Alternative TitlesEnglish: Cross Game Japanese: クロスゲーム InformationType: Manga
Volumes: 17
Chapters: 170
Status: Finished
Published: Sep 2, 2005 to Feb 17, 2010 Authors:
Adachi, Mitsuru (Story & Art) Serialization:
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The first volume of manga is one of the very best I've read among all the manga I've read. Adachi does an amazing job of building up the relationship between Koh and Wakaba, showing little details that make you sure they are right for each other, even at a young age. He does an even better job of showing just how jealous Aoba is of all the time Wakaba spends with Koh. Then tragedy strikes. Adachi's portrayal of all the different reactions from family, friends, and acquaintances is spot-on accurate. The interplay between the characters often leaves you guessing read more
Cross Game may have Baseball as the base of its back ground, however the story is about how the short life and the death read more
If you like sports, romance or drama manga you should check it out. The relationships Ko (main character) and Aoba (2nd main) have with eachother and the other cast of characters is very interesting and fulfilling. There are alot of light-hearted moments and just as many sad and intense moments. Some of the baseball matches can be short and grazed over but when it comes down to the select vary important matches, alot of baseball strategy is involved. The art gets really nice when there is an intense moment during a game. The read more
I have never been a lover of sports manga/anime before and I don't know a single thing about baseball(well maybe except it is played in Japan and America, ;P). But I am a fan of romance and Cross Game, despite being a sports focused manga, portrays romance in one of the most beautiful ways possible. The character build-up is wonderful, Aoba's developing feelings for Koh and his subtle love for her is expressed in such a way, that you won't find any moment boring. Mitsuru Adachi's art is read more
I really like the story. On the first chapter.... it was so sad it made me a bit teary eyed and with that ending song it was too much. I love that they used baseball and turned it into such a great romantic-comedy which also has a bit of drama. Just saying if you have no idea what the heck read more
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