“Hayate juggles butler duties, school, and unwanted harem attention from Nagi, Ayumu, and Hinagiku.”
Hayate the Combat Butler!!
ハヤテのごとく!!
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Synopsis
Hayate juggles butler duties, school, and unwanted harem attention from Nagi, Ayumu, and Hinagiku.
Hayate Ayasaki's misfortune continues to hand him the short end of the stick. Now settled into his routine at the Sanzenins' mansion and Hakuou Academy, the butler continues to work as hard as ever in caring for his young mistress Nagi while studying the school's grueling curriculum—all on top of trying his best to survive the multitude of troubles that life relentlessly pushes onto him. The unintentional chick magnet's life is far from quiet, forced to deal not only with Nagi's yet unnoticed infatuation with him, but also the evergrowing string of accidentally seduced girls—most notably, the exceptionally plain Ayumu Nishizawa, a friend of his before he became a butler, and the diligent Hinagiku Katsura, Hakuou's student council president. While one struggles to gain his affection and the other desperately tries to deny her own, both the girls are going to make the boy's life a little more complicated than it already is.
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Derived from 18 sampled reviews
What 18 viewers settled on.
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σ 1.24 · some divergence
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Not enough recommend signal yet
↓ 0.72
Running avg · May 2009 → Mar 2024
- 7 “The sequel still delivers adorable smile animation, catchy ending songs, and solid laughs while giving a few main characters meaningful growth. However, the abrupt leap from action-parody to harem...”
- 7 “Hayate the Combat Butler delivers genuinely funny comedy that makes up for its weaker elements, with enthusiastic characters that bring energy to the series. However, the story lacks greatness and...”
- 9 “Hayate no Gotoku stands as one of the best rom-com shows with its fillerless continuation from season 1, improved art, and excellent music including great OPs/EDs. While animations can look weird...”
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A Tv Production · Spring 2009
J.C.Staff.TV Tokyo · Geneon Universal Entertainment
- Format 25 × 24′ eps × min
- Total runtime 10h 00m all episodes
- Aired Apr 2009 – Sep 2009 Spring 2009
- Source Tv media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-3536 catalog
Produced by
- TV Tokyo Producer
- Geneon Universal Entertainment Producer
- Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions Producer
- Shogakukan Music & Digital Entertainment Producer
Licensed by
- Sentai Filmworks Licensor