The release of the 44th volume of the Oi! Tonbo manga has revealed that an anime adaptation is in the works for it. No details were revealed other than 2024 plans. The manga from Ken Kawsaki and Fu Furusawa began in 2014.
The Japanese cast includes:
- TBA
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Plot Concept: The story begins with Igarashi, who was disqualified as a pro golfer after a certain “incident” and thus moves to Kagoshima Prefecture’s Tokara Islands to step out of the limelight. On these islands known as “Japan’s last unexplored wilderness,” he encounters a naive girl named Tonbo.
As it turns out, these supposedly unexplored islands have a homemade golf course, where Tonbo plays every day. She demonstrates genius-level prowess, playing every kind of shot with just one golf club, a 3-iron. Igarashi is amazed at Tonbo’s talent, even as he harbors doubts about her only using a 3-iron. Yet, hidden deep in Tonbo’s heart lies a painful, sad past ….
[Source: ANN]
