Review of Hanebado!

After reading the reviews for this anime i think it gets looked down on too hard. The show suffers from not having enough episodes. The writers cut out large parts of the source material in order to get the bulk of story into one season. This, of course, left a hollow shell because of characters and entire arcs being removed. Small things like a character learning a new move or improving a skill got removed. For example a character was always able to play with two hands in the source. they even practiced doing so, but in the anime it comes out later from thinair

So lets look at what was left over. This show starts with what will become our two main characters, Ayano and Nagisa, playing against each other in a tournament. The battle ending with both girls wondering why they even play the sport is what sets the pace for the rest of the show. We watch everyone we meet toss over the same question as the episodes tick on for different reasons. Given that everyone is only alloted a few minutes to have these arcs. I believe that the show does a good job in engaging you with them.
While it may be a villain of the week story. You can still understand everyone, which is something that alot of shows fail to accomplish even with the right amount of episodes.

Its not a bad show. it has good everything and im sure if it had more episodes would be held in great light. I recommend you try it then read the source. (It has ecchi angles if that helps)