The all-girls boarding school Tenchi Academy isn’t just known for its quality academics—it’s also known for training the top sword fighters in the country. Students in the special “Sword Bearer” program compete in a school-wide battle known as the Star Stealing, striving to win both money and fame. Enter Kurogane Hayate. While her sister, Nagi, recovers from a lingering injury, the spunky and cheerful Hayate offers to take her sister’s place at the Academy until she is well enough to return. When Hayate learns of the mountain of debt her old orphanage, the Dandelion Garden, owes to Yakuza loan sharks, she decides to become a Sword Bearer and win the Star Stealing. There’s just one problem . . . she needs a partner to compete—and the one girl Hayate has her eye on wants nothing to do with her!
The all-girls boarding school Tenchi Academy isn’t just known for its quality academics. It’s also known for training the top sword fighters in the country. Students in the special “Sword Bearer” program compete in a school-wide battle known as the Hashitori, striving to win fame and money.Enter Kurogane Hayate. While her sister, Nagi, recovers from an injury, the spunky and cheerful Hayate takes her place at the academy until she is well enough to return. But when Hayate learns of the mountain of debt her orphanage owes to the Yakuza, she decides to become a Sword Bearer and pay back the debt.The only problem is that Hayate needs a partner to compete, and Ayana, the powerful and talented sword fighter Hayate needs to help her, want nothing to do with her!
Dean Amachi Hitsugi has lorded over the student body of Tenchi Academy with a unique mix of eccentric policies and scatterbrained benevolence, but all that could be coming to an end. Stoic Hoshikawa Kurea and her unruly partner, Tsukishima Minori, think they have a fool-proof plan for usurping Hitsugi’s position atop the Hoshitori ranks and seizing control of the entire Academy.Meanwhile, the rest of the students are gearing up for the upcoming School Festival. To Ayana’s chagrin, most of the classes–including her own–have decided to have maid cafes! Worst of all… Ayana’s girl-crazy roommate Jun is in charge of designing Ayana’s maid outfit, and it’s sure to be too hot to handle!Hayate X Blade is an action-packed romantic comedy romp, with hints of yuri. It’s currently the most popular and longest running yuri manga series in Japan. Its blend of light girl/girl romance with nonstop swordfighting action distinguishes it as a unique and exciting manga series that has earned a die-hard legions of fans.
A FRIEND IN NEED… When Hayate first arrived at Tenchi Academy, it was just as a temporary fill-in for her injured twin sister Nagi. Now a student in her own right, Hayate and her new sister-in-arms Ayana, are ready to show their dueling prowess and take the Hoshitori by storm! However, things aren’t going quite so well for Hayate’s roommate Momoka, who may be thrown out of Tenchi Academy if she doesn’t defeat her best-friend Riona’s abusive partner Ouka in an officially-sanctioned duel. Meanwhile, Hayate and Ayana have troubles of their own as they race to save the orphanage where Hayate grew up from a mountain of debt before the yakuza come to collect. Not only that, but as Sports Day approaches, Hayate must learn a vital lesson—that when push comes to shove, even a new friend could turn out to be your worst enemy…
All or nothing!With Ayana and Hayate blazing up the ranks of the Hoshitori, it’s only a matter of time before they meet their match. Too bad their match is in the form of Ayana’s lovestruck roommate Kuga Jun and her desperately powerful sister-in-arms Shizuma Yuho.Could this spell the end of Ayana and Hayate’s unstoppable winning streak and their first taste of defeat? Or can our heroines somehow prevail against a pair of opponents with whom they are so evenly matched?One thing is certain… Ayana and Jun’s friendship will never be the same again.
KEEP YOUR EYE ON THE BALL! The heated battle between Ayana and Jun comes to a dramatic conclusion as they are drenched in a sudden downpour. Meanwhile, Hayate’s match against Yuho ends in an unexpected upset. Crushed and humiliated, Hayate begins training in private, determined to level-up her skills. Hayate’s unusual training methods leave a great deal to be desired and she winds up spending a lot of time literally running around in circles… After a bitter argument, the relationship between Hayate’s roommate, Momoka, and Momoka’s creepy yet powerful sister-in-arms, Isuzu, is on the rocks. Complicating the situation is the arrival of Kijimiya Otoha, a fellow student with strange powers and a major chip on her shoulder. Otoha intends to make Isuzu her new sister-in-arms—and there’s nothing Momoka can do about it! Also contains the special bonus story “Idiots in Order!”
Dean Amachi Hitsugi has lorded over the student body of Tenchi Academy with a unique mix of eccentric policies and scatterbrained benevolence, but all that could be coming to an end. Stoic Hoshikawa Kurea and her unruly partner, Tsukishima Minori, think they have a fool-proof plan for usurping Hitsugi’s position atop the Hoshitori ranks—and seizing control of the entire Academy. Meanwhile, the rest of the students are gearing up for the upcoming School Festival. To Ayana’s chagrin, most of the classes—including her own–have decided to have maid cafes! Worst of all… Ayana’s girl-crazy roommate Jun is in charge of designing Ayana’s maid outfit, and it’s sure to be too hot to handle!
With the Tenchi Academy School Festival in full swing and the orphans from the Dandelion Garden in attendance, Ayana and Hayate have decided to sit out this week’s Hoshitori match and kick back with old friends. Trouble finds them when the Mikado Akira Fan Club takes one of the orphans hostage and demands that Hayate leave Tenchi Academy forever! This ignites one of Hayate X Blade’s most whacked out battles—a massive melee of eighty fangirls with wooden swords vs. eight Sword Bearers with…ladles?! Meanwhile, Ayana’s original partner Yukari has troubles of her own when she and her sister-in-arms, Maki, must deal with two psycho Sword Bearers out for blood! Don’t miss a minute of the hilarity, angst, and action in the most outrageous volume of Hayate X Blade yet!