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Description
From Viz:
A moving drama that is heartfelt and true, yet in the brilliant hands of manga artist Mitsuru Adachi, delightfully flows with a light and amusing touch. The series centers around a boy named Ko, the family of four sisters who live down the street and the game of baseball. This poignant coming-of-age story will change your perception of what shonen manga can be.
Note: Won the 54th Shogakukan Manga Award for Shounen in 2009.
A moving drama that is heartfelt and true, yet in the brilliant hands of manga artist Mitsuru Adachi, delightfully flows with a light and amusing touch. The series centers around a boy named Ko, the family of four sisters who live down the street and the game of baseball. This poignant coming-of-age story will change your perception of what shonen manga can be.
Note: Won the 54th Shogakukan Manga Award for Shounen in 2009.
Type
Manga
Related Series
N/A
Associated Names
クロスゲーム
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Latest Release(s)
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Status
in Country of Origin
17 Volumes (Complete)
9 Volumes (2014)
9 Volumes (2014)
Completely Scanlated?
Yes
Anime Start/End Chapter
Starts at Vol 1, Chap 1
Ends at Vol 17, Chap 170
Ends at Vol 17, Chap 170
User Reviews
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Forum
8 topics, 43 posts
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User Rating
Average: 8.8 / 10.0 (920 votes)
Bayesian Average: 8.72 / 10.0
Bayesian Average: 8.72 / 10.0
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Last Updated
March 15th 2024, 11:52am
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Author(s)
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Year
2005
Original Publisher
Serialized In (magazine)
Shuukan Shounen Sunday (Shogakukan)
Licensed (in English)
Yes
English Publisher
Viz (8 Vols - Complete)
Activity Stats (vs. other series)
Weekly Pos #629 (+18)
Monthly Pos #1003 (+458)
3 Month Pos #1846 (+759)
6 Month Pos #2933 (+486)
Year Pos #3843 (+462)
Monthly Pos #1003 (+458)
3 Month Pos #1846 (+759)
6 Month Pos #2933 (+486)
Year Pos #3843 (+462)
List Stats
On 951 reading lists
On 826 wish lists
On 2197 completed lists
On 61 unfinished lists
On 417 custom lists
On 826 wish lists
On 2197 completed lists
On 61 unfinished lists
On 417 custom lists
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Too much Adachi
by Deva
February 24th, 2008, 6:24pm
February 24th, 2008, 6:24pm
Rating: 7.0 / 10.0
I've read most mangas by Adachi which are translated and I really like his work but I'm just feed up with the same stuff again and again. Would it hurt to do something new, it hasn't to be much, just a tiny bit, even the art hasn't changed the slightest in the last 25 years. Character design, jokes, story... basically always the same. Well only Adachi can do that and still creating a great manga, after all the guy is a genius. But I've reached the point where it is enough, maybe if I read it again when it is finished I will like it more. And of course this manga is a masterpiece, like every (baseball) manga by him but it is like reading a mash between H2 and Touch.
Did not like it
by Darknemo2000
October 30th, 2007, 1:31pm
October 30th, 2007, 1:31pm
Rating: 4.0 / 10.0
I don't like this manga all that much. Also the fact that I cannot distinguish where is Aoba and where is Koh annoys me to no end. I think it speaks volumes about the style, if one has problems on distinguishing where is male and where is female.
... Last updated on December 12th, 2007, 6:55pm
... Last updated on December 12th, 2007, 6:55pm
VERY NICE!
by palabasa
June 25th, 2007, 1:55am
June 25th, 2007, 1:55am
Rating: 8.8 / 10.0
I liked it, a typical Adachi manga. the way he builds up the excitement of each match and the character development of the protagonist or even the team is just amazing..Although adachi works are not the bests out there, they have their own charm, with those simple lines but with big meaning and sort of moving, cute love stories usually between close family friends, and some tragic events. I mean i just love his works. Sure there's a pattern in his works and same with the character figures(sure is simple & familiar) but still, they have their own magic..
... Last updated on June 25th, 2007, 2:00am
... Last updated on June 25th, 2007, 2:00am
Good...
by rsktwlght
June 13th, 2007, 10:06am
June 13th, 2007, 10:06am
Rating: 8.0 / 10.0
...and at the same time so predictable. Mitsuru Adachi remains fun to read, with a humor proper to him. As expected.
first volume
by Yappa
March 18th, 2007, 3:57pm
March 18th, 2007, 3:57pm
Rating: 10.0 / 10.0
The tragic event in the first volume makes this manga special! There is always an element of sadness due to what happened--I am hooked
Always something to look forward to...
by Sosseres
March 3rd, 2007, 9:00pm
March 3rd, 2007, 9:00pm
Rating: 9.0 / 10.0
The series thus far has had quite a few emotional moments, as to why they are that is hard to define. An every day thing feels as important as it is for the chars in the series. It has all the possibility of turning into Adachi's best one yet, will have to see how it goes along.
Good
by animus
March 1st, 2007, 12:07pm
March 1st, 2007, 12:07pm
Rating: 7.0 / 10.0
Good baseball manga, but it doesn't touch Major imo. Also though this was made 2 years ago, the way he draws people looks quite outdated. Aoba and Koh are hard to distinguish from eachother.
... Last updated on March 2nd, 2007, 5:59am
... Last updated on March 2nd, 2007, 5:59am
Fun and makes you read
by totalanime
January 26th, 2007, 2:32pm
January 26th, 2007, 2:32pm
Rating: 10.0 / 10.0
great story that can only get better
The art so simple and warm that you have to love it. I always felt if the mangaka drew a little better, the series would be much better, but this is his style. It has great subtility and geniality to it.
Art put aside, this mangaka is one of the best at story and character development.
... Last updated on April 5th, 2007, 2:04pm
The art so simple and warm that you have to love it. I always felt if the mangaka drew a little better, the series would be much better, but this is his style. It has great subtility and geniality to it.
Art put aside, this mangaka is one of the best at story and character development.
... Last updated on April 5th, 2007, 2:04pm
yay
by crow_kun
January 26th, 2007, 2:21pm
January 26th, 2007, 2:21pm
Rating: 10.0 / 10.0
i read the first 2 volumes and i got hooked stayed up till four in the mourning reading all i could possibly find
Unique? nope.
by Diokhan
January 19th, 2007, 3:37am
January 19th, 2007, 3:37am
Rating: 10.0 / 10.0
if you've read an adachi manga before, you know what to expect. a sports genius (usually baseball), childhood lovers, a dog named punch, a fat friend, romantic rivalry, the show-offy guy who thinks he's the main characters rival but is not, sarcasm and irony, and characters whom look no different from each other. personally, i find the whole concept of all adachi sports manga to be the same, but yet, i can't help but label all of them as masterpieces. and i don't even know the reason!
adachi has no originality, but strangely, his manga has this undescribable charisma to it that just makes you wanna read more of it. its really safe to say that all adachi manga deserves at least an 8, including this golden egg.
... Last updated on January 24th, 2007, 10:12pm
adachi has no originality, but strangely, his manga has this undescribable charisma to it that just makes you wanna read more of it. its really safe to say that all adachi manga deserves at least an 8, including this golden egg.
... Last updated on January 24th, 2007, 10:12pm
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