Hanebado: The Badminton Play of Ayano Hanesaki! poster

Hanebado: The Badminton Play of Ayano Hanesaki! (2018)

Animation · Drama · Sport

Ayano Hanesaki, a first-year student at Kanagawa Prefectural Kitakomachi High School, has a badminton ability able to surpass others effortlessly yet avoids playing the sport. She meets Nagisa Aragaki, a third-year student who practices day and night aiming to become the best player in Japan. Encouraged by coach Tachibana Kentarou, supported by club colleagues, and fired up by various rivals, the two engage in their youth and adored sport so thrilling like a shuttle flown at high speed!

IMDb rating: 6.3 (494 votes)
Episode average: 7.1 +0.8 vs IMDb
Seasons: 1
Language: JA
Type: TV series

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Seasons

Season 1 (2018)

7.07 avg 13 episodes 7.2 → 7.0 24 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Incredible Talent!	7.2	38
2	Meat's the Best After a Workout!	7.1	31
3	She Was Perfect	6.9	31
4	I'm Lost Right Now, Too	6.9	31
5	You're Not Alone	7.0	32
6	It's Our Last Summer, You Know!	7.1	31
7	I'll Mop the Floor With Her	7.7	33
8	The Badminton I Want to Play	7.1	29
9	What I Want Us To Be Is Not 'Friends'	7.0	29
10	The Backhand Grip Is Like This	6.8	29
11	Because I Love Badminton	7.0	31
12	Step Forward Already!	7.1	30
13	On the Other Side of That Net	7.0	31