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Ooi! Tonbo 2nd Season – 02
This was excellent on all fronts, and irresistible in the same way the first season almost always was.
Ooi! Tonbo – 09
As a golf fan, this is kind of fantasy material.
Ooi! Tonbo – 04
As I suspected after last week's episode, it looks as if the duty of the prodigy is going to be a major theme of Ooi! Tonbo going forward.
Ooi! Tonbo – 05
This is developing into something of a battle of both wits and wills between Igaiga and Tonbo.
Ooi! Tonbo – 11
The last three episodes have been pure fanservice for golf lovers like me.
Ooi! Tonbo – 10
If there was such a thing as golf porn, that was it.
Ooi! Tonbo – 03
Here we are, in a season full of bubble series, and Ooi Tonbo is the first non-sequel I'm confirming.
Ooi! Tonbo – 08
At this point I'm pretty much resigned that Ooi! Tonbo is mostly going to be an LiA echo chamber.
Ooi! Tonbo – 06
Having unleashed these two against each other, Igaiga can't possibly control what happens.
Ooi! Tonbo – 07
Tsubura could take something from Tonbo's approach to the sport and, if she cared about improving, Tonbo could take something from hers.
Ooi! Tonbo – 12
If I were to guess I might say that the anime skipped over a bunch of manga material here in order to advance the narrative.
First Impressions – Ooi! Tonbo
Nothing feels better than belting your drive a mile straight down the middle off the first tee.
Ooi! Tonbo – 13 (Season Finale)
If you'd told me a couple of years ago three straight LiA posts would be golf anime I'd have said you were crazy.
Ooi! Tonbo 2nd Season – 05
It would be hard to imagine anything more different from the first season and still golf-related than this.
Ooi! Tonbo 2nd Season – 06
Tiger Woods said "the only two players who truly owned their golf swings were Ben Hogan and Moe Norman".
Ooi! Tonbo 2nd Season – 04
This episode represented a pretty big test both for Ooi! Tonbo and its title character.
Ooi! Tonbo 2nd Season – 07
Tonbo's reaction when she heard Igarashi-san would be returning to Kagoshima was beyond adorable.
Ooi! Tonbo 2nd Season – 03
I think Ooi! Tonbo is pretty great generally, but if you love golf it's pure crack.
Ooi! Tonbo: Life is like golf
You're always trying to put it in the hole.
First Impressions – Ooi! Tonbo 2nd Season
And they'll be brief ones, I can tell you that.
Spring 2024 Impressions: Ooi! Tonbo, HIGHSPEED Étoile, Touken Ranbu Kai: Kyoden Moyuru Honnouji
This is the 2nd of 2 posts going up today, so make sure to scroll down for the other set of impressions! Ooi! Tonbo Short Synopsis: Disgraced pro-golfer…
First Impression: Tonbo!
Kazuyoshi Igarashi accepts a job on the remote Hinoshima island, where he meets the island’s only middle schooler, Tonbo. The girl is energetic and rambunctious, but more curiously,…
First Look: Tonbo!
On the rural island of Hinoshima, pro golfer Igarashi arrives to find the island’s only middle schooler has a talent for golf, and she’s a girl!
Tonbo! – Episode 1
Head to the course with Tonbo and Igarashi, a child golf prodigy and a man down on his luck who happen to meet when the latter leaves traditional…
Hey, Tonbo! #01 — Fun Horse Facts
They apparently really are short and squat. Impressions: I'll never escape the spectre of the past. Specifically Absolutely Lovely Children, a show in a kid's bloc right…
Tonbo! Season 1 Anime Series Review
While Tonbo! isn’t an outright terrible show, it fails at making golf feel exciting and giving the audience much outside of that, both of which make for one…
Ranking summary for the weeks of 2020 02/10, 02/17, 02/24, 03/02
Ranking summary for the weeks of 2020 02/10, 02/17, 02/24, 03/02 The following rankings have been updated to reflect the available data through the weeks mentioned above. »…
Overtake! – 02
「ノリと勢い -Told ya, roller coaster.-」 (Nori to Ikioi: Told Ya, Roller Coaster.) "Enthusiasm and Spirit: Told Ya, Roller Coaster." I’m glad Raceman only deals with car racing.
Listeners – 02
「半分人間 (HALBER MENSCH)」 (Hanbun ningen) "Half Man" The fact that these two survived the last 24 hours is ridiculously lucky.
Deaimon – 02
「四葩に響く」 (Yohira ni Hibiku) "Echoing Through the Hydrangea" A reminder that family life is important, but not so much that you should give up your dreams over it.
Helck – 02
「運営スタッフのアン」 (Un'ei Sutaffu no An) "Anne from Management" Never doubt the power of pointy ears, washboards, and ridiculously sized hats
Jigokuraku – 02
It seems like Jigokuraku has a bit of a split personality to it. Read more
NouKome 02
And we get our main heroine mascot character! You can guess what her role is lolol Was under the impression Amakusa would always make the correct choice… but…
Dandadan – 02
The first rule of Dandadan, I think, is don’t expect it to make sense.
Pet – 02
「ヤマ」 (Yama" no Keshiki) "Views of The Peak" Haven't picked it up yet? Don't underestimate Pet. You'll warm up to it as quickly as you do a viral internet kitten…
Gleipnir – 02
「空っぽの意味」 (Karappo no Imi) "What it Means to be Empty" “Emptiness is loneliness, and loneliness is cleanliness.”
Oooku – 02
This version is effectively an extended teaser trailer for the manga. Read more
Overtake! – 02
There's a lot of personal investment behind this project, and it absolutely shows. Read more
Pluto – 02
I've said all along (without expecting it) that if this manga got a really top-shelf adaptation it would be in anime of the decade territory.
Kakushigoto – 02
「ビーサンとB4 / (お)かない (か)かない (し)あげない」 (Biisan to B4 / (O)kanai (Ka)kanai (Shi)agenai) "Beach Sandals and B4 /Don't Place, Don't Draw, Don't Finish Up" No TV and no Smartphone makes a…
Plunderer – 02
「伝だいっきらい！」 (Daikkirai!) "I Hate You!" Always question the man behind the mask.
Jigokuraku – 02
「選別と選択」 (Senbetsu to Sentaku) "Screening and Choosing" It seems like Jigokuraku has a bit of a split personality to it.
Revenger – 02
This revenger gig is obviously morally dubious in a big way. Read more
SSSS.Dynazenon – 02
That first time a girl and boy gattai is always special. Read more
Oooku – 02
"Episode 2" The prologue over, we now start with an unexpected beginning
Horimiya – 02
Damn, that was some good shizzle right there. Read more
SSSS.Dynazenon – 02
「戦う理由って、なに？」 (Tatakau riyū tte, nani?) "What's Your Reason For Fighting?" That first time a girl and boy gattai is always special.
Horimiya – 02
「顔は、ひとつだけじゃない。」 (Kao wa, hitotsu dake janai.) "You Wear More Than One Face" Damn, that was some good shizzle right there.