Hayate no Gotoku!! (2nd Season) - Episode 1 Discussion / Poll

[Mentorian]

Originally Posted by kuroishinigami

I really like how this series start by following the manga. The only thing I don't like is that they omit the

Spoiler for scene:

Klaus paying of Himuro after saying cool thing

scene in th manga cuz that's one of the scene I found most entertaining in the race. But all in all, good animation quality. Expecting to see more in the future ^^

Unfortunately, also missing from the episode:

Spoiler for Hayate and the rocks:

[VRMN]

Originally Posted by Mentorian

Unfortunately, also missing from the episode:

Spoiler for Hayate and the rocks:

As you might recall, that scene is shown after Nagi loses the race. It should be in the next episode, not this one.

[Sorrow-K]

This is the problem with sequels. You stick too closely to what made the original good, and you eventually run the formula into the ground. You try to divert to something different and it comes off as jarring. Sometimes I just wish there weren't such a ridiculous number of sequels being made. It's like they're suggesting there's something wrong with the first season which needs to be fixed. Nothing wrong with the first season.

Like others have said, that was pretty bland. The first Hayate no Gotoku was consistently funny, which was a minor miracle considering its length and how most anime comedies run out of material long before they end. J.C. Staff's mediocre record with sequels really gives me cause for concern. Just hope this doesn't turn into another Zero no Tsukaima, where they took a fun, light-hearted first season and followed it up by churning out two empty, soulless bastardizations.

[SeedFreedom]

Originally Posted by Sorrow-K

This is the problem with sequels. You stick too closely to what made the original good, and you eventually run the formula into the ground. You try to divert to something different and it comes off as jarring. Sometimes I just wish there weren't such a ridiculous number of sequels being made. It's like they're suggesting there's something wrong with the first season which needs to be fixed. Nothing wrong with the first season.

Like others have said, that was pretty bland. The first Hayate no Gotoku was consistently funny, which was a minor miracle considering its length and how most anime comedies run out of material long before they end. J.C. Staff's mediocre record with sequels really gives me cause for concern. Just hope this doesn't turn into another Zero no Tsukaima, where they took a fun, light-hearted first season and followed it up by churning out two empty, soulless bastardizations.

Some people would disagree with you. There was something wrong with the first season, not that it means the first season was bad, but some people dislike anime original plots that deviate from the source.

This was obviously a reintroduction episode taking one of the more serious sections of the manga. Even so i felt there were many laughs in this episode as well.

[SaintessHeart]

Spoiler for spoilers:

The art style has changed so much that I hardly recognise Saki and Maria with their Max Heart looks.

The first episode is pretty much win anyway. It is a pity that Eclipse subbed it late.

P.S The ED rocks. And the opening part of the OP sounds alot like Triangler from Macross Frontier.

[Mentar]

Originally Posted by SeedFreedom

Some people would disagree with you. There was something wrong with the first season, not that it means the first season was bad, but some people dislike anime original plots that deviate from the source.

Seconded. What I was missing were substantial episodes. Stuff like "character development". Stuff like "storyline development". Random wackiness is good in moderation. But when you want substantial stuff animated and are only served 1- or 2-epper fluffballs, it can be pretty irritating. At least that's what it was to me.

This was obviously a reintroduction episode taking one of the more serious sections of the manga. Even so i felt there were many laughs in this episode as well.

It had enough chuckles for me to enjoy it ... but the simply joy is having certain issues CARRY OVER to the next ep. Like:

o That Hayate is fired
o That Hinagiku will be seriously pissed at him
o That Yukiji has just won 150mil Yen

Not that this is a huge revelation, but it's giving the show some sort of continuity which it was sorely lacking before in S1. That is why _I_ was really happy with ep1.

*spanks Saintessheart for calling a release with 15 ASS and 30 AFX signs, a complex new logo and new OP and ED karaoke done in 3 days "late"*

[Guido]

Boys and girls these are lessons to be learned when returning to the second season after one year has passed by:

Spoiler:

1. Do not invest too much time at reintroducing all of the cast for the first episode to a second season, or it'll fly past on the blink of an eye.

2. The turtle no matter how much effort she puts on or how much joy she starts feeling after a day at full-throttle, she can't finish first place on a race when the drunken, careless rabbits sprints past her unexpectedly.

3. Never make promises before your close friends about finishing first place, or you'll look like a bummer once you have lost the race.

Anime and pop-culture references:
* Pretty Cure Max Heart

[-Sho-]

Who thinks as me that the design have changed ? Well , its not grave , its always good .
The ending is for Hina's fans

[rainnydaiis]

Overall I thought it was great, also the fact that they made the episode so its possible to reshow all the characters was pretty good. But besides that fact I loved the ED and the OP was awesome too. Can't wait to see how the next episode will turn out.

[Raiga]

Style change got to me slightly but by the end of the episode I think I was used to it. Not nearly as dramatic a change as it could have been, all things considered.

When the ED came on I was like, "Wait, is this the ED? Why is it about Hinagiku? Oh... well, I guess they know what the fans want."

I miss Kotoko but the OP might grow on me.

A pretty decent first episode, a fair amount of laughs, although yeah, I miss the wackiness too... well, we'll see where this goes.

Always the risky thing of second seasons, eh? More of the same and people complain that it's just rehashing the first season, change too much and people complain that it's lost the feel of the old series... ah well, so it goes.

[SwiftStrike]

I noticed Klaus looked almost the same lol...
at least they fix'd wataru's hair compared to the 00 version(it was green i think)

I like it so far. keeps up the humour all right. reminds me why I started hayate in the first place

[Wandering_Youth]

A decent first episode. It wasn't seriously funny or comical, but it was fairly entertaining. I admit though that I really enjoyed seeing Hayate and Hina again especially the part where Hayate was totally messing with Hina on the bridge.

Hehe. I wonder if they'll make an episode where Itou, Shizuka Hinagiku gets totally drunk for some strange reason and acting all crazy with the cast. I seriously want to see/hear a drunk Itou, Shizuka Hinagiku.

[risingstar3110]

Originally Posted by SeedFreedom

Some people would disagree with you. There was something wrong with the first season, not that it means the first season was bad, but some people dislike anime original plots that deviate from the source.

This was obviously a reintroduction episode taking one of the more serious sections of the manga. Even so i felt there were many laughs in this episode as well.

Like me, i really do not like the anime original (especially those in S1). It feels so off that i ended up prefer Manga, even when i watched anime first.

[kamikazex]

fun episode good to see the cast back again

[Fandal]

After the long Hina arc all the way to White Day, do you think Hayate would do the the thing he did w/ Hina and the bridge again if this exact scenario was redone?

[Ottocycle]

Massive nostalgia came in when Klaus appeared and the old music was used.

That was the first piece of anything Hayate that all of us heard, even before the first OP definitely. It was used in the pre-op warning that tells you not to watch TV in the dark . Well at least the version used in eps 1-26.

[prnoct90]

I've just begun watching the first season, and I really hate filler. Can someone tell me where the first season deviates from the manga so I can then just go to the second season?

[JagdPanther]

The ending made the episode totally worth it. That was just plain quality. Hinagiku! ^_^

The rest of the episode was okay for me. I actually did need a reintroduction. I sat through the opening trying to remember names and realized I coukdn't remember quite a few. I don't quite see the artistic changes everyone is talking about. I'd have to see a side-by-side comparison or watch an episode from last season again.

[Xacual]

Originally Posted by prnoct90

I've just begun watching the first season, and I really hate filler. Can someone tell me where the first season deviates from the manga so I can then just go to the second season?

It is around episode 25 I think, though there are still some manga scene episodes after that point and there are some filler-ish episodes mixed in before hand too.

[Dr. Casey]

Originally Posted by Fandal

After the long Hina arc all the way to White Day, do you think Hayate would do the the thing he did w/ Hina and the bridge again if this exact scenario was redone?

Frankly, yes, I think he would, even despite the fact that he's grown so much closer to Hinagiku. Hayate's like a madman when it comes to defending Nagi. Though, the writer did say that Hinagiku and Maria are the only two girls within the strike zone, so I guess Hina ultimately has the better deal. Nagi gets aid in winning a race, Hina gets sex.