- I was surprised that Hayate is doing so poorly for the school year. He's a bright kid and the ultimate example of a hard worker, so I'm not sure what's giving him so much trouble. Oh Hayate, maybe you're a bigger dumbass than we ever imagined. Maria's obviously too intelligent for you; she graduated Hakuo at 13, you're failing the first or second year at 16.
- I always enjoy the parts where Hayate and Nagi hang out without any sort of romantic antics involved, such as this episode or the beginning of the previous season's 28. I'm not sure about whether they'd do well in a relationship, but they certainly have great chemistry as friends. I'm starting to miss Nagi. The extra Hinagiku coverage is nice and everything - I've come to understand and appreciate her much more than I ever did during the first season - but Nagi's easily my favorite female. I've always wondered why so many people don't like her. I guess it's because she's the main heroine, which in any sort of fandom is like a big target sign saying "Hate me." Main characters are the worst, they're nothing compared to those totally awesome secondary characters who I probably wouldn't like as much if they got more screentime and stopped being underground. Also, 'Hayate is saying a really lame thing with a really cool look!' might be my favorite quote of the episode.
- The similarities between Hinagiku and Hayate are very interesting. Hope to see them expounded on soon; it's the thing I'm looking forward to most aside from the Athena backstory (Which I don't know much about except that it's supposed to be one of the high points of the manga). There's some great music and camera work whenever Hina asks 'Did you ever think there might have been a reason?' That's one part where I'm guessing the anime really comes to life compared to the manga.
- The difference between dolphins and whales is only in their size?
That sounds more like a joke than trivia. They're completely different species. No wonder you're failing school, Hayate.
- Isumi's "Mouuu!" was nice, as was the "Eh" of agreement. She was on a roll this episode.
- I
thought that costume looked like the traditional White Mage outfit, but I wasn't sure. Glad to see that confirmed. Speaking of which, qwerty is missing out. I'm a big fan of the Super Nintendo Final Fantasies, but I always considered the PlayStation generation to be the series' prime.
- I have a very good feeling about episode twelve. The shot of Nagi being kidnapped by whoever and Maria calling after her is one of the most genuinely dramatic shots in the anime, and I love the whole night life thing the episode has going on, with Nagi, Hinagiku, Wataru, and Sakuya being half-shaded with all those artificial lights. I'm always up for a good old-fashioned kidnapping plot, too - Nagi talking to that one guy around 24:20 reminds me of the Pantyhose Taro arc from Ranma. I have no doubt the next episode is going to be a classic, one of the top episodes in all Hayate no Gotoku.
- Mentar told me to watch out for when Hinagiku begins calling Hayate 'Hayate-kun' again (In spoken dialogue, that is - she continues to use Hayate-kun in her internal). I'm going to predict that will happen in the next episode. That father guy (I forget his name) got her to
acknowledge the problem, so I figure dealing with it comes next. Don't tell me if I'm wrong.
- I'm with Chibi, qwerty, and Ash. Izumi's great. Riza was my favorite of the trio at first thanks to that joke about her being that Japanese singer, but Izumi overtook her soon after. I was completely indifferent to Miki for the longest time, but she's starting to grow on me very slightly. She's certainly ahead of a few characters, like those two butlers that appear so rarely they don't even feel like part of the series sometimes.
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