New Hayate the Combat Butler Anime Announced

According to the 2013 combined 4th/5th issue of Shogakukan’s Weekly Shounen Sunday magazine, a new Hayate the Combat Butler TV anime series has been green-lit for production. The new anime will air next spring on Tokyo TV. And it seems to inherit the character design and story line of the Hayate the Combat Butler: Can’t Take My Eyes Off You anime.

Hayate the Combat Butler is a manga series written and illustrated by Kenjiro Hata. The series follows a 16 years old boy named Hayate Ayasaki who serves as a butler, bodyguard, confidante, and more to a girl named Nagi Sanzenin to pay off a huge debt due to his irresponsible parents.

The original Hayate the Combat Butler manga already inspired two TV anime series. The first one aired between 2007 and 2008 with the second one following shortly in 2009. 2012’s Hayate the Combat Butler: Can’t take My Eyes Off You was not directly based on existing material from the original manga. It tells a new story that is original to the anime. However, the story concept was created exclusively by the original author Kenjiro Hata.

Hayate the Combat Butler manga:

http://www.mangahere.com/manga/hayate_the_combat_butler/