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“Formerly unathletic Asahi discovers her hidden badminton talent after quitting volleyball.”
Badminton Girl
バドガール
6.73
14,271 rank · 2,182 readers · 7 favorites
Shoujo
Sports
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Synopsis
Formerly unathletic Asahi discovers her hidden badminton talent after quitting volleyball.
Asahi is a 7th grade student who's very bad at sports. She joined the volleyball club when she entered junior high school, only to quit it one month later because she couldn't keep up with practice. Feeling discouraged from all kinds of sports, Asahi was reluctant when her friend asked her to play a double badminton match to substitute for a member who couldn't play. Surprisingly, Asahi found out that she has talent for badminton... (Source: Divine Sanctuary) Included one-shot: Volume 1: 100-nen Ningyou (The Hundred-year-old Doll)
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Derived from 2 sampled reviews
7.0
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What 2 readers settled on.
100%
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Score distribution
median 7
mode 6
σ 1.00
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Strong agreement
σ 1.00 · scores cluster tight
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Not enough recommend signal yet
Score over time
↓ 1.00
Running avg · Jan 2010 → Mar 2010
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 8 “I really enjoyed this manga, despite the length of it. Although I would have preferred if it had been longer with more romance in it, the 6 chapter length was sufficient to solve the main...”
- 6 “Badminton Girl isn't much of a manga. In the end, I couldn't help but think that this series had so much potential to make a decent series. Instead, Badminton Girl, while light and charming falls...”
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Medium · 50%
Long · 0%
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A Manga Publication
- Format 10 × 2 ch × vol
- Total read 1h 20m approx
- Published May 2008 – Apr 2009
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M6002 catalog