Tonbo! episode 3 review

I want to like Tonbo!, I really do. But if this series were a golf hole, right now we’d be in the bunker and trying desperately to get out and save par.

The voice acting is way off. Not that the VAs themselves are doing a bad job, but there’s too many awkward pauses between phrases that something just doesn’t sound right. In addition, there’s no real goal in sight. It’s just Tonbo and Igaiga playing golf, with each learning stuff from the other. Oh, sure, that’s great slice-of-life stuff, but I’m not a SoL guy. I want actual stakes. Needless to say, the last golf anime I watched had stakes – and oh, were they big.

So, I’m left wondering how I can continue with Tonbo! if it remains too, well, boring. As for now, though, I’m giving it another episode

Best girl of the episode: Tonbo (of course, who else?)

Episode rating: 5/10