Yui Ishikawa
as Yu Ebina
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Description
The TV series Hanebado: The Badminton Play of Ayano Hanesaki! [English], created by an unlisted creator and produced by an unlisted studio, first premiered on July 1, 2018 in Japan. The series spans 1 season with 13 episodes, featuring the voices of Yui Ishikawa, Chiharu Sawashiro, Eriko Matsui, and Hitomi Ôwada. It follows the story of after her crushing defeat of 21-0 at the National Junior Badminton Tournament, Nagisa Aragaki's love for her sport begins to distort. Unable to deal with the shame of loss, she starts to terrorize the members of her high school badminton club. Her grueling drills bring some to the verge of tears while others quit the club outright. With the team losing members and new prospects being too terrified to join, the future of the badminton club looks exceptionally grim. That is, until Kentarou Tachibana joins as the new head coach. Not only is he an Olympic-level player, but he also comes bearing a secret weapon: Ayano Hanesaki, the girl who defeated Nagisa six months ago. However, Ayano is not the rival Nagisa remembers, but a girl with conflicted feelings wanting to distance herself from badminton. With her future in sports now on the line, Nagisa must find a way to face her fears of inadequacy, heal her rival's troubled heart, and bring victory to Kitakomachi High School's badminton club. This is an Anime, Drama, Sport series and has received a rating of 6.3/10 from 473 viewers.
Top Cast
Chiharu Sawashiro
as Yukiteru Hayama
Eriko Matsui
as Sora Isehara
Hitomi Ôwada
as Ayano Hanesaki
Miyuri Shimabukuro
as Nagisa Aragaki
Yûna Mimura
as Riko Izumi
Konomi Kohara
as Erena Fujisawa
Nobuhiko Okamoto
as Kentaro Tachibana
Seiichiro Yamashita
as Gaku Isehara
Jessica Peterson
as Sora Isehara
Mikako Komatsu
as Miyako Taromaru
Alejandro Saab
as Yukiteru Hayama
Amber Lee Connors
as Ayano Hanesaki
Jill Harris
as Riko Izumi
Sarah Wiedenheft
as Elena Fujisawa
Dawn M. Bennett
as Nagisa Aragaki
Anthony Bowling
as Gaku Isehara
Kyle Igneczi
as Kentarou Tachibana
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Filming Location
127A Smithfield Road, Frederiksted, Virgin Islands
Production
Castle Rock Entertainment
Award
21 wins & 43 nominations total
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