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Rising Impact

Also known as Rising Impact.

Studio: Lay-duce , Netflix
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Sports

A young boy, Gawain, lives in a mountainous, rural area with an incredible love for baseball and making the ball really fly. One day he runs into a visitor to the small area and she introduces him to a sport that can really make a ball take to flight: golf! It just takes one shot and Gawain is hooked. With his grandpa's approval he sets off to Tokyo with this mysterious woman to learn all he can about golf, encountering many colorful characters and obstacles along the way.

Tags: Golf , Male Protagonist , School , Shounen , Chibi , Foreign , Primarily Teen Cast

Sorairo Utility (TV)

Also known as Sorairo Utility (TV).

Studio: Yostar Pictures , Pony Canyon , Yostar Pictures , Sotsu , Shouchiku , TOKYO MX , JR Higashi Nihon Kikaku
Status: Releasing
Genres: Slice of Life , Sports

"At this rate, I'll just graduate as a plain background character A!"

Minami Aoba was troubled. She had no particular strengths or things she wanted to do. Is it okay for her high school life to end as such an ordinary supporting character!?

Leaving school behind, Minami searches for her own "special uniqueness." She stumbles upon the nearby golf practice range by chance. Approached by part-time worker Haruka Akane, Minami grasps the golf club—the "utility."

And thus, it was the encounter between Minami and golf.

Winning is not the only thing in golf! Everything related to golf is enjoyable!

Together with the genius golfer Haruka and Ayaka Hoshimi, who aspires to be an influencer, they seek the moment when they can become the "protagonist"! As a super beginner, Minami swings her club once again today.

Tags: Female Protagonist , Golf , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Outdoor , Urban , Primarily Female Cast , Otaku Culture , Work , School , LGBTQ+ Themes , CGI , Shogi

BIRDIE WING: Golf Girls' Story

Also known as BIRDIE WING -Golf Girls' Story-.

Studio: Bandai Namco Pictures , TV Tokyo , HTC , Bandai , Bandai Namco Music Live , BANDAI SPIRITS , ADK Marketing Solutions , Q-Tec
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Slice of Life , Sports

The story centers on two young women golfers named Eve and Aoi Amawashi. The two come from completely different backgrounds, and have the completely opposite play styles, and together they will shake the world of golf.



Tags: Golf , Female Protagonist , Primarily Female Cast , Primarily Teen Cast , Gambling , Mafia , School , Gangs , Foreign , Super Power , Amnesia , Virtual World

Sorairo Utility

Also known as Sorairo Utility.

Studio: Yostar Pictures , Delfi Sound , Yostar Pictures
Status: Finished
Genres: Slice of Life , Sports

Three high schoolers, Minami, Ayaka, and Haruka, head out for a sunny day of relaxation at the golf course. Beginner Minami slowly gains confidence on the grass as she learns and laughs with the help and encouragement of her more experienced senpai.



Tags: Golf , Primarily Female Cast , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Female Protagonist , Iyashikei , Primarily Teen Cast

Ooi! Tonbo

Also known as Tonbo!.

Studio: OLM , Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions , REMOW , TV Tokyo , SLOW TIDE , Kouichi Shinyou Kinko , Golf Digest Company , BS TV Tokyo , OLM , Shogakukan
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Sports

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….



Tags: Golf , Female Protagonist , Rural , Coastal , Iyashikei , Coming of Age , Time Skip , Ships