Hayate no Gotoku! Can't Take My Eyes Off You

Taking place one month after the events that occurred in the movie Heaven is a Place on Earth. Living at the Sanzenin Mansion once again, Nagi returns to her old ways of life, until she receives word from American authorities informing her that she has a week to pick up her late father's belongings that was indefinitely delayed due to various circumstances. After receiving news of her father whom she doesn't remember, Nagi then meets a mysterious girl (with a hidden agenda) claiming to be Nagi's little sister.

The series tells a new story that is original to the anime and not directly based on the manga. The main author of the original series Kenjiro Hata personally created the original concept for the story of this anime.

(Source: Hayate no Gotoku! Wikia)

Ayasaki, Hayate Main

Shiraishi, Ryouko Japanese

Sanzenin, Nagi Main

Kugimiya, Rie Japanese

Maria Main

Tanaka, Rie Japanese

Tsugumi, Ruri Main

Iguchi, Yuka Japanese

Katsura, Hinagiku Supporting

Itou, Shizuka Japanese

Saginomiya, Isumi Supporting

Matsuki, Miyu Japanese

Nishizawa, Ayumu Supporting

Takahashi, Mikako Japanese

Segawa, Izumi Supporting

Yahagi, Sayuri Japanese

Suirenji, Ruka Supporting

Yamazaki, Haruka Japanese

Aizawa, Sakuya Supporting

Ueda, Kana Japanese

Matsuda, Akio Producer

Kouchiyama, Takashi Producer

Muramatsu, Sayako Producer

Hattori, Kentarou Assistant Producer

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Dec 25, 2012

AquaHaze

Recommended

When people heard that the new season of Hayate no Gotoku would be an independent series instead of animating the Athena arc, many fans were disappointed (including me). This disappointment may have led to some fans having a bias against this season. However, even though this season wasn't nearly as good as the other seasons, it's also not as bad as some people may say.

The series starts off with a bunch of fillers, which the series really could have done without. The comedy in these episodes are very forced and although some of the jokes are funny, most of them fall flat on their face ... which makes these episodes weak in general and very forgettable. However as the series goes on the story starts to pick up and everything gets better from there. The story itself is pretty good because it contains numerous twists in it (predictable or not) and it also unveils a lot of things that happened in the past which made the plot very interesting and entertaining. The series also benefited from the story because it gave the viewer something to look forward to every week, and although this story was decent the series does lack the charm that the previous seasons delivered.

The art in this series is just bad. The poor artwork is most noticed with the character designs, where the character's faces and heads looked out of proportion. Also the colours they chose aren't the best either. Usually artwork isn't something I pay attention to but for this series, the art was so bad that it had a negative impact on the series.

The sound on the other hand is pretty decent. The opening really fit the more serious series this time around and it actually sounds pretty good. The ending sounds alright too and both were pretty catchy. Through-out the series there were also number of insert songs which are also pretty nice.

The characters are always a strong point for Hayate no Gotoku, even for this not so strong season. The characters are still great (even the new ones), each of them stand out individually because of their unique personality. However, this time around, the series really focuses (as in only focuses) on Nagi and Hayate and all the other characters this time around play a very small role, so some of the viewers may be disappointed that they won't get to see their favourite character have much of a role. Overall the characters manage to retain their greatness from previous seasons.

Hayate no Gotoku: Can't Take My Eyes Off You could have been done much better as the comedy just wasn't there and the art was just plain horrible. However when the plot started moving, the series never looked back and overall it was entertaining and isn't a bad way to pass the time

Reviewer’s Rating: 7

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Dec 19, 2012

Stark700

Mixed Feelings

You know what I want for Christmas this year? A butler. A personal butler to serve me and obey my every single command however, whenever, and whatever I want. Well, that's the feeling I got initially before I began watching the series. I was a fan of the original Hayate the Combat Butler franchise. Kenjiro Kata's writing and his works aren't the best in terms of story telling but can be a fun watch especially when you're having a bad day. Then, the news came when Kenjiro Hata decided to write a separate series of the original Hayate. Now, here we are...

Hayate no Gotoku! ... Can't Take My Eyes Off You (also known as Hayate the Combat Butler! Can't Take My Eyes Off You) is a separate series of the Hayate franchaise that stands independently written by the author of the manga, Kenjiro Kata himself. Now, this can be both a good or bad thing. Likely, if you're a manga reader, then you'll be very familiar with his works. However, if you're more into the animation product, then brace yourselves. This might be something you might want to keep your eyes on for mixed reasons.

The series retains its lighthearted tone of a comedy. Nagi and Hayate stars together as the main protagonists along side their friends. Yup, the gang is back together for some maid and butler fun. The series starts quite slow and Nagi is lazy as ever. She's always been lazy anyways but still retains that fondness for video games and doing whatever she wants. Damn, talk about being a lazy spoiled brat. In fact, a new semester is about to begin and she's still laying down on her sofa. Things does somewhat pick up its pace though as her knight in shining armor (Hayate) comes to her recuse like anyways.

The initial episodes of this series seems to be independent despite the title of the series. It's sort of misleading as “first night, second night, third night” as one might expect some sort of chronically linear story. However, most of the first half doesn't seem to connect much. Furthermore, it introduces a new character who comes under the claim to be Nagi's little sister. It's hard to take her seriously with her personality. In fact, it's hard to take this series seriously at all with the themes, cliches, and gags. Although it does brings back some nostologia from the original series, it's starting to lose its touch especially for die hard fans from season 1. It doesn't help by the fact that there are even a few minor fillers in between. As painfully it may seem, it's there.

However, there is some good news. A certain strawberry colored hair council president makes her return in this series along side some other promising characters including one with an idol status and those dreamlike song entrances to boot. Other characters makes their appearances as well but all seems to be in the background. Even Maria from the original series seems to have a lesser role. I scratch my head several times whenever I think of this as a thought pops into my head: There's a butler with a star role, what about the maid?

The artwork from this series is a joke. No, it's not even a parody because it's portrayed as a joke, in the wrong way.

“Can't take my eyes off of you?” I can barely look at some of the characters' design from this series. Hayate looks like a bishounen more than he should be. Hell, he's like a trap now. The rest of the characters' designs aren't too different either. They all have identical heads with different colored hair attached to their bodies. In other words, it doesn't work out right. Most of the background colors are also quite generic and weak. A bit of an improvement to the artwork would have been much better to be honest.

Luckily, the soundtrack of the series works well from my perspective. Although nothing special, "CAN'T TAKE MY EYES OFF YOU" by eyelis actually fits and presents some of that Hayate-like feeling of pleasant nostologia. The OST of the series so is just average but the insert songs from a certain idol shake things up. The ED song,"Koi no Wana by Haruka Yamazaki, performed from that same girl is presented quite well in the form of metamorphic art and style. Not too shabby.

Ultimately, watching Hayate no Gotoku! Can't Take My Eyes Off You is like trying out for a sports team at a new school. You think everything might go your way but it might turn out otherwise. Whether the result pleases you will be different for everyone. Some of you might not take your eyes off of the series while others hit that drop button without a moment of hesitation. I'm sort of in the middle. At times, I snooze and lose the thought of enjoying the series. At other times, I get a pleasant feeling of watching it through. But overall, the decision is up to you to decide if you will enjoy this new and latest installation of the Hayate franchise. I mean, it-it's not like I want you to watch this series or anything!

Reviewer’s Rating: 6

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Oct 24, 2012

monn

Not Recommended

Preliminary (3/12 eps)

When i saw randomly surfing the web that Hayate season 3 came out i was happy and delighted .
But after reading that this not continueation but more of different story i was shocked . The story became more of RANDOM SH*T Art became slightly worse sound well became a little better character from one point better from other worser but mainly Hayate(only character not Anime) changed to the better . I don't enjoy watching this rubbish but i will for i don't wan't to read manga. I guess it was disappointing to me that season 2 ended with so much mystery's well atleast ... i don't see any pedophile romance with nagi and hayate. Yet still Hayate became more of Supporting role . Maybe this because of my age or maybe I'm right but this anime became more childish with stupid jokes etc. Like I said i wan't story development not random comdey with slice of life THERE ARE TONS OF ANIMES LIKE THAT
Cheers

Reviewer’s Rating: 4

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