Hanebado! (はねバド!), also known as The Badminton Play of Ayano Hanesaki! or Hanebad!, is a Japanese manga series by Kōsuke Hamada. It was serialized in Kodansha's seinen manga magazine Good! Afternoon from June 2013 to October 2019, with its chapters collected in 16 tankōbon volumes.[1] An anime television series adaptation produced by Liden Films aired from July to October 2018.[2]
Plot
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.