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

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!

The Hayate series has been going now for a relatively long time, the manga started running back in 2004, and had already added two anime series` to its name (one of which was 52 episodes long), but since 2009 we’ve had nothing really new from the Hayate franchise, except a pretty sub par movie in which nothing happened but whatever. The point is that it had been a while since anything substantially new came out, that was until we heard about this new series, cant keep my eyes off you, which was going to be entirely original, some of us got our hopes up, others ... stayed cautiously optimistic but in the end all of us where to be disappointed by this cynical cash grab.

And that’s exactly what this series was, a rushed, poorly thought out attempt to keep the Hayate series alive and in peoples memory until the next real season comes out, which, COMPLETELY BY COINCIDENCE, was announced just after this series was finished, yeah nothing fishy there, uh hum, nice try.

So Hayate No gotoku Cant keep my eyes open continues the story of Hayate an extremely unlucky teenager who through a series of unlikely events ended up working as a butler to a rich spoilt tsundere girl named Nagi to pay of the massive dept his rotten parents saddled him with. The series essentially follows his misadventures as he tries to avoid death or getting into more debt on a daily bias. This season however deals more with Nagi`s past and when a mysterious girl shows up claiming to be Nagi`s sister, looking for something called the Black Camellia then the gang must journey to Las Vegas to uncover the truth.

I really don’t like writing one sided reviews but honestly I cant think of anything really good to say about this series at all, the only interesting bits in the whole show where stuff they took straight from the manga (such as the diner scene), and as this is supposed to be an entirely original series I cant count that, everything that is original is awful, as are its interpretation of the characters and its design of them, but more on that later, for now lets talk about the major mistakes in this series.

The first huge mistake was actually in even making this series, you see “Cant keep my eyes anywhere near you” is set some time in future of the last season, and is even ahead of the manga, yeah no problems there. You see season 2 ended just before going into what many people including myself believed to be the pinnacle of awesomeness that the manga ever reached, the Athena arc, but they decided to save that for the real third season and instead they gave us this half baked plot about a watch, and some crazy sailor moon villain who wants it and a whole bunch of other boring crap that no-one cares about.

The result is a hackney, Frankenstein like monster of a story that’s trying to do a whole bunch of things but isn’t doing any of them right, its trying to be a comedy but its not funny, its trying to be serious, but its ridiculously over the top (and not in a good way), its trying to be a love story, but with flat characters and no resolution, its trying to be father-daughter story, but they don’t flesh it out enough and waste too much time on pointless stuff.

So in the end by trying to juggle too many things at once, combined with a rushed script they ended up dropping them all, and the result is something messier than a lit paper bag on a door step...
which is ironic because both things are full of sh##

Then there’s the new character, Nagi`s supposed sister, this character was pretty forgettable, another loli tsundre, geeze there must be more of these than there are actual animes. But in all seriousness this was a pretty bad character, most of the time she is just annoying, with the attempts to make her cute and moe so obvious and cheap that I want to punch the screen every-time see appears. There where some attempts to give her a character of her own but for me she never broke free from being a character who has been created simply for this series alone, and then strictly never mentioned again.

The other characters where pretty awful too, Maria was static and boring (and stupid, yes I said stupid, because there’s a scene where she’s standing on one of those air vent things on the floor that blows your skirt up Marilyn Monroe style, and it happens to her three times in succession and she gets angry, but she never once thinks to take three steps to her left and walk off it... you dumb bimbo!) Nagi was bland, disinterested and slow to pick up on incredibly obvious things and so was everyone else, we’ll get to Hayate in a minute but all the side characters felt like puppets with their strings cut.

After that is the art, and if you wanted proof that this series was a rushed mess, then all you have to do it look at it, I mean wow, there were actually some scenes that were comically bad, some characters actually looked like their faces and been created by a blacksmith... who was blind.
I mean Manglobe aren’t exactly top of the line animators but ive never seen anyone turn out a disaster like this in years, geeze!
If you’ve seen this series then I think your familiar with the infamous terrible reveal shot of a certain character, yeah you know what im talking about, its actually so bad its funny, seriously go watch it, its in episode 3, just watch from around 3 minutes in you’ll know it when you see it, trust me...


Lastly we have the main character, why am I doing him last? Well because hes probably the least important thing in the whole show, he doesn’t do anything! No im not kidding he does nothing in the entire show, he`s always there don t get me wrong, but he’s usually just standing in the background, smiling awkwardly. He`s like everything else in this series, horribly forgettable, we learn nothing new about him or his character, he doesn’t grow, regress or change at all, now I know this is essentially a comedy and so character arcs are not as important as in other types of stories, but you still need some level of character or it’ll become a series of “things that happen” rather that a story.

He might as well be part of the scenery for the majority of the show, he mostly just nods and says “yes m`lady” or “eehhh!” you could remove him from the show and just put in Parker from Thunderbirds and it wouldn’t have made a lick of difference.

Its painfully obvious that this entire series is filler and so they couldn’t do anything drastic with the characters or the story as this series is meant to be seen and then forgotten.

The Hayate franchise has always worked on a basic formula of a zany sort of Gintama like comedy, and a basic harlem series with a clueless main character. And while the franchise had its problems, it still produced some funny and memorable moments despite the constraints of the genre, however none of those moments exist here, this series feel like a cheap imitation of a Hayate series with a hackney story attached that would make even a college student throw up in disgust.

It adds nothing to the franchise and is completely forgettable, well except for that reveal shot (whoah that was hilariously bad), and is clearly just a very long trailer for the real third season. The whole thing just feels like it was rushed out to tide people over until then and really should have just been shortened to an 3 episode OVA and released as a special edition with the next volume of the manga.

Its really quite sad to see how badly this series messed up because it really feels that with just a good bit more work and time spent on it then this could have been a good series in its own way, but as it is im afraid it really is a stinker.
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Hayate no Gotoku has always and probably will always be one of my favorite animes and mangas; Finally the third season has been released and I still love it! This anime is not for everyone because it lacks much direction and rather has many slice of life aspects surrounded by comedy and somewhat of an underlying plot. Similar to Detective Conan in that matter-many episodes go by in an individual type of way while the big picture with the characters moves along slowly. In Detective Conan its Conan's trails on the whereabouts of the Underground Organization while in Hayate no Gotoku its the developing harem ... surrounded by the clueless Hayate-this is indeed the ultimate comedy!

If you like comedy, if you watch other anime, especially if you enjoy slice of life, if you enjoy romance, if you want to laugh this was the anime for me and hopefully for you too! So go back to Hayate no Gotoku and watch it from the beginning. Now starts the review on Season 3.


The first season was by SynergySP. The second season was by J.C. Staff. Now this season is by Manglobe. Some of us feel very scared when as we wait for the next season that will either make it or break it. Luckily so far the different studios have not failed us and after watching the 3rd episode I'm glad that Manglobe has managed to keep up the good work!


Story: (9)
Hayate never had much of a plot, but the underlying advancements are the story to me and right in the 3rd episode we already get some advancements with Hayate and Hinagiku a definite plus for me. It seems they are moving the story on nicely. Actually it is said that the original author Kenjiro Hata wrote some of the story based on some ideas that never made it to the manga.

Art: (7)
I don't know but the art seems to have been getting weirder every season. The characters look a little freaky in this one with some attempted 3-D perspectives on the faces (none of which seem to be working for me). This isn't too important, expressions are portrayed just as well as ever.

Sound: (8)
The opening and endings are good. They didn't leave a super impression on me but then again none of them really have (in the hayate no gotoku series). Its a series that doesn't really need great music but still has decent music.

Character: (10)
The characters have been there since day 1 and are the main reason I watch this anime. They introduced a new character whom I do not really like but it would seem that she's part of the proceeding story-line. The old characters are as great as ever.

Enjoyment: (10)
Just the release made me very happy-but after episode 3 I found a smile on my face. I always enjoy Hayate no Gotoku and hope things stay that way.

Overall: (9)
Hey this anime is comedy and lacks many things. I give it a 10 but it can't be considered a "masterpiece" I guess. It is to me.

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

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

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

Presentation:
Yet another studio is producing the newest season of Hayate no Gotoku! The amount of detail of the background is amazing. Like the buildings actually look like that in person. It does lack extras on the sad note. The Strip is a crowded place. I have no idea why it was so deserted on this anime. Laziness perhaps? I still dislike the character design. Something about the hair strand in the middle of their faces bugs me. It is probably because it steals attention from the character's faces. The main theme songs sounded nice. You can ... feel the effort put in them because it is disappointingly the best part of this series.

Characters:
The new characters were uninteresting except for Tsugumi. Tsugumi x Nagi is a nice Manzai. Old returning characters aren't fully utilized. The best part of Hayate no Gotoku is their diverse characters and yet they limit their screen times. Some of them even acts out of their characters like Sakuya calling Isumi, "Isumi-san" on the last episode. When the hell they became such strangers? I do like how they changes clothes every now and then. The worst criminals in the world have an Engrish accent. Seriously, how hard is it to find a English speaking seiyuu with native accent? I would do it for free FFS. (Just provide me a flight and hotel to Japan!)

Story:
I see no purpose on having Las Vegas as the main setting. To be honest, it could have taken place back in Japan and I wouldn't see any difference. Just have the casino win as a lotto win. Where the hell were the omakes? It stopped half way the series and never came back. I wanna know what happens next to Urashima Taro, damn it! The story is too plot driven. I enjoyed the slapstick version of Hayate no Gotoku! with minimal and random plot better. They are overextending their genre and should just go back on the basics. This kind of twisty story would be better fit on a movie. The comedy scenes are forcefully wedged inside the plot heavy storyline. I don't know if I should either take this series seriously or not. One the early stages of the story, some scenes were hilarious like the restaurant scene on episode 5. You see, next producer of Hayate no Gotoku!'s name here, just stick to comedy! And fuck storyline. Finally, the ending was satisfying. She finally confessed and Manglobe is playing safe with his response. Doesn't really set on "what's next on the series" but at least they didn't fucked up the ending.

Verdict: 6.4/10 (Slightly Above Average)
+ Great theme songs.
+ Detailed background.
- Not as funny as S2.
- Bad character usage.

Raccoon Dog out of 10.

[Contains spoilers, awareness review, and recommendation]

As you all know, the series of Hayate no Gotoku have been quite long and VERY random. However, once you start to watch this season of Hayate no Gotoku, then you really will enjoy it after all. The story line is completely different from the rest of the series. You could say it's a off-topic storyline to give the anime a new kick to it. In the end of this anime, it really is quite touching to see what happens. Majority of people think that anime's like this are boring because of it's parody, but really, watch till the end ... and you will change your mind. The funny thing about the art concept is, that.... It's really different despite the fact that the author took control of this season. What I mean by funny is that, by the end of this anime, the art is EXACTLY the same as the first two season, and I started to laugh about this. Character development is quite different from what I expected, there are new characters in this season, and the way these characters act are completely different from the series. All the people in the old 2 series that were almost on EVERY episode, here well, they barely show up other than Maria, Nagi, and Ayasaki. Overall for this anime to me personally, I would give it a 10, and I recommend this season for all viewers to watch, and truly understand Romance anime's. (P.S. I am curious but... I wonder what Maria's last name, unless this is her last name.)

[Supoirā, ishiki no minaoshi, oyobi kankoku ga fukuma rete imasu]

Anata wa subete shitte iru yō ni, hayatenogotoku no shirīzu wa kanari nagakute, hijō ni randamudeatta ​​. Tadashi, ichido hayate no ima shīzun o mite kidō shi, sonogo, anata wa hontōni subete no nochi ni sore o o tanoshimi itadakemasu. Sutōrīrain wa shirīzu no nokori no bubun kara kanzen ni kotonatte iru. Anata wa sore ga anime ni sore ni atarashī kikku o ataeru tame ni, ofutopikku no sutōrīda to iu koto ga dekimasu. Kono anime no saigo ni, sore wa jissai ni wa kanari nani ga okoru ka mite furete iru. Hitobito no taihan wa anime no kono yōha sore no tame no parodi de taikutsu shite iru to omoimasuga, hontōni, saigomade mite, anata no kokoro o henkō shimasu. Ātokonseputo ni tsuite no okashī koto wa kotodesu..... Sore wa, chosha ga kono kisetsu no seigyo o totta to iu jijitsu nimokakawarazu, hontōni chigau. Watashi wa omoshiroi ni yotte imi suru kono anime no owari made ni, geijutsu wa, saisho no 2tsu no kisetsu to mattaku onajidearu, to iu kotodesu, soshite, watashi wa kore ni tsuite warau yō ni narimashita. Kyarakutā kaihatsu wa, watashi ga kitai shite ita mono to wa kanari kotonatte iru, soko ni kono kisetsu ni atarashī moji ga ari, korera no moji wa kōdō suru hōhō wa shirīzu to wa mattaku chigaimasu. Hobo subete no episōdo ni atta furui 2 shirīzu no subete no hitobito ga, koko ni yoku, karera ga karōjite appu Maria, nagi, soshite Ayasaki igai miseru. Zentai-teki ni watashiniha kono anime no tame ni kojin-teki ni, watashi wa sore o 10 o ataerudarou, to watashi wa mite subete no shichō-sha ni kono kisetsu o o susume shimasu, to hontōni romansu animeno o rikai shite imasu. (PS watashi wa kōkishin ōseidesuga... Watashi wa gimon ni omou nani, kore wa kanojo no seidenai kagiri, Maria no sei,.)

In my honest opinion, I am a fan of Hayate No Gotoku: Can't Take My Eyes Off You. Many people say they dislike it because it doesn't have to comedy of the first 2 seasons, but this NEW SERIES*, i put emphasis on that, was never meant to be as hilarious as the first 2 seasons. I find the plot of "season 3" very interesting and if you were to give it an evaluation while disregarding the change in genre from the the first 2 seasons to this, then I think you would agree that it is a good show.

Hayate no Gotoku is one of my most favorite anime/manga. In fact ive been following it for 4 years since the first season was released. So far it is the most disappointing season of the series. Why did i say so?

Firstly the story. The story is well built it contains what Hayate no Gotoku needs and likes. But its is so twisted. There are some parts in which is included in the manga. But they slightly changed it buy adding Tsugumi in it. And it did not really follow the plot of the story in the manga. It is not necessary. But i really expect ... that the S3 would get the series back on track. But disappointment surprised me..

Art. S1 has a great art. S2 has a medium quality of art. But the hell with S3. The art sucks!! Its like they are degrading their art every season. If luckily if get a S4 and still degrade the art I would stop watching this series.

Sound. It has great OP and ED. Voice actors are great.

Character.The most loved part of this season. without the original characters participating on this show. It would be pathetic.

Enjoyment. I did enjoy in some episodes but it was very few...

Overall. The series would be just in fair. So far anyone can read it. No blood and Gore or anything. Certainly some fans of Hayate no Gotoku are very disappointed. Well anyways lets get over it and hope for a better season (If they are stil going to make one..)

Other comments:
If they would just animated the part in the Manga. Especially The End of The Worlds Arc. I want to see A-tan get animated.../(T_T)\

The Hayate series has been one I have held dearest to my heart for a long time. The specific sense of humor and the use of art to exaggerate the characters dumbfounded expressions always made me laugh back when I watch the first two seasons. However, after the long gap 'I can't take my eyes off you' was a disappointment.

The story line is completely independent of the manga, and covers the story behind Nagi's father and mother. In all honesty I thought that the actual plot of the show was not half bad, I might even admit good, but there was a bigger ... issue. The plot didn't appear until about the 7th episode.

Now, in Hayate no Gotoku terms plot wouldn't really be important, but I found the episodes in the first half of the series to be somewhat lacking. There was a few good scenes, but in all honesty I felt bored at sometimes. Seeing as I would claim myself as a fan of the series I found that to be slightly awkward. The jokes were there, but I suppose they weren't as appealing to me at all.

A new anime specific character Tsugumi Ruri, claiming to be Nagi's sister, is added to the show. Tsugumi is clearly up to no good upon her entrance to the show in episode one, but at the same time is obviously to nice to do any harm. She is an airhead and her voice is somewhat whiny, and is picked on for the entirety of the show.

Thankfully, in the second half my faith was returned. The plot helped increase my enthusiasm to continue watching and I slowly enjoyed the comedy that was placed in there. The entire cast eventually makes their way over to Las Vegas to obtain an object called the Kurotsubaki that her deceased father left behind. Needless to say it is cursed with horrible luck, but allows the wielder to experience great luck at times. For some reason Tsugumi wants Nagi to reclaim this pocket watch, and the mystery behind Nagi's father, the Kurotsubaki, and Tsugumi's motives is revealed.

In all honesty I wouldn't say this is the best Hayate no Gotoku has to offer, but if you want to learn the history behind Nagi's parents this will explain it. The Hina fans will probably last until episode three at least, and I don't think I need to say that the majority of the season is almost all Nagi centered. I don't think I would recommend this season to anyone who is on the fence, but I am sure that any fan would probably still enjoy this season.

This just me ranting off another series I watched a while ago, but yes so what, I really can't take my raging eyes off this series...

Quoting Sanzenin Nagi episode 4: "Don't lump me, sanzenin nagi, with your typical otaku. Whether it's a video game, anime or manga, I'll only rate it after I've played, watched, or read the entire thing! Even though I might initially think, 'Whoa, talk about a total letdown!' "

I can't believe it says so much about this series in just a simple dialogue. If any of you have read the manga, and especially if you watched the previous Hayate no gotoku ... season 1 and 2 (HnG), it is more than probable that you'll be thoroughly disappointed with this series (Can't take my eyes off you!).

What this series does is like adding barbeque meat and sauce to strawberry sundae. Use the good ingredients in the absolutely wrong places. That's a recipe for disaster.

Hayate no gotoku used to be quirkly, parodical spoof of spoofs with a midly serious storyline emerging and disappearing. But the new series totally forgot its essence and started taking itself too seriously from the get go. The art, the music, the plot, the characters everything became annoyingly serious and seriously annoying. I am not saying that there are no jokes, which there are plenty. But that weird, quirky plotline where you never know what might happen next and everything may just be grand parody is gone. Just look at the first episode of this series and the original one, and you will know.

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The story obviously cannot be same with the original series so it has been changed, drastically, with equally drastic consequences. Before you even know what happened in the past you take a time leap into the present. It's like showing you the last episode of code geass R2 and expecting you to weep. Seriously?!

The plotline is poorly executed with neither, the present nor the past getting enough of its share in a paltry 12 episodes. The laughs and gags are fewer than before, the characters cannot be developed, because they already have in the past (original series). The side characters are even thrown about haphazardly. It is poorly thought, stupidly executed series with no basis whatsoever except, maybe, spoiling the manga plotline a bit.

The art has been botched up in totally wrong direction. Can you expect to laugh at a seriously drawn and more realistic character? The background got a CG makeover, the characters all started looking serious, and even the tiger looks more real!!

The soundtracks are good. They are so good and serious that the series starts looking like a serious drama. Again, they are great to listen to but not suited to great comedy.

The only things i liked in this series are Hinagiku and Nagi's father. And so many clocks.

And I have still watched it. And held my head in frustration.

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Bottomline. If you are a fan of the fun in the original manga/series, better avoid this.
For hardcore fans and sarcastic comrades, oh you will love this! maybe.