Rating (Out of 5): ~3
Publisher: Shonen Sunday (VIZ Media)
Release Date: February 2018
Volumes: 52.
Spoilers?: No.
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Goodreads Synopsis:
A hilarious tale of butlers, love and battles!
Since the tender age of nine, Hayate Ayasaki has busted his behind at various part-time jobs to support his degenerate gambler parents. And how do they repay their son’s selfless generosity? By selling his organs to the yakuza to cover their debts! But fate throws Hayate a bone…sort of. Now the butler of a wealthy young lady, Hayate can finally pay back his debts, and it’ll only take him 40 years to do it.
Idol singer Ruka and ex-heiress Nagi share the same improbable dream: to become hit manga artists. Nagi may not have art skills, a work ethic or the ability to write a coherent plot, but she’s an expert on two things: geekiness and money. Can she create a best seller through the sheer power of viral marketing? And how will Ruka fare in her radical alternative plan to actually draw a darn comic?
Since the tender age of nine, Hayate Ayasaki has busted his behind at various part-time jobs to support his degenerate gambler parents. And how do they repay their son’s selfless generosity? By selling his organs to the yakuza to cover their debts! But fate throws Hayate a bone…sort of. Now the butler of a wealthy young lady, Hayate can finally pay back his debts, and it’ll only take him 40 years to do it.
Idol singer Ruka and ex-heiress Nagi share the same improbable dream: to become hit manga artists. Nagi may not have art skills, a work ethic or the ability to write a coherent plot, but she’s an expert on two things: geekiness and money. Can she create a best seller through the sheer power of viral marketing? And how will Ruka fare in her radical alternative plan to actually draw a darn comic?
Review:
I didn't realize being a mangaka was such a big part of this series.
Maybe since it's been running so long, the whole butler thing isn't
as important anymore? Cause I think I missed all that plot.
Instead, we get to see Ruka and Nagi struggle to create a
well-selling manga for the next con. Ruka decides to make a
widely-readable book, with a smaller amount printed but a good,
well-made story to sell. Nagi, on the other hand, decides to work
hard on the “sell” part of the deal, not so much the manga part.
We see how that works for both of them, and Nagi gets to learn an
important lesson by it.
I still don't really care for the characters much, but the mangaka
story was at least a little interesting. The humor isn't really for
me, either, though. Eh.
A review copy was provided by the publisher, VIZ Media, for an honest review. Thank you so, so much!
I was never really able to get into the humor of this series, and the plot never really grabbed my attention that much either. I can see why it's appealing to some, but I didn't think the series would last this long. If you're getting bored of it and want to try out another comedy series, I'd definitely recommend checking out 4 Cut Hero. It's an action/comedy series that I've been following for a while now. It combines elements from the modern world and a fantasy world to create an interesting environment for the RPG based story. The comedy is also a little more modern and relatable for the average person reading it, so I think you would really enjoy it!
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