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Anime Spotlight - Hayate the Combat Butler! Cuties

by Justin Sevakis, Apr 5th 2013

April, 2013 (Japanese Broadcast)
April 8 @ 10:35am PDT (Crunchyroll simulcast)

Key Staff

Director & Character Design: Masashi Kudo
    (Animation Director & Character Design on Bleach movies)
Series Composition: Rie Koshika
    (MM!, Minami-ke: Okaeri)
Series Director: Yooichi Ueda
    (Cat Planet Cuties)
Animation Production
Manglobe






Introduction

Smile, love, and live♪

Everyone has their own drama. Everyone has their own love?! The new anime series, a love comedy receiving overwhelming support, is going to be tough on this butler as every episode features a different heroine and a different route!

Story

“Precious, beautiful days with the butler!”

This new series features an original story devised by Hata-sensei.
Bright days between a butler and his young lady. Both thought this would last forever, but what now?! A vivid new Hayate the Combat Butler! unlike ever before.

Ep#1: Hayate Ayasaki
Ep#2: Nagi Sanzenin
Ep#3: Athena Tennosu
Ep#4: Isumi Saginomiya & Sakiya Aizawa
Ep#5: Hinagiku Katsura
Ep#6: Izumi Segawa & two others
Ep#7: Ruka Suirenji
Ep#8: Ayumu Nishizawa
Ep#9:Chizakura Harukaze & Kayura Kenno
Ep#10: Maria
……and more

Characters

Hayate Ayasaki
VA: Ryoko Shiraishi
Hayate is the main protagonist of this story, and s sometimes a heroine as well. His specialty is his misfortune. When he was cast onto the streets after being forced to shoulder his parents' debt, he was rescued by Nagi Sanzenin and became her butler. He uses his skills in housework and consideration as a butler, and despite his disregard for it, finds himself wrapped up in a love comedy at the age of 16.
Nagi Sanzenin
VA: Rie Kugimiya
Nagi is the sole daughter of the Sanzenin Zaibatsu and loves the indoor life. (She's a hikikomori.) She misunderstood Hayate's statement as a confession of love, and employed him as her butler. She's quick to jump to conclusions, hates to lose, and she's strong-willed, but she's always relying on Hayate at the age of 13.
Maria
VA: Rie Tanaka
Maria is a house maid serving the Sanzenin family. She's very capable handling all the housework as well as video games perfectly. Since most of those around her tend to play dumb, she's noted for her sharp retorts. Her dream is to raise the young lady our of her hikikomori ways and into a proper person.
Hinagiku Katsura
VA: Shizuka Itou
She's a talented and beautiful 16 year old girl who excels at both sports and studies while serving as Hakuou Academy's student council president. Her real sister Yukiji is also a teacher of world history at the academy. Her only weakness is that she's not very well adapted to heights. (In other words, she has a fear of heights.) She harbors love towards Hayate, but can't be honest with her feelings.
Ayumu Nishizawa
VA: Mikako Takahashi
Ayumu used to be classmates with Hayate at his old school, and she also has feelings for him. People often call her plain and normal, but she's able to take action when it counts, and she's also confessed her feelings to Hayate before.
Athena Tennosu
VA: Ayako Kawasumi
Athena is a girl living in Lady Nagi's apartment who introduced herself as the Princess Alice. She's lost her memories and reverted to the appearance of a kid, but she's actually a high school student by the name of Athena Tennosu. Hayate used to know her by the nickname “Ah-tan”.
Ruka Suirenji
VA: Haruka Yamazaki
She worked hard to achieve her parents' dream, and now she's a popular idol. She competed with Nagi in the doujinshi world.

Cast

Hayate Ayasaki
Ryoko Shiraishi
Nagi Sanzenin
Rie Kugimiya
Maria
Rie Tanaka
Hinagiku Katsura
Shizuka Itou
Ayumu Nishizawa
Mikako Takahashi
Ruka Suirenji
Haruka Yamazaki
Athena Tennousu
Ayako Kawasumi

Staff

Original Author
Kenjirou Hata
(Shogakukan “Weekly Shonen Sunday” Publishing)
Director & Character Design
Masashi Kudo
Series Composition
Rie Koshika
Series Director
Yooichi Ueda
Animation Production
Manglobe
Opening Theme
“Haru ULALA LOVE yo Koi!!
By Hinagiku Katsura starring Shizuka Itou
Ending Theme
Different Every Episode










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