Top Badminton Manga Recommendations

Ao no Hako

Also known as Blue Box.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Drama , 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 , Athletics , School , Primarily Teen Cast , Heterosexual , Male Protagonist , 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

Kyou mo Onnanoko wo Kouryaku shita.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance , Slice of Life

Mayuzumi Kasumi is the school Idol. However, she doesn't realize this. She just wants friends, but that's difficult when she unconsciously seduces all the girls.

Tags: Yuri , Female Harem , Female Protagonist , Primarily Female Cast , Primarily Teen Cast , School , Badminton , Love Triangle

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 , Shounen , Badminton

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...

Note: Includes the one-shot "Hyakunen Ningyou (百年人形, The Hundred Year Old Doll)".

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

Kizudarake no Piano Sonata

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

Luna Tsukitsuba, a beautiful, intelligent, and athletically gifted girl, endeavored to be better than anyone else in badminton. One day, in the face of overwhelming raw talent she experienced her first lose. After that crushing defeat, she is saved by a piano melody from a friendless girl in her class nicknamed the "Ghost of the Music Room."



Note: Includes two extras.

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

Undou-bu Kareshi

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance

Tags: Male Protagonist , Female Protagonist , Heterosexual , Badminton

Hanekoi Lion

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance , Sports

Tags: Badminton , Shounen , School

Tondari Hanetari

Status: Finished
Genres: Romance , Slice of Life

Togawa Manabu was invited by his senior Eiji Takasu to join the badminton club. Takasu declares that he will form a doubles team with Togawa, a complete beginner at badminton. However, Komatsu, an experienced badminton player, objected to this. Thus, sparking a fight over Takasu!

Tags: Boys' Love , Badminton

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?

Note: Includes three extra chapters.

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

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: Male Protagonist , Seinen , Badminton

Gyakushuu Shuttle

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Sports

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

Hayabusa

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Sports

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

Danshi Bado-bu ni Joshi ga Magireteru: Secret Badminton Club

Status: Finished
Genres: Sports

For the club! For the team competition! This secret must never be revealed!

The members of the Tengi High School badminton club are working hard to recruit new members in order to make it to the team competition, a long-sought after goal. There is only one person left to reach the number required to participate in the team competition. However, no one has shown up to join the club... Just when they thought they had lost their chance, a new member, Kuro, arrives like a savior! The whole badminton club is excited to have the long-awaited fifth member. However, Kuro has a terrible secret that could shake the club!



Tags: School , Crossdressing , Female Protagonist , Shounen , School Club , Badminton

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: Badminton , Male Protagonist , Shounen , Primarily Teen Cast