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クロスゲーム [Cross Game] #1
クロスゲーム1
幼なじみは四姉妹！？ スポーツ用品店の息子・樹多村光と、バッティングセンター＆喫茶店「クローバー」の娘たちが繰り広げる、爽やかで少しせつない青春野球ストーリー！！
樹多村光が野球に目覚めた小学5年生の夏…それは、決して忘れることの出来ない長く暑い夏だった。大反響の「第一部：若葉の季節」を完全収録した第1集
樹多村光が野球に目覚めた小学5年生の夏…それは、決して忘れることの出来ない長く暑い夏だった。大反響の「第一部：若葉の季節」を完全収録した第1集
189 pages, Paperback
First published September 2, 2005
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Mitsuru Adachi
694 books220 followersMitsuru Adachi (あだち充 in Japanese) is a Japanese manga artist. After graduating from Gunma Prefectural Maebashi Commercial High School in 1969, Adachi worked as an assistant for Isami Ishii. He made his manga debut in 1970 with Kieta Bakuon, based on a manga originally created by Satoru Ozawa. Kieta was published in Deluxe Shōnen Sunday (a manga magazine published by Shogakukan).
Adachi is well known for romantic comedy and sports manga (especially baseball) such as Touch, H2, Slow Step, and Miyuki. He has been described as a writer of "delightful dialogue", a genius at portraying everyday life, "the greatest pure storyteller", and "a master manga artist". He is one of the few manga artists to write for shōnen, shōjo, and seinen manga magazines, and be popular in all three.
His works have been carried in manga magazines such as Weekly Shōnen Sunday, Ciao, Shōjo Comic, Big Comic, and Petit Comic, and most of his works are published through Shogakukan and Gakken. He was one of the flagship authors in the new Monthly Shōnen Sunday magazine which began publication in June 2009. Only two short story collections, Short Program and Short Program 2 (both through Viz Media), have been released in North America, though Viz is scheduled to begin publishing Cross Game in October 2010.
He modeled the spelling of あだち (rather than 安達) for his family name after the example of his older brother, manga artist Tsutomu Adachi. In addition, it has been suggested that the accurate portrayal of sibling rivalry in Touch may come from Adachi's experiences while growing up with his older brother. Adachi did the character designs for the OVA anime series Nozomi Witches, so he is sometimes incorrectly given credit for creating the original series.
Adachi is well known for romantic comedy and sports manga (especially baseball) such as Touch, H2, Slow Step, and Miyuki. He has been described as a writer of "delightful dialogue", a genius at portraying everyday life, "the greatest pure storyteller", and "a master manga artist". He is one of the few manga artists to write for shōnen, shōjo, and seinen manga magazines, and be popular in all three.
His works have been carried in manga magazines such as Weekly Shōnen Sunday, Ciao, Shōjo Comic, Big Comic, and Petit Comic, and most of his works are published through Shogakukan and Gakken. He was one of the flagship authors in the new Monthly Shōnen Sunday magazine which began publication in June 2009. Only two short story collections, Short Program and Short Program 2 (both through Viz Media), have been released in North America, though Viz is scheduled to begin publishing Cross Game in October 2010.
He modeled the spelling of あだち (rather than 安達) for his family name after the example of his older brother, manga artist Tsutomu Adachi. In addition, it has been suggested that the accurate portrayal of sibling rivalry in Touch may come from Adachi's experiences while growing up with his older brother. Adachi did the character designs for the OVA anime series Nozomi Witches, so he is sometimes incorrectly given credit for creating the original series.
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May 5, 2017
This is a review of the series. As a series, I rated it as a three star.
Mitsuru Adachi once again telling stories of his specialty: high school romantic comedy blending with baseball competition. naturally, the author inputted some new things so the readers won't be reading the same story as previous ones.
The family drama was the significant new thing for romance story. It took one whole volume and made the baseball part as minor sub-plot for the first volume.
The baseball part is pretty interesting with more numerous strong supporting characters than previous Mr. Adachi's stories.
Mitsuru Adachi once again telling stories of his specialty: high school romantic comedy blending with baseball competition. naturally, the author inputted some new things so the readers won't be reading the same story as previous ones.
The family drama was the significant new thing for romance story. It took one whole volume and made the baseball part as minor sub-plot for the first volume.
The baseball part is pretty interesting with more numerous strong supporting characters than previous Mr. Adachi's stories.
September 30, 2019
3.5 stars!
The start of a Japanese manga series involving baseball, a young boy and a family of sisters. This was an OK set-up to introduce all of the characters and the sports element. I wait to see what happens next! I liked the illustrations throughout.
The start of a Japanese manga series involving baseball, a young boy and a family of sisters. This was an OK set-up to introduce all of the characters and the sports element. I wait to see what happens next! I liked the illustrations throughout.
February 3, 2018
Finalmente, dopo anni, posso andare oltre il primo volume. Ricordo ancora le scans del primo volume che poi abbandonai forse perchè era in corso. Rileggerlo in volume è fantastico anche se avrei dovuto leggerlo da anni. Mitsuru Adachi Sensei non delude mai.
April 11, 2023
I THOUGHT THIS WAS A SWEET SLICE OF LIFE STORY. WHAT THE HELL, MAN??
February 10, 2018
--- Cross Game 1-17 ---
Plot: Makin kebelakang plotnya makin bikin penasaran.
Gambar: Ok.
Penokohan: Ok.
Sudah lama tidak membaca buku berjilid panjang! Oh ya, ini karya pertama Adachi sensei yang saya baca. Salah satu dari hitungan jari pula buku olahraga yang saya baca. Yah, saya nggak begitu ngerti mengenai baseball sih. Baseball itu apa? Kasti-ya? ^^
Saya berdiri di tengah, melawan arus mereka yang memuji dan pendapat manis dari buku ini. Masa mudanya terpental saat saya membacanya (haha). Bukannya tidak mengerti, hanya saja menurutku plotnya biasa-biasa saja. Malah nyaris selalu mudah ditebak. Mengenai penokohannya... ini juga salah satu hal yang saya agak--- so-so. Disisi lain saya lumayan menikmati para tokohnya dan bagaimana gaya bercerita yang membuat tokohnya makin kuat. Tapi disisi lain, saya merasa agak hambar. Saya juga tidak suka plot dimana ada tokoh yang mirip dengan tokoh di masa lalu (yang sampai sifatnya sama). Saya juga tidak begitu suka dengan protagonis ceweknya. Persahabatan antar cowoknya juga-- hmmm tidak begitu kuat, tapi yah lumayan lah.
Tapi saya tetap harus mengancungi jempol. Plotnya tetap membuat saya tahan membaca buku ini. Adapun yang nyaris terpenting adalah salah satu tokoh yang saya suka di komik ini sepertinya akan bersama cewek yang disukainya (saya akan menganggapnya demikian), dan pertandingannya bikin saya penasaran juga dengan hasilnya^^.
[7.9/10]
Plot: Makin kebelakang plotnya makin bikin penasaran.
Gambar: Ok.
Penokohan: Ok.
Sudah lama tidak membaca buku berjilid panjang! Oh ya, ini karya pertama Adachi sensei yang saya baca. Salah satu dari hitungan jari pula buku olahraga yang saya baca. Yah, saya nggak begitu ngerti mengenai baseball sih. Baseball itu apa? Kasti-ya? ^^
Saya berdiri di tengah, melawan arus mereka yang memuji dan pendapat manis dari buku ini. Masa mudanya terpental saat saya membacanya (haha). Bukannya tidak mengerti, hanya saja menurutku plotnya biasa-biasa saja. Malah nyaris selalu mudah ditebak. Mengenai penokohannya... ini juga salah satu hal yang saya agak--- so-so. Disisi lain saya lumayan menikmati para tokohnya dan bagaimana gaya bercerita yang membuat tokohnya makin kuat. Tapi disisi lain, saya merasa agak hambar. Saya juga tidak suka plot dimana ada tokoh yang mirip dengan tokoh di masa lalu (yang sampai sifatnya sama). Saya juga tidak begitu suka dengan protagonis ceweknya. Persahabatan antar cowoknya juga-- hmmm tidak begitu kuat, tapi yah lumayan lah.
Tapi saya tetap harus mengancungi jempol. Plotnya tetap membuat saya tahan membaca buku ini. Adapun yang nyaris terpenting adalah salah satu tokoh yang saya suka di komik ini sepertinya akan bersama cewek yang disukainya (saya akan menganggapnya demikian), dan pertandingannya bikin saya penasaran juga dengan hasilnya^^.
[7.9/10]
July 12, 2018
Peut-être est-ce la traduction?
beaucoup de répétition et l'histoire n'avance pas trop à mon goût...
En fait, je pensais plus un manga axé sur le baseball pour lire avec mon garçon, mais ce n'était pas pour lui alors on n'a pas été intéressé.
Dommage, elle semblait bien côté
beaucoup de répétition et l'histoire n'avance pas trop à mon goût...
En fait, je pensais plus un manga axé sur le baseball pour lire avec mon garçon, mais ce n'était pas pour lui alors on n'a pas été intéressé.
Dommage, elle semblait bien côté
April 26, 2019
Pretty great Baseball manga, and I really loved this because unlike some sports manga it’s like mostly about the sport but this had a nice story, great art and some awesome characters 👌⚾️😁💕
September 13, 2019
Devastating.
June 4, 2021
Satu lagi karya Adachi-sensei.
Ada baseball. Ada cinta monyet. Ada persahabatan.
Jilid satu langsung trenyuh. Wajar jika diberitag "musim wakaba"
Ada baseball. Ada cinta monyet. Ada persahabatan.
Jilid satu langsung trenyuh. Wajar jika diberitag "musim wakaba"
February 28, 2017
Sadly anticlimatical, but moving.
June 12, 2016
Another baseball/romance manga from Adachi, who you may already know from his classic "Touch" series.
Ko Kitamura is a fifth-grader whose family owns a sporting goods store. His best buddy is Wakaba Tsukishima, a girl who was born in the same hospital on the same day. Her family runs a coffee shop and batting cage. Ko plays a little baseball for fun, and isn't sure what he'll be doing six months from now, let alone the long term. Wakaba, though, believes they are destined to be together forever, and has even prepared a list of future birthday presents as a guide for Ko. ("20th Birthday: Engagement Ring.")
That summer, however, an incident happens that changes everything.
The story picks up again as Ko goes from junior to senior high, and joins the school baseball team.
The characters are familiar types, and once the main action starts, it's pretty obvious where the series is going. But it's a comfortable trip.
Sexism warning: Although Wakaba's sister Aoba is just about as good a pitcher (possibly better), she's banned from official games, and no effort is made to change that in the initial volumes--indeed, the head coach of the baseball team is more than willing to run her into the ground in practice so his preferred players will be ready for Koshien.
For other shounen manga reviews, see http://www.skjam.com/tag/shounen/
Ko Kitamura is a fifth-grader whose family owns a sporting goods store. His best buddy is Wakaba Tsukishima, a girl who was born in the same hospital on the same day. Her family runs a coffee shop and batting cage. Ko plays a little baseball for fun, and isn't sure what he'll be doing six months from now, let alone the long term. Wakaba, though, believes they are destined to be together forever, and has even prepared a list of future birthday presents as a guide for Ko. ("20th Birthday: Engagement Ring.")
That summer, however, an incident happens that changes everything.
The story picks up again as Ko goes from junior to senior high, and joins the school baseball team.
The characters are familiar types, and once the main action starts, it's pretty obvious where the series is going. But it's a comfortable trip.
Sexism warning: Although Wakaba's sister Aoba is just about as good a pitcher (possibly better), she's banned from official games, and no effort is made to change that in the initial volumes--indeed, the head coach of the baseball team is more than willing to run her into the ground in practice so his preferred players will be ready for Koshien.
For other shounen manga reviews, see http://www.skjam.com/tag/shounen/
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
September 26, 2015
Baseball dan romance masa mudaaa!! (*＾＾)/~~~~~~~~~~◎
Ngg, jujur dua-duanya gak kualami..tapi! Dengan membaca komik ini sama aja, 'kan?! Whahahaa~
"Ya gak sama, bego!"
Manis dan 'lebih-banyak-yang-tersirat-daripada-yang-tersurat' (baca: subtle) seperti karya Adachi-sensei yang lainnya...
"Padahal baru baca 2 judul, tapi belagak pakar..."
Terutama pairing-efek-sampingnya yang aku suka! (^o^)/ Semoga mereka bahagia dan punya anak banyak~
"Semakin error~"
Abaikan font itallic itu...itu suara kepribadianku yang lain, kepribadianku yang jahat!
"Suatu saat nanti aku akan menguasai dunia! Hahahahaa~!!"
Tuh, 'kan...jahat~
Ngg, jujur dua-duanya gak kualami..tapi! Dengan membaca komik ini sama aja, 'kan?! Whahahaa~
"Ya gak sama, bego!"
Manis dan 'lebih-banyak-yang-tersirat-daripada-yang-tersurat' (baca: subtle) seperti karya Adachi-sensei yang lainnya...
"Padahal baru baca 2 judul, tapi belagak pakar..."
Terutama pairing-efek-sampingnya yang aku suka! (^o^)/ Semoga mereka bahagia dan punya anak banyak~
"Semakin error~"
Abaikan font itallic itu...itu suara kepribadianku yang lain, kepribadianku yang jahat!
"Suatu saat nanti aku akan menguasai dunia! Hahahahaa~!!"
Tuh, 'kan...jahat~
January 23, 2014
I've loved this manga! I have no idea at all about baseball so it was a bit difficult to follow at times and I had to look a bunch of stuff up on Wikipedia, but the relationship between the characters was very nicely developed. Kind of a loose end, though, and I'm not a big fan of those, and Kou and Aoba looked exactly the same in some many panels?! It got a bit confusing at times. Still liked it enough to stay up on a working day to finish it!
September 4, 2010
komik mitsuru adachi pertama yg belon2 udah bisa ngaduk2 emosi di seri 1-nya! tentang koh yg tetanggaan sama wakaba & aoba bersaudara, and as usual, there's always the adachi formula: baseball, childhood friends, a dog named 'punch', adachi's cameo appearance, and endless commercials of adachi's own comics :p
July 17, 2011
This first book in the series sets up the characters, and their quirks, really well. The ending comes as a bit of a shock even if one, like myself, already knew what happened. Not being in the sf/fantasy genre, Cross Game's appeal is for sports fans, as well as for those who like a more naturalistic setting in their manga.
November 19, 2008
base ball!!!!!
Love...
Friendship.
Love...
Friendship.
August 23, 2009
for me : the best from Adachi Mitsuru
August 8, 2010
If your emotional, please don't read this. It is simply that great that it brought me to tears.
Read
May 15, 2011this is sad
August 7, 2012
it was really good
October 29, 2012
awalnya sih karena disaranin teman, tapi malah suka. Tapi sayangnya hanya punya dua seri, huh...
February 4, 2013
I'm not sports manga fan. But i enjoy every Adachi sensei series. Especially Cross Game. Volume 1 is a five star.
June 21, 2013
Oh my... this brought me close to tears at the end. It was all so sudden...
September 19, 2016
Starting my manga journey. Good so far.
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