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Hayate The Combat Butler #7
Hayate the Combat Butler, Vol. 7
Valentine's Day is coming--a time for boys and girls to share their heartfelt sentiments with one another and to revel in the glories of young love. Ayumu, a former classmate of Hayate, has kept a flame burning for the adorably overworked butler-in-debt for some time. Is her chance for true happiness with a horrendously debt-ridden domestic finally at hand? Later, Nagi applies for her school's manga award but quickly learns that if her work is to be tempered with worldly experience, she'll need to get her upper-class hands dirty--both literally and figuratively.
192 pages, Paperback
First published June 16, 2006
About the author
Kenjirō Hata
248 books67 followersHe is notable for the creation of Hayate the Combat Butler!. He likes to collect anime related items, such as figurines.
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March 3, 2025
This volume introduces a rival affection in the heart of Nagi. She goes on a date with Nishizawa's brother, who happens to be in love with her, and we are again close to revealing that Hayate doesn't love Nagi (that it's all a misunderstanding). Nagi enjoys the date--but knows her heart.
March 23, 2026
I rarely laugh out loud, but I am smiling regularly as I read this manga.
February 9, 2013
Whenever I've had a rough day, and I feel like I can't remember the last time I laughed, one of the manga or anime I turn to, in order to lighten my spirits is Hayate the Combat Butler. The blend of oddball comedy and reverentially referential humor, along with a willingness to just chip away at that fourth wall blends together well to make an enjoyable comic, and the fact that the characters are incredibly likable really helps to keep me coming back in a way that TV shows like Family Guy, which also relies on referential humor, fails to do.
This volume in particular, with Nagi's attempts to help around the house, and your annual Valentine's Day hijinks are particularly enjoyable. The fact that this volume not only features stories with Isumi, as well as Nagi's cousin Sakuya, and Wataru also helps. The only real point against it is a small sub-plot featuring the ghost of the "priest" from the "Butler's Tiger Pit" storyline, with the premise that the ghost is haunting Hayate and only he can hear and see him, which picks up at the start of the volume and is dropped with very little fanfare partway through.
On the one hand, the end of the plot is somewhat abrupt, and I'm kind of confused over why it was included in the first place. On the other hand, I'm not a fan of the character, and he doesn't particularly work well in the context of his main story, so I'm not particularly upset that he's gone. I just wish his departure had been handled better (like with an exorcism by Isumi or something).
Other than that, this is a great volume, and a good continuation of the series. I look forward to reading volume 8.
This volume in particular, with Nagi's attempts to help around the house, and your annual Valentine's Day hijinks are particularly enjoyable. The fact that this volume not only features stories with Isumi, as well as Nagi's cousin Sakuya, and Wataru also helps. The only real point against it is a small sub-plot featuring the ghost of the "priest" from the "Butler's Tiger Pit" storyline, with the premise that the ghost is haunting Hayate and only he can hear and see him, which picks up at the start of the volume and is dropped with very little fanfare partway through.
On the one hand, the end of the plot is somewhat abrupt, and I'm kind of confused over why it was included in the first place. On the other hand, I'm not a fan of the character, and he doesn't particularly work well in the context of his main story, so I'm not particularly upset that he's gone. I just wish his departure had been handled better (like with an exorcism by Isumi or something).
Other than that, this is a great volume, and a good continuation of the series. I look forward to reading volume 8.
July 24, 2015
This book strung together a series of shorter events, just one and two chapters, looking at the absurd lives of the absurd characters in this absurd series. Nagi questions her life experiences, a builder of killer robots becomes a high-school teacher, Hayate gets an idea what a day in the life of Hinagiku or Isumi is like and the sharing of one's heart through chocolate gets a bit competitive.
This volume was... okay. I didn't dislike it - I don't dislike much in this series, given what it is - but when I think back on this series or try to explain it to people, there's nothing in this volume that I'd likely explain or even remember at first.
The one major thing that comes out in this book is that Nishizawa has a brother! And he's got one of the most awkward crushes in the world on Nagi. And unlike a lot of awkward crushes, this one doesn't leave me feeling somewhat uncomfortable on behalf of the young woman. So... bonus there!
This volume was... okay. I didn't dislike it - I don't dislike much in this series, given what it is - but when I think back on this series or try to explain it to people, there's nothing in this volume that I'd likely explain or even remember at first.
The one major thing that comes out in this book is that Nishizawa has a brother! And he's got one of the most awkward crushes in the world on Nagi. And unlike a lot of awkward crushes, this one doesn't leave me feeling somewhat uncomfortable on behalf of the young woman. So... bonus there!
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