Ryman's Club (also known as Salaryman's Club ) is a refreshing and distinct entry in the sports anime genre, trading the usual high school hallways for corporate boardrooms and office cubicles. Produced by and aired in 2022, it offers a grounded, adult-oriented take on competitive badminton that balances the intensity of the sport with the mundanity—and occasional comedy—of white-collar life. Plot and Setting: The "Badaryman" Life
The matches are played by adults in a semi-professional league, providing a level of maturity and strategic depth often missing from student-focused series. Character Dynamics and Development Ryman's Club
The characters are full-time employees who must balance product launches (like a green onion ginger ale project) with their training. Ryman's Club (also known as Salaryman's Club )
What sets the show apart is its "half-workplace, half-sports" structure: The heart of the series is the "odd
The story follows Mikoto Shiratori, a former badminton prodigy whose career stalled after a traumatic high school defeat. Now a salaryman for Sunlight Beverage, Mikoto is pressured into joining the company’s corporate badminton team, where he is paired with Tatsuru Miyazumi, an upbeat and persistent veteran of the office team.
The heart of the series is the "odd couple" relationship between Mikoto and Tatsuru. First Impressions: Ryman's Club – We be bloggin'