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HANEBADO!

TV·2018–2018·1 season, 13 episodes·AT-X·Animation, Drama·24m

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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!

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  1. 01HANEBADO! S01E03She Was PerfectS01E03 · 8.0Ayano has just started fitting in at the badminton club when Serigaya Kaoruko, ace at Konan High School, appears. Ayano is upset by her presence, and appears to have some past connection with her.
  2. 02HANEBADO! S01E09What I Want Us to Be Is Not 'Friends'S01E09 · 8.0The Kitakomachi Badminton Club is preparing for the Inter-High finals between Nagisa and Ayano. While club feels nervous over Ayano's strange behavior, one day, an unexpected person shows up in the middle of practice.
  3. 03HANEBADO! S01E01Incredible Talent!S01E01 · 7.0Aragaki Nagisa, captain of the Kitakomachi High School badminton club, lost a game at the Junior Nationals without scoring a single point. She's fallen into a slump since then, and takes her anger out on her fellow club members. But six months later, a new student appears in the club...

Cast

Hitomi OhwadaHitomi OhwadaAyano Hanesaki (voice)Miyuri ShimabukuroMiyuri ShimabukuroNagisa Aragaki (voice)Yuna MimuraYuna MimuraRiko Izumi (voice)Konomi KoharaKonomi KoharaElena Fujisawa (voice)Nobuhiko OkamotoNobuhiko OkamotoKentaro Tachibana (voice)

Episodes by season

Season01Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode13Episodes2018Aired 6.8Season avg
  1. S01E01HANEBADO! S01E01Incredible Talent!July 1, 2018 7.0Aragaki Nagisa, captain of the Kitakomachi High School badminton club, lost a game at the Junior Nationals without scoring a single point. S
  2. S01E02HANEBADO! S01E02Meat's the Best After a Workout!July 8, 2018 7.0Nagisa is threatened by Ayano's presence. She works even harder than ever before, but can't seem to pull out of her slump. Then, their new c
  3. S01E03HANEBADO! S01E03Season's bestShe Was PerfectJuly 15, 2018 8.0Ayano has just started fitting in at the badminton club when Serigaya Kaoruko, ace at Konan High School, appears. Ayano is upset by her pres
  4. S01E04HANEBADO! S01E04I'm Lost Right Now, TooJuly 22, 2018 7.0While at a training camp, the Kitakomachi badminton club ends up playing the Fredericia Girls badminton club. Ayano is excited about playing
  5. S01E05HANEBADO! S01E05You're Not AloneJuly 29, 2018 3.0Danish player Connie singlehandedly dominates the Ayano-Riko pair. Riko notices that Ayano seems shaken by some meaningful words Connie said
  6. S01E06HANEBADO! S01E06It's Our Last Summer, You Know!August 5, 2018 7.0The Kitakomachi badminton club is hard in training for the upcoming Inter-High preliminaries. Riko is revved up to play in her last tourname
  7. S01E07HANEBADO! S01E07I'll Mop the Floor with HerAugust 12, 2018 7.0For her third match of the Inter-High preliminaries, Ayano faces her middle school rival, Kaoruko. Though puzzled by Ayano's attitude change
  8. S01E08HANEBADO! S01E08The Badminton I Want to PlayAugust 19, 2018 7.0Nearing the end of the Inter-High preliminaries, Nagisa must play her old teammate, Ishizawa, for a spot at nationals. Nagisa is more revved
  9. S01E09HANEBADO! S01E09What I Want Us to Be Is Not 'Friends'August 26, 2018 8.0The Kitakomachi Badminton Club is preparing for the Inter-High finals between Nagisa and Ayano. While club feels nervous over Ayano's strang
  10. S01E10HANEBADO! S01E10The Backhand Grip Is Like ThisSeptember 2, 2018 7.0Nagisa is nervous about playing Ayano at full strength. Worried about her knee, Tachibana gives her some advice. And all the while, the boys
  11. S01E11HANEBADO! S01E11Because I Love BadmintonSeptember 16, 2018 7.0It's the night before the Inter-High finals, and the two finalists reflect on their journeys. Ayano wonders what she's playing badminton for
  12. S01E12HANEBADO! S01E12Step Forward Already!September 23, 2018 7.0While the match between Ayano and Nagisa begins in force, Elena confronts Uchika about the real reason for her abandonment of Ayano.
  13. S01E13HANEBADO! S01E13On the Other Side of That NetSeptember 30, 2018 7.0It's the final game of the white-hot match between Ayano and Nagisa. Ayano continues to search for purpose, while Nagisa fights her with eve

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