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Tonbo!

Season 1
Tonbo’s life has wildly changed since leaving the island!After starting high school in Kumamoto, she's playing with other junior golfers. While Tonbo plays her freewheeling Tokara golf, the skilled Hinoki is ready to fight back in a fierce showdown.Tonbo’s coach decides she'll compete in the Kyushu Women's Championship, and she's ready to grow more through playing golf with old and new rivals!
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Episodes

  1. S1 E1 - Tonbo and the 3-iron
    April 5, 2024
    24min
    13+
    Igarashi hits rock bottom as he loses his family and his job. He flees society on a ferry to Hinoshima - “Japan’s last hidden paradise.”There, he meets Tonbo, the island's only middleschooler. As Igarashi explores the remote island, he senses something odd—a pervasive golf theme, despite no golf course or known golfers on the island. What secrets does this golf-enveloped, mysterious island hold?
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  2. S1 E2 - The secret of the 3-iron!
    April 12, 2024
    24min
    ALL
    While visiting a golf course on the island made by the residents, Igarashi witnesses Tonbo's incredible super shot. Intrigued by each other's golf skills, they decide to play together again the next day. While playing, Tonbo opens up about her love for the island. Returning at sunset, Gon encourages Igarashi to experience the island's starry sky, under which Tonbo reveals her past.
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  3. S1 E3 - Wedges and regrets
    April 19, 2024
    24min
    13+
    Tonbo impresses seasoned golfer Igarashi with her unique style, playing solely with a 3-iron. Intrigued, Igarashi adapts his wedge with her 3-iron's grip and coaches her on its use. Teaching Tonbo reminds him of instructing his son, Rintaro, evoking regrets about robbing Rintaro of golf's joy.©Ken Kawasaki & You Furusawa/Tonbo Project
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  4. S1 E4 - Sashimi Shot
    April 26, 2024
    24min
    ALL
    As Igarashi adjusts to island life, he observes the interactions between Bunpei and Yoko. Golfing daily with Tonbo, he sees how the island has influenced her impressive shots. Inspired by her uninhibited style, Igarashi wants her to try tournament golf. However, he feels there's something unusual about her play. Unexpectedly, a squall hits them on the course.
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  5. S1 E5 - This isn't real golf!
    May 3, 2024
    24min
    ALL
    Igarashi's unease with Tonbo's golf stems from the fact that she doesn’t feel the pressure that comes with a competition." On the island's cliff-top course, he sees his past failures with his son in her. Yet, Tonbo's actions make him reconsider, accepting her as she is. Learning from Yoko that Tonbo hates the idea of leaving, Igarashi realizes that a change in perspective, not location, is needed.
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  6. S1 E6 - The Okinawan Rival!
    May 10, 2024
    24min
    ALL
    Igarashi heads to Kagoshima to find a young golfer who can match Tonbo, who refuses to leave the island. Despite visiting several ranges, no one measures up. On the ferry back, Igarashi learns from Yoko that her niece is a junior tournament winner. Excited, he arranges her visit to Hino Island. Days later, a pickup truck arrives by ferry, with the girl sleeping in the back.
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  7. S1 E7 - The Great Monotony
    May 17, 2024
    24min
    ALL
    Despite meeting for the first time, Tonbo and Tsubura hit it off and decided to play a round on the island's golf course. Tsubura is amazed by Tonbo's free-spirited style. However, Tsubura's own approach is methodical and precise, with calculated shots. Inspired by each other's contrasting styles, a competitive spirit grows within Tonbo, determined not to lose. How will their match turn out?
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  8. S1 E8 - The Phantom Hall
    May 24, 2024
    24min
    ALL
    The typhoon hit Hinojima directly. At the development center, Tonbo and Tsubura took refuge. Despite the power outage, Tsubura practiced her swings and shared her feelings. After the typhoon, she gifted her 5-wood to Tonbo. Igarashi then found plans for a hidden hole on the island's golf course and took Tonbo to play it.©Ken Kawasaki & You Furusawa/Tonbo Project
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  9. S1 E9 - Off to Akureki!
    May 31, 2024
    24min
    ALL
    Igarashi travels to Akureki to meet Mr. Kuta, the designer of the Hinonoshima golf course. He shares his past with Tonbo, who fears leaving the island. The next morning, Tonbo joins him willingly. Mr. Kuta warmly welcomes them and shows them a special one-hole course he created in the forest by a small pond.©Ken Kawasaki & You Furusawa/Tonbo Project
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  10. S1 E10 - Criteria for a Famous Golf Hole
    June 7, 2024
    24min
    7+
    The single-hole course designed by Mr. Kuta on Warizumajima Island, with its beautiful scenery, was a challenging monster hole. Igarashi struggles to conquer it, while Tonbo impresses with creative shots, though Mr. Kuta has doubts about his use of a 3-iron for putting.©Ken Kawasaki & You Furusawa/Tonbo Project
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  11. S1 E11 - A Line Without an Answer
    June 14, 2024
    24min
    ALL
    Mr. Kuta asserts, "Tonbo's golf style won't work in competition," and takes Tonbo and Igarashi to a challenging practice green. As Tonbo tackles the monstrous green all day, she starts to appreciate the kindness of Igarashi and Mr. Kuta.©Ken Kawasaki & You Furusawa/Tonbo Project
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  12. S1 E12 - Straightforward Feelings
    June 21, 2024
    24min
    7+
    The children of the island had to write an essay titled "The Last Summer Vacation" at the end of their final middle school summer. After returning from Akurekijima, Tonbo expressed feelings for the island and new resolutions in essay. The islanders were surprised, and Igaiga worked hard to support her. By spring, at the graduation ceremony, Tonbo had grown taller, and hair reached her shoulders.
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  13. S1 E13 - I'm off!
    June 28, 2024
    24min
    ALL
    Tonbo decided to leave the island, which greatly impacted the residents of the surrounding islands. Amidst the mixed emotions, a farewell golf tournament was held, with just one day left until departure.©Ken Kawasaki & You Furusawa/Tonbo Project
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  14. S1 E14 - I Love This Island, and I Love Golf Too!
    October 4, 2024
    24min
    ALL
    Having decided to leave Hinoshima, Tonbo boards a ferry with Igarashi, bound for Kagoshima. On the ship, the two reflect on their time living on the island. Through playing golf with "Igaiga", Tonbo's world begins to broaden. As she starts to look toward the future, the warm presence of the island's residents, who have been watching over her, stays by her side.
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  15. S1 E15 - Tonbo Makes Her Course Debut!
    October 11, 2024
    24min
    ALL
    Igarashi sends Tonbo, now a high schooler, to stay at a golf practice range in Kumamoto run by a friend who trains junior players. When Tonbo tries a driver shot for the first time, the other students are puzzled by her skill. She soon gets a chance to practice at a nearby course, where she meets Hinoki Otowa, a talented junior golfer known for her performance at the Kyushu Junior Championship.
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  16. S1 E16 - Igaiga's Parting Gift
    October 18, 2024
    24min
    ALL
    Tonbo and Hinoki hit the golf course for practice. As Tonbo unleashes bold, carefree shots, Hinoki’s view of her begins to change. Despite the strong winds, they exchange impressive plays. Meanwhile, Igarashi arrives with a special gift for Tonbo, who's just started her new life in Kumamoto.©Ken Kawasaki & You Furusawa/Tonbo Project
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  17. S1 E17 - It Begins! The Kyushu Women's Championship!
    October 25, 2024
    24min
    ALL
    After witnessing Tonbo's golfing style up close, Coach Hajime is determined to unlock her potential by entering her in the Kyushu Women's Championship. However, she must meet the eligibility criteria first. As Tonbo starts her new high school life, things get hectic as she learns to juggle school, going to the practice range, and practicing on the golf course to secure her spot in the tournament.
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  18. S1 E18 - Career Average Stroke!
    November 1, 2024
    24min
    ALL
    Though on the first day of the Kyushu Women’s Championship there were many players around Tonbo's age, she ended up paired with a housewife golfer named “Shima-san.” Her skills being just barely above the cutoff line irritates some fellow competitors. However, as the championship progresses, Shima-san’s unique approach to golf begins to influence her fellow competitors playing style!
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Subtitles
None available
Directors
Oh Jin-KooHattori Keita
Producers
OlmSmde
Cast
Rika HayashiHiroki TochiShin AomoriMizuka ArimaJunya EnokiMimi MaihaneEri Kitamura
Studio
mytheaterD.D.
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