Introduction
Avid gacha player Minami Aoba finds herself at an impasse when her favorite game announces the end of its live service. Left adrift without her beloved characters, she realizes she has been wasting her first year of high school and sets out to try different clubs to find a new, more productive hobby. However, the harsh truth sets in that she is completely unfit for pretty much every sport her school's clubs have to offer.
One fateful afternoon, Minami stumbles upon a golf driving range after helping an old man carry his equipment there. Inside, she meets Haruka Akane, who promptly introduces her to the sport. Much like her previous attempts at athletics, Minami has no natural talent for golf, but something about the rhythm of swinging the club captivates her. Finally, Minami feels the spark of genuine excitement that she has been looking for—a new obsession within her reach.
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Audience reviews
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Kino55
Minami is our main, average, and energetic girl. She needs a new obsession after her favorite gacha game shuts down. Anyway she ends up not joining any clubs after feeling unsuitable for all of them. She instead wanders around the town and onto a golf course after helping a old guy. The unique thing here is that she also doesn't have any particular talent in golf either. She just becomes instantly enamored with it after seeing Haruka in action. Haruka then spreads the word of golf to her and our story begins. "Golf will have a new protagonist!!" Ever hero needs a special move right? Our Hero Minami has a special shot that rolls, and rolls not very far. lol
Haruka is older then Minami as well. You don't get to see any of her school or home life. So she is all golf. At first you think she i…
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Sorairo Utility wasn’t quite an unexpected finish since I do have some fondness for the OVA pilot from a few years back, but I was surprised by the parts of the show that I ended up gravitating towards. With a decent handful of Trigger veterans at the helm, this series excelled at keeping my attention mostly locked-in for a topic that I typically have no interest in whatsoever. Whether it’s zany comedy antics, uplifting drive and inspiration, chill slice of life vibes, or brief yet titillating moments of fan service, there’s more than enough variety of entertainment here to keep my eye on the ball for each episode. I deeply appreciated the more subdued methods of characterization and character development, opting for emotional arcs that still resonate strongly, but also to read the room an…
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This anime is all about comfiness and relaxation of golf. This anime doesn't bring out the competitiveness of sports, but rather the enjoyment we get from playing them. If you're expecting the same level as Haikyuu, this might be not for you. But don't let this stop you to try and dive into this kind of genre. Because me myself always have a great time whenever I watch an episode. Every episode is filled to the brim with joy and happy moment. Perfect watch honeslty, though some might say the pace of the story is very slow, but I love it.
Story open up with our MC girl tryna find her new hyperfixation because recently her favorite gacha game is closed, and she found golf, and she continue to play it until the last episode. That's it guys, that's the story. We get to see her strive to be b…
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This review will be a bit special for two reasons. Firstly, I'm not a regular viewer of sports anime. Although this genre is very popular, it has never been a major part of my viewing habits. Secondly, I hadn't watched the OVA before embarking on the first episode - which I did only after the fact. In other words, I had no idea what to expect. My only point of comparison was Oi Tonbo, another golf series that I quickly put aside, not out of disinterest, but for lack of a real attachment. Yet something about Sorairo Utility appealed to me. Perhaps it was those brightly coloured posters? Whatever it was, let me tell you one thing: this series is, by far, the season's most pleasant surprise.
I certainly didn't expect to fall under the spell of an anime that, at first glance, seemed so low-ke…
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Thank you, thank you, thank you, Yostar Pictures for not fucked up this original anime. I appreciated the series as a whole, it is so relaxing to watch and so fun to see Minami and friends just do what they are doing.
Before we get into review though, I have to give them a round of applause. Like holy heck, they went in with this project.
Let me tell you why, but first, you have to look at their YouTube channel to understand what they are doing that I call amazing;
https://www.youtube.com/@sorairo_utility
Usually, extras like reality shows and interviews for a show that originally aired in Japan are only shared on TV from Japan but this anime went, "Nope, we want all people to see our vision of this anime. We want to share those in our channels for the world to see", so, they did exactly…
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PREMISE
Cute girl learns to play golf, meets other cute girls who already play golf.
VISUAL/SOUND
Production quality is average for a TV anime. The character designs are fine with faces distinct enough to tell apart and a variety of body types drawn more or less consistently. The drawings of golf equipment are detailed (with plenty of attention drawn to the brand label naturally) with more quotidian backgrounds just average. The overly bright green color of the grass and a trees on the golf course itself is a major demerit.
Movement isn’t bad. I have no idea how realistically drawn the characters’ poses are when they’re taking their swings but they have some impact so good enough. There’s a fair number of super deformed visual gags which are never that funny but are pleasant enough. F…
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PT-BR and ENG review
PT-BR
O CGDCT do ano é sobre golfe e nem tem golfe direito.
O anime molda-se na relação das três "heroínas", como é cantada na abertura, com o golfe e os problemas da vida. Uma das várias qualidades do anime apresenta-se na leveza do tratar dos assuntos, soa parecido com a relação do Minami(MC) com a vida, bem percebido esse tom no ultimo episódio. Vindo de um anime de garotas fofas fazendo coisas fofas, não é esperado grandes narrativas e é isso que o anime entrega, mas quando precisa trazer um tom mais sério a estória a direção do Saitou surpreende de maneira positiva.
Tudo que o anime faz é extremamente bem dirigido, bem conduzido, nada enfadonho e muito menos tediante, poderia passar horas falando sobre cada cena dramática do anime e sua direção criativa/artístic…
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To be fair, Sorairo Utility isn't really anything special. I mean it's just girls playing golf and having fun with each other. However I think that why I enjoyed it, as it wasn't anything overly complicated and had some great comedy moments as well. The characters are well likable, and the story was simple but very on brand for the characters (lol).
It was cute and simple, and I was very satisfied with it, and think If you're looking for something to just watch that's easy and carefree, this is a wonderful choice :)
- Written while listening to Money On My Mind by Xdinary Heroes
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In spite of it's quest for "special uniqueness" Sorairo Utility doesn't manage to stand out in any meaningful ways. While certainly not an explicitly bad show, what's provided is entirely average.
Spin the wheel on any given season's slice of life category and you have very good odds of ending up with a show like this. The main character is unsatisfied with how average her life is and takes up a unique hobby which leads to a path of self improvement. Given this is a slice of life, the uniqueness of the premise (or lack thereof) isn't inherently an issue and choosing golf as the driving force is certainly a unique choice. The onus then lies on it's characters in order to carry the blunt of it's quality factor and to this regard to performs... serviceably.
First off you have the main char…
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Birdie wing ending left a deep hole in my heart that Sorairo utility has done a surprisingly good job of filling. Whereas Birdie wing was more story based and focused on the absurdities of super powered golf, Sorairo utility is a much more grounded and realistic story about a regular girl finding herself with the sport! It’s the sort of story that everyone can relate to as Minami is not some prodigy nor does she even ever become great at golf. She’s new to the sport and sucks, but that’s ok because she’s having fun and I think there’s a very powerful message in that that you don’t see in anime often. You’re not always going to be the best or even good at something, that doesn’t mean you have to give up and can’t enjoy what you do. It’s all about appreciating the journey and who you experie…
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Sorairo Utility — It may not be CGDCT at its finest, but it's still a rather ambitious effort on its own.
Ask anyone who's been watching anime for the last few years, especially when it comes to sports, and they'll definitely tell you that the sport of golf has seen its fair share of niches, with executions that are, for the most part, so-so. From Bandai Namco's Birdie Wing franchise to Nanatsu no Taizai's author Nakaba Suzuki's Rising Impact and the oldie series of Ken Kawasaki's Ooi! Tonbo, the ball-and-driver sport has garnered its own fandom, though miniscule at best.
And from the same entity that brought you the likes of Azur Lane and Blue Archive comes the video game company Yostar with its first original work that has now become a full-fledged anime: Sorairo Utility. Helmed by new…
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