I started watching this really scared what kind of cringe it's going to be. But I was really surprised myself how much I enjoyed it.
I am fan of sports anime, so this one was pretty good for me to watch!
Story:
Yeah, this anime is about golf, but it is not as boring as it sounds. I think this show is really solid. Highly enjoyable is the fact, that the show displays beautifulness of the sport nature. Sport should be enjoyable for both players and spectators, should be played fair and without cheating and at last should be treated with respect (towards the game itself or other players).
Story is mainly divided into two arcs, first arc is about main character Tadamichi playing golf with his two friends on championship, trying to fulfil his dreams. Second arc is concentrated on profesional golf player and Tadamichi as his caddie.
Art:
Considering the fact, that this anime is from year 2004, the art is really good.
Characters:
Tadamichi Aoba ( nicknamed as Dandoh ) is main character of this show. My first impression on him was not pretty good, I thought that he is going to be annoying, but I was mistaken. Tadamichi is really enjoyable character, I couldn't help myself, but love him. His nature is pure and he respects golf highly. On his was towards his dreams, he encounters many ill-mannered people like cheaters and so on. But his nature and the way he treats the sport managed to show ill-mannered people how bad their actions are. It's cliché, but to be honest, I liked it.
Takuya Akano is second important character to the show, he is ex-professional golfer which is too corrected by Tadamichi's personality. He is important to the second arc of the show, as he takes Tadamichi under his wings as a caddie.
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Although some parts of the show seemed twisted and not fitting ( for example Tadamichi's background story is not that much explained, his father is against him playing the golf and his mother left the family because unknown reasons ), some other things are for me left unexplained too ... but overall I am pretty much surprised how much I enjoyed the show.
So if you are sports anime fans or just are looking for relaxing show with lovable determinated characters, you should give this a shot.
Show is not flawless, but really is relaxing and enjoyable.
