List of Hanebado! episodes
Hanebado! is an anime series adapted from the manga of the same title by Kōsuke Hamada. It aired from July 2[lower-alpha 1] to October 1, 2018, on Tokyo MX and other channels.[1] It ran for 13 episodes in 6 DVD/Blu-ray releases.[2] The series is directed by Shinpei Ezaki and written by Taku Kishimoto, with animation by Liden Films. Satoshi Kimura provided the character designs, and Tatsuya Kato composed the music. The opening theme is "Futari no Hane" (ふたりの羽根) by Yurika, and the ending theme is "High Stepper" (ハイステッパー, Hai Suteppā) by Yuiko Ōhara.[3] Due to the 2018 Hokkaido earthquake, the last three episodes were delayed by a week.[4][5]
Anime key visual featuring Nagisa Aragaki, Ayano Hanesaki, and other badminton players
The series were simulcast worldwide outside Asia by Crunchyroll with English subtitles, and in North America, the British Isles and Australasia by Funimation with an English dub.[6]
Episode list
| No. | Title[lower-alpha 2] | Original air date[7] | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Incredible Talent!" Transcription: "Suggoi Sainō!" (Japanese: スッゴい才能！) | July 2, 2018 | |
| Nagisa Aragaki is facing Ayano Hanesaki at the Junior Nationals badminton tournament and loses in a blowout. She has been depressed since that loss and, as captain of the badminton club, takes out her frustration on new potential club members. At the start of a new school year, Noriko Miyura overhears Ayano and Elena Fujisawa wanting to join a school club. Noriko advises against the badminton club, and promotes the tennis club instead. Later, Riko sees Ayano while walking home, but in disbelief decides she has mistaken someone else for her. The next day, Kentaro Tachibana is scouting for badminton members while watching a practice match at the tennis club. A powerful serve goes out of bounds and heads straight for Elena, which Ayano deflects with ease. Kentaro notices this and approaches Ayano boldly, while Elena accuses him of being a pervert and protects her. Nagisa also sees Ayano, much to her disbelief. Later, Miyako Tarōmaru, the badminton club's advisor, introduces Kentaro as the new coach for the badminton club. Elena drags Ayano to the badminton club in an attempt to get her to join. | |||
| 2 | "Meat's the Best After a Workout!" Transcription: "Undō no Nochi no Niku wa kakubetsussu!" (Japanese: 運動の後の肉は格別ッス！) | July 9, 2018 | |
| Nagisa and Ayano face off in a match as Miyako watches from afar. Kentaro advises Nagisa and Ayano to practice together, but Ayano disagrees, and Nagisa practices with Riko instead. The next day, Kentarō and Gaku Isehara have a practice match against Nagisa and Ayano in pairs, but Nagisa and Ayano aren't able to work together. Kentaro switches Nagisa out with Riko and the match goes better. Later, at a convenience store, Yu Ebina, another badminton club member, stops to eat a corn dog. She sees Nagisa walk by and offers her to eat together. While eating the corn dog, Nagisa snaps at Yu for commenting about how Nagisa had talent, because when Nagisa was younger, everyone around her said that she only won because she was tall. The next day, at the end of practice, Kentaro challenges Nagisa to a mock match. During the match, he concludes that Nagisa is too focused on controlling the match, but he also knows that she genuinely loves badminton. Using this, he's able to get her out of her slump. | |||
| 3 | "She Was Perfect" Transcription: "Aitsu wa kanpeki datta" (Japanese: アイツは完璧だった) | July 16, 2018 | |
| In a flashback, Uchika Hanesaki, Ayano's mom is practicing with her as Elena watches and counts how many returns Ayano had. In middle school, Ayano quits badminton after her mother leaves. In the present, during practice, Ayano seems to be depressed. Elena goes to see a movie with Noriko and has tea. During that time, Elena sees Nagisa, and has a talk with her about Ayano. Later, at practice, a girl from another school called Kaoruko Serigaya challenges Ayano to a friendly match, and Ayano loses. As a result, Ayano doesn't come to school the next day, so Kentaro and Nagisa went to visit her. However, Cho and Masashi, her grandparents greet them instead, and inform the two that Ayano is not at home. While at her house, Kentaro sees Uchika's medals and trophies. The grandparents tell them that Uchika, before retiring, was a badminton champion. Later, Elena finds Ayano and asks who the girl she lost to was. Ayano says that, back in middle school Kaoruko got her sick with a cold, before an important badminton match, which disappointed Uchika and because of that, Uchika left. Elena asks Nagisa for help, to cheer up Ayano. Nagisa meets her and plays badminton at the playground, and Ayano gets cheered up. The next day, Ayano and Elena formally join the badminton club. | |||
| 4 | "I'm Lost Right Now, Too" Transcription: "Watashi mo ima, maigona nda" (Japanese: 私も今、迷子なんだ) | July 23, 2018 | |
| With the badminton training camp beginning, the club is greeted by the Fredericia girl's badminton club, who are training in the same place. Kentaro comes up with a strategy for single and double matches, while Ayano goes to a convenience store to pick up some things. Nagisa draws a map for her, but Ayano ends up getting lost. She is approached by a girl wearing shades, who's going to the same store. Meanwhile, the rest of the Fredericia members wonder where their last member is. As they get to the store, the girl with shades asks what high school Ayano is in and starts questioning her, when Sora Isehara, one of the club members, shows up, and both her and Ayano leave. The girl with shades, whose name is revealed to be Connie, a member of the Fredericia girl's badminton club, shows up late to the camp, worrying Hina Tagajo, her teammate for the match against Ayano and Riko. Before the match starts, Connie tells Hina to sit out, but Hina refuses, so Connie refrains from playing. Because of that, Hina struggles by herself, and eventually, Connie steps in and plays by herself. During the interval, Ayano sees that Connie ties her hair exactly the same way Ayano's mother used to. | |||
| 5 | "You're Not Alone" Transcription: "Hitori ja nai yo" (Japanese: 一人じゃないよ) | July 30, 2018 | |
| The match continues and Connie laments that Ayano isn't like Uchika. During the short interval, Kentaro tells Riko to cover the front and Ayano, the back-court. The strategy works, but when Ayano tries to return a shot, one of the strings on her racket breaks, and because of that, Ayano and Riko lose the match, and Ayano runs away, feeling depressed. Connie also feels depressed, but is cheered up by Yuika and the rest of her club members at the inn. At night, Ayano tries to ask Connie about Uchika, but she gets scared, and doesn't end up doing it. Before leaving the training camp, Ayano asks Connie how her mother is doing, and Connie tells her that Uchika is coming back to Japan. | |||
| 6 | "It's Our Last Summer, You Know!" Transcription: "Saigo no Natsu nan da mon!" (Japanese: 最後の夏なんだもん!) | August 6, 2018 | |
| The brackets for the Inter-High badminton preliminaries have come out, and in her first match, Riko will be facing Nozomi Ishizawa, an old middle school friend, who was a semi-finalist in the previous year's badminton tournament. Nagisa tries to give advice to Riko on how to win, but Riko says that she is not like Nagisa. The preliminaries begin, and in Riko's match against Nozomi, Nozomi has the upper hand as Riko is doubting herself. However, Nagisa is able to motivate her, and Riko begins to play for real, and tries her hardest, but the match ends with Riko losing and Nozomi winning. Surprisingly, Uchika shows up at the badminton tournament. | |||
| 7 | "I'll Mop the Floor With Her" Transcription: "Anna ko, shunsatsu shite miseru" (Japanese: あんな子、瞬殺してみせる) | August 13, 2018 | |
| Kaoruko watches Ayano's match against one of Kaoruko's fellow teammates, who loses. As Ayano walks back to the stands, Kaoruko gives her a handkerchief to prepare her for what she claims will be Ayano's loss. Ayano takes this in stride. Later, Kaoruko's match against Ayano begins, and Ayano has the upper hand. The first set is won by Ayano, with a score of 21-17. The next set starts and is won by Ayano again, with a score of 21-16. She gives the same handkerchief back to Kaoruko, but Kaoruko doesn't accept it and instead, heads back to the locker room. Ayano leaves, calling Kaoruko pathetic and claiming that the match was a let-down, and Elena is shocked by this, telling Ayano that she should respect her opponent. Later on, Yu checks out the tournament standings, which reveal the next semifinal match to be between Nagisa and Nozomi. | |||
| 8 | "The Badminton I Want to Play" Transcription: "Watashi no Yaritai Badominton" (Japanese: 最後の夏なんだもん!私のやりたいバドミントン) | August 20, 2018 | |
| In a flashback, at Totsuka middle school, a badminton match ended as Nozomi lost to Nagisa. As Riko was watching it. Miyako walks out of the restroom with Riko and saw that Nagisa is preparing for the semifinal match with Nozomi. But Riko says to her that the three of them went to the same middle school. Then Nagisa was favored to going to Zushi Sogo high school, on a scholarship. But Nozomi was picked instead. Kentarō checks up on Nagisa, to not over think about the match. Nozomi overhears a conversation with her opponent, after advancing to the semifinal match. Ayano started her badminton match, as the play lasted for a time, her opponent pulled a muscle. When she told them to quit, if unable to continue. Elena sees this and asks about Ayano's strange behavior. The semifinal match has started with Nagisa and Nozomi. Nozomi's serves starts to wear down Nagisa, as Ayano sees her strategy. Based on Nozomi's coach telling her what to do. During the interval her coach advises a strategy, but she doesn't reply back and got yelled at. It continues, when the second match starts. But Nozomi told her coach, I'll play my own style. After a long match, she lost to Nagisa. As Nozomi's coach told Kentarō that he was too hard on Nozomi. | |||
| 9 | "What I Want Us To Be Is Not 'Friends'" Transcription: "Naritai no Wa "tomodachi" ja nai" (Japanese: ンなりたいのは”友達” じゃない) | August 27, 2018 | |
| Connie and Yuika Shiwahime visits Ayano's badminton club, which surprises them. Before the final match of the tournament. Where Ayano is facing against Nagisa. Conny wants a quick match with Ayano. But her keychain broke. Yuika advises Ayano to try at a local festival, which might have an arcade that has it. While being there, Yuika wins a whale backpack and gives it to Ayano. Later Ayano and Conny are talking alone. Conny nervously speaks to her. As Ayano pulls the backpack in front of Conny's face. She takes it away from her. Yuika and Elena got back, Conny gets to the point. That she, Ayano, and Uchika should be a family. Ayano interrupts her and wants to go somewhere. Yu is with Sora and asks about who got into badminton first, Hayama or Gaku. Sora, replies that Hayama invited her and Gaku to try the sport. Since they were little. They went to a badminton court, behind the batting cages. Conny starts first, as Ayano returns it. She shows her strange behavior, that Elena was concerned about. In Denmark, Conny recalls a time, Uchika began being her mother. One day she looks at Uchika's phone and saw a picture, Uchika said it's her daughter back in Japan. The match ends, when Ayano told her that she doesn't want a family with you. Later Conny and Yuika got back to the train station, as the rest of their club members welcome them back. Uchika surprises Ayano at home. | |||
| 10 | "The Backhand Grip Is Like This" Transcription: "Bakkuhando no Nigiri wa kō" (Japanese: バックハンドの握りはこう) | September 3, 2018 | |
| In a flashback, Nagisa started badminton in elementary school. Uchika has tea with Cho and Masashi as Ayano goes to her room instead. Suddenly at practice Ayano wants a match with Kentarō. Next she asks Nagisa for a quick match before their final match of the tournament. While Riko thought she was provoking Nagisa, about Ayano's remarks. Kentaro told Gaku and Hayama to be prepared for the boy's preliminary tournament. At the locker room Ayano was glaring at Nagisa, as she left to see Miyako and Kentaro. He asks about her knee. Which Nagisa replies it doesn't hurt. Miyako tells about Kentaro's time before quitting the Olympics, in which his knee was hurt too. Riko meets up with Nagisa and starts to worry about her knees too. Yu watches Hayama practice at night. The boy's preliminary tournament started with Gaku winning his match. When Hayama's match looks grim. Yu walks out of the gym and Nagisa speaks to her, if something happen between the two of them. With Gaku and Hayama both later losing in the tournament, Gaku wants to continue the sport into college. Yu watches Hayama practice at night again and gives him a water bottle, which surprises him. While also confessing her feelings to him. But Hayama thought Yu's message was about badminton, not him. | |||
| 11 | "Because I Love Badminton" Transcription: "Badominton ga sukida kara" (Japanese: バドミントンが好きだから) | September 17, 2018[lower-alpha 3] | |
| At dinner, Uchika wants to reconnect with Ayano. As she goes to her room. At practice Yu and Riko notices Ayano is spacing out lately. Hayama and Guku shows up to practice, suddenly Ayano wants a match with Hayama and he lost. Ayano swiftly asks for another match. When Hayama tries to leave out of the gym. Nagisa steps in and tells Ayano to not be hasty about it. She asks Nagisa for a match too, but told her to wait until the tournament in two days. At the end of practice Nagisa went jogging and saw Riko with her siblings. Uchika tries to bond with Ayano again. At night Nagisa watches the badminton match between Kaoruko and Ayano, she pauses the video. When she seen the same expression Ayano had at the Junior Nationals. At the venue of the final match, Yuka and her friends shows up and speaks to Riko. About Nagisa's opponent is from the same high school as them. Both Ayano and Nagisa are preparing, as Ayano doesn't want Yu's encouragement. Elena takes her away and worries about her behavior, and regrets taking her to the badminton club. The match begins and Ayano is surprised by Nagisa's quick strategy. Uchika walks out to buy a drink. As Elena wants to talk to her. | |||
| 12 | "Step Forward Already!" Transcription: "Ashi o mae ni dashinasai yo!" (Japanese: 足を前に出しなさいよ！) | September 24, 2018 | |
| In a flashback, Uchika goes through her suitcase, as Ayano tried to tell her about what happen. During the badminton match with Kaoruko in middle school. Ayano returns Nagisa's serve for a point, with a new strategy. Uchika tells Elena that she wanted to train Ayano. One day she went to the gym to see if Ayano is there. But Uchika secretly saw through the window to the badminton court and watched her train by herself. Uchika decided to leave Ayano with her grandparents. As the first set is evenly contested, it wears down Ayano and Nagisa. The first set is won by Ayano, by a score of 21-16. Elena thinks badminton is just a sport. While Uchika sees it as, you can be great and wealthy. But risking an injury can end your career. While choosing badminton over than your own child. The second set starts with Ayano feeling cornered by Nagisa's serves. Kaoruko tries to encourage Ayano, but still feels pressured by Nagisa and lost. During the interval Ayano tells Yu and Sora to don't bother her. When Uchika and Elena heard it. The third set of the last match of the tournament begins with Ayano's side looking grim. Sora tells Ayano to don't lose on purpose. | |||
| 13 | "On the Other Side of That Net" Transcription: "Ano Shiroobi no Mukō ni" (Japanese: あの白帯のむこうに) | October 1, 2018 | |
| The third set begins and Ayano gains an advantage with a new strategy. While Nagisa starts to wear down and asks for a short break. The match is evenly contested. For the last match point, Kentaro sees Nagisa's new strategy and by using it. Her knee can give out, at a given notice. Ayano tries to return Nagisa's serve, but throws her racket towards the net instead. Nagisa wins the tournament. Yu and Sora carries Ayano back to the locker room. Uchika meets her there and asks if she, Ayano, and Connie take a trip to Denmark. Ayano declines and wants to stay in Japan. Elena talks to Ayano about what happen before the tournament ended. Nagisa talks to Riko and she was surprised that Nagisa won. The next day everyone meets up to the gym. As Riko tells them that Nagisa went to the hospital with Kentaro, to check up on her knees. Nagisa and Kentaro walks to the gym. As Nagisa tells them, she has Patellar tendinitis. Ayano uses her strange behavior to ask Nagisa for a match later on. | |||
Home releases
Japanese
In Japan, Toho released the series in 6 volumes starting from September 19, 2018 to February 13, 2019.
| Volume | Episodes | Release date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1-3 | September 19, 2018 | [8] |
| 2 | 4-5 | October 17, 2018 | [9] |
| 3 | 6-7 | November 14, 2018 | [10] |
| 4 | 8-9 | December 19, 2018 | [11] |
| 5 | 10-11 | January 16, 2019 | [12] |
| 6 | 12-13 | February 13, 2019 | [2] |
English
| Volume | Episodes | Release date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1-13 | August 13, 2019 | [13] |
Notes
- Tokyo MX listed the show at 24:00 on July 1, which is at midnight on July 2, 2018.
- All English titles are taken from Crunchyroll.
- Episode 11 was delayed at a later date as a result of the 2018 Hokkaido Eastern Iburi earthquake.[4]
References
- Hodgkins, Crystalyn (June 1, 2018). "Hanebad! Badminton Anime Reveals Visual, July 1 Premiere". Anime News Network. Retrieved June 1, 2018.
- "Volume 6" (in Japanese). Hanebado. Archived from the original on September 9, 2018. Retrieved September 3, 2018.
- "Hanebad! Badminton Anime's 2nd Promo Video Previews Theme Songs". Anime News Network. June 13, 2018. Retrieved June 13, 2018.
- "Hanebad! Anime's 11th Episode Delayed Due to Hokkaido Earthquake". Anime News Network. September 7, 2018. Retrieved September 7, 2018.
- "Hanebado! schedule" (in Japanese). Hanebado. September 13, 2018. Archived from the original on September 13, 2018. Retrieved September 13, 2018.
- "Crunchyroll, Funimation to Stream Chio's School Road, Harukana Receive, Hanebad Anime (Update)". Anime News Network. June 28, 2018. Retrieved June 28, 2018.
- "はねバド！". Tokyo MX (in Japanese). Retrieved June 28, 2018.
- "Volume 1". Hanebado. Archived from the original on January 4, 2019. Retrieved September 3, 2018.
- "Volume 2". Hanebado. Archived from the original on September 4, 2018. Retrieved September 3, 2018.
- "Volume 3". Hanebado. Archived from the original on September 4, 2018. Retrieved September 3, 2018.
- "Volume 4". Hanebado. Archived from the original on July 11, 2018. Retrieved September 3, 2018.
- "Volume 5". Hanebado. Archived from the original on September 4, 2018. Retrieved September 3, 2018.
- "HANEBADO! The Complete Series - BD". Funimation. Retrieved May 18, 2019.
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