Hayate the Combat Butler!
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When Hayate was young, Santa appeared in a dream and told him that if he worked hard, he’d be rewarded. Thus, with an unbreakable will, the unfortunate Hayate has struggled through life holding onto that belief. In the present, his parents are lazy and unemployed, forcing Hayate to work several jobs to pay the bills. As if things couldn’t get worse, Hayate’s parents then run away, leaving him with an enormous debt and loan sharks on his tail! Naturally, the best solution to find money fast is… to kidnap someone?! A girl named Nagi is the target, but due to an unfortunate miscommunication, she believes Hayate has proposed to her and falls for him hard. After Nagi paid off his debt, Hayate must now work as her butler in order to repay her; but first, he must adapt to her wacky world!
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Zero no Tsukaima
- TV (13 eps)
- 2006
In a world where magic is a reality, the young Louise is at the bottom of her class. Dubbed "Zero" by her classmates at Tristein Academy (due to her zero success rate for magic), Louise (along with all first year students) was charged with summoning a familiar; and instead of a cute magical creature, the familiar arrived in the form of... Saito Hiraga, a normal Japanese boy who was abruptly teleported from his own world?! Can both Louise and Saito come to terms with their new and complicated "relationship" and (more importantly) help Saito find a way home?
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add recSimple: Both main characters are sort of like knights for their princesses and both series have good humour and action. Well, you can probably get a much better idea if you watch them yourself :)
It's easy to get into the mood in both of these stories. Zero no Tsukaima has a fantasy setting, and Hayate the Combat Butler has a more modern setting. The male leads also show many similarities, but the female leads are even more similar; the fact both Loiuse from ZoT and Nagi from HtCB share a voice actor seem to emphasize this fact. If you liked one of these, you're sure to enjoy the other.
More lolita anime? Both has a funny thing to them. Similar really neverending plot. Theres no doubt that if you like one of them you will like them both.
The lead female characters in both series are very similar. I would put both of these anime in the harem comedy/ school life category. Funny, lighthearted, and easy to follow- there's not a ton of plot in either one.
Both series are a humorous story of a boy in service of a young girl who loves him but does not know how to handle him because she is from a rich family where she's always been the boss of servants and doesn't know how these are thinking. Punishments and orders can thereby sometimes be unreasonably big yet funny, and he endures them. Strange situations also appear due to unusual abilities of the side characters which require him to take action to protect his master. Their drawing style is also alike, so if you like one, you'd also like the other.
If you are a fan of Rie Kugimiya's, then you are sure to enjoy either of these anime. Both series main female is voiced by her, and she prefroms excellently in either one.
Also, both of these series are comical and enjoyable to watch. Basically, if you really liked one of them, then you're going to love the other. Very comical, yet somehow both have a storyline at the same time.
Both involve a girl who is deeply in live with the lead male, while the male is more apparently interested in some other female.
Spoiled girls everywhere! Nagi and Louise both are egoistic skewed girls with a dog - err boy at their side who have to do anything they want. With the story advancing, the "tenant" is getting closer to their pets - romantic comedy is on the way!
Overall, both series are very similar when it comes to fighting, love, spoiled girls and whatever. If you liked one, you'll like the other too!
Excel Saga
Alt titles: Heppoko Jikken Animation Excel Saga
F City, F Prefecture: the battleground where good and evil have finally chosen to decide once and for all who will rule the world…or at least that's the general idea! Neither side seems up for the task, as surviving the brutality of everyday life is enough of a chore. On the side of evil is the organization of Across, its only member the loudmouthed and abrasive Excel who struggles just to put food in her stomach; on the side of good, three disenfranchised, unemployed bachelors whose only pursuit in life is romance. Add in alien invasions, jungle warfare, and Mexican immigrant laborers to Japan, and this war doesn't seem likely to be ending soon!
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add recExcel Saga lampoons a different subgenre per episode and is only loosely held together by an overarching plot. It is the more zany, chaotic, and self-referential of the two, and requires a deep saturation in a broad variety of anime to really get it.
Hayate no Gotoku stands more on its own feet, plot-wise, but it is thick with obvious and deliberate references to other notable anime, and it is full of the same wacky humor.
If you liked Excel Saga but thought it was a little too weird, try Hayate no Gotoku. If you liked Hayate no Gotoku and thought it was too tame - or want a denser version of the same thing, try Excel Saga.
Hayate no Gotoku, or Hayate the Combat Butler and Excel Saga work in very much the same way. Each episode vaguely parodies some aspect of anime, manga, or Japanese pop culture. While each is a bit of a parody, or satirical, there is an overarching storyline that can be broken up into two parts. The first is a broad introductory phase that leads you into the second which becomes more serialized than the episodic first half. Also the end of certain episodes in the second half of the series is a mini-sode that later ties up with the overall plot. All in all, if you enjoyed the story structure and genre one show, and didn't tire of Nabeshin, then other is another great series to watch.
Compared to Excel and Puni; Hayate is much more laid back and slow, they both share a love of making fun of manga and anime. The shows are filled with them and manage to add a few good laughs thoughout without getting too repetitve and annoying.
Both series are hilarious satires that throw their protagonists in all sorts of anime cliches, and poke fun at these cliches.
Simply put, Nabeshin, he's in both these series (though ony in 1 episode of Hayate). Gotta love that Afro!
On a more serious note, if you like an anime that more or less makes fun of anime at anime's expense (for instance, generic style stuff, hyper active talking, people that have powers that shouldn't (i.e. Butlers)) and a story that appears to have no plot, but a slight underlining plot, you will love this. The humor is very similar and the anime's story board is done by the same person (Shinichi Watanbe)
Both Hayate no Gotoku and Excel Saga contain similar whacky humor and are truly random comedies. While the style of the jokes is similar, jokes in HnG seam to be much better (and funnier) than jokes in ES. If you liked one of those shows you could check the other, but even if those shows are similar I can't guarantee that you'll like it.
P.S. Did I mentioned that they are both parodies?
He is My Master
Alt titles: Kore ga Watashi no Goshujin-sama
- TV (12 eps)
- 2005
Runaway sisters Izumi and Mitsuki have a problem. They've got no place to go! That is, until Yoshitaka Nakabayashi, a teenage orphan rich beyond their wildest dreams, offers them jobs as maids. It seems like a dream come true... for all of a few minutes. From spy cameras in the sauna to fetish wear as uniforms, Yoshitaka will stop at nothing to gratify his own perversities, with or without the girls' consent. Can the girls stave off his advances with the help of their hyperactive pet alligator, or will they end up doing service a lot more personal than just cleaning house?
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add recBoth anime are similar. They both have main characters who are a master and his butler and/or maid. In each love-comedy, both main characters are in a deep realtionship, not knowing if they like each other or not, and are too stubborn to admit it.
Also, Hayate has been nicknamed by some fans as "The 2nd He is my Master", when really it isn't.
Whilst both stories are based on repayment of a debt by working for a master, Hayate features a male butler and He is my Master uses two female maids.
Both have comedic pets (who can forget the perverted Pochi the alligator...) and a splash of fan serving panty shots. Cute comedies with romantic undertones, and both come highly recommended.
Both series are aboutbutlers who have a lot of funny problems while serving their masters. If you like that king of humor you will for sure like the anime I recommend.
I recommend these to any who hasn't seen the other becuse of the simularity in theme, they both go upon the maid butler kind of anime and both have a odd yet msater. Both are funny and will draw you back to watch more episodes and are very enjoyable.
Similar setting, content and what not. I like both of them to be honest and I think viewers one will enjoy the other :p
Lucky Star
- TV (24 eps)
- 2007
- Spring 2007
In present day Japan, the life of a school girl is never dull. The easily-bored Konata never finds time to study because of her otaku habits, which frustrates hard-working Kagami to no end. On the other hand, laid-back Tsukasa always manages to go with the flow, while Miyuki is concerned with keeping her status as resident know-it-all. Join these four girls as they muse and meander their way through everyday events such as eating chocolate cones, doing homework, gaming, and trips to the beach galore.
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add recLucky Star and Hayate the Combat Butler have very similar styles of comedy. Both feature an "otaku" character (Lucky Star's Konata and Hayate's Nagi), and each episode contains references to other anime, manga, or games. Both also have a lot of non sequiturs in the sequence of events. Lucky Star does this a bit more than Hayate; once one little gag has passed, the story will sometimes suddenly shift to the next without a transition in between. However, Hayate is not without its own sudden shifts, mostly due to strange things that suddenly happen, robots that inexplicably appear, etc. Both will keep you on your toes! The animation is also very similar, and both focus around school-age kids. Overall, I find the two series to be extremely alike, so if you like one, you should absolutely check out the other.
Both Hayate and Lucky Star provide a lot of references in every episode to other random anime shows like Gundam, Haruhi, Saint Seiya and Dragon Ball. You will not be disappointed with the random jokes if you like anime with no real plotline to follow.
Both heavily parodies other animes (though lucky star more focusing on past kyo-ani works, hayate more shounen and past voice works of the characters). Both females leads are anime/manga otakus and posess the similar quasi-lolli qualities. Both series further have the range of moe female characters (where they are actually likeable and not completely bland).
Hayate is a bit more plot based than Lucky Star, and is probably more accessible than Lucky Star which feels more (male) otaku-centric.
Hayate no Gotoku borrows a lot of elements from different series and Lucky Star is one of those. Nagi from HnG and Konata from LS are somewhat similar, but not only them. You can find a number of characters that behaves or\\and looks like one of the characters from LS, among the huge cast of HnG. Both of those shows are random comedies and neat parodies, so if you like such shows, those titles are a must watch.
P.S. Unlike Lucky Star, Hayate no Gotoku does have a story (bit flat though), what seams to be a good addition to to this kind of show.
Kyoran Kazoku Nikki
- TV (26 eps)
- 2008
- Spring 2008
Once upon a time, a creature named Enka tried to destroy everything on Earth. It was eventually slain by humans; but before dying Enka proclaimed that one day its child would return to the planet, spreading fear and despair throughout all humanity. Now, thousands of years later, DNA tests have identified six 'children of Enka'. Only one of them is dangerous, but nobody knows which one (and killing them all would be mean!) Instead, 'Operation Cozy Family' is born! Normal human Oka Miderezaki is forced into marrying Kyoka, one of the children of Enka; and together they play the roles of 'father' and 'mother' for the other children. But will family bonding and love really be enough to prevent the destruction of the planet?
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add recThey both feature a similar sort of humor and a bizzare nature, aswell as both having characters with loud personalities.
Both Hayate no Gotoku and Kyoran Kazoku Nikki are what's called "anything goes" anime...anything and everything can (and usually will) happen as the gags machine gun the viewer fast and furious (if you're like me, you have to keep pausing the video just to keep up). Great upbeat music to match the upbeat comedy, plenty of fun characters...both anime offer a brand of comedy that's both addictive and something you'll look forward to with each episode.
The stories don't really share any connection other than both deal with a hybrid family and new member(s) coming in. The real tie to me is there comedic style. If you enjoy wild, over-the-top and somewhat random comedy, you'll like both of these. They also manage to throw in a touching scene that almost feels like a, "the moral of the story" or "today's lesson learned" into every show.
