With this year being the tenth anniversary of Hayate the Combat Butler in manga form, it’s not a surprise that a few new anime episodes are being produced to celebrate it. With a couple of good series behind it (and some not so good series), the second episode in the three volume run has been scheduled to come out with the 42nd volume of the series later this year. The first episode, entitled “Volume. A” is scheduled for the 41st volume that’s coming out on June 18th. “Volume. B” doesn’t have a specific date yet but is planned for a September release. The new OVAs are working to adapt some of the smaller stories from the extensive manga run that have not seen adaptation into anime form previously.
Series concept: An unfortunate high school student, Ayasaki Hayate spends his days working at part-time jobs to support his extravagant parents. After incurring a debt of 150 million yen, they disappear, and Hayate was left holding the bag. Whilst running away from the debt collectors, he tries to kidnap a girl for ransom (however, the girl misunderstands his intentions and thinks he is confessing his love to her). Almost immediately, he botches the kidnap attempt but then manages to save her from other kidnappers, causing her to fall in love with him. The girl, Sanzenin Nagi, is actually the daughter of a millionaire family. In recognition of his services, she hires Hayate as a resident butler and even pays off the debt collectors.
This is how Hayate becomes a combat butler. In order to serve and protect his mistress, Hayate’s life-or-death butler life begins.
[Source: ANN]