Hayate no Gotoku!! 2nd Season - 20 August 18
Haruko pulls off a sexier maid than Maria. No wonder the latter got sidelined this episode.
When I can’t recall the seiyuu of a character, it usually means they’ve fallen far off my radar. This was the case with Harukaze Chiharu a.k.a. “Haruko”, who’s played Fujimura Ayumi (Shimizu Raimei in Nabari no Ou). Oddly, Ayumi is a seiyuu I normally take notice to, so learning that she plays the student council secretary who secretly works as a maid for Sakuya suddenly put Haruko in a whole new light. See above.
Hayate, let a dead man peep at Maria changing in peace! (…or else we can’t watch damnit!)
“It’s not the same without the MAID SPIRIT!”
I don’t ever recall hearing Suwabe Jun’ichi go off on a whining rant like he did with Ryne Regeoster this episode, but damn was it hilarious. “She’s not a maid at all! I can’t rest in peace without the maid spirit. Hell, I don’t want to!” That was probably the comedic highlight of the episode for me, simply because I’ve never heard Jun’ichi do that with his voice. Good stuff.
Note: I realize there’s some discrepancy over the spelling of his name, but Ryne Regeoster seems to be English spelling the Japanese use.
Hina feeling lonely in the student council room. I would gladly keep her “company”.
Who would’ve thought that Wataru is a maid maniac. You think you know someone and then the truth comes out.
Epic maid turn fail.
Saki senses Wataru’s “manly” desires and refuses to put out. A maid with a flustered face is pure win.
Alone in a dark room with the TV on. Let’s hope Ryne’s hands aren’t where they appear to be…
It was blatantly obvious that they wanted to totally disregard Maria as the token maid character of the series, but I enjoyed it nonetheless because she didn’t do anything to deserve it. If anything, I guess it’s what she gets for being too perfect all the time. i.e. Completely ignored.
It’s like a pet cat striving to get some attention… and not getting any.
Wataru’s emphatic hand gestures were just too awesome. He’s a maid maniac in everyone’s eyes whether he likes it or not.
Newtype senses are tingling. Short skirts, who would’ve thought!
“Nico! Nicoco!” I only enjoyed the fake smiles as much as I did because of Sakuya’s laughter. It’s contagious.
For anyone with an Isumi fetish.
Despite the April date at the beginning of the episode, I admittedly didn’t see this concluding as an April Fool’s joke. This week wasn’t as amusing as previous weeks, nor did it have any advancement in Hayate’s relationships, but it did have its moments. A tearful Isumi being one of them.
“Prepare to get exorcised you meddling dead priest. April Fools this!”
I sense some real fear here. Isumi means business!
Haru’s secret identity revealed. She’s none other than Haruko! /gasp
Hayate’s not too happy about being forced to crossdress (as usual). “Hurry up and die in peace!”
JoeDX at 6:15 pm on August 18th, 2009
Loved this episode.
Putang at 6:18 pm on August 18th, 2009
ahh… finally the other maid shows up…
o_o that just means we are a step closer till
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Hiddennice at 6:28 pm on August 18th, 2009
nice episode
baba at 7:01 pm on August 18th, 2009
ilike
CHIBI at 7:14 pm on August 18th, 2009
Ok, K-ON! Special is out!!!
All anime sucks except for K-ON!…so get moving and blog it.
divine at 7:30 pm on August 18th, 2009
CHIBI:
It was a boring special so uh… no.
Exia at 7:54 pm on August 18th, 2009
@chibi
hah you actually considered that peace of shit 3 minute nyoron smoked cheese copy a special.
Furuba at 8:03 pm on August 18th, 2009
Omg i fell off my chair if i was sitting on one. i’m on the floor sitting instead XD I DID NOT CATCH THAT VOICE HOLY CRAP i’m like you divine lol. I had to reawtch the scenes where Haruko talks. How did i not catch that? Usually I recognize her everywhere too…. AYUMIIIII.
Loved Isumi meido. didn’t see it was an april fool’s joke either LOLOL, poor her XD! Epic maid fail yes……
Hina =’[
mice at 8:07 pm on August 18th, 2009
lol @ K-ON 2 min special–was fun anyway(just dont download it in full HD or you might get disappointed
arigatou at 8:14 pm on August 18th, 2009
nobody notice that a certain ghost otaku priest trying to endless eight Isumi. I wouldn’t mind it looped 15,532 times.
Shin at 8:24 pm on August 18th, 2009
Smiley~~~ …:D
brianleung8912 at 9:22 pm on August 18th, 2009
beg to differ here >:( haru is not sexier than maria
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Megas at 9:33 pm on August 18th, 2009
Don’t mine Maria, I’m always on your side. Let those two jerkoffs have their fun ***Sneers in the background @ flustered Maria
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vinson at 10:54 pm on August 18th, 2009
Izumi is in maid outfit!
Kunami at 11:27 pm on August 18th, 2009
Maid Isumi + Haru + Maria = Win
cbhl at 11:39 pm on August 18th, 2009
Now I’m curious whether Haruko plays any sort of major role in the future storyline, or whether this was a bit of a one-shot random thing. Hmm…
Kolbi at 1:55 am on August 19th, 2009
@cbhl
To answer your question…
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jho at 10:06 am on August 19th, 2009
hayate no gotoku for epic win, can’t wait for the next episode.
and the dead priest was way too funny this ep.
megalith at 11:21 am on August 19th, 2009
Maria made me LOL hard on this ep. XD
SirMuffin at 12:47 pm on August 19th, 2009
Ah… Haruko can’t beat Saki or Maria… Perhaps lack of personality, though that might have been intentional… Dunno,But she’s still high-up in the overall rank of maids for me!