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So apparently the author almost got sued at some point, but then the plaintiff
became an anime sponsor. Anyone have any idea who it was and when this
happened?

**Page 16, Chapter 470** [![Hayate almost got
sued](https://i.stack.imgur.com/tFfTR.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/tFfTR.png)


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Who tried to sue the author of Hayate no Gotoku, and when?


Well the sponsors of the anime were Geneon Entertainment, Shogakukan , P&G,
Jun Planning Co., INC. and KONAMI. So it could be one of those, but why and
when? I don't know. Looks like the manga magazine covered the whole thing.


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Probably Konami. The censor had 3 *'s which means three hiragana, and if it
was an anime sponsor, Konami fits the bill. They did do a lot of Konami jokes,
so it would be a possibility.


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I am not finding any reputable source, but according to both uncyclopedia (
_caveat emptor_ ) and [a Japanese quiz site about
anime](http://quizken.jp/quiz/!/eyJkIjoibk5NUGQwdzMrSG89In0), Hata Kenjiro,
the author of Hayate no Gotoku was sued by KONAMI.

This is the quote from the quiz site, which is asking whether the fact is true
or false (and true was the answer according to the quiz):

> 漫画家の畑健二郎は「疾風のごとく!」についてKONAMIから訴えられたことがある


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