This was a disgrace to the series. In fact, the entire finale was a disgrace to the series. So many things simply did not make sense and it was incredibly rushed, which meant that many things did not end up getting explained well at all. Hayate's parents should have been in the manga for more than 2 fucking chapters, Maria's ENTIRE character should have been explained more (why she left, and who she really is, etc), Athena and Hinagiku's conversation should have been disclosed, which most of you probably don't even know what I'm referring to because it was so vague.
I really like how Nagi went from being the same bitch that she was since ch.1 from 1 chapter to this re-defined caring princess in the next chapter (referring to third to last going into second to last chapter). It took you completely losing Hayate for like 10 seconds to change your character entirely. Great job.
And just wow, this last chapter. How can I even explain how I feel? I am a huge Hinagiku fan, and even I'm not that satisfied at what happened. It was barely a confession scene at all. But whatever I guess, at least she confessed!(?)
...Aaand it obviously didn't work since 2 years later (random time skip), Nagi is sitting at the same spot she met Hayate in the first place, and POP! Hayate randomly shows up. He hints that he never lost feelings for her after the couple of years, and bam, manga complete. Couldn't have been any more cheesy. I don't feel good about Hinagiku's confession at all; she should have saved her breath.
I am having a hard time understanding how somebody could feel satisfied at this ending, but hey, each to their own.
NEVERTHELESS, this manga kept me entertained for many years and I want to thank Hata for that. Thanks for creating my favorite character ever. You really fucked up at the finale, but for the most part, you did an ok job.