While it sounds like the setup for a gooey romantic comedy (and sometimes the series is just that), this manga drawn by Kenjirou Hara between 2004 and 2017 in the Weekly Shounen Sunday refuses to take anything in its universe the slightest bit seriously. [[PaintingTheMedium Characters routinely reference the fictional nature of their existence]], [[ShoutOut thinly-veiled parodies of characters]] from other series wander on and offscreen for no reason, and [[RefugeInAudacity people do otherwise illogical things for the express purpose of "advancing the plot."]]

An animated film adaptation entitled ''Hayate no Gotoku! Heaven is a Place on Earth'', produced by Creator/{{Manglobe}} (''Anime/SamuraiChamploo'') and written by Kobayashi Yasuko (''LightNovel/ShakuganNoShana''), was released on August 27th, 2011.

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[[caption-width-right:200:[-Screwball Action-Comedy at your service.-] ]]

->'''Hayate''': "When reading this ''Hayate the Combat Butler'' trope entry, [[ContentWarnings make sure to read this from a decent distance away from the computer screen in a well-lit room.]]"
->'''Nagi''': "Got it?"

An animated film adaptation entitled ''Hayate no Gotoku! Heaven is a Place on Earth'', produced by Creator/{{Manglobe}} (''Anime/SamuraiChamploo'') and written by Koboyashi Yasuko (''LightNovel/ShakuganNoShana''), was released on August 27th, 2011.

The fourth season entitled ''Hayate no Gotoku: Cuties'', airs as a part of the Spring2013Anime season.

The {{anime}} has been licensed by Bandai Entertainment. Unfortunately, the creator and syndicators released the series subbed-only after it had released on TV, having already felt that the manga would not be a big hit and not expecting any further luck, and the company subsequently shut down in 2013. There is a dub made by Red Angel Media, [[NoExportForYou although it is limited to the Southeast Asian viewers]].

Part of Season 1 and all of Season 2 is available on [[http://www.crunchyroll.com/hayate-the-combat-butler-season-1-2 Crunchyroll]].Season 3 and 4 are also available on [[http://www.crunchyroll.com/hayate-the-combat-butler/videos Crunchyroll]]

The third season entitled ''Hayate No Gotoku: Can't Take My Eyes Off You!'' is an independent anime written by the author. It was aired as a part of the Fall2012Anime season.

The fourth season entitled ''Hayate No Gotoku: Cuties'', airs as a part of the Spring2013Anime season.

While it sounds like the setup for a gooey romantic comedy (and sometimes the series is just that) ''Hayate'' refuses to take anything in its universe the slightest bit seriously. [[PaintingTheMedium Characters routinely reference the fictional nature of their existence]], [[ShoutOut thinly-veiled parodies of characters]] from other series wander on and offscreen for no reason, and [[RefugeInAudacity people do otherwise illogical things for the express purpose of "advancing the plot."]]

The first season of the anime, animated by Synergy SP, aired in 2007, and follows the {{manga}} up to a certain point, after which it adds a bunch of {{filler}} and creates [[AdaptationInducedPlotHole plot holes]] for those who watched the season that followed.

''Hayate the Combat Butler'' [[http://websunday.net/news/17030811.html concluded]] in April 2017, with 568 chapters.

''Hayate the Combat Butler'' [[http://websunday.net/news/17030811.html will conclude]] in April 2017.

''Hayate the Combat Butler'' [[https://myanimelist.net/news/49871825 will conclude]] in March 2017.

Part of Season 1 and all of Season 2 is available on [[http://www.crunchyroll.com/hayate-the-combat-butler-season-1-2 Crunchyroll]].

[[Characters/HayateTheCombatButler Here we have the character sheets of the sweet, wacky and lovable cast.]] (Well, except [[AbusiveParents Hayate's parents. They're NOT lovable]], [[FauxAffablyEvil and a]] [[FauxAffablyEvil ''different'']] [[PsychopathicManchild kind of wacky]]). Also check out the [[ShoutOut/HayateTheCombatButler Shout Out page!]]- there are already a lot.

[[Characters/HayateTheCombatButler Here we have the character sheets of the sweet, wacky and lovable cast.]] (Well, except [[AbusiveParents Hayate's parents. They're NOT lovable]]). Also check out the [[ShoutOut/HayateTheCombatButler Shout Out page!]]- there are already a lot.

The {{anime}} has been licensed by Bandai Entertainment. Unfortunately, the creator and syndicators released the series subbed-only after it had released on TV, having already felt that the manga would not be a big hit and not expecting any further luck. There is a dub made by Red Angel Media, [[NoExportForYou although it is limited to the Southeast Asian viewers]].

Part of Season 1 and all of Season 2 is available on crunchyroll.com.