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Chapter 02

**Just a Daily Routine**is the second chapter in part two of the *Cross Game* manga. The title refers to the exercise routine Kou has kept up the last four years, despite not being on the baseball team.

## Characters

### Order of appearance

* Kou Kitamura
* Kensaku Kitamura
* Wakaba Tsukishima (referenced, not by name)
* Aoba Tsukishima
* Ichiyou Tsukishima
* Keiichirou Senda
* Nomo
* Seiji Tsukishima (mentioned)

## Summary

It's summer in Japan. Kou grabs some milk from the fridge and drinks it straight from the carton. He goes back to his training. His father asks him that since he's not in sports, what is he training for. Kou responds that it's just a workout routine, and his father wants to know since when had Kou kept up a workout routine. Kou remembers Wakaba giving him a schedule of Aoba's training schedule and he had promised her he would workout every day. Kensaku looks at the schedule and wonders how Aoba kept up such a schedule at such a young age. Over at the Tsukishima's house, Ichiyou asks Aoba to watch the front desk at the batting center so she can run a quick errand. Kou is just leaving his family store when his father asks him to deliver some baseballs to the Tsukishima's batting center which Kou says is the opposite way of the bookstore. Kensaku snarks about it being a good thing the earth is round. On his way past the train station, Kou spots Senda who is waiting for Aoba, who he believes agreed to a date. When Senda starts going on and on about girls and their ways, Kou loses interests and rides off, leaving Senda to yell after him. At the batting center, Aoba is sitting at the front desk, reading a magazine. After asking her where her father is, Kou delivers the baseballs and asks for his complimentary tokens that Seiji always gives him, Kou goes about hitting home runs in the batting cages. He comes back and asks Aoba for his prize. But she refuses to give the prize to him since he got tokens for free. Kou then goes and buys tokens, hits 3 home runs then comes back and asks for his 3 pairs of socks which he receives from a visibly annoyed Aoba. Before leaving, Kou asks her if there was somewhere she was supposed to be, in which Aoba answers "no". After Kou leaves, Aoba goes into the batting cages and tries to hit home runs and Ichiyou comes back and tells Aoba that she was supposed to be watching the front desk. The phone rings and it's Senda calling for Aoba. While he is talking, his phone dies. Over at the Kitamura's store, someone put a poster of Senda up on the wall and Kou is asked to take it down.
Packet Commands

## Packet Header

* unsigned long udptype (0x00)
* unsigned short checksum
* unsigned short packet length
* unsigned short Sent packets to player (seq1)
* unsigned short Recieved packets from player (seq2)
* unsigned char Command Class
* unsigned char Command ID
* unsigned char Player ID
* unsigned char Resend
* ...Command Variables...

## Command Class

Connection and Battle.net relations.

* 0x0F - Unknown
	+ unsigned long (00 00 00 00)
	+ Sent only once.
* 0x0E -
* 0x0C -
* 0x0B -
* 0x09 - Unknown
	+ 32 bytes
* 0x08 - Game Information
	+ unsigned long (unknown)
	+ unsigned long(unknown)
	+ unsigned long(unknown)
	+ unsigned long(unknown)
	+ unsigned long(unknown)
	+ string (game name)
* 0x07 - Player Stats
	+ string (user name)
	+ string (ASCII stats)
	+ string (unknown)
* 0x06 -
* 0x05 -
* 0x04 -
* 0x03 - Unknown
	+ unsigned long (01 00 00 00)
* 0x02 - Unknown
	+ unsigned long (01 00 00 00)
* 0x01 - Unknown
	+ unsigned long (01 00 00 00)
* 0x00

## Command Class 1

Command Class 1 is used for subjects such as in-game chat, and file transfer.

A list of Command Class 1 and 2 commands can be found here. Command Class 1 and 2 commands are not stored in the Command ID portion of the packet, but rather the data. The Command ID for these classes is unused.

## Command Class 2

Command Class 2 is used for all game-related commands, such as Selecting a Unit, or Pausing the Game.

A list of Command Class 1 and 2 commands can be found here. Command Class 1 and 2 commands are not stored in the Command ID portion of the packet, but rather the data. The Command ID for these classes is unused.
Beavers

The **Beavers** (ビーバー, *Bībā*) are a sandlot team that Aoba Tsukishima was on when the characters were in elementary school. She was the only girl on the team.
This team had multiple players on it but only Aoba is the only one whose names is known.

This was an all boys team that Aoba was the pitcher on. Like the Pons, not much else is known about this team's history, except they allowed Aoba to join them and be the pitcher on their team. This team, like the Doors and Pons, disbanded after the time skip and the players go their separate ways.

Unlike the Doors and Pons, the Beavers did not have an official uniform, leading Kou to once again, try to get them to buy some uniforms from his family's store. Most of the players either wore street clothes of t-shirts and shorts, or uniforms from other teams.

 Opponent
 vs Doors | 1-0
Chapter 06

**Scumbags** is the sixth chapter in part two of the *Cross Game* manga. The title of this chapter is referring to what Akashi calls the third years.

## Characters

### Order of appearance

* Kou Kitamura
* Daiki Nakanishi
* Keiichirou Senda
* Makihara (debut)
* Sekiguchi (debut)
* Tsuneki (debut)
* Sentarou Maeno (debut)
* Osamu Akaishi
* Aoba Tsukishima

## Summary

The sandlot game is over. After all the players leave, Kou and Nakanishi stay behind to practice Kou's pitching. Nakanishi instructs Kou to pitch for real. After Kou does, Nakanishi, impressed with Kou's pitching skills, asks him why never joined the baseball team in middle school. Back at the high school, Senda brought a sold out collector item to Makihara, a 2nd year baseball player on the school's baseball team. Coach Maeno tells the players to get to practicing. Makihara sarcastically tells him that he can't play because he forgot how to tie his shoes. Maeno walks away, unfazed. Makihara states that he's surprised that Maeno is still employed, given his losing streak as a coach. Makihara states the coach is using terrible third years instead of the second years like himself, but despite not playing much, Makihara declares that he will make it to Koshien before he graduates. At the middle school, Aoba is talking to Akashi about some rumors she heard. The rumor is that the second years (Makihara, Tsuneki, and Sekiguchi) were troublemakers when they were third years at the middle school. Akaishi says they weren't troublemakers, they were simply scumbags. Akashi reveals that he would have quit the baseball team had it not been for Nakanishi. Back at the baseball field, Kou reveals that he was on his way to turn in the application for joining the team but an incident involving Nakanishi, Makihara, Tsuneki and Sekiguchi, had him reconsidering his decision and that he simply didn't have the confidence at the time to play baseball. Akaishi states that getting along with the third years will be difficult when he enters high school the following year.
Chapter 5

**Just Barely Safe** is the fifth chapter in part one of the *Cross Game* manga. The title of this chapter is referring to Wakaba telling Kou his birthday present for her was 'just barely safe'.

## Characters

### Order of appearance

* Kou Kitamura
* Aoba Tsukishima
* Kensaku Kitamura
* Seiji Tsukishima
* Wakaba Tsukishima
* Nomo
* Osamu Akaishi
* Momiji Tsukishima

## Summary

Aoba is practicing her pitching with her father, Seiji. Kou is walking by and sees them. Kou remembers his father telling him if he wants to get better at baseball, just watch Seiji. Seiji is revealed to have been on a baseball team that made it to Koshien, but he didn't play actually play in the game. Aoba notices Kou and after telling her dad that he sucks, she tells Kou that he sucks too. Kou tells her who cared because it's just baseball. Wakaba and Kou head out. Aoba wonders what Wakaba sees in Kou and Seiji tells her it's just fate how close they are, seeing as they were both born on June 10th at the same hospital. At the park, Wakaba and Kou exchange birthday gifts for their 11th birthday. Kou gives Wakaba a purse that she is just barely safe, and she gives Kou another alarm clock. On their way back home, they see a bride and groom. Wakaba predicts they will be happy since they got married on her and Kou's birthday. As they are continuing home, they pass by the Akaishi Liquor Store and see Akaishi outside. Wakaba says they should help him, but Kou is hesitant. He ends up having no choice as Akaishi puts a box in his hands. After they are done helping, Akaishi gives Wakaba a drink for helping, and only gives a drink to Kou after Wakaba offers to share her drink with Kou. That evening, Wakaba is writing her birthday list for Kou. Aoba isn't pleased with the gift that Wakaba wants for her 20th birthday (an engagement ring). Wakaba asks Aoba what kind of guy she likes and Aoba tells her she likes guys who can pitch a 160kmph fastball. Kou gets a baseball glove as a present from his father.
Chapter 14

## Chapter Guide

**A Good Dream** is the fourteenth chapter of the *Cross Game* manga.

## Characters

(Order of appearance)

* Risa Shidou
* Tsuneki
* Makihara
* Sekiguchi
* Shuugo Daimon
* Kinji Takizawa (**debut**)
* Hiroko Oukubo
* Aoba Tsukishima
* Toshio Miya (**debut**)
* Osamu Akaishi
* Kou Kitamura
* Yuuhei Azuma
* Daiki Nakanishi
* Sentarou Maeno
Coach Kojima

**Coach Kojima** (小島) is a minor character in the *Cross Game* series. He is the head coach at Kinjou Academy High School.

## Trivia

Name meaning

* **Kojima**: "small inlet; island" **(小島) (kojima)**

Other trivia

* He has the same last name as other character in the series, Minako Kojima. It's unknown if they are related.
Chapter 03

**I Hate Him!** is the third chapter in part two of the *Cross Game* manga. The title is referring to Aoba telling Senda that she hates Kou.

## Characters

### Order of appearance

* Seiji Tsukishima
* Keiichirou Senda
* Nomo
* Momiji Tsukishima
* Kou Kitamura
* Aoba Tsukishima
* Kimie Kitamura
* Daiki Nakanishi

## Summary

Seiji sends Aoba over to the Kitamura's house to deliver some mushrooms that Kou likes. After Aoba leaves, Senda shows up at the batting center looking for Aoba. Senda sees Nomo and gets scared. He then introduces himself to Seiji and then gets scared by Momiji. After finding out that Aoba is over at Kou's house, Senda head over. At the Kitamura's house, Kou asks Aoba about how the baseball team is doing, but gets glared at. Kimie comes in with her homemade croquettes which Aoba is excited about. Kou asks her again about the team, only to be told to mind his own business. Kou puts his hand over his eyes like a visor and asks where the friendly girl from a few seconds ago went. Aoba spills sauce on her shirt and Kou gives her a clean shirt to change into. Senda comes in just as Aoba is pulling the new shirt on and gets upset, asking exactly what is their relationship. Kou pretends he and Aoba are an item only to be elbowed in the nose. Aoba tells Senda that Kou is just a guy she knows. She likes his parents but she hates him. After Aoba leaves, Senda tells Kou that Aoba hates him which Kou responds that it's nothing new. Senda helps himself to the croquettes and asks Kou who his type is. Kou tells him to go home. Nakanishi and company appear at Kou's house causing Senda to make a quick exit. Nakanishi asks Kou about the alarm clocks that Wakaba got him. Kou confirms that they are effective at waking him up. Nakanishi's friends asks Kou about borrowing some manga and Nakanishi inquires about girly magazines. After Kou asks why they are at his house, Nakanishi asks Kou if he's feeling up for a game of baseball.
Doors

The **Doors** (ドア, *Doa*) were a sandlot team that Kou Kitamura and Daiki Nakanishi played on in elementary school.

This team had multiple players on it but only Kou, Daiki and Tanaka, and Ichihara are the players whose names were known.

This team was formed when Kou talked Daiki into making a baseball team, for the purpose of them buying uniforms and equipment from his family store as Kou was really not interested in baseball. It's unknown why they named their team Doors. Despite not having a coach, at least not one that was seen, the team was actually pretty good at baseball, as they won at least one game. Sometime in the 4 year time skip, the team disbanded and the players went their separate ways, with the exception of Kou and Daiki, although Takada made an appearance in the Random Bunch of Guys vs Former Senkawa 5-2 Students game as the pitcher.

The Doors uniforms were blue and white. The uniforms had the word 'Doors' written on the front in blue writing and the letter 'D' in blue on their hats. It's assumed these uniforms were purchased from Kitamura Sports.

 Opponent
 vs Pons | 7 -10
 vs Beavers | 0-1
Chapter 34

## Chapter Guide

**You're Not Using Your Head**is the thirty-fourth chapter in the *Cross Game* manga.

## Characters

(Order of appearance)

* Makihara
* Tsuneki
* Sekiguchi
* Daiki Nakanishi
* Sentarou Maeno
* Kou Kitamura
* Yuuhei Azuma
* Yokomichi Oukubo
* Aoba Tsukishima
* Tanabe (**debut**)
* Shuugo Daimon
* Noboru Kamikawa
* Toshio Miya
* Minoru Ishiguro
* Hiroko Oukubo
* Tatsumasa Miki
* Kazuo Ogura
* Keiichirou Senda
* Osamu Akaishi
Chapter 2

**Since I Was Three** is the second chapter in part one of the *Cross Game* manga. The title is a reference to Kou's age was when he started swinging a bat.

## Characters

### Order of appearance

* Osamu Akaishi
* Nawata
* Hayashi
* Kou Kitamura
* Daiki Nakanishi
* Tanaka
* Wakaba Tsukishima

## Summary

Kou tells Akaishi, Hayashi and Nawata to go home because baseball is boring to watch. Nakanishi tells Kou to take the field because another player is injured. Kou mentions that he's never played catch before. In the 5th inning, Nakanishi asks Kou how they managed to let other team, the Pons, get two runs in the top of the inning. Nakanishi then blames Kou saying it was his errors that allowed the runs. Kou tells Nakanishi to not dwell on the past. When it was Kou's turn to bat, he says that although he's never played catch or baseball, he has been swinging the bat since age 3 at the Tsukishima Batting Center. However, he gets struck out. Kou then notices that Akaishi, Hayashi and Nawata have left. At the bottom of the 6th, and the score is 7–8 with the Pons in the lead. Nakanishi once again blames Kou for allowing the Pons to get two runs in the top of the 6th. Suddenly, Akaishi and Hayashi appear, subbing for the Pons as pitcher and catcher respectively. Hayashi asks Kou what exactly his relationship with Wakaba is. Kou replies that she's just his neighbor and nothing more. Wakaba chooses that moment to show up and say loudly enough for everyone present to hear, that she kissed him so he was supposed to pick her up from the swim school at 5pm. Akaishi gets angry and throws a 100kmph fastball, which Kou hits out of the park.
Gojirin

Gojirin is a female member of the Godzillasaurus species and the mate of Godzilla. She is used by Cdrzillafanon.

## Appearance

Gojirin resembles a normal Godzilla, although her skin is pink for an unknown reason, and her spines are curved somewhat differently, almost resembling hearts.

## History

### Origins/Backstory

For a long time, Godzilla was believed to be the last of his kind. This was until the first female Godzilla in recorded history appeared, seemingly out of nowhere. The two Kaiju took a quick liking to one another, although in their first encounter it seemed they would have fought, if only for a brief moment. Godzilla and Gojirin became nearly inseparable, with the female Kaiju quickly joining the population on Monster Island. Godzilla and Gojirin eventually conceived two children together, Minya, and Bijira.

When the Gior invaded, while Godzilla was focused on warding off the invaders, Gojirin preferred to protect their children, but alas the Godzilla family was forced to retreat, along with their close friend Gorosaurus.

Gojirin has made a few appearances since, but has not been seen as often as Godzilla. Presumably, she guards Jr and Bijira from harm.

## Abilities

* Atomic Breath. Like her mate, Gojirin can fire Atomic Breath from her mouth. This beam is different from Godzilla's as it is a more focused and precise beam, as well as being purple in hue.
* Regeneration
* Adept Swimmer
* Claws
* Tail
* Nuclear Pulse

## Trivia

* Art by Matt Frank.
* Gojirin is the first female character to receive a page on this wiki.
All Japan Women's Team Tryouts

The **All Japan Women's Team Tryouts** is an anime only event that Aoba Tsukishima took part in. Takei, the coach at Ouka University, is also the coach of the All Japan team, thus he also participated in the event. The tryouts drew female baseball players from all over Japan, including players from schools who won championships, like the Sapporo Ladybirds, led by pitcher Hiromi Fukuda. Aoba stated that she had no idea this competition existed and decided to take part in it.

The point of these tryouts is to choose which players are going to join the women's national baseball team. The national baseball team (both men and women teams) represent Japan in international baseball competitions.

Aoba gets injured before the second round of the tryouts and was forced to withdraw.

This event takes place in episodes 36 and 37 of the anime.

## Participants

**First Round**

**First round pitcher/batter match ups**

 Minako Kojima
 Unnamed Pitcher
 Sawaguchi
 Hiromi Fukuda

**Second Round**

**Reserve Member**

## Trivia

* Aoba was assigned number 18 during the tryouts. The last player who is allowed to be in the dugout at Koshien is assigned the number 18.
* During the closing credits in episode 50, Midori Koganezawa, Yuki Matsuyama, Ozaki and Sawaguchi have all been shown to have made it onto the All Japan Womens Team.
Akane Takigawa

**Akane Takigawa** (滝川 蒐) is a character in the *Cross Game* series. She bears a striking resemblance to Wakaba Tsukishima. Her family opened a soba restaurant next to Kitamura Sports. Akane is a talented artist and attends Seisen Private Girls Academy.

## Physical Appearance

Akane has brown eyes and dark brown hair cut to just above her shoulders. She is usually seen in her school uniform or casual clothes. She sometimes carries around a drawing pad.

## Trivia

Name meaning

* **Akane**: "gather" (**蒐**) (**akane**)

* **Takigawa**: "waterfall" (**滝**) (**taki**) and "stream; river"(**川**) (**kawa/gawa**)

Other trivia

* She has the same Japanese and Korean voice actresses as Wakaba Tsukishima, further confusing the dynamic.
* After learning about Wakaba and that she resembles her, she tries to act like Wakaba for Kou's sake, but he knows the difference.
* Her birthday is June 25th and her blood type is A

## References

1. ↑ *Cross Game* manga: Chapter 95 (pg. 10)
Chapter 33

## Chapter Guide

**Have a Great Time**is the thirty-third chapter in the *Cross Game* manga.

## Characters

(Order of appearance)

* Kou Kitamura
* Shuugo Daimon
* Eitaro Shidou
* Risa Shidou
* Hiroko Oukubo
* Sentarou Maeno
* Tsuneki
* Noboru Kamikawa
* Daiki Nakanishi
* Sekiguchi
* Makihara
* Minoru Ishiguro
* Keisuke Kishibe
* Yokomichi Oukubo
* Aoba Tsukishima
* Wakaba Tsukishima  (**memory**)
* Momiji Tsukishima
* Ichiyou Tsukishima
Eitaro Shidou

**Eitaro Shidou** (志堂 英太郎) is a character in the *Cross Game* series. He's the interim principal at Seishu Academy High School. He is also Risa Shidou's father.

## Trivia

Name meaning

* **Eitaro**: "English; England" (**英) (ei)** "thick; plump"(太) (**ta)** and "son" (**郎**) (**rō**)
* **Shidou**: "aspire; plan" (**志**) (**shi)**and "public chamber; hall"(**堂**) *(***dō***)*

Other trivia

* Like Shuugo Daimon, he appears later in the manga than he does in the anime.
* Neither Eitaro, nor his daughter Risa are actually interested in baseball. Eitaro just wants the recognition of being the principal of a school who's baseball team made it to Koshien. And Risa just wants the attention.
Chapter 37

## Chapter Guide

**A Bit More Confidence** is the thirty-seventh chapter in the *Cross Game* manga.

## Characters

(Order of appearance)

* Yuuhei Azuma
* Minoru Ishiguro
* Shuugo Daimon
* Kazuo Ogura
* Osamu Akaishi
* Kou Kitamura
* Daiki Nakanishi
* Yokomichi Oukubo
* Hiroko Oukubo
* Sentarou Maeno
* Tanabe
* Aoba Tsukishima
* Nomo
* Risa Shidou
* Tatsumasa Miki
* Tooru Onoda
* Noboru Kamikawa
Catcher

The **catcher** (abbreviated "C") on a baseball team is the player who catches the baseballs thrown by the pitcher. The catcher is positioned behind home plate in front of the umpire. The catcher is usually assigned #2 in the numbering system.

## Objectives

Positioned where they are, catchers are able to see the entire field, therefore they are in the best position to direct other players and make calls based on the batter's weaknesses. The catcher is also required to have an understanding of the games strategies. Because they are in a position where they can get hit by the baseball, the bat or the runners, the catcher wears a lot more protective equipment than the other positions on the team, including a mask, shin guards, chest and throat protector and a catcher's mitt, a baseball glove that is heavier and more padded than the standard baseball glove. Often times, the catcher on a baseball team is also the team captain.

## Relationship with the pitcher

The relationship between the pitcher and catcher is very important because pitchers and catchers must coordinate each pitch, a system of hand signals is used by the catcher to communicate choices to the pitcher, who either vetoes or accepts by shaking his head or nodding.

## Role in Cross Game

Catchers in *Cross Game*, unless they were on the main teams, weren't given as much attention as the pitcher.

The canon pitchers in the series are Osamu Akaishi, Daiki Nakanishi (for the Doors) and Kinji Takizawa. The non canon catchers in the series is Yuki Matsuyama.
Chapter 10

**It's Simple**is the tenth and final chapter in part one of the *Cross Game* manga. The title refers to Kou telling himself that he should simply cry after wondering how he's supposed to react to Wakaba's death.

## Characters

### Order of appearance

* Kou Kitamura
* Seiji Tsukishima
* Wakaba Tsukishima (photo)
* Kensaku Kitamura
* Kimie Kitamura
* Ichiyou Tsukishima
* Aoba Tsukishima
* Momiji Tsukishima
* Nomo
* Osamu Akaishi

## Summary

Seiji returns the hat that Wakaba wore to camp to Kou. Later, Kou, wearing the hat, is about to leave for the summer festival, keeping his promise to Wakaba, but is stopped by Kimie, but before she can ask him why he's going to the festival at a time like this, Kensaku interrupts and gives Kou some money and tells him not to waste it. At the batting center, Ichiyou watches Aoba in the batting cages and Momiji is in the house, looking at a picture of Wakaba. Seiji comes into the room and puts his hand on Momiji's head. At the festival, Kou remembers Wakaba telling him she is going to attend the festival with him when she returns from camp. Distracted, he is run into by a vender who tells him to be careful. Kou sadly asks the vender what he's supposed to do now. The vender is clearly confused by the question, and Kou walks away before he gets an answer. Later, Kou is sitting outside the batting center and sees Akaishi outside, praying with tears running down his face. Kou realizes he needs to simply cry, and he does. Aoba, still in the batting cages is also crying.
Kasha

Koneko preforming Kasha

**Kasha** (火車, *Burning Chariot*) is a technique used in *High School DxD*.

## Summary

A Senjutsu technique that is exclusive to the Nekomata achieved by gathering enough *Ki* creating flame-covered wheels said to be able to lure the dead to the other world.

## Abilities

Using their *ki*, the user is able to summon multiple huge wheels all covered in spiritual flames, which can be either summoned or controlled by swinging their arms. A skilled enough Senjutsu user is able to imbue it with the power of purification, as well as even turn beings such as vampires into ash on contact. According to Azazel, the Kasha purifies the opponents it is used against with positive power, in contract to Saji's Blaze Black Flare's cursed flame, which curses the target with negative energy.

## Trivia

* Kasha are Japanese Yōkai that steals the corpses of those who have died as a result of accumulating evil deeds.
* The color of ones' Kasha varies as proven with Koneko whose Kasha is colored white, while Kuroka's is colored black.
Chapter 3

**Get Ready** is the third chapter in part one of the *Cross Game* manga. The title is referring to Nakanishi telling Kou to get ready for a pitch he was about to throw.

## Characters

### Order of appearance

* Nomo
* Ichiyou Tsukishima
* Momiji Tsukishima
* Wakaba Tsukishima
* Youko Tsukishima (debut, photo)
* Aoba Tsukishima
* Seiji Tsukishima
* Kou Kitamura
* Osamu Akaishi
* Nawata
* Hayashi
* Daiki Nakanishi

## Summary

It's morning at the Tsukishima's house. Ichiyou asks Momiji to wake up Aoba and Wakaba after she's done feeding Nomo. Wakaba wakes up to find Aoba has climbed into her bed in. Aoba tells her it's warm in Wakaba's bed. Ichiyou tells her father, Seiji, that the store is ready to be open and then tells Wakaba and Aoba to clean their plates themselves after they are done eating. She then takes Momiji and the two of them head out to school. Seiji looks at a photo of his deceased wife, Youko, and tells her he's off to work. Aoba and Wakaba go to Kou's house so they can walk to school together. Kou had just woken up. Aoba wants to just leave him, but Wakaba tells her she can leave if she wants but Wakaba is willing to wait for Kou. When they finally make it to their school, Senkawa North Elementary School, Wakaba greets Akaishi, Hayashi and Nawata. She asks Akaishi if he thought that home run Kou hit during their game was cool. Without waiting for an answer, Kou, Wakaba and Aoba run off to class. Akaishi, Nawata and Hayashi end up ditching class for the day. Nakanishi and some other Doors players are discussing Kou's home run from the other day while Kou, meanwhile is on the roof talking to some other kids about lacrosse and telling them his family store is having a sale on lacrosse equipment. Nakanishi interrupts him with a kick to the back of the head, and tells Kou they are going to practice playing Kou. Kou resists the idea but Nakanishi tells him that unlike Kou, who gets an allowance every time he brings in sales to his family store, the other Doors members don't have a lot of money and had to borrow money from their parents to buy the uniforms. Nakanishi tells Kou to get ready and pitches the baseball at him, and Kou fails to catch it. The ball lands at Aoba's feet. She picks the ball up and throws it back towards Kou and Nakanishi, almost hitting Kou in the head.
Aoba's Friends

**Aoba's Friends** (青葉の友達) are characters in the *Cross Game* series. They consist of Aoba's two best girlfriends: Aki and her other unnamed friend, who are often seen hanging around Aoba in middle school and high school. Sometimes a third girl is seen with them. They are both very aware of Aoba's skills as a pitcher and are supportive of her joining the baseball team.

## Physical Appearance

Aki has black hair and small beady black eyes. She wears round glasses. The unnamed friend has black hair in two ponytails behind her head and small beady black eyes. Both girls are usually seen in their school uniforms and wear casual clothes when not at school.

## Plot Summary

### **Part Two: The Season of Aoba**

Both girls are first seen at the train station with Aoba on their way to school.

## Trivia

Name meaning

* **Aki**: "autumn" (**秋**) (**aki**)
Chapter 22

## Chapter Guide

**No Fair!** is the twenty-second chapter in the *Cross Game* manga.

## Characters

(Order of appearance)

* Aoba Tsukishima
* Kou Kitamura
* Tsuneki
* Kayama (**debut**)
* Sekiguchi
* Makihara
* Toshio Miya
* Osamu Akaishi
* Daiki Nakanishi
* Tetsu Iwai (**debut**)
* Sentarou Maeno
* Hiroko Oukubo
* Eitaro Shidou
* Yokomichi Oukubo
* Tatsumasa Miki
* Tooru Onoda
* Keisuke Kishibe
* Yuuhei Azuma
* Yuuji Kubo
* Kinji Takizawa
* Minoru Ishiguro
* Kazuo Ogura
* Keiichirou Senda
* Shuugo Daimon
* Risa Shidou
Chapter 01

**I'm Free** is the first chapter in part two of the *Cross Game* manga. The title is a reference to what Nakanishi says to Senda in response to Nakanishi's availability to come watch a practice baseball game.

## Characters

### Order of appearance

* Kou Kitamura
* Kensaku Kitamura
* Aoba Tsukishima
* Aoba's friends  (debut)
* Keiichirou Senda  (debut)
* Daiki Nakanishi
* Osamu Akaishi
* Momiji Tsukishima
* Ichiyou Tsukishima
* Seiji Tsukishima
* Nomo
* Wakaba Tsukishima (photo)

## Summary

Four years have passed since Wakaba's untimely death. Kou is now in his third year at Seishu Academy Middle School. He wakes up, the alarm clocks Wakaba gave him effectively doing their job. After getting dressed for school and on his way out the door, Kou is stopped by his father who asks him if he's knows where his magazines are in which Kou tells him that he has not seen any dirty magazines. At the train station, after almost faceplanting on the escalator, Kou spots Aoba, who is now in her second year of middle school, talking with some of her friends. Kou is eventually approached by Senda, the ace pitcher of the school's baseball team. Senda tells Kou that he should fix his hair otherwise he won't impress girls. At school, Kou is watching the baseball team practice. Nearby, Senda is trying to impress a group of girls. After being dismissed by Kou after making a conceited comment, Senda warns Kou not to get on his bad side or he will make all the girls in the school mad. Nakanishi appears behind Senda and tells Senda that he will make him mad if he gets on Kou's bad side. Senda asks Nakanishi if he wants to come to a practice game the team is playing against another school, in which Nakanishi quickly declines. Senda bids a quick goodbye to Kou and runs off. Kou tells Nakanishi that Senda is the ace pitcher and clean up hitter. Nakanishi states that Senda isn't good enough, but Aoba, who at that moment is seen pitching, is the real thing. Senda tries to instruct Aoba on her pitching form but Akaishi, acting as catcher, tells him that Aoba's form is fine. On the way home, Kou sees a hat floating in a canal. A familiar voice calls out to him, and he is briefly reminded of Wakaba. It turns out the voice belongs to Momiji. Momiji tells Kou about her swim competition in which she won. At the café, Aoba tells Ichiyou that she's hungry. Ichiyou tells her that Kou was just there. After being told that Kou was sitting in the same seat the Aoba is now sitting in, Aoba abruptly switches seats then once again asks for something to eat, and gets a call from Senda. Momiji is praying to Wakaba's shrine and someone put a poster of Senda on the wall outside of Kitamura Sports in which Kou is asked to take down.
Chapter 11

## Chapter Guide

**The First Spring of High School** is the eleventh chapter in the *Cross Game* manga.

## Characters

(Order of appearance)

* Nomo
* Kou Kitamura
* Daiki Nakanishi
* Yuuhei Azuma
* Tatsumasa Miki
* Noboru Kamikawa
* Yuuji Kubo
* Aoba's friends
* Aoba Tsukishima
* Keiichirou Senda
* Makihara
* Tsuneki
* Sekiguchi
* Shuugo Daimon (**debut**)
* Osamu Akaishi
* Sentarou Maeno
* Hiroko Oukubo (**debut**)
Chapter 05

**For Real?**is the fifth chapter in part two of the *Cross Game* manga. The title is referring to Kou's ability to pitch for real as opposed to toning it down during a sandlot game.

## Characters

### Order of appearance

* Kou Kitamura
* Daiki Nakanishi
* Nomo
* Aoba Tsukishima
* Momiji Tsukishima
* Wakaba Tsukishima (flashback)
* Tanaka
* Osamu Akaishi

## Summary

Kou, confused as to why Nakanishi isn't letting him pitch, tells Nakanishi that he will pitch for real when the game actually starts. Nakanishi again, asks for a pitcher change. Aoba and Momiji are practicing their catching. Aoba tells Momiji that if she is getting tired, they can take a break. Momiji says she's fine and that she and Kou had gone half a day without an issue. Aoba thinks back to the time Wakaba warned her about underestimating Kou's abilities. Aoba throws a particularly hard pitch, almost taking her little sister out. Momiji doesn't mind as she is used to hard pitches. Back at the game, the random bunch of guys team has one out and a runner on first. The batter hits the ball into centerfield, where Kou is. Kou throws the ball back to first, which results in a double play and the teams switch sides. Kou is up for the former Senkawa students team. He hits a home run. Akaishi is watching the game and remembers Wakaba, standing behind him, asking him why he isn't joining, of course when Akaishi turns around, Wakaba isn't there. Akaishi asks Nakanishi why Kou isn't pitching and Nakanishi tells him they are just playing a fun game of baseball. It's the random guys turn at bat. There are two outs and runners on second and third. A single run ties the game, and extra runs take the lead. The batter hits the ball to centerfield and the random guys team think they hit a single to tie it up, but Kou gets the ball and throws it to Nakanishi resulting in an out and game over. The former students have won. Kou calls the game fun and Nakanishi grabs him by the shirt and asks him what he was thinking, Kou is confused by the question but before he can ponder too much, Akaishi bids the pair farewell.
Chapter 1

**Four-Leaf Clover**is the first chapter in part one of the *Cross Game* manga. The title is a reference to the four Tsukishima sisters' leaf themed names.

## Characters

### Order of appearance

##### Debuts

* Kou Kitamura
* Kensaku Kitamura
* Aoba Tsukishima
* Momiji Tsukishima
* Ichiyou Tsukishima
* Nomo
* Seiji Tsukishima
* Wakaba Tsukishima
* Daiki Nakanishi
* Osamu Akaishi
* Hayashi
* Nawata

## Summary

Kou Kitamura delivers some baseballs to the Tsukishima Batting Center, where he is hit in the head by a spray nozzle by Aoba Tsukishima, then hit in the head again with a plant by Momiji Tsukishima, and then greeted by Ichiyou Tsukishima, who had just kicked a guy out of the center for trying to get free tokens from the token machine he said was broken. As thanks for the delivery, the batting center owner, Seiji Tsukishima, gives Kou a free token to use the batting cages. While in the batting cages, he is greeted by Wakaba Tsukishima, who asks if he could take her to swim school on his bike. While heading to the school, Kou is invited to play a game of baseball by Daiki Nakanishi. He declines, saying baseball is boring. After dropping Wakaba off at the swim school, Kou joins the sandlot game he previously declined joining in an effort to avoid a confrontation with Osamu Akaishi, the strongest fighter in their grade.
Chapter 25

## Chapter Guide

**Let's Do This** is the twenty-fifth chapter in the *Cross Game* manga.

## Characters

(Order of appearance)

* Keiichirou Senda
* Shuugo Daimon
* Eitaro Shidou
* Daiki Nakanishi
* Kinji Takizawa
* Kazuo Ogura
* Tetsu Iwai
* Yuuji Kubo
* Tsuneki
* Sentarou Maeno
* Hiroko Oukubo
* Makihara
* Sekiguchi
* Yuuhei Azuma
* Yokomichi Oukubo
* Aoba Tsukishima
* Kou Kitamura
* Osamu Akaishi
Coach Takei

**Coach Takei** (多形) is a character in the *Cross Game*  series. He's the head coach of the Ouka University girl's baseball team.

## Physical Appearance

Takei has black eyes and short black hair. He is usually seen either his Ouka coaching uniform. During his stint as coaching the tryouts for the women's team, he is seen in a red and white women's team outfit. He is fairly tall and has wrinkles under his eyes and on his cheek. He has a medium sized nose and eyebrows and large ears and slightly dark skin.

## Plot Summary

### *Part Two: The Season of Aoba*

The following plot summary features non-canon material

## Trivia

Name meaning

* **Takei**: "many" **(多) (ta)**  and "shape; form" **(形) (kei)**
Daisuke Endou

**Daisuke Endou** (遠藤 大輔, *Endō Daisuke*) is a Japanese voice actor . Endou voices **Makihara**, **Kazuo Ogura**, **Coach Takei** and **Mr. Takigawa** in the *Cross Game* anime series.

### Personal

* **Born**: November 26th 1979 in Tokyo, Japan
* **Sign**: Sagittarius
* **Gender**: Male
* **Height**: 173 cm (5'8)
* **Blood Type**: Unknown
* **Family**: Unknown

### Professional

VOICE ACTING

* **Agency**: Mausu Promotion
* **Active**: Unknown to present

## Media

### Selected Anime

Note: These link to other wikis

**TV Series**

* Ducker and Scissor Shark in *Beast Saga* (2013)
* Shadow in *Bakugan Battle\_Brawlers: New Vestroia* (2010)
* Nab Lasaro and Org in *Fairy Tail* (2009)

**Anime Films**

* Nab Lasaro and Org in *Fairy Tail Movie 1: Houou no Miko* (2012)

### Other Selected Media

**Video Games**

* Ludwig von Aegir and Miklan Anschutz Gautier *Fire Emblem: Three Houses* (2019)
* Sagat in *Street Fighter IV* (2008)
Aoba Tsukishima's Relationships

**A list of relationships Aoba has established throughout the *Cross Game* series**

## Kitamura Family

### **Kou Kitamura**

Aoba hates Kou. At least that's what she claims but anyone who sees these two interact can tell they care deeply about one another, and harbor romantic feelings for each other, although they deny it. These two can tell how the other one is feeling or thinking, even when they are hiding it. And they act very much alike. Aoba doesn't like how Kou took Wakaba away from her but as the series goes on, she does come to recognize Kou as a great pitcher and Kou in turn tries to pitch a 160kmph fast ball, the same speed Aoba says her ideal guy pitches. At the end of the series, when Aoba tells Kou he can pull his hand away from hers if he didn't want to hold her hand, Kou doesn't pull his hand away.

## **Seishu Academy High School** Baseball Club

### **Yuuhei Azuma**

Yuuhei called Aoba an ill tempered woman when he first met her. But over time, he started to appreciate her skills as a pitcher. When Yuuhei reveals that he doesn't bother to remember the names of people he deems unimportant, Aoba wasn't one of those people. He develops feelings for her, which she didn't reciprocate. She is aware that he has feelings for her though. Despite his feelings, Yuuhei steps aside so Aoba can be with Kou, knowing she'll be happier with him.

## Others

### **Aoba's Friends**

Aoba's unnamed friends she had in junior high school. They like to talk about the baseball club and support Aoba when she's pitching.

### **Midori Koganezawa**

Senda's cousin who shows up out of nowhere to challenge Aoba. Once she finally gets Aoba to agree, and sees her amazing pitching, Midori invites Aoba to pitch for the Satomi Girl's Academy team.
Pons

The **Pons** (ポン, *Pon* or *ponzu*) is a sandlot team who played the Doors in the first baseball match in the series.

Not much is known about this team's history except they allowed Osamu Akaishi, Nawata and Hayashi to sub for them in their game against the Doors. After the time skip, this team, like the Doors, disbanded and the players went their separate ways. They were a pretty good team, almost able to beat the Doors (because of Kou). This team is not seen after their first and only match against the Doors.

The Pons uniforms were black and coral. It's unknown if these were bought the Kou's family store or elsewhere.

 Opponent
 vs Doors | 7-10
Center Fielder

The **center fielder** (abbreviated "CF") is an outfield position in baseball. The center fielder is responsible for defense in center field. In the numbering system, the center fielder is usually assigned #8.

## **Role in Cross Game**

In Cross Game, the center fielder is given slightly more focus than the other outfield positions due to the fact that Aoba Tsukishima plays this position in Wakaba's dream. Aoba also subs as center fielder on the non-canon Satomi girls baseball team.

The other canon center fielders in the series are: Tatsumasa Miki (at Seishu), Mitani and Tanaka from the Doors sandlot team.
Cross Game -Anime-

The anime adaptation for the manga of the same name, the *Cross Game* anime ran from April 5, 2009 to March 28, 2010 for a total of 50 episodes. It was broadcast on Tokyo TV in Japan. In North America, it is licensed by Viz Media. It has yet to get an English dub. It does, however have a Korean dub.

The anime covers the entirely of the manga series with a few anime-exclusive episodes, plots and characters. The first episode "Four-Leaf Clover" was critically acclaimed, both in Japan and internationally.

**Note**: Titles are the official Viz tiles.

*Hatsu Dēto Desu yo* ■ 初デートですよ

*Zutto Zutto* ■ ずっとずっと
Chapter 13

## Chapter Guide

**Who Are You?** is the thirteenth chapter in the *Cross Game* manga.

## Characters

(number is order of appearance)

* Kou Kitamura (**photo/physical**)
* Wakaba Tsukishima (**photo**)
* Yuuhei Azuma
* Yuuji Kubo
* Minoru Ishiguro (**debut**)
* Daiki Nakanishi
* Osamu Akaishi
* Keiichirou Senda
* Eitaro Shidou
* Shuugo Daimon
* Aoba Tsukishima
Yuki Matsuyama

**Yuki Matsuyama** (松山雪) is a character in the *Cross Game* series. She is the team captain and catcher on the Satomi Girls High School baseball team.

## Plot Summary

### *Part Two: The Season of Aoba*

The following plot summary features non-canon material

## Trivia

Name meaning

* **Yuki**: "snow" **(雪) (yuki)**
* **Matsuyama**: "pine tree" **(松) (matsu)** and "mountain" **(山) (yama)**

Other trivia
Chapter 6

**Yowch!** is the sixth chapter in part one of the *Cross Game* manga. The title of this chapter is said by Kou after he gets hit in the back with a baseball by Aoba.

## Chapter Information

### Anime

Episode 2 (flashback) Episode 3 (flashback)

## Characters

### Order of appearance

* Daiki Nakanishi
* Kou Kitamura
* Aoba Tsukishima
* Wakaba Tsukishima
* Osamu Akaishi
* Tanaka
* Nawata
* Hayashi

## Summary

Kou is practicing his catching with Nakanishi. Nakanishi tells Kou that he is pitching in the game against the Beavers. Nakanishi informs Kou that the Doors will just need Kou for his batting skills because the Beavers are just a 'bunch of fourth graders." Aoba is then revealed to be pitching for the Beavers. This surprises Nakanishi and the rest of the Doors players, but Kou saw it coming. Wakaba appears at the field to root for Aoba, but didn't know the Doors were playing too. The Doors players are impressed by Aoba but Nakanishi says she's nothing compared to Akaishi. Due to the Beavers not having an official uniform, Kou starts his sales pitch but is interrupted by Nakanishi. The game starts. Aoba easily strikes out the first two batters, then it's Kou's turn at bat. After he hits a foul ball, Kou is purposely hit in the back by one of Aoba's pitch, resulting in a dead ball and he is walked to first base. The game continues. Akaishi Hayashi and Nawata appear on the hill behind the baseball field. After asked by Wakaba why they aren't joining the game, Akaishi tells her that they just aren't in the mood to play baseball yet. Back on the field, Kou is hit by another ball.
Akemi Kanda

**Akemi Kanda** (神田 朱未, *Kanda Akemi*) is a Japanese voice actress. Kanda voices **Wakaba Tsukishima** and **Akane Takigawa** in the *Cross Game* anime series.

### Personal

* **Born**: November 10th 1978 in Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
* **Sign**: Scorpio
* **Gender**: Female
* **Height**: 157 cm (5'1)
* **Blood Type**: B
* **Family**: Unnamed husband

### Professional

VOICE ACTING

* **Agency**: Freelance (2017 to present), Aoni Production (2000-2017)
* **Active**: 2000 to present

## Media

### Selected Anime

Note: These link to other wikis

**TV Series**

* Haruna Sakurada and Kotono Sarashina in *Sailor Moon Crystal* (2014)
* Reu Kawagoe in *Little Busters!* (2012)
* Asuna Kagurazaka in the *Negima!* series (2005-2011)
* Ryou Fujibayashi in the *Clannad* series (2007-2009)
* Nanami Kiri in *Maria†Holic* (2009)
* Lulu de Morcel Yamamoto in *Shugo Chara!* (2007)
* Czeslaw Meyer in *Baccano!* (2007)
* Nina Sakura in *Ultra Maniac* (2003)
* Mawata Awayuki in *Prétear*  (2001)

### Other Selected Media

**Video Games**

* Falcom in *Hyperdimension Neptunia* (2011)
* Nanako Dojima in *Persona 4*  (2008)

**Japanese Dubbed Roles**

* Jane Burnham in *American Beauty* (1999 Movie) - (Thora Birch)
* Abby Jennings in *Trapped* (2002 Movie) - (Dakota Fanning)

### Selected Discography

Albums

* *Daisuki* (2002) - with Konami
* *Love Aice5* (2007) - with Aice5 (Starchild)
* *Can Drops* (2004) - with DROPS (Starchild)

## Trivia

* She has voiced characters in more than 70 anime series
* Her husband doesn't work in the voice acting industry
* She performed the theme song for *Negima!*, *Otoboku*, *Doki Doki School Hours* and *Tona-Gura!*
Chapter 23

## Chapter Guide

**Who's That Pitcher?** is the twenty-third chapter in the *Cross Game* manga.

## Characters

(Order of appearance)

* Keiichirou Senda
* Kinji Takizawa
* Shuugo Daimon
* Eitaro Shidou
* Sentarou Maeno
* Osamu Akaishi
* Tsuneki
* Kayama
* Sekiguchi
* Makihara
* Aoba Tsukishima
* Yokomichi Oukubo
* Kou Kitamura
* Yuuhei Azuma
* Tatsumasa Miki
* Tooru Onoda
* Kazuo Ogura
* Minoru Ishiguro
* Keisuke Kishibe
Episode 11

## Wipe That Smirk Off Your Face

* Title Screen
* Screenshot

## Episode Guide

**Wipe That Smirk Off Your Face** is the eleventh episode of the *Cross Game* anime.

## Characters

### Order of appearance

* Kou Kitamura
* Aoba Tsukishima
* Yokomichi Oukubo
* Ichiyou Tsukishima
* Momiji Tsukishima
* Nomo
* Osamu Akaishi
* Minoru Ishiguro
* Makihara
* Sentarou Maeno
* Hiroko Oukubo
* Kazuo Ogura
* Tatsumasa Miki
* Yuuhei Azuma
* Risa Shidou
* Eitaro Shidou
* Shuugo Daimon
* Noboru Kamikawa
* Daiki Nakanishi
* Kinji Takizawa
* Tetsu Iwai
* Tsuneki
* Keiichirou Senda
* Tooru Onoda
* Sekiguchi
* Keisuke Kishibe
* Yuuji Kubo
* Toshio Miya
* Tanabe
* Cemetery Worker

## Important Events

* The game between the varsity and prefab teams at Seishu Academy High School comes to an end
* Makihara, Tsuneki, Sekiguchi and Kayama all retire from the prefab team (offscreen)

## Trivia

* **Title drop/reference:** "Wipe That Smirk Off Your Face/Stop Smirking" is something Yuuhei says to Kou when the latter is still grinning after striking Yuuhei out.
	+ Kou doesn't actually hear Yuuhei say this, because Yuuhei thinks it or says it under his breath
* Wakaba Tsukishima's grave was shown at the end of this episode, however she wasn't referenced or mentioned for the third time in an episode
Daisuke Kishio

**Daisuke Kishio** (岸尾 だいすけ, *Kishio Daisuke*) is a Japanese voice actor, singer and narrator. Kishio voices **Keiichirou Senda** in the *Cross Game* anime series.

### Personal

* **Born**: March 28th 1974 in Matsusaka, Mie, Japan
* **Sign**: Aries
* **Gender**: Male
* **Height**: 166 cm (5'5)
* **Blood Type**: Unknown
* **Family**: Unknown

### Professional

VOICE ACTING

* **Agency**: Aoni Production
* **Active**: 1996 to present

SINGING

* **Active**: 2012 (released one album)

## Media

### Selected Anime

Note: These link to other wikis

**TV Series**

* Jadeite in *Sailor Moon Crystal* (2014)
* Noburo Ikema and Jun Kouda in *Detective Conan* (2002; 2013)
* Hanzo in *Hunter x Hunter* (2011)
* Kaname Kuran in *Vampire Knight* (2008)
* Tsukune Aono *Rosario + Vampire* (2008)
* Loki, Toby and Scorpio in *Fairy Tail* (2009)
* Young Iceburg in *One Piece* (2006)
* Hinagiku in *Bleach* (2005)

### Other Selected Media

**Video Games**

* Jeice in *Dragon Ball* (2009-2018)
* Cody in *Super Street Fighter* (2010-2018)
* Arata Sanada in *Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth* (2015)

**Japanese Dubbed Roles**

* Blaine Anderson in *Glee* (2009-2015 TV series) - (Darren Criss)
* Zeke Baylor in *High School Musical* (2006-2008 Film series) - (Chris Warren Jr.)
* Remy in *Ratatouille* (2007 Disney/Pixar movie) - (Patton Oswalt)

### Discography

Albums

* *BIRTHDAY* (2012) - Mini album

## Trivia

* **Award Nominations**
	+ Best Actor in a Leading role - 2nd Seiyuu Awards (2007)
	+ Best Actor in a Supporting Role - 2nd Seiyuu Awards (2007)
	+ Best Radio Personality - 2nd Seiyuu Awards (2007)
Chapter 46

## Chapter Guide

**Middle Schoolers?** is the forty-sixth chapter in the *Cross Game* manga.

## Characters

(Order of appearance)

* Tatsumasa Miki
* Yuuhei Azuma
* Kazuaki Sakurada
* Tomoya Yamaguchi
* Koji Mori
* Tooru Onoda
* Keisuke Kishibe
* Shuugo Daimon
* Aoba Tsukishima
* Daiki Nakanishi
* Osamu Akaishi
* Kou Kitamura
* Sentarou Maeno
* Tooru Itoyama