The art is satisfying and enjoyable, though nothing spectacular. However, the story is a flavorless dry dish with weak character development limited to just two protagonists, filled with contradictions and scummy characters pretending to be righteous. This is a thoroughly disappointing anime that...

The anime features very good art direction in badminton scenes and pretty backdrops with decent sound design, while Riko and Erena stand out as the only decent characters. However, it's a melodramatic piece of garbage with terrible characters, an insufferable main character who treats everyone po...

The character development shines throughout, with both main characters undergoing realistic transformations that make you feel passionate for Nagisa's growth and deeply sympathetic for Ayano's struggles. While there are some poor writing elements with characters and coaches failing to support Aya...

The animation during badminton matches showed promise with decent art direction and lighting, potentially serving as an introduction to the sport. However, the experience was completely ruined by a mediocre soundtrack, mind-numbing plot with poor writing, underwhelming ending, and abysmal charact...

Hanebado delivers phenomenal production values with lifelike badminton choreography that rivals boxing matches in Hajime no Ippo, earning perfect 10s for art and sound. However, the show fatally stumbles by making Ayano the protagonist instead of the initially promising Nagisa, creating an unlika...

The animation is awesome and authentic, looking elegant and true to life, making it really fun to watch despite the heavy emotional content. The characters constantly loop through dark emotions like shame, self-pity, and anger, which can be off-putting, and their social behavior shows a complete ...

The absolutely breathtaking animation makes this the best looking sports anime ever, with gorgeous choreography that will get your heart racing despite the story's limitations. Unfortunately, none of the side characters receive meaningful development beyond half an episode, leaving them as mere s...

Hanebado! initially looked like it could lead female sports anime with strong characters and a solid badminton premise. Instead, it abandons the sport’s metaphoric core, drowning every episode in overwrought yandere melodrama that makes character growth, victories, and defeats equally meaningless...

The badminton scenes are genuinely excellent with amazing animation and character designs that make this the nicest-looking sports anime in recent memory. Unfortunately, everything away from the court is an absolute mess - Ayano's psychological drama and her mother's abandonment feel forced and u...

The animation and characters are pretty cool, and the story had great potential, but the ending is so frustrating it lets you down harder than Hanesaki's mother abandoned her. The studio rushed to finish in 13 episodes with a forced happy Disney-style ending, making baffling mainstream design cho...

Hanebado! makes you physically feel the toll of every smash and sprint, and Ayano’s twisted psyche adds addictive drama. Only the final episode feels hurried, as if the show needed one more breather before match point. Still, it’s an easy, enthusiastic recommendation—especially for sports-anime d...

The badminton matches are electrifying, especially the last two episodes that feel close to a 9, and the animation makes every smash intense. Yet the series botches its biggest emotional conflict by letting Ayanon’s abusive mother off without consequence and turns Nagasaki into an intolerable bul...

Hanebado stands out with its impressive CGI incorporation and immersive sound design that authentically captures the badminton environment. However, the story and character focus jump around frantically, with two heroines constantly fighting for the spotlight and the first half proving significan...

The animation is absolutely stunning and the sound design is great, making the badminton matches visually spectacular to watch. However, the writing is deeply flawed with Ayano's character being an unlikeable, confusing mess whose motivations make no sense, while the supporting cast is forgettabl...

The animation shines as the show's strongest element, with breathtaking detail in depicting shuttlecock hits, complemented by smooth swish sounds and authentic hitting effects. However, the characters prove difficult to sympathize with, as they're portrayed as single-minded individuals who seem t...

I have a hard time deciding if I'd recommend this show just for good character design and some good sports play that's few and far between. Because the story definitely isn't what I'd recommend I've heard some people say that this show is way too dramatic for a sports anime about Badminton. I'd s...

Hanebado is a summer 2018 anime produced by Lindenfilms, directed by Shinpei Ezaki, and written by Taku Kishimoto. The story follows Ayano Hanesaki, A high school girl who is very gifted at badminton. Hanebado features a large cast of characters whom all have some sort of quirk and shortcoming to...

The animation quality stands out with exceptional rotoscoping techniques making the badminton matches genuinely exciting to watch, and Nagisa proves to be an engaging character with her hardworking personality and appealing design. However, the anime suffers from excessive melodrama that feels as...

The animation delivers impressive dynamic badminton sequences that realistically capture the sport's speed and intensity. However, this technical merit is completely overshadowed by an infuriating viewing experience built around unfulfilled revenge, where the main character's abusive mother faces...

The artwork and music are decent qualities, but the plot is mediocre with excessive drama and anxiety that ruins the viewing experience. Ayano's mother's terrible parenting makes the anime particularly unbearable, as the show focuses too much on traumatizing its characters for no good reason rath...