Hanebado! (はねバド!), also known asThe Badminton Play of Ayano Hanesaki! orHanebad!, is a Japanesemanga series by Kōsuke Hamada. It was serialized inKodansha'sseinen manga magazineGood! Afternoon from June 2013 to October 2019, with its chapters collected in 16tankōbon volumes.[1] Ananime television series adaptation produced byLiden Films aired from July to October 2018.[2]
In the sporting world of badminton, Uchika Hanesaki was a reigning champion. Her daughter Ayano would follow her mother and trained with Uchika for many years. One day in her middle school Ayano caught a cold before an important badminton match and subsequently lost, causing Uchika to leave her and Ayano to be raised by her grandparents. Her mother leaving resulted in Ayano being depressed and she stopped playing badminton at a competitive level. Now as Ayano is in her first year in high school, she is recruited by former player Kentaro Tachibana to join the badminton club. While there, she learns to overcome her fears from playing badminton again.
A first year in high school and a shy badminton player. When she is spoken to, Elena often comes on her side. In one instance; When Kentaro was scouting for badminton members to join the team's club, while he saw Ayano climbed up a tree.
A badminton player from Denmark, who was trained by Uchika Hanesaki and a member of the Fredericia girls badminton club. She meets Ayano by a river, after she ran away from the training camp. They went by a flower shop to look around. When Ayano's phone rang, she overheard her name on the phone, which surprised Connie.
Written and illustrated by Kōsuke Hamada,Hanebado! was serialized in the manga anthologyGood! Afternoon from June 7, 2013, to October 7, 2019.[2][10] The chapters were collected in 16tankōbon volumes byKodansha.[11]
An anime television series adaptation aired from July 2[a] to October 1, 2018, onTokyo MX and other channels.[13] It ran for 13 episodes.[14] The series is directed by Shinpei Ezaki and written byTaku Kishimoto, with animation byLiden Films. Satoshi Kimura provided the character designs, andTatsuya Kato composed the music. The opening theme is "Futari no Hane" (ふたりの羽根) byYurika, and the ending theme is "High Stepper" (ハイステッパー,Hai Suteppā) byYuiko Ōhara.[15]
The production was affected by the2018 Hokkaido earthquake: the photography studio is located inSapporo and was without power following the earthquake, making it impossible for the staff to continue working until electricity is fully restored. As a result, episode 11 of the show was delayed, with a new broadcast date yet to be decided.[16] The show resumed on September 17, 2018, after being delayed for a week.[17]
Crunchyroll streamed the series with original Japanese audio and English subtitles, whileFunimation streamed it with an English dub.[18]
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