Hayate the Combat Butler | |
Cover of the first Hayate the Combat Butler volume 1 in English featuring Hayate (left) and Nagi (right).
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ハヤテのごとく! (Hayate no Gotoku!) |
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Genre | Action, Harem, Parody, Romantic comedy |
Manga | |
Written by | Kenjiro Hata |
Published by | Shogakukan |
English publisher | |
Demographic | Shōnen |
Magazine | Weekly Shōnen Sunday |
Original run | October 2004 – present |
Volumes | 49 |
Anime television series | |
Directed by | Keiichiro Kawaguchi |
Studio | SynergySP |
Licensed by | |
Original network | TV Tokyo |
English network | Anime Network |
Original run | April 1, 2007 – March 30, 2008 |
Episodes | 52 |
Light novel | |
Written by | Toshihiko Tsukiji |
Illustrated by | Kenjiro Hata |
Published by | Shogakukan |
Demographic | Male |
Imprint | Gagaga Bunko |
Original run | May 24, 2007 – March 18, 2008 |
Volumes | 2 |
Original video animation | |
Directed by | Yoshiaki Iwasaki |
Studio | J.C.Staff |
Released | March 6, 2009 |
Runtime | 24 minutes |
Anime television series | |
Hayate the Combat Butler!! | |
Directed by | Yoshiaki Iwasaki |
Studio | J.C.Staff |
Licensed by | |
Original network | TV Tokyo |
English network | |
Original run | April 3, 2009 – September 18, 2009 |
Episodes | 25 |
Anime television series | |
Hayate the Combat Butler: Can't Take My Eyes Off You | |
Directed by | Masashi Kudo |
Studio | Manglobe |
Licensed by | |
Original network | TV Tokyo |
English network | |
Original run | October 4, 2012 – December 20, 2012 |
Episodes | 12 |
Anime television series | |
Hayate the Combat Butler: Cuties | |
Directed by | Masashi Kudo |
Studio | Manglobe |
Licensed by | |
Original network | TV Tokyo |
English network | |
Original run | April 8, 2013 – July 1, 2013 |
Episodes | 12 |
Original video animation | |
Directed by | Masashi Kudō, Yooichi Ueda |
Written by | Rie Koshika |
Music by | Wataru Maeguchi |
Studio | Manglobe |
Released | June 18, 2014 – December 18, 2014 |
Episodes | 3 |
Other | |
Hayate the Combat Butler! Heaven Is a Place on Earth (film) |
Hayate the Combat Butler! Heaven Is a Place on Earth (film)
Hayate the Combat Butler (live-action drama)
Hayate the Combat Butler (Japanese: ハヤテのごとく! Hepburn: Hayate no Gotoku!?) is a Japanese manga series, written and illustrated by Kenjiro Hata, about a boy who starts a new job as a butler and the events he experiences with his employer. Shogakukan have released 49 volumes in Japan. The English edition of the series has been licensed by Viz Media for distribution in North America. The style of the manga has a comedic gag with a slight harem feel and constantly breaks the fourth wall. The series includes numerous references to other anime, manga, video games, and popular culture.
A 52-episode anime adaptation of the manga by SynergySP aired between April 2007 and March 2008 on TV Tokyo. A second, 25-episode anime season by J.C.Staff aired between April and September 2009. Bandai Entertainment licensed the first anime series in 2008, but the series went out of print in 2012. An anime film adaption produced by Manglobe was released in August 2011. A third, 12-episode anime television series by Manglobe, based mostly on an original story not seen in the manga aired between October and December 2012. A fourth anime season aired between April and July 2013. Sentai Filmworks has licensed all four seasons of the anime.