Hey! Tonbo: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Tonbo Ooi, the protagonist, lost both of her parents in a car accident when she was young and was raised by her grandfather, Gonji Ooi, a fisherman on the island of Kagoshima in the Tokara Islands. Tonbo learns to play golf while using her father's inherited No. 3 iron on the island's three golf courses, which were built by the islanders themselves. The story begins with Tonbo meeting Kazuyoshi Igarashi, a former professional golfer who has come to Kagoshima in search of work.

Series details

• Title: Hey! Tonbo
• Format: Animation
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Drama, Anime, Sports
• Premiere date: 2024-04-06
• Final broadcast date listed: 2025-01-04
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: TV Tokyo
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 75119
• IMDb ID: tt31957516
• TVDB ID: 434358

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2024-04-06; final listed air date 2024-06-29; episode order: 13.
• Season 2: premiered 2024-10-05; final listed air date 2025-01-04.

Source and licence

Adapted from Hey! Tonbo on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.