Sort of old news, but with the publication of the final extra chapter, Hayate no Gotoku is finally over. Now this is a thread to reminisce and remember the fond halcyon days when Hayate was good.
What made you pick up Hayate? Why did you stick with it? Who did you support for the Hayatebowl?
In the end, I think Hayate was a good series when it started and a good series right up until the last few chapters. But, and this is important, Hayate as a series changed from what it was at the start to what it became. Where it started with a good balance of humor, drama, and grand ambitions it became an excellent comedy manga with tired pretensions and some pretty decent characters. Sakuya being written out and Izumi becoming a joke were unfortunate victims of this evolution, but at the same time I think the frenetic pacing and over the top comedy were the only things that kept Hayate going as long as it did. I don't regret picking it up and falling in love with Hayate, Maria, Nagi and the rest.
Ian Collins
Also GODDAMMIT INCEST RUINS EVERYTHING again.
Hayate and Maria were never going to have the happy ending they deserved.
Jace Smith
I hope Hata gets hit by a bus.
Josiah Nelson
Truck-kun, you're my only hope.
William Smith
He'll be hit by becoming a failed mangaka one-hit wonder.
Grayson Flores
tfw end of the world arc animated never
Christian Scott
Why not a movie or an ONA?
Gavin Sanders
Athena was a no show. Hina was a no show. Ruka was a no show. Fucking Izumi barely made it.
And the one gal who was there at the very beginning had to fucking get the incest mark of all things. Fuck you Hata all I wanted was a Maria end.
Dylan Rogers
NEVER
Charles Moore
It seemed like Maria was going to be the main heroine originally. I have no idea what happened.
Connor Martinez
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Dominic Fisher
>didn't even mention the hamster Well fuck you too.
Matthew Cooper
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Grayson Thomas
how do you cope with the fact that you will never meet with your HnG waifu again?
Kayden Hill
Hamster has no future.
Nathan Sanders
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Adrian Hernandez
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Jaxson Gonzalez
elaborate on the maria incest. was she hayates brother all along?
Henry Barnes
>Implying Hata deserves being isekai'd
Brody White
It's over? I should probably find time to dive into it again. I think I remember reading up to around the castle or something with Hayate's first girlfriend trapped inside, due to mcguffins or ancient magic or something.
I remember being annoyed by more of the side girls developing deeper feelings for Hayate. With so many love interests, you know that most don't have any semblance of a chance, so it felt meaningless to pretend to add depth.
Justin Wilson
The anime The comedy and A-tan A-tan or hamster (never)
Also fuck you Hata
Ayden Howard
I still mad knowing this was actually planned and he didn't follow through with it. Fuck you Hata.
Jaxson Brown
Picked up long ago when I was a horny kid thinking it's another harem romcom
Jordan Gonzalez
See previous posts. She was Hayate's half-sister from another mother. Hayate's dad was a playa.
James Cruz
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Colton Ward
Al least now all the HayatexMaria doujins will have an "Incest" tag added to them.
Aaron Murphy
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Jace Campbell
Wait, so who won?
William Roberts
And Hinagiku?
Brandon Wright
Open end
Dylan Roberts
Not kidding, Kotetsu.
Kayden Morales
>500+ chapters for an open end Well, I'm glad I dropped this when I did.
Lincoln Roberts
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Joseph Martin
Really fucking hated how Hina got no response. I mean come the fuck on, even the usual "I'm not ready" would've been worth something.
Isaac Richardson
Hung herself after Hayate rejected her.
Noah James
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Cameron Bennett
Wait so the extra chapter retcons the canon Nagi end? That would make me happy actually. Hamster and Hina deserve their harem opportunity to live on in my mind.
Christopher Barnes
So Chiharu draws hardcore BL even though she’s a lesbian?
Well, I guess it’s not uncommon.
Luis Foster
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James Diaz
Chiharu is not a lesbian. She was totally into Hayate.
Lincoln Smith
Why didn't Hina and Hayate hook up again? Somebody give me the basic gestalt.
Gabriel Miller
Hayate has a complex and Hina never properly confessed until the end.
Jaxson Wright
No, it wasn't an open end.
>Final Chapter Hayate and Nagi start dating 2 years after the destruction of the Royal Garden. >Epilogue Chapter Set 6 months after the destruction of the Royal Garden. Maria decides that it'll take about 2 years from this point for Hayate and Nagi to grant her wish and prepare the present. >Omake Epilogue Chapter Maria returns to the Sanzenin Mansion 2-3 years after the destruction of the Royal Garden.
The implication is that the nice present Hayate prepared for Maria is his and Nagi's baby.
Jayden Gomez
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Luke Thomas
She wasn’t that into him. Also as a harem leader and a trap, Hayate is attractive to even lesbians.
Cooper Ross
Pathetic, lame, predictable "first girl tsundere wins lol" archetype. I regret that I followed this to the end just to be disappointed.
William Myers
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David Miller
this is the deepest sorrow
Oliver James
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Jack Perez
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Lincoln Green
I miss Hinaposting but now that she's died a withered, unloved virgin I can't support her anymore. She should've taken Hayate by force with Hamster.
Adrian Harris
What do you think Hayate was doing during the 2 years he wasn't with Nagi? He was dating Hina and trying to see if he could love her, but in the end he realized that he still loved Nagi more and went back to her.
Josiah James
I guess if Hina, Athena, Hamster and Isumi all got to fuck him first it's fine if Nagi takes him in the end.
Benjamin Miller
did he ever find his brother?
Carter Howard
Yes, it was a whole huge arc.
And Maria never hinted that Hayate's brother was also her brother. She just got stripped and dressed in a bikini by Hayate.
