Hot Limit
Hot Limit may refer to:
Hot Limit (song)
"Hot Limit" is the 13th single from the Japanese group HIGH and MIGHTY COLOR and was the first single after the release of their 4th album, Rock Pit. The title track from the single is a cover of the 1998 single from T.M. Revolution. This was the second time the group has covered a song, the first being a cover of a Luna Sea song used for a special tribute cover album. The group's official website describes the title track as a fun summer anthem.
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Hot Limit was the second time the group was covered a song from another artist, the first being Rosier, a song originally done by the group Luna Sea. T.M. Revolution appears in the promotional video for the single. A limited edition release of the single contains the promotional video for the single. The idea came to the group while on tour with T.M. Revolution's band, abingdon boys school. Maki is the lead vocalist for the title track of the single, stating that she wished to put her own original twist on a classic summer theme. On May 21 it was announced that three different versions of the song would be available through cell-phone purchase, a special HOT LIMIT introduction version, a Brilliant Summer version as well as a ring tone version of the song released through a QR Code posted on group's official website. Three more versions of the song were made available in ring tone format using a different QR Code posted on the group's official website. The music video for HOT LIMIT was released on May 26, 2008 exclusively on M-ON music channel. A Hot Limit Star Pencil marker will be packed with the special edition releases of the single.
Hot Limit (manga)
Hot Limit is a one-shot Japanese manga written by Minori Shima and illustrated by Akira Kanbe. It was serialised in Nihon Bungeisha's manga magazine, Nichibun Comics. It is licensed in North America by Digital Manga Publishing, which released the manga through its imprint, Juné, on August 12, 2008. Nihon Bungeisha released the manga on August 28, 2006.
Reception
ActiveAnime's Rachel Bentham commends that the manga's art as "racy, sexy and hot". Coolstreak Comics' Leroy Douresseaux comments that the manga "offers the best of BL and yaoi – intense romantic love between two men and hot sex!" Mania.com's Nadia Oxford comments that the manga "remains completely entrenched in yaoi stereotypes. To begin with, Kazuma doesn't begin the story gay, but as soon as he meets Maya, he can't help himself. There's certainly a lot of mystery behind human sexuality, but it seems like Kazuma's love for Shinya/Maya blossoms out of nowhere".
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