaux commented that the "action can get pretty intense at times, but never more than anything one would find in a PG-13-rated movie".[30] Douresseaux compared Gimmick! to Case Closed and MacGyver.[31][32] A later review by Douresseaux commented on "the stories [which] are full of tidbits on special makeup effects and animatronics, the kind of technical details that give stories realism and also intrigue readers".[33] Jason Thompson's appendix to Manga: The Complete Guide commended the manga for its "basic shonen story structure with the mysterious mentor and the 'ambitious, hardworking person who is ridiculously good at some skill/job/ability'".[1] He also commented on the manga's "cinematic leanings are so distinctly Hollywood-focused, which is questionable in one sense (it'd be nice to know more about the history of Japanese special effects), but on the other sense, makes it easy for a Western reader to follow".[1] Manga Life's Ysabet Reinhardt MacFarlane appreciated the "real-world references" in the manga "primarily to director Sam Raimi's work".[34]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Thompson, Jason (September 21, 2009). "365 Days of Manga, Day 6: Gimmick!". Suvudu. Archived from the original on October 1, 2011. Retrieved September 27, 2009.
  2. 1 2 "ギミック!/1|薮口 黒子/金成 陽三郎" (in Japanese). Shueisha. Archived from the original on November 24, 2005. Retrieved February 24, 2009.
  3. 1 2 たかだい. ギミック! 9 (ヤングジャンプコミックス) | 金成 陽三郎, 薮口 黒子 |本 | 通販. ASIN 4088772628.
  4. ↑ "Viz to Print Cat Eyed Boy, Black Lagoon, Tanemura Works". Anime News Network. January 24, 2008. Retrieved February 24, 2009.
  5. 1 2 "Gimmick!, Vol. 1". Viz Media. Retrieved February 21, 2009.
  6. 1 2 "Gimmick!, Vol. 9". Viz Media. Retrieved July 23, 2009.
  7. ↑ 神乎其技 - 特效化妝師．藪口黒子 (in Chinese). Ever Glory Publishing. Retrieved July 24, 2009.
  8. ↑ ギミック! 2 (ヤングジャンプコミックス) Comic – December 19, 2005. ASIN 4088768914.
  9. ↑ "Gimmick!, Vol. 2". Viz Media. Retrieved February 23, 2009.
  10. ↑ ウキ. ギミック! 3 (ヤングジャンプコミックス) | 金成 陽三郎, 薮口 黒子 |本 | 通販. ASIN 4088770412.
  11. ↑ "Gimmick!, Vol. 3". Viz Media. Retrieved February 23, 2009.
  12. ↑ "ギミック!/4|薮口 黒子/金成 陽三郎" (in Japanese). Shueisha. Archived from the original on August 18, 2007. Retrieved February 24, 2009.
  13. ↑ "Gimmick!, Vol. 4". Viz Media. Retrieved February 23, 2009.
  14. ↑ ギミック! 5 (ヤングジャンプコミックス) | 金成 陽三郎, 薮口 黒子 |本 | 通販. ASIN 4088771281.
  15. ↑ "Gimmick!, Vol. 5". Viz Media. Retrieved February 23, 2009.
  16. ↑ たかだい. ギミック! 6 (ヤングジャンプコミックス) | 薮口 黒子, 金成 陽三郎 |本 | 通販. ASIN 4088771672.
  17. ↑ Kanari, Youzaburou (April 14, 2009). Gimmick!, Volume 6: youzaburou Kanari, Kuroko Yabuguchi: Books. VIZ Media LLC. ISBN 978-1421522050.
  18. ↑ たかだい. ギミック! 7 (ヤングジャンプコミックス) | 金成 陽三郎, 薮口 黒子 |本 | 通販. ASIN 4088772121.
  19. ↑ Kanari, Youzaburou (June 9, 2009). Gimmick!, Volume 7: youzaburou Kanari, Kuroko Yabuguchi: Books. VIZ Media LLC. ISBN 978-1421522067.
  20. ↑ ギミック! 8 (ヤングジャンプコミックス) | 金成 陽三郎, 薮口 黒子 |本 | 通販. ASIN 4088772342.
  21. ↑ Kanari, Youzaburou (August 11, 2009). Gimmick!, Volume 8: youzaburou Kanari, Kuroko Yabuguchi: Books. VIZ Media LLC. ISBN 978-1421522074.
  22. ↑ "Manga Review: Gimmick!, Vol. 1". Pop Culture Shock. June 8, 2008. Archived from the original on December 18, 2011. Retrieved February 24, 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  23. ↑ Guie, Phil (October 20, 2008). "Manga Minis, 10/20/08". Pop Culture Shock. Archived from the original on July 12, 2010. Retrieved July 3, 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  24. ↑ Kusek, Sam (March 23, 2009). "Manga Minis, 3/23/09". Pop Culture Shock. Archived from the original on July 8, 2010. Retrieved July 3, 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  25. ↑ Lien-Cooper, Barb (September 16, 2008). "Gimmick 3". Manga Life. Silver Bullet Comics. Archived from the original on September 18, 2008. Retrieved February 24, 2009.
  26. ↑ Aoki, Deb. "Gimmick! Volume 1". About.com. Retrieved February 24, 2009.
  27. ↑ Draper Carlson, Johanna (December 14, 2008). "Gimmick Book 1". Comics Worth Reading. Retrieved July 3, 2009.
  28. ↑ Draper Carlson, Johanna (June 13, 2009). "Gimmick Book 3". Comics Worth Reading. Retrieved July 3, 2009.
  29. ↑ Jones, Davey C. (June 9, 2009). "Gimmick Vol. 7". ActiveAnime. Retrieved July 3, 2009.
  30. ↑ Douresseaux, Leroy (August 6, 2008). "Gimmick!: Volume 2". Coolstreak Comics. Retrieved July 3, 2009.
  31. ↑ Douresseaux, Leroy (December 7, 2008). "Gimmick!: Volume 4". Coolstreak Comics. Retrieved July 3, 2009.
  32. ↑ Douresseaux, Leroy (April 9, 2009). "Gimmick!: Volume 6". Coolstreak Comics. Retrieved July 3, 2009.
  33. ↑ Douresseaux, Leroy (June 7, 2009). "Gimmick!: Volume 7". Coolstreak Comics. Retrieved July 3, 2009.
  34. ↑ Reinhardt MacFarlane, Ysabet. "Gimmick! v1". Manga Life. Silver Bullet Comics. Archived from the original on June 28, 2008. Retrieved November 30, 2009.
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