Okay! Let's start Hayate no Gotoku!
Tonight I, Chef Ayasaki Hayate,
will try to whip up a special curry dish with summer veggies.
Let's begin.
Hey, hey, Hayata! Hayata!
What is it, Segawa?
Is the curry gonna be spicy?
It'll have a kick to it.
I can't eat spicy food! Could you make it mild?
I see.
Okay, I'll make it mild—
Whoa, wait a sec!
Curry has to be spicy.
But I can't eat spicy food!
I'd rather have rice with beef.
Nobody asked what you wanted!
Let's do sushi instead. Sushi!
The fancy stuff! The really fancy stuff!
What's sushi got to do with anything?
Anything goes?
Then I want an omelet with rice.
I'll put on some Salisbury steaks.
They should be done in about 20 minutes.
Don't cook whatever you want!
What about my curry?
And my sushi?
No sushi.
Yes.
I'm doing that, but...
What? Um, no...
Please be patient.
I, Tsugumi Ruri, will acquire...
the black camellia.
Will you laugh for me?
When I was young, I had dreams as numberless as the stars,
and thought if I wished for something, it would be mine
But the things I wanted were high above me,
and no reaching for them was ever successful,
so I stopped looking up
But one day we met,
and I found something to rely on in your smile
Just by thinking of you in this world with me, I can find strength in life
I will hold the hand that reaches for me,
and even if I feel unhappy,
I will cope with it because it can be overcome
Will you laugh for me?
What do I need to do to get closer to my big sister?
Where'd you come from, Tsugumi?
I scaled the wall!
What are you, a cat?
I think you'll have some trouble getting close to her.
Why? I'm so cute!
So cute! Cute! Cute!
You asked why it'll be difficult.
Don't ignore my cuteness!
Milady has
no interest in you.
She's improved somewhat,
but Milady still hates dealing with people.
She just ignores people who don't interest her.
I couldn't care less whether you're my sister or not.
I get it.
Then...
She'll become someone who'll interest me?
So she said. Then she scaled the wall and left.
Is she a cat or something?
As you mentioned,
I'm curious about her objective.
Why she wants to get close to you.
To be honest, I'm not sensing any malice from Tsugumi.
But I do have a bad feeling.
A bad feeling?
Yeah.
I feel like I'm about to lose something really dear.
Lose something... dear.
Everyone holds something dear.
Something they love and long for.
Something precious that nothing else could replace.
But when you try to protect this precious thing,
you end up losing something even more important.
You want to become someone who'll interest Nagi?
Yes. You're my big sister's friend, right?
What can I do?
Let's see...
Maybe you could play video games with her.
Video games?
This just came out today.
I bet she'd like it.
I'll take it home and play it with my big sister—
Wait a sec.
What?
Pay up! It's 7,350 yen.
It's not free?
No, it's for sale.
Even though I'm a kid?
Doesn't matter.
Can't I borrow it and return it later?
I said no!
Don't lose heart now, Tsugumi.
If you can get closer to your sister for 7,350 yen...
Okay, I'll take it!
Thank you!
Now I'll definitely be able to get closer to my sister!
Do you have the console?
Um, you're...
I'm Kayura.
I live in the same apartment building. I'm friends with Nagi.
What console?
For the game.
You need the appropriate console to play that game.
What? How much is that?
About 20,000 yen.
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Avoid Excessive Use
I'm set now, right?
Why are you getting mad at me?
One more thing...
What?
Another game came out today
that I think Nagi would like better.
You think this one would be better to help me get closer to her?
Yup.
Chiharu always recommends adventure games.
Humph.
But Nagi likes FPS games like this one.
And how much is it?
6,800 yen.
Thank you!
I didn't think I'd spend so much, but so what!
Now I can get closer to my sister...
Hey, Tsugumi.
Ayasaki Hayate!
Good timing. I finally got it!
Oh, Milady already has those games.
She said they were both crap.
I don't believe this!
That Nagi,
calling a roleplaying game that's just a remake with nothing new a crappy game is fine...
But to say that of the latest FPS,
one can only conclude it's an excuse for her sucking at it.
What?
Um...
Well, maybe if you only read manga,
you'd pick up a taste for the high intensity stuff.
The light novels you read are all full of nudity, Chiharu.
Why you!
Light novels are fine that way!
They're just printing what the readers demand.
Just responding to demands makes something worth producing?
Diversity is important!
For instance, I read all kinds of manga.
Look at Crimsons.
The main character is a salmon.
It makes you think.
You're acting all literary now?
What? What's wrong with being literary?
What matters is the entertainment factor.
The barometer is sales.
What!?
Calm down, you two.
Don't get so worked up. It's just manga and light novels.
"Just"?
You know, Nagi's the one at fault here.
I'm gonna let her have it!
Bring her over right now!
What?
If this continues, I'll never get closer to my big sister.
And?
What do you want?
Well...
It's about those games that came out today.
Right, they're crap.
Don't call them crap!
If you play to the end, they're kinda good—
I did play to the end.
Don't lump me, Sanzenin Nagi, in with your typical otaku.
Whether it's a video game, anime, or manga,
I'll only rate it after I've played, watched, or read the entire thing!
Even though I might initially think, "Whoa, talk about a total letdown!"
I only call a game crap after I've finished it!
Whoa!
That's why I'll get the game the day before,
skip school, stay home, fake an illness,
stay up all night, and forgo baths as I play without ceasing!
Worthless.
I kinda knew this, but...
She's so worthless, it's almost refreshing.
So that's why you didn't go to school today or yesterday?
Right.
Please attend properly.
It's gonna be hard to get closer to this one.
I-I have to get closer to my big sister,
no matter how worthless she is.
What? Worthless?
Did you just call me worthless?
You did, didn't you? Didn't you?
I did not.
Humph. Whatever.
Since I'm here in Akiba,
I'll get something and go home.
What are you getting?
Hm, I wonder...
I guess I'll go look there.
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Fumi. Say "pizza" ten times.
Okay! Pizza, pizza, pizza, pizza, pizza, pizza, pizza, pizza, pizza, pizza, pizza.
And what's this?
Tempest.
Wrong! It's your elbow, but... what? Tempest?
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PART
Isumi. Say "pizza" ten times.
Okay! Pizza, pizza, pizza, pizza, pizza, pizza, pizza, pizza, pizza, pizza.
And another ten times.
Pizza, pizza, pizza, pizza...
Faster!
Pizza, pizza...
Enunciate!
Pizza, pizza, pi...
Where are we?
It's a used PC and game store.
I've been thinking lately that I need to play old games to really grasp the history of it all.
Like maybe this.
Silver Ghost.
It's a simulation roleplaying game from the '80s.
Usually roleplaying games have, what,
four characters in the player's party?
Or maybe they're just all in a horse carriage.
Uh, yeah.
But here you can have 15 characters walk together, all lined up.
I like the slow, bit-by-bit action.
I think it's really cute!
Huh? I see.
I've been thinking, I want to play these to understand the history of video games.
Take the PC version of the game Ys II.
The instructions were written
by the guy who wrote Fortune Quest!
It's an excellent game that can be enjoyed for the reading as well.
I wish they'd re-release more old anime on Blu-ray.
Like Gowappa 5.
What's this awkward robot?
How dare you!
This is Gordam, the heavy-duty robot goliath
that the Gowappa members ride in Gowappa 5.
It was groundbreaking because the robot could barely move any of its joints.
Then how does it fight?
Through sheer strength!
He crushes enemies one by one
even though his joints barely move!
I see.
Even though she's a useless human being, her eyes are sparkling.
Well, she really loves this stuff.
No, Nagi.
What do you want, Kayura?
There's a Gowappa 5 DVD box set.
So there's no need for a Blu-ray.
More importantly, when's the DVD for Laserion gonna be released?
It's not in Super Robot Wars either! And what about GoLion?!
Well, who cares about those?
It doesn't do any good to watch old anime.
Why you!
Apologize to the god of Anime!
Don't shun those shows just because you don't like them!
They're into the same things,
so why can't they get along?
Their sins run deep indeed.
If you find something both of you like
you might be able to be friends.
Of course! That's a good idea.
So tell me, which one is good?
What, me? Um...
I'll show you a cute anime that I like.
The original Minky Momo series.
This one.
Oh! It's so cute!
Right?
Or, for an old standby, there's Space Runaway Ideon.
Something newer would be Madoka Magica.
And Dog of Flanders is also good.
Uh huh.
And...
The anime Hayate's recommending...
are all ones where the main character dies at the end.
Is he all right?
I'll take 'em all!
Please!
That'll be 123,000 yen.
Um, how about we spread that out over 24 payments?
Are you trying to go into credit card debt?!
Wait! You're going too far.
But if I don't do this, I'll never get closer to you, Big Sis.
Just buying everything you're told to isn't the way to go.
Think! There are alternatives.
B-But...
Besides, don't you think I like things besides video games and anime?
Like what?
Um... Well,
like manga.
It's the same thing!
Right. Manga is cheaper and easier to get hold of.
Which manga should I read first?
Oh dear. We've just flipped a weird switch.
What to read first?
Well, that's a given.
Of course.
Yes...
Doujinshi Game
Comic V
Tachibana
Please visit
Ugh. I'm so bored.
Welcome!
Oh, it's you guys.
Hey, Wataru and Saki.
Long time no see.
Listen, Tsugumi. You've gotta start with...
Hey, it's the Jump manga!
Cuuuuuut!
Ow!
Forget about the famous titles.
Millions of others have already read those.
I'm sorry...
Listen up.
What all manga lovers must read first is none other than...
all 100-plus volumes by Kazuhiko Shimamoto!
What, 100 volumes? That's not gonna be easy.
I'm still talking! Shut up and listen!
Y-Yes!
Listen.
The essence of what makes manga fun is found in all of Shimamoto's work.
Pay special attention to Hoero Pen, and the previous work, Moeyo Pen, is even more indispensable.
But!
This is something many people miss.
The new version of Moeyo Pen doesn't have
the live action parts like the Bamboo Comics version.
But the Bamboo version lacks the postscript.
So...
If you want to read the complete Moeyo Pen,
you'll have to read both the new version
and the Bamboo Comics version!
Sorry, we don't carry either.
You idiot!
You call yourself a bookstore?
Get them!
You've made a mistake, Nagi.
What?
Shimamoto's masterpiece is Nine in Adversity!
Equally satisfying is the world's first Original Laserdisc Anime
Honoo no Tenkousei!
Sorry, I don't carry those either.
Why? They've been made into a movie and an anime!
I told you two...
If you're to read anything, it's Honoo no Ninja Man.
That exists?
What?
Of course it does! It's one of his best!
I can't believe you haven't read it!
Didn't it get canceled in the weekly magazine?
So what if the readers of Shonen Sunday didn't get it?
You've heard of it!
Never mind that. You have to read Aoi Honoo.
That's too famous.
Shimamoto's stuff is more...
I just want you to know
that we don't have Ninja Man or Aoi Honoo.
Order them!
Disgraceful.
How can they quarrel over the same artist?
Good question.
Cashier
New doujinshi arriving daily
You know what?
I'm gonna find one that I like.
Good idea.
Hm, which one?
Oh! They're really colorful.
Excuse me, but that's...
There's a lot of thin books here.
This area is for adults only. You must be over 18 to purchase items beyond this point.
Adult area
So why exactly
don't you guys carry more of Shimamoto's works?
Um...
What's wrong?
Um, that little girl just wandered...
into the adult section.
What?
I tried to stop her.
No! Even I'm too young to read that stuff!
Tsugumi's way too young!
I think I saw this book in my big sister's room.
I'll definitely get this one.
And...
Tsugumi!
You can't go...
Tsu-Tsugumi?
I don't care, but...
is this what...
otaku are into?
Um, no! Well, maybe, yes.
I-It's a misunderstanding! W-Well maybe not, but...
You're definitely losing your dignity as a big sister.
What?
Oh, all right. I'll take one.
Thank you!
Hey, Tsugumi.
Do you know the author of this doujinshi?
No.
But I read it in my sister's room
Of Soul Burning
and I thought it was good.
Of Soul Burning
Why? Is the author famous?
Uh huh. Uh huh.
Well...
Yes! Right!
That's exactly what's special about it!
Come over right now and I'll give you
a special peek at my prized collection!
That author might have a bestselling manga some day.
Huh?
I suffer from the dry and barren heart in my own chest
Whatever happens is mere whim
You live in the moment, blissfully,
and far too full of joy and freedom
With every second my sins, though pure, amass
Penetrate me, and force me if you must
I will smile like an angel,
sweeter than ever before,
and try to ensnare you with my love
Soon I shall repent the dawn of my sinful love
I'll let purity guide me,
and with my holy soul
I want to embrace you
These Salisbury steaks topped with grated radish are so tasty.
They're even good with demi-glacé sauce.
You...
Anything made with love is delicious.
That's right.
Everyone has different tastes.
What matters most is the love that's put into it.
We have different opinions,
but that's just the flip side of love.
Is this some kind of weird, thinly veiled commentary
about this week's episode?
Um... No!
Ow, ow, ow!
Look forward to the next episode!