I guess this season is the season of the simulcast, because here comes a new challenger! Hayate the Combat Butler (Hayate no Gotoku) second season will be broadcasted on Crunchyroll one hour after it's on Japanese television sets; you can’t get much fresher than that. In fact, they already have the first episode up, with glorious subtitles and all.

Hayate is one of those shows made for the otaku in mind. It is stuffed to the brim with sweet little otaku jokes, that only those who suffered their way through a crowded convention hall would know. Though most of the jokes are more Japanese otaku related; meaning a lot of them are from older anime like the first Gundam. Nevertheless, it’s your average harem anime with added elements of shonen anime; like fighting, powering up, and over-the-top special attacks. If that struck your fancy, then go over and watch the first episode now! Check out the entire press release after the jump.


CRUNCHYROLL  SERVES IT UP WITH HAYATE THE COMBAT BUTLER 2ND SEASON (HAYATE
NO GOTOKU !!)

Online Anime Distribution Leader Streets Hours of Laughter and Chuckles with
New Anime Title Today

San Francisco, California (April 3, 2009) ¬ Crunchyroll announces the
availability of the stunning harem manga inspired anime HAYATE THE COMBAT
BUTLER 2ND SEASON (HAYATE NO GOTOKU !!). More information can be found at
www.crunchyroll.com/hayate2 <http://www.crunchyroll.com/hayate2> .

HAYATE THE COMBAT BUTLER 2ND SEASON (HAYATE NO GOTOKU !!) is the follow up
anime series about a highly unlucky man who rescues an heiress and becomes
her live-in butler. The series will be broadcast on Crunchyroll one hour
after Japan TV broadcast. The first episode is available immediately to
everyone worldwide excluding Asia. Crunchyroll Anime Members can enjoy
higher quality streaming and with no advertisement. To become an Anime
Member, go to www.crunchyroll.com/anime_membership.

Title Synopsis:
HAYATE THE COMBAT BUTLER 2ND SEASON (HAYATE NO GOTOKU !!)
The stunning harem manga is coming back to the TV screen, with new episodes
filled with more chuckles and excitements that touch the heartstrings of
anime-loving teenagers.  Hayate is a super-unlucky 16 year-old-boy who ends
up shouldering his parents' financial havoc.  By chance, he rescues Nagi,
the well-dressed little heiress to a mega-rich family from hoodlums, then he
gets hired as a live-in butler that guards her from all sorts of troubles.
His career, however, requires more than just mental and physical strength:
he needs to be entertaining too!

About Crunchyroll:
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episodes and movies of the very best in Japanese anime and Asian
entertainment. Crunchyroll's content is provided by Asian media leaders
including TV TOKYO, Shueisha, d-rights, Fuji Creative Corporation, Pony
Canyon, Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation, Toei Animation, Gonzo, Munhwa
Broadcasting Corporation America and many others.

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and Tokyo. Crunchyroll is a pioneer and innovator within the Japanese anime
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http://www.crunchyroll.com.

About God Len:
He was born on Mount Olympus, choking a tiger with one hand, and reading a manga in the other. His parents were Olympian deities of great power: Hades of the underworld, and Zeus, ruler of all gods. He came down to Earth when the human Brad Rice, prayed to the heavens for a writer to help him create the most epic Japanese anime/manga blog ever created. God Len answered the call by joining him on his quest.

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