Aug 25, 2012
“A butler is one who serves. A butler is one who dedicates himself. A butler is the formal guardian who supports the days of their master.”Now whats so special about this quote? Well in Hayate no Gotoko (Hayate the Combat Butler) it forms the basis of the anime making it your perfect comedy anime filled with action, romance, laughs, gags, and of course...some fan service(but the fan service if very little). I can tell you that this is a comedy unlike any other. It is full of references to other anime and Japanese culture. If you are familiar to Japanese culture or enjoy watching anime
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a lot, then the references made in this anime will make you giggle with enjoyment. Saying that it doesn’t mean you won’t enjoy this anime if you haven’t seen your fair share of anime it just means you might miss quite a few things.
PLOT
Plotwise Hayate no Gotoko specifically doesn’t have a plot. It’s not an anime you watch to view a steady progression of events nor does it follow through consistently with a main story line. Yet this can be seen as one of the strengths of Hayate no Gotoko. Since it doesn’t strictly follow a story line the comedic elements of the anime are strictly reinforced, ensuring that anything can happen so the audience doesn’t need to sit there waiting or trying to predict what could happen in the next scene.
CHARACTER
The character archetypes are very cliché so you won’t expect much development here. We have your typical airhead Hayate, your small tsundere Nagi etc etc. But that’s not the point of the anime. Character development doesn’t need to play a major role in the development of this anime. The sole basis for these set archetypes are to poke fun and create hilarious situations using these characters. The strength of this anime is to utilise a particular archetype eg the tsundere and turn it into hilarious figure to laugh at by manipulating its very flaws and set mindset. It plays on typical character archetypes and creates the ultimate gags by placing them in awkward situations.
ART
The art in this anime is easy on your eyes and could be described as very colourful and relaxing. They do use a few neon based colours, but that isn’t a reason why you shouldn’t watch this anime. Basically it is a very well drawn like any other standard anime.
MUSIC
The music in this anime is very relaxing and comfortable to listen to. It either adds to the comedic elements of the anime or adds to the calm, steady pace of it. They may at times reuse the same melody with a different tune each time. Either way the music adds to the relaxing nature of this anime.
CONCLUSION
This anime is for you sort of anime if you want to relax and take a break from life. This is your perfect procrastination pill. The thrilling thing about this anime is that in each episode you just don’t know what’s to come. The main strength of Hayate no Gotoko is not the fan service...or the action....nor is it the romance (although it is fun to watch the character relationships develop); its the ability of the anime to parody other animes, movies and Japanese and Western culture without feeling “damp” (ie overused, dull, boring), giving it a fresh new feel to the genre.
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Reviewer’s Rating: 8
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