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Type
Manga
Volumes
17
Chapters
170
Status
Completed
Published
2005-09-02 to 2010-02-17
Genres
Comedy
Drama
Romance
School
Shounen
Sports
Award Winning
Team Sports
Serializations
Shounen Sunday
Authors
Mitsuru Adachi (Story & Art)
Cross Game
Kou Kitamura is a fifth grader whose family runs a sporting goods store. One of the regular customers of his family's store is the Tsukishima Batting Center, and so he gets to know the four daughters of the Tsukishima family (Ichiyo, Wakaba, Aoba, and Momiji) very well. Since Kou has spent so much time practicing in their batting cages, he has become a genius hitter, but has no knowledge of any other aspect of baseball. This is in contrast to Aoba, who, despite being a year younger, is an adept pitcher and hitter. Wakaba is a classmate of Kou's, and she seems fully intent on marrying him when she grows up. All seems idyllic in their world, until tragedy strikes. The story then skips ahead to four years later, as Kou has continued the training he began four years ago, but has not played in a baseball game since. As he finally begins playing again, it remains to be seen whether or not he will live up to the expectations of those who know the true talent he has been hiding all this time. (Source: ANN)
Related
Characters
Kou Kitamura
Main
Aoba Tsukishima
Main
Wakaba Tsukishima
Supporting
Mitsuru Adachi
Supporting
Osamu Akaishi
Supporting
Ichiyou Tsukishima
Supporting
Momiji Tsukishima
Supporting
Hiroko Oukubo
Supporting
Seiji Tsukishima
Supporting
Daiki Nakanishi
Supporting
Kensaku Kitamura
Supporting
Youko Tsukishima
Supporting