The BEST episodes written by Kenjirou Hata

You Say You Can See Time, but That Is Probably Your Life Flashing Before Your Eyes
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9.78
32 votes

#1 - You Say You Can See Time, but That Is Probably Your Life Flashing Before Your Eyes

Hayate the Combat Butler - Season 1 - Episode 6

Continuing from the last episode, Isumi gets to Nagi's mansion but Hayate leaves to pick up the tea that he was supposed to get. Hayate is ambushed by Isumi's protective staff and the loan sharks from the first two episodes. Hayate eventually makes it back, but comes down with a cold. The next day after Hayate has healed, he meets a young boy and his maid who have come to Nagi's mansion. The boy, Wataru Tachibana, is Nagi's fiancé.

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My First Errand ~ This Is Snake, No Response
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9.37
62 votes

#2 - My First Errand ~ This Is Snake, No Response

Hayate the Combat Butler - Season 1 - Episode 4

When Nagi goes to school, she forgets to bring her lunch and Hayate offers to bring it to her. Once he gets to school, he is stopped at the front gates by a teacher (Yukiji) who thinks he is an intruder. Hayate eventually gets into the school, but the teacher continues her pursuit. Once inside, Hayate meets the student council president of the school, Hinagiku Katsura, for the first time, and helps her down from the tree she was climbing. As a reward, she brings him to the top of the Student Council tower so that he could see from the terrace. Yukiji, who is still searching for Hayate, finally finds him there and ends up fighting Hinagiku. After taking Nagi's bento box from Hayate, she jumps onto the railing of the terrace only to get blown off by a breeze. Hayate promptly rescues her, which ended her hostility to him. In the process, however, she had thrown Nagi's bento box onto to ground and spilled its contents.

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Thoughtless Jokes and Kindness Bring Misfortune
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9.37
63 votes

#3 - Thoughtless Jokes and Kindness Bring Misfortune

Hayate the Combat Butler - Season 1 - Episode 5

Nagi does not want to go to school today and instead stays home to hang out with some friends. One of her friends, Sakuya Aizawa, arrives and starts to teach Hayate to be a better comedian despite Nagi insisting that he is a butler. Hayate later goes out to pick up some more tea wearing a cashmere coat, but finds the journey perilous.

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A New Beginning with Nagi Sanzenin's Estate
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9.16
70 votes

#4 - A New Beginning with Nagi Sanzenin's Estate

Hayate the Combat Butler - Season 1 - Episode 2

Awakening within Nagi's mansion, Hayate incorrectly concludes that he has died and gone to heaven, and resolves to make the most of it. While he is enjoying a soak in an enormous indoor bath, the water re-opens his wounds and he passes out. When he regains consciousness, Nagi and Maria explain that he is Nagi's new butler. Eager to demonstrate his aptitude for the job, Hayate begins cleaing the mansion at a remarkable rate, drawing on cleaning skills he gained during previous employment. He finds a manga that Nagi has been drawing, and when he mistakenly refers to it as a picture diary, Nagi ejects him from the room. Believing himself fired, Hayate leaves the mansion and is immediately abducted by the loan sharks that are after him. All seems lost until Nagi, wearing an unconvicing disguise, appears and rescues him by paying off his debt. Hayate will now work as Nagi's butler to repay her.

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A Non-Kiddy Genius Teacher Appears
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8.96
90 votes

#5 - A Non-Kiddy Genius Teacher Appears

Hayate the Combat Butler - Season 1 - Episode 23

Shiori Makimura is sent to take over Yukiji Katsura's homeroom at Hakuō Academy after a number of failed projects at M.H.E. Corp. Yukiji Katsura is demoted to sub-homeroom teacher. In order to get her old job back, Yukiji begs Hayate to help her blackmail Shiori. Hayate refuses, but Shiori runs away crying and calls Eight after Yukiji manages to get a picture of Hayate on top of Shiori after he falls down.

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A Man's Fight
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8.95
60 votes

#6 - A Man's Fight

Hayate the Combat Butler - Season 1 - Episode 7

Wataru, who is infatuated with Isumi, challenges Hayate, whom he perceives as a rival, to a duel. Hayate loses to Wataru on purpose, hoping for a romantic conclusion between Wataru and Isumi that will allow Nagi to break off her unwanted engagement. However, his overly obvious act ends up hurting Wataru's feelings. In order to reach Wataru and apologize, Hayate, together with Isumi and Nagi, must brave the Tokyo subway system.

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Eloim Essaim. Mr. Cow, Mr. Cow! What is it, Mr. Frog?
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8.93
60 votes

#7 - Eloim Essaim. Mr. Cow, Mr. Cow! What is it, Mr. Frog?

Hayate the Combat Butler - Season 1 - Episode 9

Hayate tries to motivate Nagi to go to school finally, and offers to take her to and from school everyday from now on. Nagi reluctantly agrees and goes to school for the day, but when she comes back it turns out she forgot her notebook at school. Hayate offers to go to school late at night to bring it back and at the school gate he runs into one of the school's teachers he met earlier.

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The Beautiful Rich Great Young Detective Lady Saw It! The Case of the Murdered Female Teacher Amidst Clouds of Steam!!
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8.93
90 votes

#8 - The Beautiful Rich Great Young Detective Lady Saw It! The Case of the Murdered Female Teacher Amidst Clouds of Steam!!

Hayate the Combat Butler - Season 1 - Episode 30

Yukiji is found murdered at a hot spring inn and Detective Nagi decides to take it upon herself to solve the mystery. After a number of wrong assumptions, Nagi blames the voice in the sky ("Ten no Koe", i.e. the narrator). Kirika sends another butler to defeat Hayate, and they have a B-Daman battle.

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The Beast, the Robot, and the Butler that Shouted, or Maybe Didn't Shout, Love at the Heart of the World
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8.78
64 votes

#9 - The Beast, the Robot, and the Butler that Shouted, or Maybe Didn't Shout, Love at the Heart of the World

Hayate the Combat Butler - Season 1 - Episode 3

Hayate wakes up Nagi one morning to find a large white tiger sleeping with her in her bed. The tiger, named Tama, nabs Hayate and carries him outside to fight. Hayate inevitably loses. Afterwards, Klaus, who is still upset about Hayate being Nagi's butler, challenges Hayate to a match with a robot to see if he has the necessary skills to be a butler.

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In English, 'Unmei' Means 'Destiny'
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8.59
74 votes

#10 - In English, 'Unmei' Means 'Destiny'

Hayate the Combat Butler - Season 1 - Episode 1

Hayate Ayasaki is a sixteen-year old boy who has been working hard earning money as a bicycle delivery boy. He loses his job after his employer finds out he is still in high school, and his irresponsible parents spend the money he had earned. Hayate tries to kidnap a young girl named Nagi Sanzenin, but fails in his attempt. Later, Hayate saves her from other kidnappers and Nagi repays him by offering him a job as her new butler. However, overcome by injuries received during the rescue, Hayate collapses and is taken from the scene by Nagi's private helicopter.

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The Rare Cards are Swimsuits
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8.55
91 votes

#11 - The Rare Cards are Swimsuits

Hayate the Combat Butler - Season 1 - Episode 18

The students at Hakuō Academy go to a remote island for beach class. The butler of the beach resort named Schmidt hen Bach greets them and tries to create fun experiences for the group. However, the group of students is not having fun and want to go home, but Schmidt is not willing to let them go.

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Hearts Wavering
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8.51
61 votes

#12 - Hearts Wavering

Hayate the Combat Butler - Season 1 - Episode 25

Nagi is despondent over her conflict with Hayate, so she, Saki and Gilbert plan a fake kidnapping in Isumi's house underground. However, things turn bad when a Mecha programmed by Shiori goes crazy, and it is up to Hayate to go rescue Nagi and to recover his butler's status.

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A Big Brother, Even for Peter
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8.49
59 votes

#13 - A Big Brother, Even for Peter

Hayate the Combat Butler - Season 1 - Episode 21

Nagi decides to take Hayate to an amusement park in her own backyard. While Hayate is roaming through the haunted house, Robot Eight, who was defeated in episode 3, appears to get revenge. After Eight's plan fails, he flees, upgrades, and breaks into Nagi's mansion for another chance for revenge.

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Black Hayate
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8.48
61 votes

#14 - Black Hayate

Hayate the Combat Butler - Season 1 - Episode 28

Hayate defeats Klaus and Tama by catching Klaus' ribbon when falling off during Klaus' Ultimate Move, leaving the whole public under the impression that he has the power to defeat opponents without even touching them. After numerous retirements from Hayate's opponents and battles through the tournament, Hayate defeats Hinagiku in the finals and fights Shion. After defeating her by discovering her weak point, the Superintendent vows to bring Hayate to her by calling her Dark Butlers League.

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Match-Making Meeting
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8.47
62 votes

#15 - Match-Making Meeting

Hayate the Combat Butler - Season 1 - Episode 29

Saki's mother asks Saki to have a marriage meeting. Wataru becomes worried and asks Nagi on what to do. They decide to go on a marriage meeting tour to spy on Saki. The man Saki is to meet turns out to be Kyonosuke Kaoru, but they both reveal that they both have someone else they like. After a misunderstanding, Wataru decides to crash the meeting by sending Tama to kidnap Kyonosuke and to lose to Wataru on purpose. The plan is set back and Yukiji kidnaps Kyonsuke instead. In the meantime, Kirika sends Duel Butler to bring Hayate into the Dark Butlers League.

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I Wonder Who Came Up with the Sound Effect "Kapooon"? It's Awesome!
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8.46
61 votes

#16 - I Wonder Who Came Up with the Sound Effect "Kapooon"? It's Awesome!

Hayate the Combat Butler - Season 1 - Episode 22

With summer vacation coming to an end, Nagi is saddened that there won't be anymore free time to spend with Hayate. After reading a manga, Nagi decides to take Hayate fishing. While Hayate and Nagi are having a romantic time fishing (in Nagi's mind), the lord of the lake overturns their boat. Returning home, Hayate takes a bath and is joined by Tama who breaks the bath's water heater. Hayate becomes depressed because he believes he's always causing problems for Maria and attempts to fix the bath, only for it to be destroyed once again by Tama.

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I've Never Had the Trouble of Being Too Popular
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8.46
61 votes

#17 - I've Never Had the Trouble of Being Too Popular

Hayate the Combat Butler - Season 1 - Episode 24

Hayate is having a bad day thanks to the pendant that Nagi's grandfather gave to him. After Hayate and Wataru rescue Isumi's stole, Isumi thanks Hayate by decursing the pendant. Nagi and Wataru become depressed because they misunderstand the decursing as an act of love because they embraced. Nagi runs away from home to Wataru's video store.

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Do You Like Pretty, Rich Big Sisters?
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8.45
60 votes

#18 - Do You Like Pretty, Rich Big Sisters?

Hayate the Combat Butler - Season 1 - Episode 31

Sakuya visits Nagi. Nagi becomes offended when Sakuya tells her she's a brat because she has no siblings and claims she can be a better sister than Sakuya. Nagi orders Hayate to find kids that are lost on her property so she can prove it to Sakuya. Hayate comes back with Itsuki and Shunji, and Nagi plays with them while her SP looks for their parents. Sakuya suspects the kids to be thieves and catches them in the act. Afterwards, Kirika sends the third mysterious butler, Mini Yon, and he challenges Hayate to a Mini 4WD race.

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Hayate Rising
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8.43
61 votes

#19 - Hayate Rising

Hayate the Combat Butler - Season 1 - Episode 27

The superintendent of Hakuo Academy, decides to hold a Butler Battle Tournament to see who the strongest butler of all Hakuo is. At first, Hayate is reluctant to enter, but Nagi convinces him to do so so she can see him win. In the meantime, Hinagiku becomes a temporary butler so that she can enter the tournament to interfere with the superintendent's plans.

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The Delivery Was Made in 29 Minutes, So Please Pay the Stipulated Fee... Is a Thing of the Distant Past
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8.41
61 votes

#20 - The Delivery Was Made in 29 Minutes, So Please Pay the Stipulated Fee... Is a Thing of the Distant Past

Hayate the Combat Butler - Season 1 - Episode 26

Hayate is running an errand for Nagi and meets Ayumu in the park. Still embarrassed about their last encounter, Hayate pretends he has amnesia and is unable to get out of the mess after Ayumu claims he is her butler. Nagi claims Hayate back and gets him to reenact experiences he faced in Nagi's mansion to recover his memory (even though he didn't lose them).

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Going to Hell in Cat-Ear Mode
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8.27
89 votes

#21 - Going to Hell in Cat-Ear Mode

Hayate the Combat Butler - Season 1 - Episode 8

Nagi gets Hayate to first try on a female school uniform, much to his displeasure and before he can do anything about it, Maria comes to Nagi's room and sees what is going on. Nagi and Maria then proceed to put Hayate in a full cat-girl outfit which entices Tama's animal instincts. Afterwards, Hayate runs into Klaus and initially tries to run away, but in the end Klaus' instincts take heed, and Maria must interfere. Later, Hayate and Maria play a game of pool where if Hayate loses, his debt will increase to 200 million yen.

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I Like Books, but Sing It, Great Palace of the Dragon King
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8.27
89 votes

#22 - I Like Books, but Sing It, Great Palace of the Dragon King

Hayate the Combat Butler - Season 1 - Episode 20

Hayate is searching for an ultimate attack and Maria suggests looking in the Sanzen'in library for hints. They find a book that teaches the Sanzen'in secret ultimate attack. After some training, Nagi finds out that Hayate is training for Hinagiku's sake and burns the book. Depressed, Nagi leaves the house at night where she meets Ayumu Nishizawa who challenges Nagi.

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The Strangest Hyperdeflation Ever, Play Your Games and Don't Build Up a Backlog
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8.26
90 votes

#23 - The Strangest Hyperdeflation Ever, Play Your Games and Don't Build Up a Backlog

Hayate the Combat Butler - Season 1 - Episode 10

This episode, which is anime-only, takes place during the same time as episode eight and shows some other strange things that were going on in the background. A demon living inside an old video game is awoken and takes three of the student council members from Nagi's school inside the game where they must defeat her to return to the real world. Hinagiku, the student council president, arrives soon after and they go to destroy the demon, but she ends up ending it herself.

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Miss Saki's Little Preoccupation (National Edition) 2007
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8.26
90 votes

#24 - Miss Saki's Little Preoccupation (National Edition) 2007

Hayate the Combat Butler - Season 1 - Episode 19

Wataru notices that Saki is acting strange so he decides to ask Hayate and Maria for help while he's picking up the cursed video that Nagi rented. It seems that Wataru forgot about Saki's seijin shiki and the people who watches the cursed video will be attacked by a giant cockroach. While Wataru is asking Nagi where he could buy a present, Hayate and Maria battle the giant cockroach. Nagi mistakes Wataru's present to be for Isumi so she sends Isumi to Wataru's house.

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