It’s been fun watching the details about Hanebad manga from Kousuke Hamada that’s getting an anime adaptation. The project has moved along well with a steady stream of reveals and now one of the bigger pieces has arrived with the premiere date scheduled for July 1st, 2018. Additionally, the official social media side revealed a big colorful new key visual for it that you can see to the right.
It’s directed by Shinpei Ezaki based on the scripts by Taku Kishimoto. Satoshi Kimura is handling the character designs with LIDEN FILMS handling the animation production. Check out some images from their booth portion below!
The Japanese cast includes Hitomi Ohwada as Ayano Hanesaki, Miyuri Shimabukuro as Nagisa Aragaki, Nobuhiko Okamoto as Kentaro Tachibana, Mikako Komatsu as Miyako Taromaru, Sayaka Ohara as Uraka Hanesaki, Mariya Ise as Conny Christensen, Ai Kayano as Yuika Shiwahime, Asami Shimoda as Kaoruko Serigaya, and Arisa Sakuraba as Nozomi Ishizawa.
The original manga kicked off in 2013 in good! Afternoon magazine and has been serialized in it since with twelve volumes released so far.
YURiKA will perform the opening theme song while Yuiko Ohara will perform the ending song, the titles of which will be revealed later.
Check out the official site and Twitter.
Plot Concept: Tachibana Kentarou is a high school badminton coach who has a lot more enthusiasm than some of the members of his very small team. One day, he meets the quiet-voiced student Hanesaki Ayano, who is effortlessly physically capable and experienced in badminton. He tries to recruit her, but she seems to have no interest in the sport at all. Due to a series of circumstances, she eventually ends up joining the team. Coach Tachibana is determined that with her on board, they’ll be champions!
