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Kyouko Nakagawa

**Kyouko Nakagawa** (中河 鞏固) is a character in the *Cross Game* series. She's a member of the Seishu Academy High School's track and field club and Daiki Nakanishi's girlfriend.

## Trivia

Name meaning

* **Kyouko**: "firm" (**鞏**) (**kyō)**and "harden; set" (**固**) (**ko**)
* **Nakagawa**: "in" (**中**) (**naka**) and "stream" (**河**) (**kawa/gawa**)

Other trivia
Other Locations

**List of other prominent locations featured in the *Cross Game* series**

## Unnamed sandlot baseball diamond

**First Appearance**: Chapter 1; Episode 1

The **unnamed sandlot baseball diamond** is a baseball field where the Doors, Pons and Beavers played their sandlot games. Years later, Kou, Daiki and their former classmates and Doors teammates played a game there. The field is not too far from the Tsukishima Batting Center and Fukuda Swimming School as Kou was able to ride his bike from the batting center to the school to the field and back to the center, and Wakaba was able to walk from the swim school to the field.

## Fukuda Swimming School

**First Appearance**: Chapter 1; Episode 1

**Fukuda Swimming School** is the swim school that Wakaba went to in part one of the series. It was only shown once in both mediums. It was not shown after Wakaba's death or after the time skip. Wakaba attended swim class here and her class was over at 5pm.

## Haraichi Antique Shop

**First Appearance**: Chapter 36; Episode 12

The **Haraichi Antique Shop** is where the cat teapot that Wakaba wanted for her 16th birthday was being sold at.
Risa Shidou had bought the teapot from the shop, and then blackmailed Kou into being her personal assistant in order for him to get the present.
Toshitaka Hirano

**Toshitaka Hirano** (平野 俊隆, *Hirano Toshitaka*) is a Japanese voice actor. Hirano voices the **Sena Coach** in the *Cross Game* anime series.

### Personal

* **Born**: November 7th 19?? in Hokkaido, Japan
* **Sign**: Scorpio
* **Gender**: Male
* **Height**: Unknown
* **Blood Type**: Unknown
* **Family**: Unknown

### Professional

VOICE ACTING

* **Agency**: 81 Produce
* **Active**: Unknown to present

## Media

### Selected Anime

Note: These link to other wikis

**TV Series**

* Mamejii in *Mameushi-kun* (2007)
* Jii in *Gintama* (2006)
* History Teacher in *Please Teacher!* (2002)
* Eisuke's Butler in *Glass Mask* (1984)

### Other Selected Media

**Japanese Dubbed Roles**

* Mr. Herriman in *Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends* (2004-2009 animated TV series) - (Tom Kane)
* Old Man McGucket in *Gravity Falls* (2012-2016 animated TV Series) - (Alex Hirsch)
Volume 14

## Volume Guide

**Volume 14** is the fourteenth chapter in Mitsuru Adachi's *Cross Game* manga series.

## Chapters

* **Chapter 121**: It's Just the Truth
* **Chapter 122**: Still Running
* **Chapter 123**: Who's That?
* **Chapter 124**: No-Name Schools and Informal Fools
* **Chapter 125**: It's a Close Game
* **Chapter 126**: He Looks Damn Happy
* **Chapter 127**: Too Early!
* **Chapter 128**: That's Best of All
* **Chapter 129**: He's Pretty Special
* **Chapter 130**: That's Me, the Idiot

## Synopsis

The brackets for the summer prefectural tournament are announced, which have Seishu Academy High School meeting former head coach Shuugo Daimon's current school, Kurokoma Jitsugyo High School in the second round. A younger player tells Kou Kitamura that the team has gotten a lot better because of Aoba Tsukishima's influence and gets Kou to confirm that she and Yuuhei Azuma are not yet officially dating. As a result, various members of the team decided to ask out Aoba based on whether they perform well during Seishu's first game. Akane Takigawa tells Aoba that she and Kou are a lot alike and that if she learns to love herself, she will be able to see what Wakaba Tsukishima saw in Kou. Seishu's first game is called after five innings, but only Kou makes his promised goal to Aoba by striking out 10 batters. Azuma tells Kou that Tatsumasa Miki has not accounted for Aoba's influence on the younger Seishu players and in the bottom of the eighth, one of them hits a three-run homer. In the ninth, Miki hits a home run, preventing Kou from pitching a no-hitter.

## Trivia

* The chapters in this volume are included in Viz Media Volume 7
Miyu Irino

**Miyu Irino** (入野 自由, *Irino Miyu*) is a Japanese voice actor and former child actor. Irino voices **Kou Kitamura** in the *Cross Game* anime  series.

### Personal

* **Born**: February 19th 1988 in Tokyo, Japan
* **Sign**: Pisces
* **Gender**: Male
* **Height**: 170 cm (5'6)
* **Blood Type**: AB
* **Family**: Unnamed spouse (before September 3rd 2021)

### Professional

VOICE ACTING

* **Agency**: Junction
* **Active**: 1992 to present

SINGING

* **Genres**: J-pop, anison
* **Label**: Kiramune
* **Group**: KAmiYU
* **Active**: 2009 to present

## Media

### Selected Anime

Note: These link to other wikis

**TV Series**

* Kōshi Sugawara in the *Haikyū* series (2014-2020)
* Roddy in *Carole and Tuesday* (2019)
* Tadakuni in *Daily Lives of High School Boys* (2012)
* Chizuru Tachibana in *Kimi to Boku* (2011)
* Sena Kobayakawa in *Eyeshield 21* (2005)
* Daisuke Niwa in *D.N.Angel* (2003)

**Anime Films**

* Shun and Shin in *Children Who Chase Lost Voices* (2011)
* Haku in *Spirited Away* (2001)

### Other Selected Media

**Video Games**

* Sora in the *Kingdom Hearts* series (2002-present)
* Karel Schneider in *God Eater Burst* (2010)

### Discography

Albums

* *Faith* (2009) - Debut Album

## Trivia

* **Favorite Fruit**: Watermelon
* **Hobbies**: Dancing, playing soccer and singing.
* **Good Friends With**: Mamoru Miyano - fellow voice actor, Osamu Dazai (*Bungou Stray Dogs*)
* Irino got married sometime before September 2021. Any details on his spouse was not released
Night Reflection

Shadows of Night Reflection

**Night Reflection** also known as the **Shield of Dark Night** is a Sacred Gear wielded by Connla of the Hero Faction.

## Appearance

Night Reflection takes the form of a mass of shadows which changes according to the wielder's will.

## Abilities

Night Reflection has the ability to absorb attacks using shadows and redirect them in whatever direction the wielder wishes from any shadow within the Sacred Gear's area of influence. It can create shadow monsters to attack opponents, change the forms of the users shadow in blades and spears to attack enemies, form a shadow barrier shield around the user and others, the user can submerge within shadows and reappear out of others, it also entangled enemies bind there movement.

## Forms

### Night Reflection Death Cross

   **Night Reflection Death Cross** (闇夜の獣皮ナイト・リフレクション・デス・クロス, *Naito Rifurekushondesu Kurosu*) also known as the **Beast Skin of Dark Night** is Connla's Sub-Species Balance Breaker of Night Reflection inspired by Issei's Scale Mail armor, which creates a black shadow armor that covers his body. Death Cross allows him to become like a shadow, gaining its intangible properties, allowing physical attacks pass right through him, although the wielder is susceptible to most forms of energy (heat/cold). Connla can also shape parts of his shadow body into a blade and tentacles that can bind his opponents. In addition, Connla retains the ability to manipulate shadows as it absorbs attacks using shadows and redirects the attack at enemies.
Junpei Azuma

Grandparents in law

* Tokie and Kikuji Asami

Sisters in law

* *Wakaba Tsukishima*
* Aoba Tsukishima
* Momiji Tsukishima

**Junpei Azuma** (東 純平) is a character in the *Cross Game* series. He is the older brother of Yuuhei Azuma. Junpei was a pitcher on his baseball team in high school but an injury caused him to retire before his prime. He becomes the assistant coach at Seishu and starts courting Ichiyou Tsukishima.

## Physical Appearance

Junpei is a young man with dark brown hair and black eyes. He is often seen wearing an orange hat either backwards or sideways on his head. He wears different colored shirts that always have triangle shapes printed on them. Like all the characters in the series, he has large ears.

## Quotes

* (to Yuuhei and Kou) *"Hey! I'm going out with Ichiyou now! Are you jealous, you unpopular boys?"*

## Trivia

Name meaning

* **Junpei**: "genuine" **(純) (jun)** and "flat; even"(**平**) (**hei/pei)**
* **Azuma**: "east" **(東) (azuma)**

Other trivia

* He seems to be a frequent target for thieves. In his debut episode/chapter, his fruit is stolen and in a later incident he becomes the victim of a pickpocket
* Junpei is 1 of 7 characters in the series to have his name in a chapter. In this case it's chapter 47
Tom Keegan Williams (Character)

## Character

Tom Keegan Williams is a fifteen year old wizard (during the events of the first book) and is shown to be quite possibly the most powerful wizard of all time.

Tom isn't given a physical description.

Tom is shown at the beginning of the first book to be a great leader, guiding his friends when they are scared or confused. However, there is some conflict in the second book with the other characters over his arrogance and ego from his immense power.

## Trivia

* Tom and the author Tom Keegan Williams share the exact same name.
* Tom Keegan Williams the author also owns a hamster named Fred
Volume 10

## Volume Guide

**Volume 10** is the tenth volume in Mitsuru Adachi's *Cross Game* manga series. The baseball match between Seishu and Ryuo comes to an end in this volume.

## Chapters

* **Chapter 81**: Will It Be a Match?
* **Chapter 82**: How Many People?
* **Chapter 83**: Oikawa!
* **Chapter 84**: It'll Come Around
* **Chapter 85**: We'll Finish It
* **Chapter 86**: He'll Hold Him Down
* **Chapter 87**: Time to Go for It
* **Chapter 88**: Who?!
* **Chapter 89**: 11:14
* **Chapter 90**: 11:15

## Synopsis

For Ryuo's next turn batting, Keitarou Mishima stands in the first base coach box, where he tells Yuuhei Azuma that he is enjoying himself. In the seventh inning, with the score unchanged, Kou Kitamura strikes out his tenth batter. Tadashi Shimano breaks a finger while catching Azuma's hit and is replaced by Mishima, who, the next time Ryuo bats, hits a solo home run, tying the game. At the top of the ninth, Keiichirou Senda hits a single, thus ensuring that both teams' best hitters, Azuma and Mishima, will bat again. Kou starts sacrificing control for speed to pitch for Mishima, who manages to hit a blazing line drive that Kou catches. The game goes into extra innings. At the bottom of the tenth, with two out and a runner on second, Ryuo's pitcher hits a line drive that Kou, with his arm still affected by Mishima's hit, fails to catch. Ryuo scores, winning the game.

## Cover Characters

* Nomo
* Aoba Tsukishima

## Trivia

* The chapters in this volume are included in Viz Media Volume 5
Kayama

**Kayama** (加山) is a minor character in the *Cross Game* series. He was on the prefab team at Seishu Academy High School. Kayama played shortstop and batted 2nd.

## Plot Summary

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

#### Introduction

Kayama is first seen running with the other seniors at Seishu during Kou's first year of high school. He was just as determined as Makihara, Sekiguchi and Tsuneki to make the varsity team with one last chance to make it to Koshien before they graduate. During the first practice match, Kayama plays in the few innings, then disappears to the bathroom and never comes back to the game. Makihara is forced to bat in Kayama's place and Keiichirou Senda replace him as shortstop on the prefab team after he (Senda) gets kicked off the varsity team. Kayama subsequently ends up retiring after that same match, along with the other seniors and eventually graduates from Seishu.

## Trivia

Name meaning

* **Kayama**: "add or join" (加) (**ka**) and "mountain" (山) (**yama**)

Other trivia
Episode 27

## He May Be Right

* Title Screen
* Screenshot

## Episode Guide

**He May Be Right** is the twenty-seventh episode of the *Cross Game* anime.

## Trivia

* **Title drop/reference**:
* This is the first episode to use Moeru You na Koi Janai Kedo as the ending theme
* This is the first episode to use the second version of Summer Rain as the opening theme
Touko Aoyama

**Touko Aoyama** (青山 桐子, *Aoyama Tōko*) is a Japanese voice actress. Aoyama voices **Ozaki** in the *Cross Game* anime series.

### Personal

* **Born**: November 3rd, 1976 in Tokyo, Japan
* **Sign**: Scorpio
* **Gender**: Female
* **Height**: Unknown
* **Blood Type**: Unknown
* **Family**: Unknown

### Professional

VOICE ACTING

* **Agency**: 81 Produce
* **Active**: Unknown to present

## Media

### Selected Anime

Note: These link to other wikis

**TV Series**

* Nasubi in *Hoozuki no Reitetsu* (2017)
* Teruhiko "Terujiko" Saigou in *Gintama* (2006-2012)
* Keita Itou in *Gakuen Heaven* (2006)
* Boomer in *Demashitaa! Powerpuff Girls Z* (2006)
* Ayumu Katou in *Gantz* (2004)
* Kenta Kitagawa in *Digimon Tamers* (2001)

### Other Selected Media

**Video Games**

* Alistair in *Granblue Fantasy* (2014)
* Ull in *Valkyrie Profile 2: Silmeria* (2006)
Volume 3

## Volume Guide

**Volume 3** is the third volume in Mitsuru Adachi's *Cross Game* manga series*.* This volume sees Kou Kitamura, Osamu Akaishi, Daiki Nakanishi  and Keiichirou Senda entering Seishu Academy High School.

## Chapters (Viz Titles)

* **Chapter 11**: The First Spring of High School
* **Chapter 12**: Why Did You Even Join the Baseball Team?
* **Chapter 13**: Who Are You?
* **Chapter 14**: A Good Dream
* **Chapter 15**: Nope.
* **Chapter 16**: Aoba Tsukishima
* **Chapter 17**: A Sucker for a Pretty Face
* **Chapter 18**: We Think Alike
* **Chapter 19**: Two of a Kind
* **Chapter 20**: A Nightmare!

## Synopsis

When Kou enters Seishu Academy High School, he learns that the baseball team has a new head coach, Shuugo Daimon, who has recruited ringers from around the country (including power hitter Yuuhei Azuma, the unknown boy from the batting center), and that the current players as well as Sentarou Maeno, the former head coach, have been shunted to a second-string team, called the prefab team. Senda passes the selection test for the varsity team, but Kou, Akaishi, and Nakanishi do not take it and are put on the prefab team. Before the summer tournament, the two teams are to hold a practice game, that, according to rumor, is to determine the future of the prefab team. Daimon recruits Aoba Tsukishima from the junior high team as a practice pitcher, and is surprised when she almost strikes out Azuma even after pitching too much. Afterward, Aoba tells Kou that she will continue pitching for the varsity players to learn their batting weaknesses. While the prefab team prepares for the scrimmage, Maeno approves Akaishi's proposed strategy and lineup.

## Cover Characters

* Aoba Tsukishima
* Nomo
* Momiji Tsukishima

## Trivia

* The chapters in this volume are included in Viz Media Volume 1
Seiji Tsukishima

Brother in law

* Isamu Asami

Son in law

* Junpei Azuma

**Seiji Tsukishima** (月島 清次) is a character in the *Cross Game* series. He's the widowed father of Ichiyou, Wakaba, Aoba and Momiji. He owns the Tsukishima Batting Center and Clover Café. When he was in high school, he was the 2nd string catcher on a team that made it to Koshien. Unfortunately, Seiji didn't get to actually play in that game.

## Physical Appearance

Seiji is a stocky man of average height. He has short black hair and small black eyes. He often has a baseball cap on his head and cigarette in his mouth. He has a small mustache and beard. He wears casual clothes, usually a tan jacket over a white collared shirt with red lines criss crossing over it. During Wakaba's memorial service, he wore a black tuxedo.

## Personality

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## Trivia

Name meaning

* **Seiji**: "pure; cleanse" (**清**) (**sei**) and "next; order" (**次**) (**ji**)
* **Tsukishima**: "moon" (**月**) (**tsuki**) and "island" (**島**) (**shima**)

Other trivia

## References

1. ↑ *Cross Game* manga: Chapter 5 (Pg. 4)
Kouzou Douzaka

**Kouzou Douzaka** (堂坂 晃三, *Kōzō Dōzaka*) is a Japanese voice actor. Douzaka voices **Sekiguchi**, **Keisuke Kishibe**, **Tooru Itoyama**  and **Satoshi Takada** in the *Cross Game* anime  series.

### Personal

* **Born**: March 6th 19?? in Saitama, Japan
* **Sign**: Pisces
* **Gender**: Male
* **Height**: 176 cm (5'7)
* **Blood Type**: Unknown
* **Family**: Unknown

### Professional

VOICE ACTING

* **Agency**: 81 Produce
* **Active**: Unknown to present

## Media

### Selected Anime

Note: These link to other wikis

**TV Series**

* Scent-Ghoul in *Mob Psycho 100* (2016)
* Garilhe in *KonoSuba* (2016)
* Koh Grif in *Baku Tech! Bakugan* (2012)
* Gigante in *BeyWheelz: Powered by Beyblade* (2012)

### Other Selected Media

**Video Games**

* Wan-Fu in *Samurai Shodown* (2019)
Tetsuya Kakihara

**Tetsuya Kakihara** (柿原 徹也, *Kakihara Tetsuya)* is a Japanese voice actor and singer. Kakihara voices **Mizuki Asami** in the *Cross Game* anime series.

### Personal

* **Born**: December 24th 1982 in Düsseldorf, West Germany
* **Sign**: Capricorn
* **Gender**: Male
* **Height**: 170 cm (5'7)
* **Blood Type**: AB
* **Family**: Unknown

### Professional

VOICE ACTING

* **Agency**: Zynchro (2014 to present), Freelancer (2013-2014), 81 Produce (until 2013)
* **Active**: 2002 to present

SINGING

* **Genres**: J-pop
* **Label**: Kiramune
* **Active**: 2010 to present

## Media

### Selected Anime

Note: These link to other wikis

**TV Series**

* Aaron in *Carole & Tuesday* (2019)
* Natsu Dragneel in *Fairy Tail* (2009-2018)
* Takuya Miyagawa in *Baby Steps* (2014-2015)
* Simon in *Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann* (2007)
* Kazuki Tachibana in *Dragonaut: The Resonance* (2007)
* Mercutio in *Romeo x Juliet* (2007)

### Other Selected Media

**Video Games**

* Scaramouche in *Genshin Impact* (2020)
* Zhu Ran in *Dynasty Warriors* series (2013-2008)

### Selected Discography

Albums

* orange (2015)
* I for U (2018)

## Trivia

* The agency, Zynchro, which Kakihara is currently affliated with, was started by him in 2014
* He can speak German
* **Hobbies**: Snowboarding
Masako Nozawa

**Masako Nozawa** (野沢 雅子, *Nozawa Masako*) is a Japanese voice actress and narrator. Nozawa voices **Nomo**, **Tokie Asami**, and **Old Man** in the *Cross Game* anime series.

### Personal

* **Born**: October 25th, 1936 in Tokyo City, Tokyo, Japan
* **Sign**: Scorpio
* **Gender**: Female
* **Height**: 153 cm (5'0)
* **Blood Type**: O
* **Family**: Ryoshu Nozawa (father, deceased) Masaaki Tsukada (husband, deceased)

### Professional

VOICE ACTING

* **Agency**: Aoni Production (current), Production Baobab (former), 81 Produce (former), Office Nozawa (former)
* **Active**: 1963 to present

## Media

### Selected Anime

Note: These link to other wikis

**TV Series**

* Goku, Goten, Gohan, Bardock, Goku Black, and Turles in the *Dragon Ball* series (1986-2018)
* Dr. Kureha in *One Piece* (2001)
* Hina Urashima in *Love Hina* (2000)

### Selected Other Media

**Video Games**

* Goku in the *Dragon Ball* series (1986-2020) - (record holder, see trivia below)

## Trivia

* Her late husband Masaaki Tsukada was also a voice actor
* Her father Ryoshu Nozawa was a painter
* She had her own agency Office Nozawa which she was affiliated with at some point
* **Guinness World Record** for voicing the same character in a video game series for the longest period (Goku in the Dragon Ball video games)
* **Awards**
	+ Special/Lifetime Achievement Award - 2nd Animation Kobe
Tadashi Shimano

**Tadashi Shimano** (志摩野讜) is a character in the *Cross Game* series. He's the star batter on the Ryuo Academy High School's baseball team. He played as first baseman and was 4th in the batting order, but he injured his hand in the middle of Ryuo's first match with Seishu and was unable to continue playing. He's Megumi Shimano's cousin.

## Trivia

Name meaning

* **Tadashi**: "counsel, advise" (**讜**) (**tadashi**)
* **Shimano**: "intention, aspire or motivate" (**志**) (**shi**), "rub or polish" (**摩**) (**ma**) and "plains or fields" (**野**) (**no**)

Other trivia
Seishu High vs Ryuo High (2nd Match)

## Tournament Infomation

**Seishu High vs Ryuo High** is the second baseball match between Seishu Academy High School and defending Koshien champions Ryuo Academy High School. This is the match that determines which school will represent North Tokyo in the Summer Koshien. It is also the final match in the series.

## Named Players in Match

* Catcher: Osamu Akaishi
* Shortstop: Keiichirou Senda
* First Baseman: Yuuhei Azuma
* Second Baseman: Ehara
* Third Baseman: Daiki Nakanishi
* Left Fielder: Yashiro
* Center Fielder: Mitani
* Right Fielder: Hama
* Catcher: Shishido
* Shortstop: Kishi
* First Basemen: Nakadai
* Second Baseman: Matsuhisa
* Third Baseman: Keitarou Mishima
* Left Fielder: Onodera
* Center Fielder: Souma
* Right Fielder: Nishiyama

## Navigation

1. ↑ Cross Game manga: Chapter 145 (Pg. 17)
Episode 12

## I Challenge You!

* Title Screen
* Screenshot

## Episode Guide

**I Challenge You!** is the twelfth episode of the *Cross Game* anime.

## Trivia

* **Title drop/reference**: "I Challenge You!" is said by Midori challenging Aoba to pitch against her.
* Erika Sudou is credited as voicing Youko Tsukishima in this episode, despite Youko not appearing or having any lines
* This episode contains both canon and non canon material, the first episode in the anime to do so
* The middle schoolers Yashiro, Hama, Ehara and Mitani debut in this episode. However their debut is during a non-canon scene

### Anime/Manga differences

##### Additions to anime

* The character Midori Koganezawa and all scenes involving her
* Seishu Middle School's game against Fourth Middle School
Kinji Takizawa

**Kinji Takizawa** (瀧沢) is a character in the *Cross Game* series. He's one of the baseball players recruited by Shuugo Daimon. He played as catcher  and batted 6th. When Daimon transferred over to Kurokoma Vocational High School, Kinji followed him.

## Trivia

Name meaning

* **Kinji**: "near; early"**(近) (kin)** and "resemble; becoming" **(似) (ji)**
* **Takizawa**: "waterfall; rapids"**(瀧) (taki)**and "swamp" **(沢) (sawa/gawa)**

Other trivia
Chapter 16

## Chapter Guide

**Aoba Tsukishima** is the sixteenth chapter in the *Cross Game* manga.

## Characters

(Order of appearance)

* Nomo
* Keiichirou Senda
* Shuugo Daimon
* Aoba Tsukishima
* Risa Shidou
* Kou Kitamura
* Osamu Akaishi
* Daiki Nakanishi
* Kazuo Ogura (**debut**)
* Tatsumasa Miki
* Kinji Takizawa
* Minoru Ishiguro
* Tooru Onoda (**debut**)
* Yuuji Kubo
* Keisuke Kishibe (**debut**)
* Noboru Kamikawa
* Yuuhei Azuma
Minoru Inaba

**Minoru Inaba** (稲葉 実, *Inaba Minoru*) is a Japanese voice actor. Inaba voices **Sentarou Maeno** in the *Cross Game* anime series.

### Personal

* **Born**: November 8th 1951 in Shizuoka, Japan
* **Sign**: Scorpio
* **Gender**: Male
* **Height**: Unknown
* **Blood Type**: A
* **Family**: Unknown

### Professional

VOICE ACTING

* **Agency**: Ken Production
* **Active**: 1975 to present

## Media

### Selected Anime

Note: These link to other wikis

**TV Series**

* Dr. Tsubasa in *My Hero Academia* (2016)
* Neptune, Naguri and Monjii in *One Piece* (2006; 2011)
* Maurice in *Gosick* (2011)
* Hasegawa in *Blue Drop* (2007)
* Sabou in *City Hunter* (1987)
* Sakada in *Touch* (1985)
* Shunzo Kagawa in *Cat's Eye* (1983)

### Other Selected Media

**Video Games**

* Boniface in *Tales of Vesperia* (2009)
* Chief Ohtsuka in *Tetsujin 28-gō* (2007)
* Toto in *The Sword of Etheria* (2005)

## Trivia

* **Birthname** : Masami Kawaguchi (正己 川口)
* **Hobbies**: Fishing
Takuma Suzuki

**Takuma Suzuki** (鈴木 琢磨, *Suzuki Takuma*) is a Japanese voice actor. Suzuki voices **Kensaku Kitamura** and **Kinji Takizawa** in the *Cross Game* anime series.

### Personal

* **Born**: December 7th 1961 in Tokyo, Japan
* **Sign**: Sagittarius
* **Gender**: Male
* **Height**: Unknown
* **Blood Type**: B
* **Family**: Unknown

### Professional

VOICE ACTING

* **Agency**: 81 Produce
* **Active**: 1993 to present

## Media

### Selected Anime

Note: These link to other wikis
**TV Series**

* Hockery and Minchey in *One Piece* (2002; 2007)
* Dan Kato in *Naruto* (2004)
* Yuu Kouzuki in *Daa! Daa! Daa!* (2002)
* Vadermon in *Digimon Adventure* (1999)

### Other Selected Media

**Video Games**

* Maechen in *Final Fantasy X-2* (2003)
* High Summoner Braska and Maechen in *Final Fantasy X* (2001)
Tanabe

**Tanabe** (棚辺) is a minor character in the *Cross Game* series. Tanabe was on Shuugo Daimon's varsity squad and replaced Tatsumasa Miki as center fielder.

## Plot Summary

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

#### Introduction

Tanabe is first seen talking to other first year baseball players about Akaishi. Daimon overhears their conversation.

## Trivia

Name meaning

* **Tanabe**: "shelf; ledge; rack" (棚) (**tana**) and "boundary; border; vicinity" (辺) (**be**)

Other trivia
Volume 4

## Volume Guide

**Volume 4**is the fourth volume in Mitsuru Adachi's *Cross Game* manga series. In this volume, Kou Kitamura and the prefab team begin their practice match against the Yuuhei Azuma and the varsity team, in the biggest game yet in *Cross Game*.

## Chapters (Viz Titles)

* **Chapter 21**: Is Aoba Around?
* **Chapter 22**: No Fair
* **Chapter 23**: Who's That Pitcher?
* **Chapter 24**: Oh Boy...
* **Chapter 25**: Let's Do This
* **Chapter 26**: I Get It...
* **Chapter 27**: Urk!
* **Chapter 28**: Not Your Right Hand
* **Chapter 29**: Which Do You Think?
* **Chapter 30**: Yeah, Right

## Synopsis

Kou asks Aoba's opinion of his pitching, because, he says, he has never played in an official game and so has no comparison for it. She calls it "not bad" which pleases him. During the game, after varsity pitcher Keiichirou Senda allows the prefab team to get three runs in the first inning,  the varsity head coach, Shuugo Daimon kicks him off the team and prefab head coach Sentarou Maeno substitutes him in as a shortstop for the prefab team. Though Daimon is confident that his batters can hit against an unknown pitcher even without his coaching, Kou's pitching speed and Aoba's data on their batters cause trouble for the varsity players, with the exception of Azuma. Because of his lack of experience and stamina, Kou tires out quickly. In the fifth inning, he tells catcher  Osamu Akaishi that he can have either speed or control, but not both. Akaishi has him go for speed and, despite his erratic pitches, the varsity players still have trouble hitting. In spite of his batters' difficulties, Daimon persists on seeing Kou as a nobody for being on the prefab team, which in his view is totally worthless.

## Trivia

* The chapters in this volume are included in Viz Media Volume 2
Erika Sudou

**Erika Sudou** (須藤 絵里花, *Sudō Erika*) is a Japanese voice actress. Sudou voices **Youko Tsukishima**, **Kyouko Nakagawa**, and **Hiromi Fukuda** in the *Cross Game* anime series.

### Personal

* **Born**: Kanagawa, Japan
* **Sign**: Unknown
* **Gender**: Female
* **Height**: Unknown
* **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**

* Rui's Mother in *Nodame Cantabile: Paris* (2010)
* Anna in *Nodame Cantabile: Finale* (2008)

## Trivia

* Not much is known about her, so it's possible she's a very private person
* It's possible that she knows French as she is the French language supervisor on the Nodame Cantabile: Finale and Nodame Cantabile: Paris anime series.
Tooru Itoyama

**Tooru Itoyama** (糸山 徹) is a minor character in the *Cross Game* series. He's the head coach of the Seishu Academy Middle School baseball club.

## Relationships

### **Shuugo Daimon**

Itoyama seems to admire Daimon, even eagerly offering him a chair when he first meets him.

## Trivia

Name meaning

* **Tooru**: "clear" **(徹) (tooru)**
* **Itoyama**: "thread" **(糸) (ito)**and "mountain" **(山) (yama)**

Other trivia
Nobuaki Kanemitsu

**Nobuaki Kanemitsu** (金光 宣明, *Kanemitsu Nobuaki*) is a Japanese voice actor. Kanemitsu voices **Yuuji Kubo**,**Yashiro**, **Coach Kojima** and**Coach Terada** in the *Cross Game* anime series.

### Personal

* **Born**: November 22nd 19?? in Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
* **Sign**: Sagittarius
* **Gender**: Male
* **Height**: Unknown
* **Blood Type**: B
* **Family**: Unknown

### Professional

VOICE ACTING

* **Agency**: 81 Produce
* **Active**: Unknown to present

## Media

### Selected Anime

Note: These link to other wikis

**TV Series**

* Begg Garrott in *Baccano* (2007)
* Nangou and Ise in *Naruto Shippuuden* (2007)

## Trivia

* **Hobbies**: Playing baseball and horse racing
Kyouko Nakagawa's Relationships

**A list of relationships Kyouko established throughout the *Cross Game* series**

## **Seishu Academy High School**

### **Daiki Nakanishi**

When Kyouko first appears in the series, she invites Nakanishi to attend a concert with her, in which he declines, saying his family is having a hot pot dinner that night. She often pointed out his weight and even flirted with him on some occasions, an example being when Nakanishi was out running and comes across Kyouko who slaps him on the behind before leaving. It's implied she had feeling for him before he developed feelings for her.

## References

1. ↑ *Cross Game* manga: Chapter 55 (pg. 4)
Mitsuaki Madono

**Mitsuaki Madono** (真殿 光昭, *Madono Mitsuaki*) is a Japanese voice actor. Madono voices **Junpei Azuma** in the *Cross Game* anime series.

### Personal

* **Born**: July 28th 1964 in Osaka, Japan
* **Sign**: Leo
* **Gender**: Male
* **Height**: 168 cm (5'5)
* **Blood Type**: B
* **Family**: Unnamed wife (1 child)

### Professional

**Occupation**: Voice actor

Voice Acting

* **Agency**: Aoni Production
* **Active**: 1989 to present

## Media

### Selected Anime

Note: These link to other wikis

**TV Series**

* Peyote Diaz in *Shaman King* (2002;2021)
* Sauboh (Faba) in *Pocket Monsters: Sun & Moon* (2017)
* Kaname Ohgi in *Code Geass* (2006)
* Kon in *Bleach* (2004)
* Umezawa Masahiko in *Hajime no Ippo* (2000)

**Anime Films**

* Issei Ryūdo in *Fate/stay night: Heaven's Feel* (2017)
* Virgo Shaka in *Saint Seiya: Legend of Sanctuary* (2014)

### Other Selected Media

**Video Games**

* Yuuki Jaggar in *Super Robot Wars* series (1991-2019)
* Shulk in *Super Smash Bros. Ultimate* (2018)

**Japanese Dubbed Roles**

* Master Crane in the *Kung Fu Panda* series (2008-2016 Movie Series) - (David Cross)
* Tod Waggner in *Final Destination* (1999 Movie) - (Chad Donella)
Shortstop

The **shortstop** (abbrievated "SS") on a baseball team is positioned in between second and third base and considered the most demanding defensive positions. The shortshop is usually assigned #6 in the numbering system.

## **Role in Cross Game**

Shortstops in the series didn't get much focus until Keiichirou Senda is moved to that position. Senda is proved to be a better shortshop than a pitcher because of his showoff tendencies and high energy. His cousin, non canon character Midori Koganezawa is also shown to be a pretty good shortstop. The other known shortstops in the series are Keisuke Kishibe and Kayama.
Volume 8

## Volume Guide

**Volume 8** is the eighth volume in Mitsuru Adachi's *Cross Game* manga series. This volume sees Aoba Tsukishima and her cousin Mizuki Asami enter Seishu Academy High School.

## Chapters

* **Chapter 61**: Mizuki Asami
* **Chapter 62**: Izzat So
* **Chapter 63**: They Can
* **Chapter 64**: That's Just a False Rumor
* **Chapter 65**: Hustle!
* **Chapter 66**: Maybe You're a Good Person
* **Chapter 67**: Only Three Pastries!
* **Chapter 68**: Is That a Bad Thing?
* **Chapter 69**: Who Was That Guy, Again?
* **Chapter 70**: Regardless

## Synopsis

Aoba and Mizuki enter Seishu Academy High School. Aoba joins the baseball team, which pleases Osamu Akaishi and head coach Sentarou Maeno even though she cannot play in regulation games. Several girls ask Mizuki out. He turns them down, claiming to be in love with Aoba, During their first practice game of the season, Aoba is the starting pitcher. Mizuki takes Aoba to a movie that she once saw with Wakaba, though Aoba refuses to call it a date. Afterwards, Mizuki puts up anonymous posters at school, which claim that he and Aoba are a couple. After watching Aoba and Kou Kitamura squabble, Ichiyou Tsukishima notes their similarity. Aoba tries to play matchmaker, setting up a classmate with Kou and is annoyed when he turns her down. Kou, Akaishi, Yuuhei Azuma, and Daiki Nakanishi scout a practice game of the local favorite team, Ryuo Academy High School, where they meet former Seishu center fielder Tatsumasa Miki, who is also scouting Ryuo for Sena Metropolitan High School. For Wakaba's 17th birthday, Kou buys the scheduled shiny pendent. When the prefectural tournament schedule is announced, Ryuo is seeded first and Seishu is bracketed to play them in their third game.

## Cover Characters

* Nomo
* Wakaba Tsukishima
* Momiji Tsukishima

## Trivia

* The chapters in this volume are included in Viz Media Volume 4
Ouka University

**Ouka University** (奥香大学) is a school in the *Cross Game* series. Satomi Girls High School played against this team.

The baseball team at this school played against Satomi in which Aoba was a substitute. The pitcher, Sawaguchi, is shown to be a talented pitcher and pretty hotheaded.  The head coach is Takei and the uniforms are red, black and white with the name of the university 'Ouka' written on the front in black letters. Their hats are white with the letter "O" written on the front. Their batting helmets are dark red. They are the All Japan Womens Champions.

This school only appears in the anime.

 Vs. Satomi | 5-4

## Trivia

* **Ouka** means: "hill, knoll, rising ground" (岡) (**ōka**)
Tooru Nara

**Tooru Nara** (奈良 徹, *Nara Tōru*) is a Japanese voice actor. Nara voices **Takurou Oikawa** in the *Cross Game* anime series.

### Personal

* **Born**: May 7th 19?? in Shiraoka, Saitama, Japan
* **Sign**: Taurus
* **Gender**: Male
* **Height**: 168 cm (5'5)
* **Blood Type**: B
* **Family**: Unknown

### Professional

VOICE ACTING

* **Agency**: Kenyu Office
* **Active**: 2000 to present

## Media

### Selected Anime

Note: These link to other wikis

**TV Series**

* Rikidō Satō *Boku no Hero Academia*  (2016-present)
* Takumi Nishimura *Mix: Meisei Story* (2019)
* Scarecrow *Jormungand* (2012)
* Yūsei Nishida *Chihayafuru* (2011)

### Selected Other Media

**Video Games**

* T-Hawk in *Super Street Fighter IV* (2010)

**Japanese Dubbed Roles**

* Morton Schmidt in *21 Jump Street* and *22 Jump Street* (2012-2014 Movies) - (Jonah Hill)
* Alan Garner in the *Hangover* (2009-2013 Movie series) - (Zach Galifianakis)
Ichiyou Tsukishima's Relationships

**A list of relationships Ichiyou established throughout the *Cross Game* series**

## Family

### **Junpei Azuma**

Ichiyou liked Junpei from the moment she first saw him. He reciprocated her feelings as he flirted with her constantly. However, neither, at first, were willing to tell the other, although Junpei was more obvious with his feelings than Ichiyou was. When Junpei proposed marriage after some time dating, Ichiyou agreed on the condition Seishu makes it to Koshien, driving Junpei to absolute determination (to the point of being actually psychotic in the manga) to make sure the team makes it there, not knowing Ichiyou would have married him regardless.
Kenji Nomura

**Kenji Nomura** (乃村 健次, *Nomura Kenji*) is a Japanese voice actor. Nomura voices **Osamu Akaishi** in the *Cross Game* anime series.

### Personal

* **Born**: July 23rd 1970 in Okayama, Japan
* **Sign**: Leo
* **Gender**: Male
* **Height**: 1.84cm (6'1⁄2)
* **Blood Type**: Unknown
* **Family**: Unknown

### Professional

VOICE ACTING

* **Agency**: Aoni Production
* **Active**: 1997 to present

## Media

### Selected Anime

Note: These link to other wikis

**TV Series**

* Flail in *Fire Force* (2019)
* Toya Kamijo in the *A Certain Magic Index* series (2008-2018)
* Sten in *Akame ga Kill* (2014)
* William Nelson in *Jormungand* (2012)
* Lorenzo Orsini in *Ristorante Paradiso* (2009)
* Makoto Otawara in *Eyeshield 21* (2005)
* Yammy Llargo in *Bleach* (2004)

### Other Selected Media

**Video Games**

* Iron Tager in the *BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle* series (2008-2018)

**Japanese Dubbed Roles**

* Jefferson Pierce/Black Lightning in *Black Lightning* (2008-2021 TV series) - (Cress Williams)
* Reinhardt in Overwatch (2016 Video game) - (Darin De Paul)
* Bloat in *Finding Nemo* (2003 Disney/Pixar movie) - (Brad Garrett)

## Trivia

* **Voice role typecasting**: Seems to be cast in roles voicing large characters or gentle giants
* **Hobbies**: Paying tennis, baseball and the guitar. He also enjoys gaming
Volume 11

## Volume Guide

**Volume 11** is the eleventh volume in Mitsuru Adachi's *Cross Game* manga series. This volume introduces Akane Takigawa, a girl who bears a striking resemblance to Wakaba Tsukishima.

## Chapters

* **Chapter 91**: The Thing You Should Bear
* **Chapter 92**: Wa-ka-ba
* **Chapter 93**: Summer Festival
* **Chapter 94**: Grow Older
* **Chapter 95**: That's What He Said
* **Chapter 96**: Where's Our Ace?!
* **Chapter 97**: Wait
* **Chapter 98**: What Did You Tell Her?
* **Chapter 99**: She's My Older Sister
* **Chapter 100**: Or Is It Fate...?

## Synopsis

Ryuo easily wins the rest of the games in the prefectural tournament and their first round at Koshien. Yuuhei Azuma tells Kou Kitamura not to apologize for Seishu's loss, but instead to focus on Aoba Tsukishima's disappointment at not being able to play in official games. A soba shop opens next door to Kitamura Sports and the owners' daughter, Akane Takigawa, has an uncanny resemblance to Wakaba. The Tsukishimas are shocked when they meet her at a summer festival on the sixth anniversary of Wakaba's death. Ryuo continues to advance in the Koshien tournament, but loses in the semifinal. On the first day of the fall semester, Kou accidentally takes Akane's case of art supplies and returns it to her school, where he helps stop an exhibitionist by hitting him with a baseball. Azuma tells Aoba that she and Kou are a lot alike. After Aoba rescues Akane from being harassed by some boys, Akane quickly becomes friends with her, saying that she always wanted a little sister. After Osamu Akaishi is twice shocked by Akane's appearance, she finally learns of her resemblance to Wakaba from Keiichirou Senda.

## Cover Characters

* Akane Takigawa
* Nomo

## Trivia

* The chapters in this volume are included in Viz Media Volume 5
* Six years has passed since Wakaba's death as of this volume
Osamu Akaishi's Relationships

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

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

### **Aoba Tsukishima**

Osamu treats Aoba like a younger sister and is pretty close to her. Like Kou and Daiki, Osamu has shown a protective side when it comes to Aoba, such as asking Kou to watch out for her on her way home. Osamu entrusted her with the middle school baseball team when he graduated and was pleased when she joined the baseball team in high school.

## Others

### **Wakaba Tsukishima**

Osamu had a one sided crush on Wakaba, and he was not pleased with how close she and Kou were, examples of this were shown when he threw a 100mph fast ball at Kou when he learned that Wakaba kissed him on the cheek and hasitly giving Kou his own drink when Wakaba told Kou she'd share hers with him. Wakaba was aware of Osamu's crush on her but did not share the same feelings. Despite not feeling the same romantic feelings towards Osamu as he did for her, Wakaba was friendly towards him and never took advantage of his feelings for her. Osamu was the first (and onlyperson) to know about Wakaba's dream before her death. Osamu was devastated by Wakaba's death and is determined to fulfill her dream.
Minako Kojima

**Minako Kojima** (小島 美奈子) is a character in the *Cross Game* series. She's the ace pitcher on the Satomi Girls High School baseball team.

## Physical Appearance

Minako has black hair that goes down to the middle of her shoulder blades and black yes. She wears glasses. She is taller than Aoba and about the same height as her teammates Midori Koganezawa and Yuki Matsuyama. She is seen mostly in her baseball uniform and uses a brown baseball glove.

## Personality

Minako doesn't have much confidence in herself or her abilities as pitcher as she didn't hesitate to dismiss Matsuyama from calling her the ace pitcher of the team. She also buckles under pressure as shown during the Satomi's game during Ouka and during the tryouts for the women's team. Despite that, she is a good sport and wants to strive to be better at pitching and even continue pitching in college.

## Plot Summary

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

The following plot summary features non-canon material

## Skills and Abilities

### Pitching

Minako is the ace pitcher on the team so judging by that, she is a good pitcher. However she is shown to not perform well under pressure as she was seen stressing out and getting upset during the Satomi's game against Ouka.

### Sportsmanship

Minako is shown to have really good sportsmanship as she didn't get upset when Aoba took her spot as pitcher during the Satomi and Ouka game and even tellling Matsuyama to use Aoba as pitcher. Her sportsmanship is shown again during the women's tryouts when she tells Sawaguchi that she's going to use Aoba as inspiration to get better at pitching, rather than getting upset about Aoba being more skilled despite her younger age.

## Trivia

Name meaning

* **Minako**: "beauty; beautiful" **(美) (mi)**, "what" **(奈) (na)** and "child" **(子) (ko)**
* **Kojima**: "small inlet; island" **(小島) (kojima)**

Other trivia

* Her last name is the same as another character in the series, Coach Kojima. It's unknown if they are related.
Shuugo Daimon

**Shuugo Daimon** (大門 秀悟) is a character in the *Cross Game* series. He is the head coach of the varsity team during Kou's first year of high school. He was hired by intermin principal, Eitaro Shidou in an attempt to get Seishu to Koshien. He was disliked by many of the prefab players, and even some of the varsity team players.

## Physical Appearance

Shuugo has black hair and black eyes. He is tall and is always seen with dark sunglasses on, earning him the nickname "sunglasses" (サングラス)  or "sunglasses guy". He often wears a black and orange long sleeved shirt. He is almost always seen with a baseball cap on his head.

## Personality

Shuugo is a stern man, with drill sergeant nasty tendencies, He also very quick to underestimate or dismiss players he doesn't deem worthy, turning his nose up at the prefab team members as he finds them to be weak. It's this trait of his that proves to be his downfall. He seems to have a very mean streak, not seeming to care if his players, or other players for that matter, are exhausted or injured, as seen when he dismisses Keiichirou Senda after Senda tries to show him a slip from the school nurse advising him to rest his pitching arm. Or when he uses Aoba as pitching machine even when she was at her limit.

## Plot Summary

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

#### Introduction

Daimon is first seen exitting a car after Eitaro and entering into the high school.

## Trivia

Name meaning

* **Shuugo**: "excel; surpass" (**秀**) (**shū)**and "enlighten" **(悟) (go)**
* **Daimon**: "large"**(大) (dai)** and "gate" **(門) (mon)**

Other trivia

* He appears later in the manga than he does in the anime
Yasuhiko Kawazu

**Yasuhiko Kawazu** (川津 泰彦, *Kawazu Yasuhiko*) is a Japanese voice actor. Kawazu voices **Seiji Tsukishima** in the *Cross Game* anime series.

### Personal

* **Born**: January 21st 1966 in Tokyo, Japan
* **Sign**: Aquarius
* **Gender**: Male
* **Height**: Unknown
* **Blood Type**: Unknown
* **Family**: Unknown

### Professional

VOICE ACTING

* **Agency**: Aoni Production
* **Active**: 1990 to present

## Media

### Selected Anime

Note: These link to other wikis

**TV Series**

* Mr. Popo in *Dragon Ball Z Kai* and *Super* (2009; 2017)
* Teruo Hozumi in *H2O: Footprints in the Sand* (2008)
* Mr. Rainy in *Marmalade Boy* (1994)
* Takasado Kazuma in *Slam Dunk* (1993)

### Other Selected Media

**Video Games**

* Tsubute in *Rune Factory Frontier* (2008) - Video game

**Japanese Dubbed Roles**

* Samoan in *Armageddon* (1998 Movie) - (K.C. Leomiti)

## Trivia

* **Hobbies:**Illustration and snowboarding
* **License in**: Scuba diving
Rehearsal

## Video

**Rehearsal** (リハーサル, *Rihāsaru*) is the fourth ending of the *Cross Game* anime. It is sung by Natsuko Kondo. This ending is preceded by Moeru You na Koi Janai Kedo and followed by Koi Suru Otome.

#### Characters

* Ichiyou Tsukishima
* Momiji Tsukishima
* Aoba Tsukishima
* Wakaba Tsukishima
* Nomo
* Kou Kitamura
* Akane Takigawa
* Hiroko Oukubo
* Midori Koganezawa
* Yuki Matsuyama
* Minako Kojima
* Mizuki Asami
* Osamu Akaishi
* Daiki Nakanishi
* Kyouko Nakagawa
* Keiichirou Senda
* Junpei Azuma
* Yuuhei Azuma

#### Lyrics

* TV English
* Full Romaji
* Full Kanji
* Full English
TBA
Yuuhei Azuma

**Yuuhei Azuma** (東 雄平) is a character in the *Cross Game* series. He is Junpei Azuma's younger brother. He is one of the players recruited by Shuugo Daimon and he stayed at Seishu after the varsity team disbanded. He plays first baseman and is 4th in the batting order.

## Quotes

* (to Akane, about Kou who is posing for a drawing) "*Do you want his pants off too?"*
* (to Noboru) *"I joined this team because of you, Kishibe and Miki. You three and that coach make for the highest probability of getting to Koshien. Don't mess up my calculations."*

## Trivia

### Name meaning

* **Yuuhei**: "leader or hero" (**雄**) (**yū**) and "even or flat" (**平**) (**hei**)
* **Azuma**: "east" (**東**) (**azuma**)

### Other trivia

* He doesn't bother to remember the faces of people he deems unimportant. When he was a part of the 1st string team, he only remembered 3 other players and Kou. He also remembers Aoba's face.
* He has a tank of tropical fish at home, one of which had laid eggs. The fish are being taken care of by Junpei

## References

1. ↑ *Cross Game* manga: Chapter 113 (pg. 9)
2. ↑ *Cross Game* manga: Chapter 21 (pg. 13)
3. ↑ *Cross Game* anime and manga: Episode 6 and Chapter 13 (pg. 17)
4. ↑ *Cross Game* manga: Chapter 45 (pg. 14)
Takahiro Sakurai

**Takahiro Sakurai** (櫻井 孝宏, *Sakurai Takahiro*) is a Japanese voice actor. Sakurai voices **Yuuhei Azuma** in the *Cross Game* anime series.

### Personal

* **Born**: June 13th 1974 in Okazaki, Aichi, Japan
* **Sign**: Gemini
* **Gender**: Male
* **Height**: 177 cm (5'10)
* **Blood Type**: A
* **Family**: 3 unnamed brothers

### Professional

VOICE ACTING

* **Agency**: INTENTION (2014 to present), 81 Produce (Until 2014)
* **Active**: 1996 to present

## Media

### Selected Anime

Note: These link to other wikis

**TV Series**

* Satoshi Isshiki in the *Shokugeki no Soma* series (2015-2020)
* Ja'far in the *Magi* series (2012 - 2013)
* Sting Encliffe in *Fairy Tail* (2012)
* Yuusuke Tabata in *Daily Lives of High School Boys* (2012)
* Griffith in *Berserk* (2012)
* Yu Kanda in *D.Gray-man* (2006)
* Suzaku Kururugi in *Code Geass* (2006)
* Takashi Kamiyama in *Cromartie High School* (2003)

### Selected Other Media

**Video Games**

* Cloud Strife in *Super Smash Bros Ultimate* (2018)
* Cloud Strife in *Final Fantasy VII* (2004)

**Japanese Dubbed Roles**

* Edward Cullen in the *Twilight* series (2008-2012 film series) - (Robert Pattinson)

## Trivia

* He has over 300 voice credits to his name
* **Best Friends With**: Kenichi Suzumura (fellow voice actor)
* **Hobbies**: Scuba diving, shopping and taking walks
Minoru Ishiguro

**Minoru Ishiguro** (石黒実) is a character in the *Cross Game* series. He's one of the baseball players recruited by Shuugo Daimon. Ishiguro played second baseman and batted 7th. He followed Daimon to Kurokoma Vocational High School when Daimon transferred there.

## Trivia

Name meaning

* **Minoru**: "reality; truth" **(実) (minoru)**
* **Ishiguro**: "stone" **(石) (ishi)**and "black" (**黒**)(**guro/kuro)**

Other trivia
Sentarou Maeno

**Sentarou Maeno** (前野 千太郎) is a character in the *Cross Game* series. He's the head coach of the Seishu Academy High School baseball team. He was demoted to the prefab team head coach after Shuugo Daimon showed up, but after a rematch game with Daimon's varsity team, he was promoted back to head coach of the varsity team.

## Trivia

### Etymology

* **Sentarou**: "thousand" **(千) (sen)***,* "thick; plump" **(太) (ta)***and "son"* **(郎) (rō)**
* **Maeno**: "in front; before" **(前) (mae)** and "fields; plains" **(野) (no)**