Kazanami Hayate is the male protagonist of Buddy Go!. He is the youngest in his family, with his oldest brother being Ayato of Tag. He shares a friendly rivalry and romantic relationship with Ai.

Hayate is said to be a womanizer, or someone who "likes pretty girls". He first sees Ai as a rival, but grows to care for her after realizing her gender. 

Shizuku Ishiai, a second year middle school student, loves dancing, but is bad at expressing herself, so she crossdresses and posts videos of her dances on the popular website "Smile Douga", under the alias "Ai". And she had declared the "dancing prince", Hayate, her rival. But, after a few unexpected events, and her attempts to best him, she's somehow thrown into an idol unit with him; furthermore, a MALE one?!
 
Main story: Chapters 1–44.
 
Sidestories/bonus (related to the main stories): two in volume 2, one in volume 3, one in volume 4, three in volume 5 (one of them with less pages in a sketchy style), two in volume 7, one in volume 8, two in volume 9, two in volume 10 (one of them with less pages, refers directly to the other side story in volume 10), one in volume 11 and one in volume 12. 
 
In total: 44 chapters of the main story + 16 bonus -> 60 in total.

Shizuku Ishiai, a second-year middle school student, loves dancing but is bad at expressing herself, so she crossdresses and posts videos of her dances on the popular website "Smile Douga," under the alias "Ai." And she had declared the "dancing prince," Hayate, her rival. But, after a few unexpected events, and her attempts to best him, she's somehow thrown into an idol unit with him; furthermore, a MALE one?!


__Awards:__ Best New Actor (2008), Best Supporting Actor (2011)
__Music:__
- Palette (1st Mini Album, released May 23, 2012)
- Enjoy☆Full (2nd Mini Album, released June 5, 2013)

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- Revealed as the sixth member of Kiramune on October 24, 2011; debuted on May 23, 2012.
- Hosts Dengeki Girl's Smile with [Ryouhei Kimura](https://anilist.co/staff/96762/Ryouhei-Kimura)
- Married to fellow seiyuu [Asuka Oogame](https://anilist.co/staff/102489). 

Previously affiliated with the agency Pro-Fit. After the agency announced that they would be shutting down operation in 2022, he would be transferring to his own agency "Raccoon Dog", along with several other Pro-Fit talents.

Hayate Kazanami