Anime based on sports have had a charm of their own. They span from highly popular ones like baseball and basketball to somewhat less popular ones like judo, racing, and boxing. Among these, golf seems to be slowly gaining more and more popularity.
This season, we just got a second season of the golf anime Birdie Wing -Golf Girls Story-. Now another anime based on the sport is in the works.
On Friday, the Kikuya Shoten bookstore (Sendai Branch) posted the cover of the 44th manga volume of Oi! Tonbo. The cover mentions that an anime adaptation of the series has been confirmed with a 2024 release.
New publication information “Oh! Dragonfly Volume 44” (Golf Digest)
” #軟骨さん BIZARRE AND STRANGE COMIC!”
” #追読人間臨終図巻 Artist Edition” (Tokuma Shoten)
” #きょうの猫村さん ⑩” (Magazine House) Arrived today
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Oi! Tonbo was written by Ken Kawasaki and illustrated by Yū Furusawa. It was originally launched in 2014 in the Weekly Gold Digest magazine, which is a golfing magazine published by Golf Digest Sha Co. Ltd.
The story of the manga is about a professional golfer who was disqualified because of a certain incident. He then steps away from the limelight and moves to Tokara Islands. There, he discovers a girl named Tonbo, who seems to have a natural talent for golf.
Although Tonbo seems to be a similar character to Eve in Birdie Wing, this seems to be a little closer to the Hollywood classic Happy Gilmore. This could turn out to be a fun watch if they keep the animation in check. Those precise shots need to be paced well so we can follow.
About Oi! Tonbo
Oi! Tonbo is a manga series written by Ken Kawasaki and illustrated by Yuu Furusawa. It was launched in August 2024 in the Weekly Gold Digest, a golf magazine published by Golf Digest Sha Co., Ltd.
Igarashi, a pro golfer gets disqualified because of an incident. He steps away from the limelight and moves to Tokara Islands in the Kagoshima Prefecture. He comes across a naive girl Tonbo, who seems to have a natural talent for golf.
He realizes that the islands, known as Japan’s last unexplored wilderness, also have a homemade golf course. Tonbo can play every shot with her 3-iron, which amazes Igarashi but also fills him with doubt.
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