Top Badminton Manga Recommendations

Ao no Hako

Also known as Blue Box.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Romance , Slice of Life , Sports

Taiki Inomata is on the boys' badminton team at sports powerhouse Eimei Junior and Senior High. He's in love with basketball player Chinatsu Kano, the older girl he trains alongside every morning in the gym. One Spring day, their relationship takes a sharp turn ... And thus begins this brand-new series of love, sports and youth!



Tags: School Club , Primarily Teen Cast , School , Athletics , Male Protagonist , Heterosexual , Coming of Age , Badminton , Love Triangle , Female Protagonist , Shounen , Basketball , Cohabitation

Hanebado!

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Sports

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!

Tags: Badminton , Seinen , Female Protagonist , Primarily Female Cast , School , Tomboy

Smash!

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance , Sports

Smash! is about two childhood friends (Shouta and Miwa) who share a common love for Badminton. Miwa, who's in love with Shouta, tries to persuade Shouta to apply to the same badminton school as her but the latter being of a carefree, easy-going and dense nature, brushes her away and states that he only plays badminton for fun.

However, Shouta's perspective of badminton quickly changes after a fateful encounter with Yuuhi (a mute girl). In his search for his badminton goddess Yuuhi, Shouta met Anan and thereafter, decides that he's going to pursue badminton more seriously...

Tags: School , Badminton , Shounen

Badminton Girl

Status: Finished
Genres: Sports

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...

Included one-shot: Hyakunen Ningyou (The Hundred Year Old Doll).

Tags: Female Protagonist , Shoujo , Badminton , Primarily Child Cast , School Club

Undou-bu Kareshi

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance

Tags: Male Protagonist , Female Protagonist , Heterosexual , Badminton

Kizudarake no Piano Sonata

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Music , Slice of Life

Note: Includes 2 extra chapters.

Tags: Shounen , Female Protagonist , Primarily Female Cast , School , Badminton

Hanekoi Lion

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance , Sports

Tags: Badminton , School , Shounen

Love All Play

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Sports

A coming-of-age school-club story about the young people who devote themselves to the world's fastest sport, badminton, where the speed of a smash exceeds 400 km/h! The popular TV anime adapted into manga by a promising young talent!



Tags: Seinen , School , Badminton , Male Protagonist

Akane no Hane

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Sports

Akane, formerly a soccer player, joins the badminton team after being scouted by the coach. A newbie in a championship team, she shows promise but can she work well with her new teammates?

Includes 1 epilogue and 2 bonus chapters.

Tags: Female Protagonist , Seinen , Primarily Female Cast , Badminton , School

S

Status: Finished
Genres: Sports

Sakuragi and Yagami are friends and members of the Badminton Club. They play doubles and form a pair that few people can beat. Now a recruiter from the Ryomei school is coming to meet Sakuragi and ask him to go to the school to form a doubles team with Niresaki.

Will Sakuragi go there? Will Yagami support his friend's choice?

Tags: Shoujo , School Club , Male Protagonist , Love Triangle , Badminton

Shuttle Eyes

Status: Finished
Genres: Sports

Tags: Seinen , Badminton

Yamato no Hane

Status: Finished
Genres: Sports

Daichi Yonekawa thinks that badminton is a girl's sport and is forced to practice with his twin sister, Yuki. Daichi finds himself playing Taka Tsubahara, the Japanese Junior Champion, because he is too bored "practicing" with his sister. He soon discovers the thrill of playing badminton and even quits his soccer team to practice badminton full time. He now aims to play against Taka Tsubahara once again but this time on equal grounds...

Tags: Seinen , Badminton , Male Protagonist

Katayoku Shuttle

Status: Finished
Genres: Sports

Kaito Tamaki is a former badminton player who has lived in the shadow of his illustrious doubles partner for years. Disillusioned by his ex-partner’s words, he transferred schools and distanced himself from his beloved sport.



Tags: Badminton , Shounen , Male Protagonist

Missile Bird

Also known as Missile Bird.

Status: Finished
Genres: Sports

After a horrible one-sided match with genius badminton player Sho Yuki, Ayumu Tobii swears to quit playing the sport he loves. But what happens when he gets into the same high school as the Sho? Will he ever get his chance to shine? Nothing is impossible in a sport where smashes can go as fast as 400kph!!!



Tags: Seinen , Badminton , Male Protagonist

Gyakushuu Shuttle

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Sports

Tags: Shounen , Male Protagonist , Primarily Male Cast , School Club , Badminton

Hayabusa

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Sports

Tags: Shounen , Male Protagonist , Badminton , Primarily Male Cast

Racketman

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Sports

Chishio was always losing at badminton to his incredibly talented childhood friend, Hibana. But during one of their matches, a sudden accident happens, and Chishio ends up winning! While he feels guilty, Chishio starts to realize that his desire for victory is even stronger than he thought...



Tags: Shounen , Male Protagonist , Badminton , Primarily Teen Cast

Misato-shi Sougou Taiikukan Urakaidan nite

Status: Finished
Genres: Psychological , Sports

It's the Boys Badminton Singles competition at the Saitama Prefecture High School Athletic Meet. While heated matches are being played on the court inside the gym, a drama is also playing out on the stairs out back. A coming-of-age bromance by Kazune Yamamoto, a master of short-form manga.

Tags: Badminton , Time Skip

Badminton Girls

Status: Releasing
Genres: Drama , Sports

Based on the game by DMM.

Tags: Badminton

Trick Shot

Status: Finished
Genres: Sports

Tags: Badminton