Hata, Kenjiro. Hayate the combat butler.HATA, Kenjiro. Hayate the combat butler Hayate the Combat Butler (ハヤテのごとく! . Viz. 192p. illus. c2006. 1421508516. $9.99. S Hayate Ayaski works so many part-time jobs that he doesn't have any time to be an ordinary high school student. When his deadbeat dead·beat 1 Slang n. 1. One who does not pay one's debts. 2. A lazy person; a loafer. adj. Not fulfilling one's obligations or paying one's debts: a deadbeat dad. parents sell his internal organs to the Yakuza yakuza Japanese gangsters. Yakuza, who trace their roots back to ronin (masterless samurai), often adopt samurai-like rituals and identify themselves with elaborate body tattoos. to cover their gambling debts, Hayate has no time left at all. The Yakuza have no intention of waiting until he's dead before they collect. Hayate decides to turn to a life of crime--unfortunately, he isn't a competent criminal and ends up rescuing the girl he intended to kidnap and hold for ransom. Thirteen-year old Nagi Sanzenin, the girl in question, falls for Hayate's rugged good looks. She offers him a job as her new buffer, a job offer Hayate foolishly accepts. Three days later--after running afoul of a berserk ber·serk adj. 1. Destructively or frenetically violent: a berserk worker who started smashing all the windows. 2. robot, engaging in hand-to-hand combat with Nagi's pet tiger, and being forced to model a pretty sailor dress-the Yakuza are starting to look like a pretty good deal. Hayate the Combat Butler is a comedy-romance manga maNga is a popular Turkish nu metal/rapcore band. Their music is mainly a fusion of alternative metal and hip hop music, with a touch of Anatolian melodies; with heavy use of turntables, invoking comparisons with modern American nu metal bands. . The plot revolves around the misunderstandings that arise from a love triangle (Hayate/Nagi/Maria), and Hayate's ability to absorb superhuman su·per·hu·man adj. 1. Above or beyond the human; preternatural or supernatural. 2. Beyond ordinary or normal human ability, power, or experience: "soldiers driven mad by superhuman misery" amounts of physical abuse. Hayate is a likable guy--he's honest, reliable, hardworking and probably not too bright. Other members of the cast include Nagi, a spoiled brat; Klaus, the sinister head butler; and Maria the maid, the smartest of the bunch. Contains comic book violence and mild sexuality; this is recommended for collections that emphasize shonen (boy's) manga. George Galuschak, YA Libn., Montvale PL, Montvale, NJ S--Recommended for senior high school students. |
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