Cross Game #7

Mitsuru Adachi's beloved baseball manga continues in this seventh volume, its warm orange cover placing two teenagers back-to-back — a sharp-eyed girl in a denim tank top and a casually dressed boy with a straw dangling from his lips, both caught mid-glance in that push-pull way that defines the series. Adachi's deceptively simple linework does a lot of quiet emotional work here, capturing the mix of mild irritation and unspoken connection that makes Cross Game so quietly compelling. A great entry point into one of Shonen Sunday's most enduring stories, or a satisfying next chapter for readers already along for the ride.