クロスゲーム
Cross Game
The main character is Kou Kitamura, son of the owner of Kitamura Sports. In the same neighborhood is a batting center run by the Tsukishima family. Due to their proximity and the relationship between their businesses, the Kitamura and Tsukishima familes have been close for many years, with their children going back and forth between the two homes like extended family. Because Kou and Wakaba were the same age and always together, Aoba was jealous of all the time Kou spent with her older sister. Aoba is a natural pitcher with excellent form, and Kou secretly trains to become as good as she was, even while publicly showing little interest in baseball.
Names
| Original | クロスゲーム (japanese) |
|---|---|
| Romaji | Cross Game |
| English | Cross Game |
| Chinese | 四叶游戏 (simplified · via bangumi) |
Facts
| Format | TV series · 50 ep · 23 min · 19h total |
|---|---|
| Aired | 2009-04-05 → 2010-03-28 (Spring 2009) |
| Status | FINISHED |
| Studio | SynergySP |
| Source | Manga |
| Origin | Japan (Anime) |
| Genres | ComedyDramaRomanceSports |
| Themes | BaseballSchool ClubComing of AgeMale ProtagonistTomboyTsundereFemale ProtagonistHeterosexualSchoolLove TrianglePrimarily Teen Cast |
Reception
| Community score | 8.25 / 10 |
|---|---|
| Bayesian score | 8.15 / 10 |
| Composite | 66.7 |
| On lists | 29,097 |
| Favourited | 981 (3.4%) |
| Completion | 77.9% |
| Drop rate | 5.9% |
| In backlog | 51.8% |
| Score spread σ | 1.52 |
Score distribution
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Where it places
| Cohort | Value | Tier | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | SynergySP | A | 3 of 42 |
| Broadcast season | Spring 2009 | A | 4 of 76 |
| Length | Long-run | A | 12 of 242 |
| Year | 2009 | A | 14 of 261 |
| Era | Late 2000s | A | 40 of 1,149 |
| Genre | Sports | A | 42 of 447 |
| Season (all years) | Spring | A | 106 of 1,868 |
| Genre | Romance | A | 113 of 1,687 |
| Genre | Comedy | A | 165 of 3,488 |
| Genre | Drama | B | 259 of 1,917 |
| Source material | Manga | A | 274 of 3,025 |
| Format | TV series | A | 306 of 3,322 |
| Origin | Japan | A | 422 of 7,157 |
Key staff
| Director | Osamu Sekita, Yutaka Mukumoto, Hiroki Tsubouchi, Takeshi Takadera |
|---|---|
| Series composition | Michihiro Tsuchiya |
| Character design | Yuuji Kondou |
| Music | Koutarou Nakagawa |
| Original creator | Mitsuru Adachi |
AniList id 5941 · MAL id 5941 · Bangumi 1443 · record updated 2026-08-27