Well, I will say first of all that both this manga and anime are perfectly nice, perfectly pleasant, and probably perfectly enjoyable for a lot of people. It is all smiles (except for Aoba who is, you know, completely incapable of anything but frowning or looks of indignation), all optimism, and simple but sweet. Unfortunately, that keeps it from being very good either.
The story is your typical "gets one star, enjoys a meteoric rise to the near top, loses anyway, probably eventually wins but ONLY in the very last year" formula. Typical to this, ONLY the protagonists and "notable" opponents ever in ANY way matter.
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Alternative Titles
Japanese: クロスゲーム
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Type:
TV
Episodes:
50
Status:
Finished Airing
Aired:
Apr 5, 2009 to Mar 28, 2010
Premiered:
Spring 2009
Broadcast:
Sundays at 10:00 (JST)
Licensors:
None found, add some
Studios:
SynergySP
Source:
Manga
Demographic:
Shounen
Duration:
23 min. per ep.
Rating:
PG-13 - Teens 13 or older
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Ranked:
#2262
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Popularity:
#1874
Members:
129,993
Favorites:
3,061
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Your Feelings Categories Feb 15, 2023
Cross Game humors itself to be a sports anime. It's not. This show is ABSOLUTELY NOT a sports show. It tricks you into thinking that it is something that it is not. While 80% of the show or more has focused on the "theme" of baseball, the reality is that it might as well be nothing. 80% of this show is absolutely nothing. It's too generic. People just throw balls and practice. There are no play-by-play games. Not a single game is described in detail. A large majority of games are skipped off-screen. People run. Coaches talk and do knocking drills. People hit balls.
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May 28, 2010
I have to say, the art and sound is fairly good in the show. It brings out a natural and lively yet peaceful environment in the anime. However, I have to say the enjoyment was a total failure for me. I fell asleep on nearly watching all the episodes and realized that even if I watched 1000 episodes, this story would never reach or even hint on the climax. The characters are alright, but they are boring in their own way. The female protagonist is your normal average good looking tomboy girl, and the male protagonist is a little strange
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Aug 19, 2019
I am unsure why anyone would review this pile of shit as good,
2/10 for story The story was mediocre at best there was little pacing the show could have easily been told in 24 or possibly even 12 if they cut some content. the story wasn't original it was the same team is bad and wants to get to finals. 5/10 for art The art wasn't but it was janky at times but that's just cause its old 6/10 for sound as far as i know there were no sound problems but it wasn't outstanding either ... |



