7.0/1029 votes#1 - Incredible Talent!
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 7/1/2018
Aragaki Nagisa, captain of the Kitakomachi High School badminton club, lost a game at the Junior Nationals without scoring a single point. She's fallen into a slump since then, and takes her anger out on her fellow club members. But six months later, a new student appears in the club...
Director: Shinpei Ezaki
Writer: Taku Kishimoto
6.6/1024 votes#2 - Meat's the Best After a Workout!
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 7/8/2018
Nagisa is threatened by Ayano's presence. She works even harder than ever before, but can't seem to pull out of her slump. Then, their new coach Tachibana takes action...
Director: Daisuke Tokudo
Writer: Taku Kishimoto
6.5/1024 votes#3 - She Was Perfect
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 7/15/2018
Ayano has just started fitting in at the badminton club when Serigaya Kaoruko, ace at Konan High School, appears. Ayano is upset by her presence, and appears to have some past connection with her.
Director: Masataka Nishikawa
Writer: Shinpei Ezaki
6.5/1024 votes#4 - I'm Lost Right Now, Too
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 7/22/2018
While at a training camp, the Kitakomachi badminton club ends up playing the Fredericia Girls badminton club. Ayano is excited about playing with her team for the first time, but when she goes out to buy things from the local convenience store, she runs into another girl...
Director: Shinya Iino
Writer: Yurika Miyao
6.3/1026 votes#5 - You're Not Alone
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 7/29/2018
Danish player Connie singlehandedly dominates the Ayano-Riko pair. Riko notices that Ayano seems shaken by some meaningful words Connie said to her, and offers her own encouragement.
Director: Yuuki Ikeda
Writer: Yurika Miyao
6.7/1024 votes#6 - It's Our Last Summer, You Know!
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 8/5/2018
The Kitakomachi badminton club is hard in training for the upcoming Inter-High preliminaries. Riko is revved up to play in her last tournament, but when she receives her match-ups, she goes from elated to despondent.
Director: Kenji Kuroda, Ryota Miyazawa
Writer: Rintarou Ikeda
7.5/1026 votes#7 - I'll Mop the Floor with Her
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 8/12/2018
For her third match of the Inter-High preliminaries, Ayano faces her middle school rival, Kaoruko. Though puzzled by Ayano's attitude change from the last time they played, Kaoruko faces her with utter confidence. But when the match begins...
Director: Shujiro Ami
Writer: Taku Kishimoto
6.6/1022 votes#8 - The Badminton I Want to Play
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 8/19/2018
Nearing the end of the Inter-High preliminaries, Nagisa must play her old teammate, Ishizawa, for a spot at nationals. Nagisa is more revved up than ever, but Tachibana senses trouble with her knee...
Director: Kentaro Kawajiri
Writer: Rintarou Ikeda
6.7/1022 votes#9 - What I Want Us to Be Is Not 'Friends'
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 8/26/2018
The Kitakomachi Badminton Club is preparing for the Inter-High finals between Nagisa and Ayano. While club feels nervous over Ayano's strange behavior, one day, an unexpected person shows up in the middle of practice.
Director: Yuichi Shimodaira
Writer: Yurika Miyao
6.4/1022 votes#10 - The Backhand Grip Is Like This
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 9/2/2018
Nagisa is nervous about playing Ayano at full strength. Worried about her knee, Tachibana gives her some advice. And all the while, the boys' Inter-High preliminaries are going forward.
Director: Ryota Miyazawa
Writer: Taku Kishimoto
6.6/1024 votes#11 - Because I Love Badminton
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 9/16/2018
It's the night before the Inter-High finals, and the two finalists reflect on their journeys. Ayano wonders what she's playing badminton for, while Nagisa thinks back on her old loss to Ayano. And so the finals begin...
Director: Hiroki Itai
Writer: Taku Kishimoto
6.6/1023 votes#12 - Step Forward Already!
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 9/23/2018
While the match between Ayano and Nagisa begins in force, Elena confronts Uchika about the real reason for her abandonment of Ayano.
Director: Yuuki Ikeda
Writer: Taku Kishimoto
6.6/1024 votes#13 - On the Other Side of That Net
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 9/30/2018
It's the final game of the white-hot match between Ayano and Nagisa. Ayano continues to search for purpose, while Nagisa fights her with everything she has.
Director: Shinpei Ezaki
Writer: Taku Kishimoto
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Ayano Hanesaki, a first-year student at Kanagawa Prefectural Kitakomachi High School, has a badminton ability able to surpass others effortlessly yet avoids playing the sport....
Genres:AnimationDrama
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Incredible Talent!" is the best rated episode of "HANEBADO!" season 1. It scored 7/10 based on 29 votes. Directed by Shinpei Ezaki and written by Taku Kishimoto, it aired on 7/1/2018. This episode is rated 0.4 points higher than the second-best, "Meat's the Best After a Workout!".