Cross Game
- クロスゲーム
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Synopsis
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)
Publication notes
Cross Game was published in English in 2-in-1 omnibus edition's by VIZ Media under the Shonen Sunday imprint from October 12, 2010 to November 13, 2012.
Published
Sep 2, 2005 to Feb 17, 2010
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- MAL rank
- #171
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Main characters
Kou Kitamura595 fan favoritesExternal profileBirthday: June 10 In 5th grade in Part One, enters Seishuu High School at the start of Part Two. Kou lives down the street from the Tsukishima family and is treated like one of the family when he visits their house, batting cage, or coffee shop. He has been practically inseparable from Wakaba since their birth on the same day in the same hospital. While he shows little interest in baseball to outsiders, he has practiced daily at the Tsukishima Batting Center since he was old enough to swing a bat, enough so he is an excellent batter, especially against fastballs. (Source: Wikipedia)
Aoba Tsukishima552 fan favoritesExternal profileAoba Tsukishima is the third daughter of the Tsukishima family. She is one year younger than Kou and Wakaba. Aoba is jealous of how much time Wakaba spends with Kou and frequently tells Kou how much she hates him. She is an excellent pitcher, and Kou models his pitching after hers. She has a poster of Ryota Igarashi, a famous fastball pitcher, hanging on her bedroom wall. She says she is only interested in a guy who can pitch a fastball at 160 km/h (about 100 mph). She loves to pitch in practice games, even though as a girl, she cannot play in official baseball. However, she rarely shows her real speed as most catchers can't handle it. Her name means "blue leaf."
