{"id":6978,"date":"2009-03-31T21:26:36","date_gmt":"2009-04-01T04:26:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mikoto.wordpress.com\/?p=704"},"modified":"2009-03-31T21:26:36","modified_gmt":"2009-04-01T04:26:36","slug":"a-few-things-about-hayate-no-gotoku","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/flomu.net\/blog\/2009\/03\/a-few-things-about-hayate-no-gotoku\/","title":{"rendered":"A few things about Hayate no Gotoku"},"content":{"rendered":"

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So after three weeks of on-off marathoning, I’ve finally finished Hayate no Gotoku<\/em>, the first anime I’ve ever finished with more than 30 episodes (save DBZ, but I watched that wayyy back).<\/p>\n

So this post will be about two things:<\/p>\n

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  1. The second Hayate OP.<\/li>\n
  2. The differences between the OVA (aka S2 00) and S1.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    P.S.: I’m passing up my final verdict on Rideback <\/em>(K-ON!<\/em> 01 came out, so I need to watch that ASAP!).
    \nP.P.S.: God, did I get owned with that K-ON!<\/em>\u00a0“release.”<\/p>\n

    The OP. \u00a0I love this thing for its lyrics and the message that the lines convey.<\/p>\n

    Sadly, I cannot find the OP with the right lyrics, so just listen to this song and pretend the lyrics are the ones in the screenshots below.<\/p>\n

    Hayate the combat butler OP #2<\/a><\/p>\n

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    Translated lyrics:<\/p>\n

    I don’t believe in “absolutes!”
    \nNothing is impossible!
    \nThe future rests in the palm you open.
    \nSayings like you lose when you show your true intentions, (<—wtf?)
    \nOr living your life punching numbers into a calculator,
    \nIf it means you have to lie to your heart,\u00a0
    \nThen all the suffering and honesty will be once in a lifetime experiences!
    \nWhenever I see you’re in a jam, I get worried.
    \nThere really is no reason to rush your life.
    \nI’ll leave the treasure map in your hands.
    \nI will follow you anywhere, even on a little detour!
    \nToo lucky of a result.
    \nI won’t get lost for answers!
    \nIt’s simple! Everything is for you.
    \nI don’t care about rumors!
    \nI won’t give in to a sense of inferiority!
    \nThe moment to dash out is now.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

    Despite what I see as some pretty rushed translation (line 4 is pretty nasty…), the meaning is clear: live your life without regret and strive to be the best you can be by deciding your own future (of course, this is somewhat of a love song, so it’s not exactly the same…).<\/p>\n

    Have you ever felt strongly moved by something?
    \nWell, that’s what I got from this song.<\/p>\n

    To me, this song tells a valuable life lesson (especially “There is no reason to rush your life”), and represents the kind of life I want to live.
    \nI don’t want to live my “life punching numbers into a calculator.”
    \nI don’t want “all the suffering and honesty [to be] once in a lifetime experiences.”
    \nI want to take advantage of this moment and “dash out” following my own “treasure map.”<\/p>\n

    And I truly believe that “absolutes” aren’t absolute.
    \nAnything is possible, as long as you open the right palm.<\/p>\n

    This “thinking” thing is getting to my head, so I’ll just move on to a lighter topic…<\/p>\n

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    "The quality of the OVA, I mean... and not exactly in a good sense."<\/p><\/div>\n

    So basically, the OVA has some radically different art compared to the art of the first season.<\/p>\n

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    First, we have Hayate<\/strong>.
    \nUh, yeah. \u00a0He looks pretty different.<\/p>\n

    A big issue I have about the new art is the lighter color palette that’s used.
    \nAs you can see, \u00a0Hayate is much darker in the first season than in the OVA (his hair<\/span>, his eyes<\/span>, his skin<\/span><\/em>… et cetera)<\/p>\n

    Still, it’s nice how they made the uniform darker (the ribbon thing is redder, the suit is just darker in general) -the OVA butler uniform looks a lot more “professional” than the faded tones that Hayate wore in the first season.<\/p>\n

    It’s also nice to see that the same hair-shine thing has been used (as in… this<\/a>).<\/p>\n

    However, the “new” Sanzenin butler looks… well, different, to say the least. \u00a0There’s a lot more hair on his head, and he looks like he’s going to die of starvation (you know, when you’ve got a body that can go faster on a bike than a car at full throttle, you’re probably buff, not skinny like this<\/a>).<\/p>\n

    tl;dr BRING BACK THE OLD HAYATE.<\/p>\n

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    Nagi<\/strong>‘s hair is a lot less pale and more yellow, as vibrant as Hayate’s new blue hair. \u00a0Her eyes have turned a bit more green (a little darker) and her skin is more tanned (hey, maybe she’s been going out in the sun after episode 52!) as well. \u00a0Other than that, I see no major changes.<\/p>\n

    Usually, I can stand Nagi’s new look. \u00a0It’s not all that bad, really.<\/p>\n

    However, sometimes I just want to yell “WHO THE HELL IS THIS?” …
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    Indeed, who the hell is that short blonde girl standing next to our Hayate?<\/p>\n

    I can’t put my finger on it, but something’s seriously wrong with Nagi in this picture, and it’s definitely not the deeper colors alone that’s making it awkward.\u00a0<\/p>\n

    tl;dr Nagi is better than Hayate, and her new design is usually tolerable<\/p>\n

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    Well, I guess I’ll say it again: more vibrant colors.<\/p>\n

    Besides that, the biggest issue I have with this group is Miki’s eyes.
    \nHoly crap, are they different…<\/p>\n

    Instead of being flat on top and on bottom, the bottoms of the eyes are now rounded, and this just makes her look weird.<\/p>\n

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    What the hell.<\/p>\n

    Uh…<\/p>\n

    What the hell.<\/p>\n

    Isumi <\/strong>looks completely different.<\/p>\n