Hayate X Blade

Infobox animanga/Header
name = Hayate X Blade


ja_name = はやて×ブレード
ja_name_trans = Hayate x Buredo
genre = Action, Comedy, YuriInfobox animanga/Manga
author = Shizuru Hayashiya
publisher = flagicon|Japan MediaWorks, Shueisha
flagicon|USA Seven Seas Entertainment
demographic = Shōnen, Seinen
magazine = flagicon|Japan Dengeki Daioh, Ultra Jump
first = January 2004
last =
volumes = 8

Nihongo|"Hayate X Blade"|はやて×ブレード|Hayate X Blade is an ongoing manga series by Shizuru Hayashiya. It has been serialized by MediaWorks in the monthly shōnen magazine "Dengeki Daioh" since January 2004 and collected in eight tankōbon volumes so far. The ninth tankōbon will be published by MediaWorks, but on August 19, 2008, "Hayate X Blade" ceased serialization in "Dengeki Daioh" and switched to the seinen magazine" Ultra Jump", published by Shueisha. The series is set is an all girls' school with sword-fighting at the center of the story. It was also adapted into a drama CD on March 24 2006. Seven Seas Entertainment has licensed this manga for release in English.citeweb|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-07-27/seven-seas-acquires-two-yuri-manga-two-yuri-novels|title=Seven Seas Acquires Two Yuri Manga, Two Yuri Novels|publisher=Anime News Network|date=2007-07-27|accessdate=2007-07-29]

Plot

Tenchi Academy is an all girls' school that teaches regular classes as well as "Sword Arts." In Sword Arts, students attempt to perfect their combat skills by dueling each other. There are also Duels for Stars, where students form a partnership with another and defeat other pairs to win rank and stars. The administrator (also the student council president) of the school will give money to those with more stars, saying that "any wish will be granted, if you have enough stars."

Nagi Kurogane is a sword scholarship student of Tenchi Academy. However, she can't go to school because she is undergoing rehabilitation. Therefore, her twin little sister, Hayate, disguises herself as Nagi to go to the school. In the school, the scholarship student must fight against other scholarship students to win higher ranks. But because Hayate's only interest is how to pretend to be Nagi, she is not interested in the mandatory fights.

However, knowing that her old orphanage is in 8 million yen in debt, and is being harassed by collectors, Hayate resolves her mind to take part in the fights. The participant gets 50 thousand yen if she wins a bout, and she gets one million yen if she enters the next rank.

Because the participant must have her partner, Hayate asks Ayana Mudo to be her partner. Ayana is a talented swordsman, but she does not take part in the fighting because of her personal reasons. At first, Ayana thinks Hayate is annoying, but in order to face her ex-partner whom Ayana injured during the duels, she cooperates with Hayate.

Characters

Hayate Kurogane (黒鉄 はやて "Kurogane Hayate"; Drama CD seiyū: Kurumi Mamiya):The main character of the story. She attends Tenchi Academy in place of her twin sister. She is well-meaning, but very stubborn and clumsy.

Nagi Kurogane:Hayate's twin sister. She cannot attend school because of her rehabilitation, so she asks Hayate to pretend to be her and attend Tenchi Academy.

Ayana Mudo (無道 綾那 "Mudo Ayana"; Drama CD seiyū: Satsuki Yukino):One of the best students in Tenchi Academy, but at the beginning of the story she chooses not to fight. Hayate wants to be her partner, but Ayana finds Hayate to be annoying.

Hitsugi Amachi:The president of the student council, faculty director, and administrator. She cares very much about the academy's tradition of sword-fighting. As such, she is frustrated with Ayana's lack of desire to participate in the sword duels.

References

External links

* [http://gomanga.com/manga/hayatexblade.php Seven Seas Entertainment's "Hayate X Blade" page]
*ann manga|title=Hayate X Blade|id=6025
* [http://okazu.blogspot.com/search/label/Hayate%20x%20Blade Reviews] by Erica Friedman of Yuricon