クロスロード
Cross Road
High school students Miho and Shouta are preparing for college entrance examinations. Miho comes from an island without even one cram school, while Shouta lives in Tokyo and works a part-time job. Both are striving to pass exams so they can enter college. The pair enroll in Z-Kai's correspondence education courses, and their lives cross before they realize it. (Source: Anime News Network)
Names
| Original | クロスロード (japanese) |
|---|---|
| Romaji | Cross Road |
| English | — |
| Chinese | 十字路口 (simplified · via bangumi) |
| Also known as | Crossroad |
Facts
| Format | Special · 1 ep · 2 min · 0h total |
|---|---|
| Aired | 2014-02-25 (Winter 2014) |
| Status | FINISHED |
| Studio | CoMix Wave |
| Source | Original work |
| Origin | Japan (Anime) |
| Genres | Slice of Life |
| Themes | SchoolAdvertisementTrainsShips |
| Streaming | YouTube |
Reception
| Community score | 7.02 / 10 |
|---|---|
| Bayesian score | 7.09 / 10 |
| Composite | 49.9 |
| On lists | 22,925 |
| Favourited | 151 (0.7%) |
| Completion | 97.5% |
| Drop rate | 0.3% |
| In backlog | 24.7% |
| Score spread σ | 1.60 |
Score distribution
19127531554213595461,67173,18982,32491,00910525
Where it places
| Cohort | Value | Tier | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | CoMix Wave | C | 10 of 32 |
| Broadcast season | Winter 2014 | C | 34 of 99 |
| Year | 2014 | C | 160 of 389 |
| Format | Special | C | 241 of 872 |
| Length | Short-form | B | 246 of 1,250 |
| Era | Early 2010s | C | 649 of 1,627 |
| Season (all years) | Winter | C | 686 of 1,557 |
| Source material | Original work | C | 714 of 1,732 |
| Genre | Slice of Life | D | 884 of 1,578 |
| Origin | Japan | C | 3,209 of 7,157 |
Key staff
| Director | Makoto Shinkai, Tasuku Watanabe, Masayoshi Tanaka |
|---|---|
| Series composition | Makoto Shinkai |
| Character design | Masayoshi Tanaka |
AniList id 20831 · MAL id 22839 · Bangumi 97477 · record updated 2026-08-27