Hayate the Combat Butler

Japanese manga series

Hayate the Combat Butler

Cover of the first manga volume, featuring Hayate Ayasaki (left) and Nagi Sanzenin (right)

ハヤテのごとく!
(Hayate no Gotoku!)
Genre|

* Harem[1]
* Romantic comedy[2]
* Slice of life[3]

Manga
Written by| Kenjiro Hata
Published by| Shogakukan
English publisher|

* NA: Viz Media

Imprint| Shōnen Sunday Comics
Magazine| Weekly Shōnen Sunday
Demographic| Shōnen
Original run| October 6, 2004 – April 12, 2017
Volumes| 52 (List of volumes)

Further information

Anime television series
Directed by| Keiichiro Kawaguchi
Produced by|

* Naohiko Furuchi
* Shinichi Iwata

Written by|

* Shinichi Inotsume
* Junki Takegami

Music by| Kōtarō Nakagawa
Studio| SynergySP
Licensed by|

* NA: Sentai Filmworks

Original network| TV Tokyo
English network|

* PH: GMA Network

* SEA: Animax Asia

Original run|  April 1, 2007  –  March 30, 2008
Episodes| 52 (List of episodes)
Light novel
Written by| Toshihiko Tsukiji
Illustrated by| Kenjiro Hata
Published by| Shogakukan
Imprint| Gagaga Bunko
Demographic| Male
Original run| May 24, 2007 – March 18, 2008
Volumes| 2
Original video animation
Directed by| Yoshiaki Iwasaki
Written by|

* Yōsuke Kuroda
* Taku Satō

Music by| Kōtarō Nakagawa
Studio| J.C.Staff
Released| March 6, 2009
Runtime| 24 minutes
Anime television series
Hayate the Combat Butler!!
Directed by| Yoshiaki Iwasaki
Produced by|

* Shinichi Iwata
* Tomoya Negishi

Written by|

* Yōsuke Kuroda]]
* Hideki Shirane

Music by| Kōtarō Nakagawa
Studio| J.C.Staff
Licensed by|

* NA: Sentai Filmworks

Original network| TV Tokyo
English network|

* PH: GMA Network

* SEA: Animax Asia

Original run|  April 3, 2009  –  September 18, 2009
Episodes| 25 (List of episodes)
Anime television series
Hayate the Combat Butler: Can't Take My Eyes Off You
Directed by|

* Masashi Kudō
* Yōichi Ueda (series director)

Produced by|

* Sayako Muramatsu
* Akio Matsuda

Written by| Rie Koshika
Music by| Wataru Maeguchi
Studio| Manglobe
Licensed by|

* NA: Sentai Filmworks

Original network| TV Tokyo
English network|

* PH: GMA Network

* SEA: Animax Asia

Original run|  October 4, 2012  –  December 20, 2012
Episodes| 12 (List of episodes)
Anime television series
Hayate the Combat Butler: Cuties
Directed by|

* Masashi Kudō
* Yōichi Ueda (series director)

Produced by|

* Sayako Muramatsu
* Akio Matsuda

Written by| Rie Koshika
Music by| Wataru Maeguchi
Studio| Manglobe
Licensed by|

* NA: Sentai Filmworks

Original network| TV Tokyo
English network|

* PH: GMA Network

* SEA: Animax Asia

Original run|  April 8, 2013  –  July 1, 2013
Episodes| 12 (List of episodes)
Original video animation
Directed by| Yōichi Ueda
Written by| Shinichi Inotsume
Music by| Wataru Maeguchi
Studio| Manglobe
Released|  June 18, 2014  –  December 18, 2014
Episodes| 3
Other

* Hayate the Combat Butler! Heaven Is a Place on Earth (film)
* Hayate the Combat Butler (live-action drama)

Hayate the Combat Butler (Japanese: ハヤテのごとく!, Hepburn: Hayate no Gotoku!, lit. "Like a Gale") is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kenjiro Hata. It was serialized in Shogakukan's Weekly Shōnen Sunday magazine from October 2004 to April 2017. Shogakukan released 52 volumes in Japan from February 2005 to June 2017. Viz Media publishes an English edition in North America. The manga is about a boy who starts a new job as a butler and the events he experiences with his employer. The style of the manga has a comedic gag with a slight harem feel and constantly breaks the fourth wall. The series includes numerous references to other anime, manga, video games, and popular culture.

A 52-episode anime adaptation of the manga by SynergySP aired between April 2007 and March 2008 on TV Tokyo. A second, 25-episode anime season by J.C.Staff aired between April and September 2009. Bandai Entertainment licensed the first anime series in 2008, but the series went out of print in 2012. An anime film adaption produced by Manglobe was released in August 2011. A third, 12-episode anime television series by Manglobe, based mostly on an original story not seen in the manga aired between October and December 2012. A fourth anime season aired between April and July 2013. Sentai Filmworks has licensed all four seasons of the anime.

## Plot[edit]

See also: List of Hayate the Combat Butler characters

Hayate Ayasaki is an unlucky 16-year-old boy who has worked since childhood to make ends meet due to his parents' irresponsible behavior. On Christmas Eve, he finds out his parents have run away from home while shouldering him with a massive ¥156,804,000 ($1,048,164) debt. The Yakuza (from whom the money was borrowed in the first place) plan to settle the debt by selling his organs and various other illegal means such as selling him away as a slave. While running away from the debt collectors, Hayate meets Nagi Sanzenin, a 13-year-old girl and the sole heir of the wealthy Sanzenin estate, and her maid Maria. At first, Hayate plans to kidnap Nagi and acquire a ransom of over ¥150 million but due to a misunderstanding, Nagi thinks Hayate is confessing his love to her. After he rescues Nagi from actual kidnappers, she hires Hayate as her new butler.

Aside from performing his ordinary duties as a butler, Hayate must fight to protect Nagi from harm, a difficult task since her life is always in danger because she is the target of individuals who covet her family's fortune, and sometimes must deal with her extravagant requests, oblivious to Nagi's true feelings for him. Later in the story, Hayate must juggle the feelings of several other girls, Ayumu Nishizawa, his former classmate; and Hinagiku Katsura, the student council president of Hakuō Academy. Hayate had a romantic relationship with a childhood friend, Athena Tennousu, who is chairwoman of the board of Hakuō Academy.

Due to the events of Golden Week, involving Hayate and Athena, Nagi ends up forfeiting her inheritance. With the last of her savings, Nagi and Maria move with Hayate to an old apartment building called "Violet Mansion" owned by her late mother Yukariko, and rents its extra rooms for income: having Chiharu Harukaze, the secretary of Hakuō Academy; Hinagiku, Ayumu, Athena (in child-form), Kayura Tsurugino, an "elite otaku"; and Ruka Suirenji, a pop idol who also develops feelings for Hayate, as its tenants.

After a series of adventures with the tenants, Nagi manages to reclaim her fortune. On an excursion in America, Hayate finally pays off his massive debt, but decides to keep working as Nagi's butler, especially when the battle for the Sanzenin inheritance intensifies. Athena eventually regains full strength and Maria resigns as Nagi's maid. On Christmas Eve, the "misunderstanding" of Hayate and Nagi's relationship is exposed, creating a rift that leads to the final battle. Hayate rescues Nagi from the godly Royal Garden, but she decides to relinquish her status as an heir and concedes the rights to her cousin Hisui Hatsushiba, before firing Hayate to set him free. Two years later, a self-sufficient Nagi reunites with Hayate in the place they met for the first time, where he tells her that despite not being her butler anymore, he still wants to be with her, and that there is "something he needs to tell her", before locking hands and walking together under the starry night sky.

## Media[edit]

### Manga[edit]

See also: List of Hayate the Combat Butler chapters

Hayate the Combat Butler is written and illustrated by Kenjiro Hata. It began serialization in Shogakukan's Weekly Shōnen Sunday magazine on October 6, 2004,[a] and concluded on April 12, 2017.[6][7] Shogakukan collected its 570 individual chapters in 52 tankōbon volumes, released from February 18, 2005, to June 16, 2017.[8][9] A 27-volume kanzenban edition started publishing on June 16, 2023.[10]

Viz Media publishes the manga in North America and released the first volume on November 14, 2006.[11][12] As of September 19, 2023, 42 volumes have been released.[13]

### Anime[edit]

See also: List of Hayate the Combat Butler episodes

The Hayate the Combat Butler 52-episode anime aired on TV Tokyo in Japan between April 1, 2007, and March 30, 2008, produced by animation studio SynergySP and with music by Kōtarō Nakagawa. The series also aired on the CS television network Animax starting on October 25, 2007, where it received its satellite television premiere, and was shown uncensored.[14] The series was licensed in North America by Bandai Entertainment in 2008,[15] but in February 2012, the company stopped releasing titles beyond February 7, and in April of the same year, the rights to the series were dropped, making the releases out of print.[16] Sentai Filmworks has since re-licensed the series for a digital and home video re-release.[17]

An original video animation (OVA) episode was released on March 6, 2009 in DVD and Blu-ray formats. A second anime season of Hayate the Combat Butler, titled Hayate the Combat Butler!! (an additional exclamation mark) aired 25 episodes between April 4 and September 18, 2009, produced by animation studio J.C.Staff.[18] Unlike the first season, the second season retcons the events of the first season by claiming at the onset that a month has passed since Hayate became Nagi's butler. Furthermore, the second season is more faithful to the manga than the first season. On July 21, 2010, Animax Asia began airing the second season, including the OVA, with English dubbing done again by Red Angel Media along with Cantonese and Mandarin dub. The second season has been licensed by Sentai Filmworks.[19]

An anime film adaptation, produced by Manglobe and directed by Hideto Komori titled Hayate the Combat Butler! Heaven Is a Place on Earth,[20] was released in Japanese theaters on August 27, 2011.[21] The film was licensed for streaming and home video release by Sentai Filmworks in August 2015.[22] A third anime television series, titled Hayate the Combat Butler: Can't Take My Eyes Off You and produced by Manglobe,[23][24][25][26] aired 12 episodes between October 4 and December 20, 2012. Instead of being a sequel to the 2009 anime series, Can't Take My Eyes Off You features a new story written in part by the original creator Kenjiro Hata and is mostly based on his original ideas that never made it to the manga.[27] Despite that, the third season takes place chronologically nine months after the beginning of the first, and six months after the second, eventually becoming part of the main series canon. The third season has been licensed by Sentai Filmworks and was released on DVD and Blu-ray on April 28, 2015.[28] A fourth anime television series, titled Hayate the Combat Butler: Cuties, aired between April 8 and July 1, 2013, and is basically composed of short stories, each one focused on one of the main characters from the manga.[29] The fourth season has been licensed by Sentai Filmworks.[30] A three-part OVA series produced by Manglobe was released as part of the series' tenth anniversary between June 18, 2014 and December 16, 2014.[31]

### Light novels[edit]

A light novel based on the series, written by Toshihiko Tsukiji and illustrated by Kenjiro Hata, was released on May 24, 2007, published by Shogakukan under their GAGAGA Bunko label.[32] The novel includes a doppelgänger and barrier that Maria encounters, Isumi Saginomiya's magic that happens in front of Nagi's eyes, and the corruption of the building of the Film Analysing Club (You Tobe) that Izumi Segawa, Miki Hanabishi, and Risa Asakaze were members of.

A second light novel entitled Nagi is the Familiar!? Let it ★ World Conquest (ナギが使い魔!?やっとけ★世界征服, Nagi ga Tsukaima!? Yattoke Sekai Seifuku) was released on March 18, 2008. The title is the combination of The Familiar of Zero and the phrase which is similar to Lucky Star's first opening theme, "Take It! Sailor Uniform" (もってけ!セーラーふく, Motteke! Sērāfuku). The cover of this novel features Nagi wearing Louise's costume.[33] Insert images are drawn by Kenjiro Hata and Eiji Usatsuka, the illustrator of The Familiar of Zero light novels.[34]

### Video games[edit]

A video game by Konami for the Nintendo DS (NDS) titled Hayate no Gotoku! Boku ga Romeo de Romeo ga Boku de (ハヤテのごとく!ボクがロミオでロミオがボクで, Hayate the Combat Butler! I am Romeo and Romeo is Me) was released in Japan on August 23, 2007 with an A rating by CERO. A limited edition of the game was released on the same day which included a Hakuō Academy student notebook and a drama CD.[35] The gameplay has the player assuming the role of Hayate Ayasaki and follows a branching plot line which offers pre-determined scenarios with courses of interaction.

A second NDS video game was released in two versions on March 14, 2008 titled Hayate no Gotoku! Ojō-sama Produce Daisakusen Bokuiro ni Somare! (ハヤテのごとく!お嬢さまプロデュース大作戦 ボク色にそまれっ!) with a B rating by CERO, but the versions differ between their story settings. One game is set at the Sanzen'in's mansion, and the other one is set at Nagi's school. The gameplay has the player again assuming the role of Hayate Ayasaki and focuses on Nagi as the main character who the player trains; she may also learn some attacks or tricks to make an appeal at contests. Players are able to control where characters go and talk to gather information in continuing the story.[36][37] Players may easily trade data with other players using wireless connections (however, the game is not Wi-Fi compatible). Similar to the 2007 game, there are many Konami parodies included. For both the 2007 and 2008 games, there are a couple of hidden stories or voices that can be made available by passwords. A third video game titled Hayate no Gotoko!! Nightmare Paradise (ハヤテのごとく!! ナイトメアパラダイス) was released on March 26, 2009 for the PlayStation Portable with a B rating by CERO.[38]

### Live-action TV series[edit]

Main article: Hayate the Combat Butler (2011 TV series)

The Taiwanese network GTV aired a live-action television adaptation of Hayate the Combat Butler between June and September 2011.[39]

### Music and audio CDs[edit]

Main article: List of Hayate the Combat Butler albums

The first anime series has two opening themes and four ending themes. The first opening theme is "Hayate no Gotoku!" (ハヤテのごとく!) by Kotoko released on May 23, 2007 and the second opening theme is "Shichiten Hakki Shijōshugi!" by Kotoko released on October 17, 2007.[40] The ending themes are: "Proof" by Mell released on May 30, 2007,[41] "Get my way!" by Mami Kawada released on August 8, 2007,[42] "Chasse" by Kaori Utatsuki released on November 21, 2007, and "Ko no Me Kaze" (木の芽風) by Iku released on March 19, 2008. The second anime series has two opening themes and two ending themes. The first opening theme is "Wonder Wind" by Elisa and the second opening theme is "Daily-daily Dream" by Kotoko. The first ending theme is "Honjitsu, Mankai Watashi Iro!" by Shizuka Itō (with Eri Nakao, Sayuri Yahagi and Masumi Asano) and the second ending theme is "Karakoi: Dakara Shōjo wa Koi o Suru" by Rie Kugimiya and Ryoko Shiraishi. The opening theme of the third anime series is "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" by Eyelis, and the ending theme is "Koi no Wana" (恋の罠, Love Trap) by Haruka Yamazaki. The opening theme for the fourth anime series is "Haru Ulala♡Love yo Koi!!!" (春ULALA♡LOVEよ来い!!!) by Shizuka Itō, and there are 12 ending themes by each of the various characters' voice actors.

There are twelve character song albums sung by the main characters from the anime adaptation. The first two were released on May 25, 2007 and feature songs sung by Ryōko Shiraishi as Hayate Ayasaki and Rie Tanaka as Maria. The last two, released on July 25, 2007, feature songs sung by Rie Kugimiya as Nagi Sanzenin and Shizuka Itō as Hinagiku Katsura. Miyu Matsuki as Isumi Saginomiya and Kana Ueda as Sakuya Aizawa was released on September 21, 2007.[43] Marina Inoue and Saki Nakajima as Wataru Tachibana and Saki Kijima, as well as Mikako Takahashi as Ayumu Nishizawa was released on November 21, 2007. Hitomi Nabatame as Yukiji Katsura and Sayuri Yahagi, Eri Nakao, Masumi Asano as Izumi, Miki, and Risa was released on January 25, 2008. Two duet character albums starring Hermione Ayasaki and Nagi, and Maria and Hinagiku were released on March 21, 2008.

The original soundtrack was released on June 22, 2007 and a drama CD based on the anime adaptation was released on August 22, 2007. On September 21, 2007, volume one of a two-CD radio drama called Radio the Combat Butler was released.[44]

### Additional merchandise[edit]

Additional notable merchandises include many school related goods which were released near the start of the anime series in March and April 2007. Many other goods such as clocks, mugs, and posters were released a few months after. In 2008, a 1/8 scale (approx. 21 cm or 8.25") figurine series (entitled, "Hayate no Gotoku! Collection Figures") created by Jun Planning was released. Maria was released in March. Hinagiku figurine with Masamune in her hand was released on June 19. Nagi figurine with video game controller was released in July.[45] Also, Kotobukiya released a series of 1/6 scale swimsuit figurines. Hinagiku was released in January 2009; Nagi in April 2009, and Ayumu in May 2009.[46] Shogakukan released an art book titled Hayate the Combat Butler Official Box on November 16, 2007.[47]

## Reception[edit]

Over ten million copies of the manga and other Hayate-related books have been sold in Japan by January 2009;[48] by June 2022, the manga had over 20 million copies in circulation;[49] by September 2023, the manga had over 21 million copies in circulation.[50] Carlo Santos of Anime News Network gave Volume 14 of the manga a C+, citing Hata's overextension of a complex work with multiple simultaneous plotlines and constant scene changes. He does note that Sakuya's birthday party as an example of the work's strong point.[51] Chris Beveridge of Mania.com gave part six of the anime an overall B rating. Although, in his opinion, the storyline and nature of the anime has not changed much, he was suddenly captivated. Beveridge sums up these feelings for the final episodes by noting that they "had a certain flavor and flow to them that left me pretty happy, which is a surprise after five volumes that left me feeling ambivalent at best."[52]

## Notes[edit]

1. ^ It started in the magazine's 45th issue of 2004 (cover date October 20),[4] released on October 6 of that same year.[5]

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## External links[edit]

* Manga official website (in Japanese)
* Anime official website (in Japanese)
* TV Tokyo's website for the anime Archived 2020-12-14 at the Wayback Machine (in Japanese)
* Animax's website for the anime (in Japanese)
* First game's official website (in Japanese)
* Second game's official website (in Japanese)
* Hayate the Combat Butler (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia

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Weekly Shōnen Sunday: 2000–2009

2000|

* Itsumo Misora
* Dan Doh!! Xi
* Togari

2001|

* Zatch Bell!
* The Law of Ueki
* Katsu!
* Yakitate!! Japan

2002|

* Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple
* Kimi no Kakera
* Midori Days
* D-Live!!
* Wild Life

2003|

* MÄR
* Kekkaishi

2004|

* Dan Doh! Next Generation
* Dōshirō de Gozaru
* Kurozakuro
* Hayate the Combat Butler

2005|

* Saikyō! Toritsu Aoizaka Kōkō Yakyūbu
* The Law of Ueki Plus
* Cross Game
* Zettai Karen Children

2006|

* BakéGyamon
* Cirque du Freak
* MÄR Omega

2007|

* Ocha Nigosu
* Maoh: Juvenile Remix
* Dive!!
* Marine Hunter
* Kongō Banchō
* Saijō no Meii
* Lost+Brain
* Hyde & Closer

2008|

* Moonlight Act
* Onidere
* The World God Only Knows
* Mixim 11
* Artist Acro
* King Golf
* Arata: The Legend

2009|

* Itsuwaribito
* Defense Devil
* Rin-ne
* Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic

* 1959–1969
* 1970–1979
* 1980–1989
* 1990–1999
* 2000–2009
* 2010–2019
* 2020–present
* Shōnen Sunday S
* Monthly Shōnen Sunday

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Works directed by Yoshiaki Iwasaki

Animated series|

| 2000s|

* Love Hina (2000)
* Ground Defense Force! Mao-chan (2002)
* Bottle Fairy (2003)
* Doki Doki School Hours (2004)
* Best Student Council (2005)
* The Familiar of Zero (2006)
* Sky Girls (2007)
* Our Home's Fox Deity (2008)
* Hayate the Combat Butler!! (2009)

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2010s|

* Okami-san and Her Seven Companions (2010)
* Twin Angel: Twinkle Paradise (2011)
* The Familiar of Zero: F (2012)
* Miss Monochrome The Animation (2013)
* Atelier Escha & Logy: Alchemists of the Dusk Sky (2014)
* Miss Monochrome The Animation 2 (2015)
* Miss Monochrome The Animation 3 (2015)
* Twin Angel Break (2017)
* Last Period (2018)
* We Never Learn: BOKUBEN (2019)
* Do You Love Your Mom and Her Two-Hit Multi-Target Attacks? (2019)

2020s|

* Monster Girl Doctor (2020)
* In Another World with My Smartphone 2nd Season (2023)
* Chillin' in Another World with Level 2 Super Cheat Powers (2024)

OVAs|

* El Hazard: The Magnificent World 2 (1997)
* Love Hina X'Mas Special: Silent Eve (2000)
* Love Hina Spring Special: I Wish Your Dream (2001)
* Love Hina Again (2002)
* Sky Girls (2006)
* Hayate the Combat Butler!! OVA (2009)
* Tantei Opera Milky Holmes Alternative TWO ~Opera Kobayashi and the Raven of the Empty Sky~ (2012)
* Twin Angel: Kyun Tokimeki Paradise!! (2015)

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SynergySP

Television series|

* Princess Comet (2001–2002)
* Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch (2003–2004)
* Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch Pure (2004)
* Panda-Z (2004)
* MÄR (2005–2007)
* Kirarin Revolution (2006–2009)
* Shinseiki Duel Masters Flash (2006–2007)
* Hayate the Combat Butler (2007–2008)
* Major (2007–2010, #79–154)
* Zettai Karen Children (2008–2009)
* Gokujō!! Mecha Mote Iinchō (2009–2010)
* Beyblade: Metal Fusion (2009–2010)
* Cross Game (2009–2010)
* Gokujō! Mecha Mote Iinchō Second Collection (2010–2011)
* Beyblade: Metal Masters (2010–2011)
* Scan2Go (2010–2011)
* Beyblade: Metal Fury (2011–2012)
* B-Daman Crossfire (2011–2012)
* Chibi Devi! (2011–2014)
* Beyblade: Shogun Steel (2012)
* BeyWheelz (2012)
* B-Daman Fireblast (2012–2013)
* Initial D Fifth Stage (2012–2013)
* Beast Saga (2013)
* BeyWarriors: BeyRaiderz (2014)
* Initial D Final Stage (2014)
* BeyWarriors: Cyborg (2014–2015)
* Battle Game in 5 Seconds (2021)
* Taisho Otome Fairy Tale (2021)
* A Couple of Cuckoos (2022)
* Too Cute Crisis (2023)
* Sweet Reincarnation (2023)
* Girlfriend, Girlfriend 2nd Season (2023)
* Mr. Villain's Day Off (2024)
* Henjin no Salad Bowl (2024)

Films|

* Metal Fight Beyblade vs the Sun: Sol Blaze, the Scorching Hot Invader (2010)
* Happy ComeCome (2015)
* Gō-chan. ~Moco to Koori no Ue no Yakusoku~ (2018)
* Animation x Paralympic: Harigane Service (2022)
* Ten Count (2023)

OVA/ONAs|

* Zettai Karen Children (2010)
* The Magic of Chocolate (2011–2013)
* Kings of My Love (2011–2013)
* Ijime (2012)
* Age 12 (2014–2016)

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J.C.Staff television series

1994–2000|

* Metal Fighter Miku (1994)
* Maze: The Mega-Burst Space (1997)
* Revolutionary Girl Utena (1997)
* Virus Buster Serge (1997)
* Alice SOS (1998–1999)
* Kare Kano (1998–1999)
* Sorcerous Stabber Orphen: Begins (1998–1999)
* If I See You in My Dreams (1998)
* Iketeru Futari (1999)
* Starship Girl Yamamoto Yohko (1999)
* Sorcerous Stabber Orphen: Revenge (1999–2000)
* Excel Saga (1999–2000)
* UFO Baby (2000–2002)
* Descendants of Darkness (2000)

2001–2005|

* Rune Soldier (2001)
* PaRappa the Rapper (2001–2002)
* A Little Snow Fairy Sugar (2001–2002)
* Azumanga Daioh (2002)
* Ai Yori Aoshi (2002)
* Spiral: The Bonds of Reasoning (2002–2003)
* Nanaka 6/17 (2003)
* Someday's Dreamers (2003)
* Gunparade March: The New March (2003)
* Ikki Tōsen: Battle Vixens (2003)
* R.O.D the TV (2003–2004)
* Shingetsutan Tsukihime (2003)
* Ai Yori Aoshi: Enishi (2003)
* Maburaho (2003–2004)
* Daphne in the Brilliant Blue (2004)
* Doki Doki School Hours (2004)
* Melody of Oblivion (2004)
* Starship Operators (2005)
* Mahoraba ~Heartful Days~ (2005)
* Best Student Council (2005)
* Loveless (2005)
* Honey and Clover (2005)
* Oku-sama wa Mahō Shōjo: Bewitched Agnes (2005)
* Shakugan no Shana (2005–2006)
* Karin (2005–2006)

2006–2010|

* Yomigaeru Sora – Rescue Wings (2006)
* Honey and Clover II (2006)
* The Familiar of Zero (2006)
* Ghost Hunt (2006–2007)
* Living for the Day After Tomorrow (2006)
* Di Gi Charat (2006)
* Nodame Cantabile (2007)
* Sky Girls (2007)
* Potemayo (2007)
* The Familiar of Zero: Knight of the Twin Moons (2007)
* Shakugan no Shana II (2007–2008)
* KimiKiss: Pure Rouge (2007–2008)
* Sky Girls TV DVD Specials (2007–2008)
* Shigofumi: Letters from the Departed (2008)
* Nabari no Ou (2008)
* Slayers Revolution (2008)
* The Familiar of Zero: Rondo of Princesses (2008)
* Toradora! (2008–2009)
* A Certain Magical Index (2008–2009)
* Nodame Cantabile: Paris-Hen (2008)
* Slayers Evolution-R (2009)
* Hayate the Combat Butler!! (2007–2008)
* First Love Limited (2009)
* Sweet Blue Flowers (2009)
* Taishō Baseball Girls (2009)
* A Certain Scientific Railgun (2009–2010)
* Nodame Cantabile: Finale (2010)
* Maid Sama! (2010)
* The Betrayal Knows My Name (2010)
* Okami-san and Her Seven Companions (2010)
* Bakuman (2010–2011)
* Otome Yōkai Zakuro (2010)
* Tantei Opera Milky Holmes (2010)
* A Certain Magical Index II (2010–2011)

2011–2015|

* Dream Eater Merry (2011)
* Aria the Scarlet Ammo (2011)
* Heaven's Memo Pad (2011)
* Twin Angel: Twinkle Paradise (2011)
* Bakuman. 2 (2011–2012)
* Kimi to Boku (2011)
* Shakugan no Shana III: Final (2011–2012)
* Tantei Opera Milky Holmes: Act 2 (2012)
* Kill Me Baby (2012)
* The Familiar of Zero F (2012)
* Waiting in the Summer (2012)
* Kimi to Boku 2 (2012)
* La storia della Arcana Famiglia (2012)
* Joshiraku (2012)
* Bakuman. 3 (2012–2013)
* Little Busters! (2012–2013)
* The Pet Girl of Sakurasou (2012–2013)
* Dangerous Jii-san Ja (2012)
* A Certain Scientific Railgun S (2013)
* The "Hentai" Prince and the Stony Cat (2013)
* Futari wa Milky Holmes (2013)
* Golden Time (2013–2014)
* Little Busters! Refrain (2013)
* Witchcraft Works (2014)
* selector infected WIXOSS (2014)
* Dai-Shogun – Great Revolution (2014)
* Magimoji Rurumo (2014)
* Love Stage!! (2014)
* selector spread WIXOSS (2014)
* Tantei Kageki Milky Holmes TD (2015)
* Tsubasa to Hotaru (2015–2016)
* Food Wars!: Shokugeki no Soma (2015)
* Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? (2015)
* Shimoneta (2015)
* Prison School (2015)
* Heavy Object (2015–2016)

2016–2020|

* Flying Witch (2016)
* Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma: The Second Plate (2016)
* The Disastrous Life of Saiki K. (2016)
* Taboo Tattoo (2016)
* Amanchu! (2016)
* Lostorage incited WIXOSS (2016)
* Urara Meirocho (2017)
* Minami Kamakura High School Girls Cycling Club (2017)
* Schoolgirl Strikers (2017)
* Alice & Zoroku (2017)
* Twin Angel Break (2017)
* Sword Oratoria: Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? On the Side (2017)
* Vatican Miracle Examiner (2017)
* UQ Holder!: Magister Negi Magi! 2 (2017)
* Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma: The Third Plate (2017–2018)
* Children of the Whales (2017)
* The Disastrous Life of Saiki K. 2 (2018)
* Lostorage conflated WIXOSS (2018)
* Amanchu! Advance (2018)
* Last Period (2018)
* Back Street Girls (2018)
* Angels of Death (2018)
* Planet With (2018)
* Hi Score Girl (2018, production co-op)
* A Certain Magical Index III (2018–2019)
* Million Arthur (2018–2019)
* Date A Live III (2019)
* One-Punch Man 2 (2019)
* The Demon Girl Next Door (2019)
* A Certain Scientific Accelerator (2019)
* Do You Love Your Mom and Her Two-Hit Multi-Target Attacks? (2019)
* Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? II (2019)
* Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma: The Fourth Plate (2019)
* Hi Score Girl II (2019, production co-op)
* A Certain Scientific Railgun T (2020)
* Mewkledreamy (2020–2021)
* Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma: The Fifth Plate (2020)
* Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? III (2020)

2021–present|

* WIXOSS Diva(A)Live (2021)
* Skate-Leading Stars (2021)
* Kiyo in Kyoto: From the Maiko House (2021)
* Combatants Will Be Dispatched! (2021)
* Blue Reflection Ray (2021)
* Edens Zero (2021)
* Mewkledreamy Mix (2021–2022)
* How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom (2021–2022)
* The Duke of Death and His Maid (2021, production co-op)
* The Strongest Sage with the Weakest Crest (2022)
* Requiem of the Rose King (2022)
* The Executioner and Her Way of Life (2022)
* The Demon Girl Next Door Season 2 (2022)
* Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? IV (2022–2023)
* Sugar Apple Fairy Tale (2023)
* Edens Zero Season 2 (2023)
* In Another World with My Smartphone Season 2 (2023)
* Sacrificial Princess and the King of Beasts (2023)
* Reign of the Seven Spellblades (2023)
* The Duke of Death and His Maid Season 2 (2023, production co-op)
* Tsukimichi: Moonlit Fantasy Season 2 (2024)
* 2.5 Dimensional Seduction (2024)
* Chillin' in Another World with Level 2 Super Cheat Powers (2024)
* Delico's Nursery (2024)
* Demon Lord 2099 (2024)
* Magilumiere Co. Ltd. (2024)
* Danjo no Yūjō wa Seiritsu Suru? (Iya, Shinai!!) (TBA)

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J.C.Staff OVAs and ONAs

1980s|

* Yōtōden (1987–1988)
* Ultimate Teacher (1988)
* Cleopatra DC (1989–1991)
* Blood Reign: Curse of the Yoma (1989)
* Fūma no Kojirō (1989–1990)
* ARIEL Visual (1989)
* Earthian (1989–1996)

1990s|

* 1+2=Paradise (1990)
* Guardian of Darkness (1990–1992)
* ARIEL Deluxe (1991)
* Magistrate of Darkness: Judge (1991)
* Handsome na Kanojo (1991)
* Babel II (1992)
* Gorillaman (1992)
* 8 Man After (1993)
* Bad Boys (1993–1998)
* Suikoden Demon Century (1993)
* New Dominion Tank Police (1993–1994)
* Konpeki no Kantai (1993–2003)
* Super Dimension Century Orguss 02 (1993–1995)
* Shonan Junai Gumi (1994–1997)
* I Shall Never Return (1994)
* Fish in the Trap (1994)
* Captain Tsubasa: Holland Youth (1994)
* Level C (1995)
* The Heroic Legend of Arslan (1995, #5–6)
* Galaxy Fräulein Yuna (1995)
* Kodocha (1995)
* Starship Girl Yamamoto Yohko (1996)
* Battle Arena Toshinden (1996)
* Maze (1996)
* Private Psycho Lesson (1996)
* Slayers Special (1996–1997)
* Garzey's Wing (1996–1997)
* Voltage Fighter Gowcaizer (1996–1997)
* Fake (1996)
* Galaxy Fräulein Yuna Returns (1996–1997)
* Kyokujitsu no Kantai (1997–2002)
* Kōgyō Aika Volley Boys (1997)
* Starship Girl Yamamoto Yohko II (1997)
* Voogie's Angel (1997–1998)
* Detatoko Princess (1997–1998)
* If I See You in My Dreams (1998)
* Slayers Excellent (1998–1999)

2000s|

* Cat Soup (2001)
* Puni Puni Poemy (2001)
* Alien Nine (2001–2002)
* Eiken (2003–2004)
* A Little Snow Fairy Sugar: Summer Special (2003)
* Ai Yori Aoshi: Enishi X-mas Special (2003)
* Doki Doki School Hours (2004–2005)
* Sky Girls (2006)
* Shakugan no Shana SP (2006)
* Yomigaeru Sora – Rescue Wings (2006)
* Shigofumi: Letters from the Departed (2008)
* The Familiar of Zero: Rondo of Princesses (2008)
* Hayate the Combat Butler (2009)
* Shakugan no Shana S (2009–2010)

2010s|

* Kyō, Koi o Hajimemasu (2010)
* A Certain Scientific Railgun (2010)
* Aria the Scarlet Ammo Special (2011)
* Toradora! (2011)
* Dangerous Jii-san Ja (2012)
* Tantei Opera Milky Holmes Alternative (2012–2013)
* Joshiraku (2013)
* ChocoTan! (2013)
* Little Busters! (2013)
* Kill Me Baby Super (2013)
* Little Busters! EX (2014)
* Tsubasa to Hotaru (2014)
* Waiting in the Summer (2014)
* Love Stage!! (2014)
* Twin Angel: Kyun Tokimeki Paradise!! (2015)
* Prison School (2016)
* Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma: Natsuyasumi no Erin (2016)
* Lostorage Conflated WIXOSS -missing link- (2017)
* Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma: Tōtsuki Jūkketsu (2017)
* UQ Holder! (2017–2018)
* Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma: The Third Plate- Erina no Shin Seikatsu (2018)
* Hi Score Girl: Extra Stage (2019, production co-op)
* Magimoji Rurumo: The Conclusion (2019)
* The Disastrous Life of Saiki K.: Reawakened (2019)

2020s|

* The Way of the Househusband (2021–present)

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Manglobe

Television series|

* Samurai Champloo (2004–2005)
* Ergo Proxy (2006)
* Michiko & Hatchin (2008–2009)
* The Sacred Blacksmith (2009)
* House of Five Leaves (2010)
* The World God Only Knows (2010)
* The World God Only Knows II (2011)
* Deadman Wonderland (2011)
* Mashiroiro Symphony: The Color of Lovers (2011)
* Hayate the Combat Butler: Can't Take My Eyes Off You (2012)
* Unlimited Psychic Squad (2013)
* Karneval (2013)
* Hayate the Combat Butler: Cuties (2013)
* The World God Only Knows: Goddesses (2013)
* Samurai Flamenco (2013–2014)
* Gangsta (2015)

Films|

* Dante's Inferno: An Animated Epic (2010)
* Hayate the Combat Butler! Heaven Is a Place on Earth (2011)
* Genocidal Organ (2017, taken over by Geno Studio)

OVAs|

* Flag.0 (2010)
* The World God Only Knows: 4 Girls and an Idol (2011)
* Red Knife Wielder (2011)
* The World God Only Knows: Tenri-Hen (2012)
* Magical Star Kanon 100% (2013)
* Hayate the Combat Butler (2014)

Related|

* Geno Studio

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