Today we are gathered to praise the the end of one of the greatest manga to ever be drawn, Hayate x Blade. It is with bittersweet tears that we say farewell to this series. I don’t want to be morose, though, this was an amazing series and I had fun every second I spent reading it.

I was introduced to Hayate x Blade by Touko_no_doriru-san in 2005, and have been reading ever since. Statistically speaking, one volume should have been less good than the others, but none ever were. 

Hayate x Blade taught me that physical comedy could actually be funny. 

Hayate x Blade gave me characters fighting in bloody, crazy, amazing action scenes, characters committing their hearts and minds to the act of beating the crap out of one another.  I loved every second of it.

Hayate x Blade gave us characters who would do anything to support and strengthen their partners.

Hayate x Blade shed blood, sweat and tears both figuratively and literally.

In the final volume of Hayate x Blade, Hayate and Nagi finally have the fight they needed to have. 

And most of all, Hayate x Blade 2 (Nyan), Volume 6, (はやて×ブレード2 6), ended on a joke that made me snort my drink through my nose.

Thank you Hayashiya-sensei for this amazing series. Thank you for 24 volumes of manga, 9 Drama CDs (!!!) an animated commercial and 13 years of great fun!  林家先生、ありがとうございました。お疲れ様でした~~!

Ratings:

Art – 10
Story – 10
Characters – 100
Service – I could hear the swords colliding and the screaming. That’s a kind of service, too.
Yuri – 3 hints, jokes, Jun is a lesbian, Yuri-ish pairs, it was always fun and never mattered that there were no relationships.

Overall – 10

I hate to be “that fan,” but I cannot wait to find out what Hayashiya-sensei’s next project is. Hopefully the Yuriforce will be with us. ^_^ (In the fantasy in my head, I’m kinda hoping she’ll have some time to do something for Galette.)

If you have thoughts about this series you want to share, hit me up in the comments. I just want to say that Amachi Hitsugi might be my favorite character in all of manga for all time.