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Edmania o hai from under a pile of erasers Since: Apr, 2010
o hai
#176: Mar 11th 2011 at 1:15:47 PM

"oh shit I have a huge debt and my parents are gone"

If people learned from their mistakes, there wouldn't be this thing called bad habits.
Spirit Pretty flower from America Since: Dec, 2010 Relationship Status: Hooked on a feeling
Pretty flower
#177: Mar 11th 2011 at 1:16:29 PM

He means Luca is another "Abandoned by his/her parents who thrust a large debt on them" like Hayate and Hina are.

Edit: Ninja'd.

[down] Funny how that works.

edited 11th Mar '11 1:18:22 PM by Spirit

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Arha Since: Jan, 2010
#178: Mar 11th 2011 at 1:17:12 PM

You know, everyone that happens to seems to end up much better off.

Sackett Since: Jan, 2001
#179: Mar 11th 2011 at 7:49:04 PM

[up] That's only because the kind of parents that would do that are so horrible, that getting away from them is bound to be an improvement.

Although not always right away. Roasted potatoes will never taste the same again.

Arha Since: Jan, 2010
#180: Mar 11th 2011 at 8:04:04 PM

No, I mean, look at our three examples. Hayate is a superhuman butler employed by someone with limitless money that will never, ever fire him. Or she did, but still. Is also a chick magnet. Hinagiku lives comfortably, everyone loves her, good at everything. New girl is apparently as talented as Hayate only without his bad luck. It's like being abandoned just makes you awesome automatically.

Even Athena seems to be an example and she's also in the ridiculously perfect tier.

edited 11th Mar '11 8:04:53 PM by Arha

neobowman つ ◕_◕ ༽つ HELIX from Unidentified Proxy Since: Jul, 2009 Relationship Status: Tsundere'ing
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#181: Mar 11th 2011 at 8:17:31 PM

It's intentional Parody Sue if it makes you feel any better. Probably not.

I'm an idiot.

edited 11th Mar '11 8:18:27 PM by neobowman

Sackett Since: Jan, 2001
#182: Mar 11th 2011 at 8:50:02 PM

[up][up] More like:

Parents don't do their job, so kids got to step up or die.

We don't hear about the ones that die. Usually.

Also, Nagi is no longer in possession of limitless money.

neobowman つ ◕_◕ ༽つ HELIX from Unidentified Proxy Since: Jul, 2009 Relationship Status: Tsundere'ing
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#183: Mar 11th 2011 at 9:04:16 PM

I'm wondering what the anime will do about that since a lot of the comedy relied on Nagi's infinite source of money.

Raso Cure Candy Since: Jul, 2009
Cure Candy
#184: Mar 11th 2011 at 9:16:59 PM

[up] Money wasn't the butt of the joke a hell of a lot in S1, The Amusement park was her grandfather's gift.

S2 it hardly showed up at all as they went straight for the Rom Com and got rid of almost everything that wasn't that.

Sparkling and glittering! Jan-Ken-Pon!
neobowman つ ◕_◕ ༽つ HELIX from Unidentified Proxy Since: Jul, 2009 Relationship Status: Tsundere'ing
Arha Since: Jan, 2010
#186: Mar 18th 2011 at 8:03:58 PM

I've never found the crossdressing jokes funny in this. It's just sort of like 'okay, he looks girly, we get it.'

Arha Since: Jan, 2010
#187: Mar 25th 2011 at 1:30:57 AM

Chapter.

...Meh. We're heading into one of those plots? Say it aint so! And the crossdressing thing still isn't funny to me.

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#188: Mar 25th 2011 at 1:33:43 PM

Well, I'm not unduly worried. Pretty boring trope but I'm sure this series if any can throw in some nice twists to it.

Spirit Pretty flower from America Since: Dec, 2010 Relationship Status: Hooked on a feeling
Pretty flower
#189: Mar 25th 2011 at 1:57:17 PM

"Those" plots? Which one is that?

'reads chapter'

Oh, I see. At any rate the author is putting a more serious spin on the whole cross-dressing thing with Luca, so it might not just be "Hayate is dressed as a girl, again!" style joke.

Also, I just read on the Other Wiki that Fumi will be the next student council president after Hinagiku. My response is "wut?"

edited 25th Mar '11 1:57:35 PM by Spirit

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Sabbo Since: Jan, 2001
#190: Mar 25th 2011 at 11:11:09 PM

[up]What kind of evidence is there for that? I thought that we'd caught up to Japan a while ago. :/

Spirit Pretty flower from America Since: Dec, 2010 Relationship Status: Hooked on a feeling
Pretty flower
#191: Mar 25th 2011 at 11:19:31 PM

We are caught up. Dunno the validity of the statement, but here's the line in question from the Other Wiki;

According to the author, she is the future student council president of Hakuou, succeeding Hinagiku.

edited 25th Mar '11 11:19:47 PM by Spirit

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YamiiDenryuu Since: Jan, 2010
#192: Mar 26th 2011 at 9:01:22 AM

I believe it says that in her character profile at the end of whichever volume it was that had her profile at the end of it.

Arha Since: Jan, 2010
#193: Mar 26th 2011 at 10:49:02 AM

Oh, well, there was some foreshadowing for that in her introduction chapters.

I am oddly fond of her. What trope is it for that constant white eyed expression she makes?

neobowman つ ◕_◕ ༽つ HELIX from Unidentified Proxy Since: Jul, 2009 Relationship Status: Tsundere'ing
Arha Since: Jan, 2010
#195: Mar 26th 2011 at 11:06:26 AM

Feeling a bit stupid right now, but somehow I didn't see that when I was searching the eye tropes index day before yesterday.

Arha Since: Jan, 2010
#196: Mar 30th 2011 at 8:10:35 PM

New chapter.

You know, I'm going to work under the assumption that Luca already knows Hayate is a guy. It'll make that plot type more interesting.

Sackett Since: Jan, 2001
#197: Mar 30th 2011 at 8:34:48 PM

[up]And thus she is deliberately tormenting him?

That would be an enjoyable twist.

Arha Since: Jan, 2010
#198: Mar 30th 2011 at 9:11:09 PM

That or the villain. I mean, if you look back about forty chapters the first time we see Luca Nagi is running from her in tears.

Spirit Pretty flower from America Since: Dec, 2010 Relationship Status: Hooked on a feeling
Pretty flower
#199: Mar 30th 2011 at 9:25:42 PM

^ I've been wondering when we'll learn what that was about.

As for the chapter, best moments this week was definitely Nagi thinking Hayate might now enjoy cross-dressing and everyone seeing Luca hug Hayate.

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neobowman つ ◕_◕ ༽つ HELIX from Unidentified Proxy Since: Jul, 2009 Relationship Status: Tsundere'ing
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#200: Mar 31st 2011 at 5:51:59 AM

HAHAHAHAHA

Holy shit, that is just gold.


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