Shonen Beam

[scanlation by reddevilshn]

Luca not having any money draws an immediate parallel to Hayate in my mind. When I realized it did so, I had to laugh a little to myself, that I could associate something like poverty to a character. Perhaps wherever she needs to get to in a hurry is a job? That would seem pretty appropriate.

Nagi has no idea what to make, but she wants to do something original? So that means her previous works we’ve seen are things she doesn’t consider original. I’m interested, to say the least. Her offhand comment about Maria being a weird maid was pretty funny in her current company.

Hayate no Gaijin 4-koma

Hata Kenjiro is definitely not out of touch with the mainstream comedy of today’s internet. He’s put a few things in this chapter that are obvious shout-outs to 2ch- and 4chan-type internet culture. They’re not out of place in a comedy series like Hayate, which makes so many references and in-jokes.

Hayate’s fight with the robot is handled pretty well, in that there’s one page where I felt like I was reading a magical girl series. Maybe the attack names help. Hayate quickly realizes things are getting out of hand, and moves the fight elsewhere. It should be noted that Hayate doesn’t really do action except in these small flashes, but they are well done. By no means do I ever want this to turn into a battle series.

He manages to settle it in a timely manner, but Luca being hurt tosses an interesting event into this. I’m not at all against it; we’re getting a direct encounter so soon. I just hope Luca also resembles Hayate in her ability to take abuse.

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Final Flash: Great comedy as always with excellent references. Next chapter, I hope we get a conscious Luca talking to Hayate.