クロスゲーム [Kurosu Gēmu / Cross Game]

Mitsuru Adachi’s Cross Game is a beloved 2005–2010 Shogakukan manga that blends a coming-of-age sports story with a poignant, slow-burn romance. Centered on a young pitcher named Kō and the four sisters of the neighboring Kitamura family, the series weaves baseball, memory, and everyday life into a quietly masterful narrative. Known for Adachi’s signature gentle art and deceptively simple storytelling, this 17-volume run is a defining work of the sports-drama genre, cherished for its emotional depth and subtle character work.