Sorairo Utility (TV)

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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Aoba, Minami Main

Takagi, Miyu Japanese

Akane, Haruka Main

Amami, Yurina Japanese

Hoshimi, Ayaka Main

Gotou, Ayasa Japanese

Kazamatsuri, Daigo Supporting

Yasumoto, Hiroki Japanese

Raimon, Tooru Supporting

Taniyama, Kishou Japanese

Megumi Supporting

Honda, Takako Japanese

Yoarashi, Hina Supporting

Naganawa, Maria Japanese

Golf Shop Manager Supporting

Hoshino, Mitsuaki Japanese

Aoba, Masaki Supporting

Tamura, Mutsumi Japanese

Tadokoro, Masao Supporting

Inoue, Kazuhiko Japanese

Takagi, Hideto Producer

Kudou, Masayo Producer

Saitou, Kengo Director, Character Design

Horita, Daisuke Sound Director, Music

Reviews

Jan 30, 2025

Salvatierra21

Mixed Feelings

Preliminary (4/12 eps)

Spoiler

In this new heyday of Goal Animes, the original Animke Sorairo Utility now returns in full format, which shows us the plot, a more realistic vision of the game, slowly experiencing the world of Goal for beginners in this sport, the training camps, how to play in the open field, today's Goal teams plus their cost value, how to train properly, among other things. This anime is not going for the competitive field, but rather for the experience of knowing this sport, but surely due to the number of chapters, they could have some kind of tournament.

It has a nice animation, simple character designs that ... work for what the plot wants to show.

The only problem I see is the script, which is failing in developing the protagonist in getting into Goal, since semi-realistic things happen to her all the time, leaving her as a privileged person, giving a false development, for example, instead of getting to know another normal student who knows how to play Goal to help her get to know the sport, she doesn't get to know an expert. champion and her popular streamer friend become best friends, she needs the equipment, her expert friend gives it to her and she needs money, the friend's family owns the training camp and without any problem they give her the job, she goes to buy equipment and needs to complete the money instead of having her parents help her because here parents don't exist, she only goes out when the plot suits her without any logic, the store gives her a crazy discount and not on used equipment but on totally new equipment, so what is the realistic experience that they want to show me if they are giving everything away to the protagonist?

In public, I do think that this anime will gain viewers since there are a lot of people who like this type of calm anime with touches of humor

Reviewer’s Rating: 4

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