Hayate the Combat Butler English Sub & Dub

About Hayate the Combat Butler

Hayate the Combat Butler (Hayate no Gotoku!) arrives as an action anime by SynergySP (2007), and the premise is easy to summarize. At its core: According to Murphy's Law, "anything that can go wrong, will go wrong," and truer words cannot describe the unfortunate life of the hard-working Hayate Ayasaki. Abandoned by his parents after accumulating a debt of over one hundred fifty million yen, he is sold off to the yakuza, initiating his swift getaway from a future he does not want.

Further in, on that fateful night, he runs into Nagi Sanzenin, a young girl whom he decides to try and kidnap to pay for his family's massive debt.Unfortunately, due to his kind-hearted nature and a string of misunderstandings. After saving her from real kidnappers, Hayate is hired as Nagi's personal butler, upon which she is revealed to be a member of one of the wealthiest families in Japan.Highly skilled but cursed with the world's worst luck. From taking care of a mansion to fending off dangerous foes, and even unintentionally wooing the hearts of the women around him, Hayate is in over his head in the butler comedy Hayate no Gotoku!

In an action series like this, fight choreography, pacing and sound design carry much of the weight. This one is best suited to viewers who like fast, high-impact fights.

Production & Appeal

SynergySP is the studio behind Hayate the Combat Butler, and its direction shapes everything from character design to motion. Within the action category, fight choreography, pacing and sound design carry much of the weight. At 7.6/10 it earns a solid reception, a safe pick for fans of the genre. It aired in 2007, which makes it easy to place in the wider anime calendar.