I just got back from being at a LAN party for three days, so my regular posts and posts on new shows for this weekend will all be quite delayed. Adding to this (not really so) bad news, I will probably be dropping this show. More on all of this after the jump~.

Short Summary:

After waking up in the morning, Hayate finds Hinagiku outside of his room. She stayed over at the mansion out of worry, but tells Hayate that she will see him at school after learning that he has been accepted. After she leaves, Hayate talks with Nagi about school, and is shocked to find that she has skipped grades so that she would be in the same grade as his. Making their way onto the school grounds, Nagi describes to Hayate one of their school’s most amazing students. When she tells him that she may be closer to him than he thinks, we see that she was actually talking about Maria. Afterwards, they run into a butler named Himuro and his master Taiga, who seems happy to serve his own butler. Because Himuro mentions the condition for receiving Nagi’s inheritance, Hayate jumps in front of her. However, Himuro does not care about that, because he already has his master’s money. Before leaving, Himuro steals Hayate’s tie before he can notice, which makes him go back home to get a new one from Maria.

When they return, Yukiji prepares to introduce Hayate to the class that Nagi is in. Hayate becomes nervous because of the pressure she puts on him, but he still manages to make a very good impression. Going outside for lunch, Hayate expresses his appreciation to Nagi for letting him attend school, which causes her to turn red. Adding to her embarrassment, Hinagiku walks by to interrupt them on the way to her club. This makes Hayate ask if Nagi is a member of any clubs, so she tells him that she is in the kendo club. She had joined after seeing how cool Hinagiku looked, but stopped after realizing that she could not reach the same level as her. For Nagi’s sake, Hayate visits the Kendo club. The members there get very angry when they hear Hayate and Hinagiku talking to each other so casually, so one of the members, Azumamiya Koutarou, challenges Hayate to a duel. However, when he realizes how powerful Hayate actually is, he calls for his combat butler, Nonohara Kaede, to fight for him.

Preview: Hayate is forced to fight Ichimaru Gin Kaede.

Impression:

With so many good shows coming out this summer season, I really don’t have the time to blog all of the shows I watch. Because of my time zone, I cannot really blog this show until Sunday afternoon unless I decide to lose some sleep. By then, everyone has already covered this show better than I have. Usually this wouldn’t bother me, except for the fact that I really don’t have much to say about this show anymore. Every episode ends with me saying something like “Ok, this was pretty good.” or “This episode was really boring.” Again, I haven’t lost interest in this show. I’ve just lost most of my motivation to blog it. That will make this my first dropped show in blogging, and I will probably be picking up the second season of Zero no Tsukaima to take its place. Expect my review on that and Moetan tomorrow, as well as my regular post on Seto no Hanayome.

If anyone is interested in what I was doing during the LAN, we mostly played Warcraft 3 because the theme was rts this time. We also played a bit of the Wii, and saw Transformers again. My friends and I hold a few of these every couple of months. We did a few UT2004 and fps themes at first, shifted to WoW parties for awhile (yes you can laugh….I quit WoW a long time ago but here’s my leester), and then rts for our most recent. Who else is pumped for Starcraft 2? ^.

Hayate no Gotoku is as average as always, but wait! There’s a new ending! Now where’s my Seto no Hanayome?

Short Summary:

While Nagi informs Hayate of the party and prepares him for it, Yukiji visits Hinagiku for advice on what to do. They make their way to the mansion to apologize, but find that a party is already being held when they enter. Yukiji is unable to break the news to Hayate because of the pressure and how happy everyone seems, but the news is finally brought to him by Miki, Izumi, and Zeriha who just happen to stop by. Yukiji finally apologizes, but finds that Hayate has disappeared. Maria finds Hayate despairing outside because he has let everyone down, but she shows him that he was accepted through her recommendation. This causes Hayate to regain his composure, and he once again claims that he will do his best.

ED: “Get my way!” by Mami Kawada – I love this song! I like Mami Kawada as much as KOTOKO, if not more. It’s pretty fast paced, compared to the slow “Proof” by MELL. The animation has everyone in bathing suits for the summer.

Preview: Hayate finally attends school with Nagi.

Impression:

I was starting to lose interest with this show up until now because it was going so slow. I can see where they’re going with extending the episodes, but doing so doesn’t really make the show any more funny for me, so I don’t really like it. This episode was pretty good, but not as good as I was hoping for it to be. Watching Yukiji and Hinagiku was kind of cute, and we get to see Hayate and Nagi dance for those who care about that. I laughed when Miki, Izumi, and Zeriha came to finally break the news to Hayate because I didn’t remember that being in the manga, but other than that, the after episode short and ending were more interesting to me (Hayate was the bride and Nagi was the groom….wow xD). I’ll just keep hoping the show picks up. If anything, the opening and closings still have me hooked every week.

Hayate prepares for Hakuou Academy’s entrance exam, with a bit of trouble. We also get quite a bit of Ayumu flashback filler.

Short Summary:

While searching for an empty restaurant to eat in, Ayumu wonders how Hayate has been doing. At the same time, Hayate has been thinking about his situation between Ayumu and Nagi. After delivering a package to Nagi, he is surprised to find that they are actually his entrance papers to Hakuou Academy. However, he is pressured when he finds that the test is the next day, and he will be fired if he does not get in. After studying for a while, Hayate finds Klause in his bed. Klause and Tama both try to “help” him prepare for his test the next day, but they only interrupt his sleep. The next day, Yukiji gives Hayate a fake test as a joke. After taking the real test, Nagi assures Hayate that he will join her in school, and even decides to hold a party in advance. However, Yukiji discovers that Hayate has barely failed the exam.

Preview: Nagi holds a party for Hayate’s admission, while Yukiji tries to reveal the truth.

Impression:

Wow. They actually managed to extend one short chapter to a full episode with Ayumu filler and Hayate trying to kick people out of his room. Do we really need a flashback of Ayumu’s events when it all happened in the previous episode!? Well, I guess the episode I will actually be looking forward to is the next one. This episode was pretty boring. I can’t help but think it is because I’ve already read the manga though. I do find the after episode shorts with Hayate and Nagi very enjoyable.

After describing his irresponsible parents to the class, a young Hayate prepares to tell them about his future prospects. Hayate wakes up from this dream, wondering if what Mikada said made him remember this. Later, Hayate asks Maria about her future aspirations, but her dreams are more concerned towards a certain someone. Upon asking why he asked her all of a sudden, Hayate goes on about how dreams are the motivation in peoples’ lives. Hayate notices that Maria is acting a bit strange as he says these things, but quickly goes off to work. Nagi wakes up in her room, remembering Hayate’s promise to her. Nagi notices that the halls are sparkling when she walks out of her room. When Maria tells her that Hayate had been talking about his future plans, Nagi imagines that he may have been thinking for her sake. Knowing that Nagi’s imagination is probably wrong, Maria changes the subject to her own dreams. Nagi replies that it is only natural for people to have dreams, and one of hers is to become a manga author.

Maria decides to ask Hayate what his dream is. Hayate is a bit embarrassed at first, believing that his dream might be too big, but he finally replies that he wants a 3LDK. When he told the told the class this, everyone was crying. Maria decides to send Hayate out to buy himself a new cellphone, and suggests that he take the rest of the day off. After purchasing his new phone with several features, Hayate decides to stop by his old school. Hayate starts to walk past the gate, but is shocked when he hears a voice behind him. He turns to see that it is Ayumu, who has been worried about where he has been. Hayate tells her what happened to him, but the story is so unbelievable that she thinks he is joking.

Ayumu mentions that she is glad to see him either way, when some of their classmates appear. Also surprised to see Hayate, one of them mentions to Ayumu how great it is for her, but he gets beat up because Ayumu doesn’t want him to say anything embarrassing. Hayate thanks her for worrying about him, and wonders if he should return to school. However, a teacher walks by and tells them that Hayate is a dropout, because his parents came to take the fees back. Seeing that it isn’t possible to return, Hayate starts to leave, but Ayumu stops him and confesses her feelings. Hayate apologizes to her, and gives the excuse that he only likes 2D characters. Ayumu beats Hayate up because of this, then walks away with tears in her eyes. After Hayate returns to the mansion, Nagi excitedly adds her number to his cellphone. Elsewhere, Ayumu drowns her sorrows with food.

On another day, Ayumu returns some videos to Wataru’s store. Saki remembers that the guy she confessed to quit school, and Ayumu tells them that she has not been able to find him. After she rents another video from Wataru’s suggestion, Hayate enters to return some videos shortly after. Even though they missed each other, Ayumu goes back after forgetting something. Seeing Hayate walk out, Ayumu thinks that it must be fate that they have met again. He doesn’t hear her cries, so Ayumu gives chase. When she sees Hayate walk into the mansion, she thinks that he must have been captured by the Yakuza. After thinking this, she finds herself surrounded by the mansion’s guards.

After being informed of the suspicious person, Maria notices Ayumu’s schoolbag through the security camera. She tells them to let her go, but Ayumu takes this as her chance to run away. Finding herself on the mansion grounds, Ayumu notices how unbelievable the mansion is. When she turns around, she sees Tama looking at her. Ayumu starts running for her life, and Tama chases her because of his instincts. Ayumu screams for help, and Hayate appears to kick Tama into submission. Ayumu suggests to Hayate that they escape, when Nagi arrives. Hayate introduces the two to each other, but what they both feel is instant rivalry. Ayumu senses defeat, so she runs away for now. Nagi tells Hayate that he can’t leave her, and he reassures her that he isn’t going anywhere. Later, Nagi remembers when Hayate told her that some people cannot go to school, and all the times that he saved her. Nagi decides to repay Hayate’s feelings by doing something for him in return.

Preview: Nagi invites Hayate to her school.

Impression:

A 3LDK is like a multiple bedroom house with a living room and kitchen. The point is, it’s not the most amazing dream in the world. I really liked this episode. I love how they can almost make it a “serious” love comedy, even though it never will be. Ayumu is actually a pretty cool character, even if she is a minor one. I also find it interesting how they can pair arcs together differently from the manga, and make it work so well. I loved Maria’s expressions in this episode, especially when the guards let Ayumu get away xD. Nagi finally gets preparations made for Hayate to attend her school in the next episode. I remember liking that arc a lot in the manga, so I think it will be good too. Uguu~

Maria convinces a hesitant Nagi to visit her grandfather, the head of the Sanzenin family. Sakuya joins them on their flight there, claiming to be a member of the family as well. When Hayate asks them what kind of person Nagi’s grandfather is, they tell him that he is someone that could easily wipe out his existence. When they get closer to the residence, Hayate is shocked to see that it is as large as a castle. After landing, a line of butlers and maids greet Nagi, Sakuya, and Maria. Hayate is captured in the back for looking suspicious, but his capturers are surprised to hear that he is actually Nagi’s butler. Everyone makes fun of Hayate inside, before he is sent outside again so that they can change.

While walking outside, Hayate thinks to himself that just one of the vases he sees could pay off his debt. However, a voice tells him that it is not nearly enough to do so. Hayate tries to claim his innocence, and turns around to see a friendly looking old man. The old man believes that Hayate wouldn’t do something like steal the vase, and claims to have good insight. To prove this to Hayate, he convinces him to follow him. The place he brings him to is a ledge with a view of the room where everyone is changing. Hayate sees that this is just peeping, and drags the man away.

After being led away, the old man asks Hayate how he ended up with such a large debt. Hayate explains to him what his parents did to him, and how grateful he is to Nagi for saving him. Hayate then decides to take his leave, but the man stops him before he can by saying his life has no meaning. The man reveals himself as Mikada Sanzenin, and throws Hayate a pendant. Mikada tells Hayate to use it as a guide, if he still believes his life still has meaning. Afterwards, Mikada asks Nagi if he wants the Sanzenin family’s inheritance. Nagi tells him that she doesn’t really care for it, but would be glad if he died. Because of what he taught her, Nagi has large financial investments already. Nagi gets really angry after Mikada pulls out one of her manga, causing him to go for Maria for comfort. Maria wonders why he is bringing this up all of a sudden, so Mikada says that if this goes on, Nagi may die.

Hayate is outside reflecting on his life, which is devoted only to repaying a debt. Nagi appears to interrupt his thoughts, telling him that they are going home. Hayate wonders what happened, and Nagi replies that it is something that will happen. This is proved, when a foreign man comes to attack them. He introduces himself as Gilbert, someone after the Sanzenin inheritance. We are taken back to the point where Mikada tells the reason why Nagi may die. Mikada claims to not have much longer to live, so his inheritance will be hers. However, some of their relatives do not agree with that, so he promised to give the inheritance to someone else under a certain condition.

If a person could make Nagi cry and apologize to them, they would get the inheritance. Nagi would rather die than do something like that, so she refuses to do so despite Gilbert’s begging. This makes him attack Hayate, hearing that Nagi might do so if he was hurt. Hayate imagines that if Nagi doesn’t get the inheritance, she would become poor like he was. Not wanting this to happen, Hayate dodges Gilbert’s attacks, and finishes him off with a kick. Hayate promises to Nagi that he will protect her from anyone. After becoming very embarrassed, Nagi agrees and takes his hand. Inside, Sakuya insists that she has not received a gift from Mikada yet, but he replies by informing her that everyone has already left her behind.

Preview: Ayumu finally meets Hayate again.

Impression:

I really don’t remember Hayate’s pendant having such an evil aura around it. Well anyways, I thought this episode was pretty boring to be honest. I didn’t really even laugh until the preview. This was the show I was looking forward to the most this season, but maybe it’s just not meeting my expectations because of the manga. We finally meet Mikada Sanzenin, but from I remember, he doesn’t really play that big of a role after this. Hayate’s devotion to Nagi showed up again, and this time he put his life in question. That may add a bit more to the show’s minimal plot, but Hayate is really a show built around gags. I think the next episode with Ayumu should be funnier.

Maria is singing in a concert, but is interrupted when the TV shuts off. Inside the mansion, Nagi is playing a game while Sakuya watches. When Nagi loses, the game starts insulting both of them. This makes them both angry, as they start beating on the console. After Maria walks in, they all leave to eat while a dark aura surrounds the console.

The next morning, Maria wakes Nagi and tells her to prepare for school. Sakuya leaves before her after breakfast, when the scene shifts to Nagi analyzing the scene through a TV. Sakuya walks in on the console to find that it has come to life, so she has her servants spray it with fire extinguishers. However, before they can finish the job, a large amount of takoyaki comes out from the TV to stop them.

The last boss is revealed as Maou the Demon Queen, who is stuck to her throne. She tries to lure people in to free her by putting game controllers throughout the real world, but almost all of them go unnoticed. However, Izumi, Miki, and Risa, who have stopped by the mansion to see Hayate get caught after Miki picks one of the controllers up. They find themselves inside the game world, with a large slime monster facing them. Risa is quickly killed, which worries Maou because no will will be able to save her if they all die. She uses a lightning bolt to defeat the monster, though it almost kills Izumi as well.

Isumi, who is wandering around the mansion, senses an evil spirit. However, after opening the door she suspects it is in, she only finds the bath. Elsewhere, Ayumu has a horoscope countdown, but is cut off before getting to number one. Saki then announces the continuation of Hayate no Gotoku while in the rental video store. Isumi decides to take a bath, while the camera observes her.

Back in the game world, Maki makes a call for help with her cellphone. Hinagiku appears very quickly, after using a stick to defeat the monsters on the way there. The girls explain to her the situation, but she doesn’t believe them because it is so unrealistic. Hinagiku expresses her want to finish quickly, while Maou drops gear to help them.

Meanwhile, Nagi starts to read some fan letters. The first one she reads expresses their surprise that Maria is only 17, leaving Maria depressed for being believed to be old. Izumi, Miki, Risa, and Hinagiku finally reach Maou, but she defeats herself before they even do anything. With this, everyone returns to the real world without any memory of what happened.

Preview: Hayate and crew visit the head of the Sanzenin family.

Impression:

As a TV original episode, this episode was pretty crazy. There was a lot of jumping between different worlds, lots of random fanservice, and a huge amount of parodies. Some of the parts I found the most funny in this episode include Maria talking to “Hata-sensei” (the creater of Hayate no Gotoku) in the opening, Maria and Hayate’s image song parodies with Maria as Meer (GSD) and Hayate as a trap, and Hayate being no where to be found in the episode – especially at the end when only Nagi showed up with Maria. Hearing Yuko Goto voicing Maou was really nice as well. It’s back to the manga story line in the next episode, which will be a bit more “friendly”.

Hayate enters Nagi’s room in the morning to help her get ready for school. Nagi tries to tell him not to do such embarrassing things, but stops when Hayate mentions that he will be taking her there. While they make their way there on bike, Nagi thinks it would be fine if they just went out to play, but Hayate tells her that school is important and some people cannot even go.

After dropping her off, Hayate returns to the mansion. While cleaning outside, Tama asks Hayate if it is fine that he doesn’t go to school. Hayate tells Tama that his debt and work prevent him from doing that. While walking out on the school grounds, Nagi complains to herself about the school work. Isumi stops Nagi along the way, directing her away from an old school building.

Once Nagi returns home, she notices that she left one of her notebooks at the school. Hayate quickly volunteers to retrieve it, and goes to the school. Hayate wonders how he should get in, when Yukiji shows up wondering what he is doing there. After explaining what he is there for, they make their way to one of the school’s rooms. Hayate opens it up to find that Yukiji is actually living there. Miki, Izumi, and Zeriha show up and introduce themselves to Hayate. After rambling on about their studies for a bit, Yukiji hands Hayate the keys so that he can enter the school building.

Hayate thinks to himself that the school at night puts off a completely different image, as he walks into the dark building. He gets a phone call from Nagi, who mentions that she was worried about him. However, she mentions that she can hear voices in the background. Hayate panics upon hearing this, because there is no one else there. After getting off the phone, he starts to continue, but falls through the ground.

Yukiji and her friends notice that Hayate is quite late, as Hinagiku walks in. They mention that Hayate may have gone into the wrong building, and that it would be bad if the entered the haunted one. Upon hearing this, Hinagiku goes out to find him. Hinagiku sees spirits while walking in the dark building, causing her to run in panic. Hayate notices that his phone is broken, when he hears a scream from Hinagiku. She gets cornered by a moving anatomy model, but Hayate quickly appears to kick it away. Hinagiku runs to hold Hayate, and thanks him for saving her. Afterwards, she warns him to keep what just happened a secret, because she doesn’t want anyone to know how scared she was. Hayate suggests that they leave, but Hinagiku will not leave until she gets revenge on the spirits.

While walking down the halls, Hinagiku pulls on her shirt because of the heat. Upon noticing how embarrassed Hayate becomes, she teases him a bit. Hayate notices that her personality is even stronger than Nagi’s, when another model shows up behind them. Hinagiku starts to attack it, and it backs away in fear. It warns them to run away, and Hayate notices that it is addressing him as “Hayate-sama” the same way Isumi does. After the model pretends to be defeated by Hinagiku, Hayate praises her for being so strong, and convinces her to leave. She finally agrees, because they have to find Nagi’s notebook. Afterwards, Isumi and her servants make preparations to exterminate the real spirits. After getting home, Hayate thinks to himself that there are good people at school.

Preview: An Anime original episode with some gaming involved!!!

Impression:

This episode was pretty fun. It makes me wonder what this show would be like if it was a more serious shounen type anime, as Isumi looked pretty cool at the end. The beginning of the episode was probably the funniest part of the episode with Nagi stopping Hayate from going to the bathroom with her “meaning of life” talk. It was hilarious when Hayate pushed the camera away for following him into the bathroom. Miki, Izumi, and Zeriha were really funny too, saying Hayate’s name all wrong. The scene where they were talking with him felt kinda drawn out though. The next episode promises to be an anime original, so I am extremely excited to see how it plays out!

After having breakfast in Nagi’s mansion, Sakuya leaves for school with her servants. Hayate suggests that Nagi should get ready to go to school as well, but she finds an excuse not to. Maria notices that she doesn’t want to go because she will be separated from Hayate. While cleaning outside, Maria takes the chance to ask Hayate about his feelings for Nagi. However, Hayate mistakes this as Maria asking about his feelings toward herself. Nagi calls Hayate to her room, so he tells her that they will continue the conversation later.

At school, Miki, Izumi, and Zeriha notice that Nagi is absent from school again. They become interested in her new butler, and decide to check it out. Meanwhile in the mansion, Nagi wants Hayate to try on a girl’s sailor outfit. Hayate resists, but ends up having it forced on anyways. He knows that it will be bad news if Klause found him like that, but he is even more worried about the embarrassment he would receive if Maria saw him. Of course, Maria has already walked into the room, and instead of helping him, she suggests more girl’s clothes for him to wear with Nagi. Hayate tries to escape, but steps on a game controller, revealing his attempt. He ends up in a neko outfit this time, which Maria and Nagi find to be quite fitting.

Tama wakes up during the comotion, and upon seeing Hayate, gets hearts in his eyes. Tama pushes Hayate out of the window, and starts crushing him outside. Hayate manages to push him off, but Klause starts walking by right afterwards. Hayate tries to sneak away but is caught again because of the random game controller. Klause goes after Hayate while he runs away, and manages to knock him down due to one of Hayate’s mistakes. However, upon seeing his face, he has the same reaction as Tama. Klause tries to leap on Hayate, but Nagi and Maria knock him out to stop him. Miki, Izumi, and Zeriha, who have been hiding behind a tree, mistake Hayate as the Sanzenin’s new ‘maid’ instead of the new butler. However, they are satisfied with this, and leave.

While Hayate bandages himself in the mansion’s infirmary, he is greeted by Isumi, who has been sleeping there for a while. Since it is already late, Maria suggests that she should just stay the night. She agrees, and everyone bids each other a good night. While walking in the halls at night, Hayate notices that there is a light on in one room. He finds Maria, who is playing pool by herself. Maria asks Hayate to join her, seeing it as another opportunity to talk to him about Nagi. Hayate mentions how well Isumi and Nagi get along, so Maria tells him how they became such great friends. When they were younger, Sakuya and a few others looked at Nagi’s manga, but made fun of it. Nagi threw the manga in the trash out of anger, but Isumi picked it up. Nagi tried to stop her, thinking that Isumi wanted to make fun of her as well, but was surprised to find that she was very interested in it.

Hayate jokingly suggests that they place bets, but Maria takes it seriously. They decide that the loser will do anything the winner wants them to. Hayate is very shocked to find that Maria is actually very good at pool. He continues to watch himself lose, and on one of his turns, Maria suggests that if he lost he would have to marry Nagi. This messes up his shot, but he than tells Maria very seriously that he could never do that. He thinks doing that would make him look like he married her for money, and he wouldn’t want to do that because Nagi is very important to him. Maria sees that Hayate is a very good person, but she misses her winning shot because of her thinking. Hayate takes his turn and actually manages to win. However, before he can tell Maria what he wants her to do, he finds a very angry Nagi behind him. Nagi tells him that she would never forgive him for laying a hand on Maria, and beats him up. As Nagi and Isumi head back to their room to sleep, Hayate tells Maria that all he wanted her to do was to forgive him for the destroyed coat.

Preview: Hayate goes to the school at night to get something Nagi forgot, meeting Hinagiku while he is there.

Impression:

This episode wasn’t an extremely funny episode like the rest, but one that actually showed a bit of character development. I still love Isumi as a character, and the way she became friends with Nagi was so great. “Marry me!” lol. Hayate as a trap was pretty funny, but the outfit he had on at the end of the episode was almost disturbing xD. If was hilarious when they blocked Tama’s humping with the usual sign, and how they used Miki, Izumi, and Zeriha’s small roles as a joke again. They also had Hayate’s old friend show up as usual. Klause’s liking of Hayate’s trap form reminded me of Mahoraba ~Heartful Days~ and Shiratori’s friend. Oh yea, and the random controller was hillarous! How did it end up outside for the second time xP? They’re definitely going through the story at a much faster pace than the manga, with Hayate’s encounter with Hinagiku in the next episode.

Hayate is surprised to hear that Wataru is Nagi’s fiance. Nagi thinks that Hayate is worried more than he actually is, so she tries to explain to him that it was prearranged beyond her choice. Hayate wonders if the marriage is ok, because the Sanzenin family would lose its name if Nagi got married. Maria tells him that he has a misunderstanding, so Hayate sees it as Wataru getting adopted into the family, and being accepted by Nagi. Wataru and Nagi get into an argument after this, throwing things all over the room, and Isumi is waken by the ruckus. Hayate is surprised to see how Wataru’s attitude changes once Isumi talks to him, and Maria mentions that it is because he likes her. After realizing that neither of them want the marriage, Hayate suggests that they have breakfast. Wataru is angered when he sees the expression Isumi has when talking to Hayate, so he challenges him to a duel.

Hayate wonders why Wataru has challenged him, and Nagi says that it is probably to show off to Isumi. Nagi warns Wataru that Hayate is quite strong, but Wataru doesn’t believe such a poor looking person could be. He is shocked when Hayate slices a rock apart next to him, but doesn’t lose his resolve because Isumi is watching. While Wataru charges toward him, Hayate thinks to himself that everything will be solved if he loses on purpose. However, before Wataru strikes him, he stops his sword with his fingers and throws it aside, because it is something dangerous. He fakes passing out, but he is surprised when this has the reverse effect of what he was expecting to happen. He tries to convince Isumi that he really lost, but when he turns around he finds that Wataru is in tears. Wataru swears that he will definitely defeat Hayate one day, before running off.

Later, Hayate is shocked to find that nobody else in the mansion has ever been on a subway train. When Hayate tries to explain to them what it is like, Nagi finds it interesting and says she would like to try it. Outside the mansion gates, Hayate explains to Maria that they will be alright, but Nagi notices that Isumi has already disappeared.

Nagi takes Hayate to places where he would least expect a subway station, but Nagi explains to him that Isumi would most likely be going in the completely wrong direction. They find themselves in an underground construction site, and Nagi grabs onto Hayate when he turns to head back. Nagi tells him not do move around so quickly, and Hayate is surprised to find that Nagi is afraid of the dark. However, he is still worried about staying there, because rats have appeared to attack them. While Hayate runs while carrying Nagi, he actually passes by Isumi. He tries to make her hurry, when the rats catch up to them. However, Isumi causes all the rats to run away in fear when she pulls a paper charm out of her sleeve.

When they return to the house without actually visiting the subway, Sakuya tries to explain to Isumi the proper way to travel on the trains. Elsewhere, Nagi gives Hayate a bag to deliver to Wataru. While Hayate travels through the city, he runs into Saki along the way. She volunteers to lead the way, but Hayate is surprised to find that she is avoiding him. Saki tries to explain to him that it is nothing personal, and that she just has a problem with being touched by men. When they reach the destination, Hayate is shocked to find that it is a video rental store.

Wataru isn’t exactly happy to see Hayate, but takes the bag which actually contains a returned video. Hayate finds that the Tachibana family has actually lost a lot of money, and the marriage arrangement was an attempt to get it back. When Wataru declares that he will acquire back the wealth without having to join the Sanzenin family, Hayate notices that he actually has a good heart. Hayate decides to become a member of the store, but finds that he already has a membership under his father’s name. He returns to the mansion with another debt, while in other places, Isumi is trying to order a train ticket with Sakuya’s obviously wrong advice.

Preview: Hayate is a trap.

Impression:

This wasn’t as roll on the floor laughing as the last few episodes, but it was still really funny. Hayate failing to fake his loss was hilarious in particular. Saki trying to avoid Hayate was pretty funny too. Isumi once again shows how bad she is with common sense by getting lost on the way to the station. I still don’t understand what the paper charm is that she pulls out of her sleeve is. She uses it more than once in the manga, but I never figured it out. I’ll probably find the explanation on some other blog, or maybe one of you could tell me here . The next episode looks very over the top, with Hayate cosplaying in neko mimi mode.

Nagi greets Isumi as she walks into the mansion. Isumi tells them that Hayate helped her get there, but he would die soon if they don’t hurry. Nagi and Maria start to panic, thinking that he has gotten into trouble. Isumi quietly adds that it would be from a cold, but no one hears her.

Hayate is under a bridge, wondering what he should do about the destroyed cashmere coat. The loansharks from before show up, but they don’t mean any harm to him because they won’t bother anyone who has actually payed. Suddenly, Isumi’s guards show up, suspecting Hayate even more now because of who he is with. The loansharks suddenly bring Hayate into their side, and Hayate is forced to fight despite his attempt to run away from the misunderstanding.

Back at the mansion, Nagi is hurrying to help Hayate. Isumi tells them that it was her fault that the cashmere coat was ruined, but he still wanted to take responsibility. The doorbell rings, with Hayate standing outside the door. Nagi prepares to open it, but first remembers to ask Isumi if he said anything about her. Isumi tells her that he said something like little, selfish, and violent. A shocked Nagi opens the door to see Hayate, but quickly shuts it afterwards. Isumi then adds that he also said kind and cute. Maria thinks that she should have said things like that faster.

Klause takes Hayate’s temperature while he is laying in bed. There is no doubt that he has a cold. Maria wonders if that is a certain someone who locked him outside is at fault, while everyone stares at Nagi. Isumi brings in a milkshake for Hayate, and he finds that it is very good. Isumi tells him that it is natural because she is a girl. A very guilty and jealous Nagi notices that Hayate hasn’t eaten anything, so she suggests that she will make something for him. Everyone panics and tries to avoid Nagi whenever she mentions that she is going to cook something, including Sakuya who flees from the kitchen.

Outside his room, Isumi mentions to Maria that she expected nothing less from Nagi for picking such a kind butler. Inside, Hayate thinks that the food that Nagi made actually smells good. However, after he puts it in his mouth he realizes how wrong he is. However, after Nagi asks him how it is, he tells an obvious lie that it is very good. In the kitchen, Maria notices that Nagi accidentally put washing fluid in the food, while Tama is passed out on the ground.

Hayate finishes all of the meal, so Nagi excitedly runs off to clean up the dish. Maria walks in and tells Hayate that he shouldn’t push himself so hard or he would really die. Nagi walks by the room outside and overhears them, as Maria tells him that she put detergent in the meal. Hayate tells Maria that he was very happy to be nursed by Nagi while he was sick. Maria asks him if his mother would nurse him when he was sick, but Hayate tells her that his mother was the type who would ignore him and run off to the casino. Maria wonders how Hayate can tell a story like that with a laugh, as she bids him good night. After Maria leaves, Nagi sneaks in to thank Hayate. She prepares to give a sleeping Hayate a kiss, but he opens his eyes, telling Nagi that he can’t sleep if her face is so close to his. Of course, Nagi beats him up afterwards form embarrassment.

The next day, Hayate is back to normal. He walks out of his room to see a maid that he has never seen before. She greets him and fixes his collar, but as she starts to walk off she trips over her own clothes. Hayate goes to Maria, asking who it was. After hearing the description of her, Maria assures Hayate that it isn’t someone he needs to worry about. She also tells him that there would be a guest on the grounds, and to help him in.

Upon hearing about the guests that have arrived, Nagi makes a call to Klause telling him to keep the intruders out. Maria doesn’t think she needs to go that far, but Nagi doesn’t want Hayate to find out about her situation.

Outside, Hayate wonders who the guest could be, when he sees a boy sitting next to a pond. He addresses him, realizing that he is probably the guest. The boy replies to Hayate in a very rude way, and suggests that he jumps in the pond. Hayate doesn’t think he can do that, but the boy pushes him in. The maid from before shows up, addressing the boy as master Waka. He tells her that he doesn’t know anything about Hayate, but what she was really worried about was the robot that is now floating behind him.

They start to run as more robots appear to attack them. Hayate doesn’t really know what is going on, but he feels that his duty is to help the visitors reach their destination. He picks the two up, and starts traveling among the trees. Despite Hayate’s intent to protect them, neither of the two want him to touch them. While they struggle to keep him off of them, they crash land in the mansion room where Nagi and Maria are. Hayate finally asks who they are, and Maria tells him that the boy is Tachibana Wataru, Nagi’s fiance.

Preview: Wataru challenges Hayate to a duel, and the regular shenanigans occur.

Impression:

Wow, there were so many hilarious parts in this episode. Early in the episode they tried to end the show early when Nagi locked Hayate out of the mansion, and randomly showed his old friend again (who was eating ramen in the bath!). They did the “chii~~” stare when they were placing the blame for Hayate’s sickness on Nagi! Then there was the mafia members saying girly things during the cm change. I loved the random fanservice shots of Isumi sleeping xD. They also made fun of Sakuya’s minor role in the end when the narrator says “Oh yea, there was one more person..”. Saki’s clumsiness is also hilarious. She trips repeatedly and keeps looking back with an embarrassed look. They even took the jokes a step further this time, even bringing them to the preview! The random show at the end was so unexpected, and they have Hayate saying “Service, service!” at the end of the actual preview. Speaking of that, there were once again a huge amount of references to other animes in this ep, that I won’t even go over. This show just keeps getting funnier and funnier. It’s surprising how they can continue to top its previous episodes. I hope they can keep it up. The next ep looks like a bunch of random fun with everyone so I think it will be good.