Comments on: Hayate The Combat Butler Vol. 1 – Manga Review http://www.basugasubakuhatsu.com/blog/2007/06/25/hayate-the-combat-butler-vol-1-manga-review/ Because Sometimes, Busses Explode... Fri, 03 Feb 2012 04:17:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: christine http://www.basugasubakuhatsu.com/blog/2007/06/25/hayate-the-combat-butler-vol-1-manga-review/comment-page-1/#comment-65495 christine Sat, 09 Oct 2010 11:33:36 +0000 http://www.basugasubakuhatsu.com/blog/2007/06/25/hayate-the-combat-butler-vol-1-manga-review/#comment-65495 i love hayate the combat butter i love hayate the combat butter

]]> By: Quattro Bajina http://www.basugasubakuhatsu.com/blog/2007/06/25/hayate-the-combat-butler-vol-1-manga-review/comment-page-1/#comment-60464 Quattro Bajina Sat, 30 Jun 2007 13:19:59 +0000 http://www.basugasubakuhatsu.com/blog/2007/06/25/hayate-the-combat-butler-vol-1-manga-review/#comment-60464 "other typical otaku stuff (like Gundam… ick)" Hung, your soul is being weighed down by gravity. I highly recommend the Zeta Gundam: A new Translation films. “other typical otaku stuff (like Gundam… ick)”

Hung, your soul is being weighed down by gravity. I highly recommend the Zeta Gundam: A new Translation films.

]]> By: Zeroblade http://www.basugasubakuhatsu.com/blog/2007/06/25/hayate-the-combat-butler-vol-1-manga-review/comment-page-1/#comment-60415 Zeroblade Wed, 27 Jun 2007 14:58:16 +0000 http://www.basugasubakuhatsu.com/blog/2007/06/25/hayate-the-combat-butler-vol-1-manga-review/#comment-60415 I totally agree with you on translator notes. The least they should've done was to put in some notes at the back, or even footnotes for you to "get" the joke. It's rather difficult to find something funny when the punchline makes no sense. I totally agree with you on translator notes. The least they should’ve done was to put in some notes at the back, or even footnotes for you to “get” the joke. It’s rather difficult to find something funny when the punchline makes no sense.

]]> By: Hung http://www.basugasubakuhatsu.com/blog/2007/06/25/hayate-the-combat-butler-vol-1-manga-review/comment-page-1/#comment-60395 Hung Tue, 26 Jun 2007 05:06:11 +0000 http://www.basugasubakuhatsu.com/blog/2007/06/25/hayate-the-combat-butler-vol-1-manga-review/#comment-60395 I dunno... They referenced stuff like the factions of Gundam, which I totally don't understand, and I think one of the reasons I avoid watching Gundam. Like, there's Zeta or something, right? I don't even know! I dunno… They referenced stuff like the factions of Gundam, which I totally don’t understand, and I think one of the reasons I avoid watching Gundam. Like, there’s Zeta or something, right? I don’t even know!

]]> By: Taiyz http://www.basugasubakuhatsu.com/blog/2007/06/25/hayate-the-combat-butler-vol-1-manga-review/comment-page-1/#comment-60393 Taiyz Tue, 26 Jun 2007 04:57:17 +0000 http://www.basugasubakuhatsu.com/blog/2007/06/25/hayate-the-combat-butler-vol-1-manga-review/#comment-60393 I disagree with how specific you are with the references. I find that they bring up Gundams as a title; they don't reference specific machines or any Gundam otaku in-jokes. It's stuff that's been around for ages that's hard to get through a Wikipedia article without seeing once. I can understand it getting difficult when they bring up political figures or famous Japanese comedians' names, but as far as the other references go, it's all a mix of modern and classic gaming and anime culture. In addition, they do clarify some things in footnotes, but I don't believe that the first volume had anything especially noteworthy. If you start thinking that the references are too obscure for your tastes, there's always the anime which tends to reference stuff that's at most 2 years old (apart from a certain instance of non-Gundam mecha appearance.) I disagree with how specific you are with the references. I find that they bring up Gundams as a title; they don’t reference specific machines or any Gundam otaku in-jokes. It’s stuff that’s been around for ages that’s hard to get through a Wikipedia article without seeing once.

I can understand it getting difficult when they bring up political figures or famous Japanese comedians’ names, but as far as the other references go, it’s all a mix of modern and classic gaming and anime culture. In addition, they do clarify some things in footnotes, but I don’t believe that the first volume had anything especially noteworthy.

If you start thinking that the references are too obscure for your tastes, there’s always the anime which tends to reference stuff that’s at most 2 years old (apart from a certain instance of non-Gundam mecha appearance.)

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