Hayate the Combat Butler / Hayate no Gotoku!
Genres: action, comedy, romance, slice of life
Themes: butlers, fanservice, hikikomori, love polygon, maids, otaku, parody, school
Objectionable content: Mild
Plot Summary: Abandoned by his parents and given a monumentally large debt as a Christmas present, 16-year old Ayasaki Hayate is at the lowest point of his life. Desperately trying alter his hapless fate, he decides to kidnap someone to hold for a ransom. Due to an ill choice of words, the girl he tries to kidnap misunderstands the action as a confession of love. His plan is totally crushed when he gives his real name out. Realizing his wrongdoing, Hayate proceeds to rescue the girl from the yakuza, who had instead kidnapped her. The girl, as a token of thanks, offers Hayate a job as her butler. Hayate, overwhelmed by her kindness, vows to protect her even at the cost of his life.
Number of episodes: 52
Vintage: 2007-04-01 to 2008-03-30
Hayate the Combat Butler!! (Season 2) / Hayate no Gotoku 2nd Season
Genres: action, comedy, romance, slice of life
Themes: butlers, fanservice, hikikomori, love polygon, maids, otaku, parody, school, school life, tsundere
Objectionable content: Mild
Plot Summary: It has been three months since Hayate was abandoned by his parents and started work at the Sanzenin Manor as a butler to pay off his parents’ debt. However, being the butler for the otaku-crazed lady of the house, Nagi Sanzenin, is a hard task, not made easier by the friends and enemies of the Sanzenin, of which Hayate always ends up in the middle of the problem. And his life may get even harder when Student Council President Hinagiku Katsura begins to realize her own feelings for the debt ridden butler.
Number of episodes: 25
Vintage: 2009-04-03
Hayate the Combat Butler: Can’t Take My Eyes Off You/Hayate no Gotoku! Can’t Take My Eyes Off You (Season 3)
Genres: adventure, comedy, fantasy, romance
Themes: butlers, fanservice, hikikomori, love polygon, maids, otaku, parody, school, school life, tsundere
Plot Summary: The story of Hayate Ayasaki working alongside with maid Maria at Nagi Sanzenin’s mansion continues. One day, Nagi receives a phone call from “Area 51,” inviting her to the universe. Nagi wants to accept the offer, only to be stopped by Maria.
Number of episodes: 12
Vintage: 2012-10-03
Hayate the Combat Butler! Cuties/Hayate no Gotoku! Cuties
Genres: comedy, romance
Themes: butlers, harem, maids
Number of episodes: 12
Vintage: 2013-04-08
Hayate the Combat Butler!! (OAV) Vintage: 2009-03-06
Hayate the Combat Butler! Heaven Is a Place on Earth (movie) Vintage: 2011-08-27
Hayate the Combat Butler! (OAV 2) Vintage: 2014-06-16
