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Volume 17

## Volume Guide

**Volume 17** is the seventeenth and final volume in Mitsuru Adachi's *Cross Game* manga series. The game between Seishu Academy High School and Ryuo Academy High School comes to an end as does the *Cross Game* story.

## Chapters

* **Chapter 151**: He Was Crying
* **Chapter 152**: I Agree
* **Chapter 153**: This Isn't Fair
* **Chapter 154**: Don't Forget
* **Chapter 155**: Thanks.
* **Chapter 156**: And You?
* **Chapter 157**: Let's Settle This Like Men
* **Chapter 158**: Let's Make It Exciting
* **Chapter 159**: I Know
* **Chapter 160**: More Than Anyone in the World

## Synopsis

At the top of the tenth inning, Yuuhei Azuma hits a triple, after which Ryuo intentionally walks Osamu Akaishi and Kou Kitamura, to load the bases with no outs. The last three players in Seishu's batting order are unable to hit, stranding the runners on base. As Seishu takes the field, Azuma warns Kou he should not let Keitarou Mishima, Ryuo's first batter, get on base in any way or Ryuo will keep the momentum. Mishima hits a hard line drive to first that Azuma barely catches. In Aoba Tsukishima's bedroom, Mizuki Asami finds a box of her diaries that were knocked over by Nomo, and from them learns that she never writes of anyone but Kou, whom she constantly insults. Kou retires the other two batters. In the top of the twelfth inning with two outs, Kou hits a home run. In the bottom of the twelfth, because Kou is tiring, Akaishi tells him to pitch all out to decide the game now. With two outs and a runner on first, Mishima comes to bat. After reaching a full count, Kou walks Keitarou, and then strikes out the next player. After the game Kou hugs Aoba, who slaps him then cries into his chest. In the final chapter, Akaishi visits Akane Takigawa as she recovers in the hospital, Daiki Nakanishi consoles Azuma for losing Aoba, and Aoba meets Kou at a café near the train station, where they talk about Wakaba Tsukishima's influence and then leave holding hands.

## Cover Characters

* Aoba Tsukishima
* Wakaba Tsukishima
* Ichiyou Tsukishima
* Momiji Tsukishima
* Aoba Tsukishima
* Wakaba Tsukishima

## Trivia

* The chapters in this volume are included in Viz Media Volume 8
Akane Takigawa's Relationships

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

## Tsukishima Family

### **Aoba Tsukishima**

Akane quickly bonded with Aoba, even before she (Akane) knew how much she resembled Aoba's sister Wakaba. Akane even told Aoba she thinks of her as a younger sister.

## Others

### **Osamu Akaishi**

Osamu has a crush on Akane, and while she's aware of it, she only cares for him as a friend.
Sena Metropolitan High School

**Sena Metropolitan High School** (セナ市立高校) is a high school in the *Cross Game* series. This is the school that Tatsumasa Miki transfers to after leaving Seishu.

Miki had stated that he wanted to go to a school where the players can hug each other after a when and thus he chose this school. Miki was switched from his previous position as center fielder to the ace pitcher at this school. The baseball team was shown to be very good with Miki as the pitcher, even beating Miki's former coach, Shuugo Daimon's new school Kurokoma Vocational in the first round of the Tokyo Tournament preliminaries. Seishu played against this school in the second round of that same tournament.

   vs. Seishu High (Game 2)
Chapter 35

## Chapter Guide

**Wipe That Smirk Off Your Face** is the thirty-fifth chapter in the *Cross Game*  manga.

## Characters

(Order of appearance)

* Osamu Akaishi
* Yuuhei Azuma
* Kou Kitamura
* Aoba Tsukishima
* Yokomichi Oukubo
* Shuugo Daimon
* Hiroko Oukubo
* Sentarou Maeno
* Tatsumasa Miki
* Keisuke Kishibe
* Kinji Takizawa
* Cemetery Worker (**debut**)
Coach Nishiguchi

**Coach Nishiguchi** (西口監督) is a minor character in the *Cross Game* series. He is the head coach of Sannou Academy High School's baseball team.

## Trivia

Name meaning

* **Nishiguchi**: "west" **(西) (nishi)** and "mouth" **(口) (mouth)**
* The other kanji in his name is (監督) which comes out to **Kantoku** meaning: **"**oversee**"** **(監) (kan)**and "coach" **(督) (toku)**. It's unknown if Kantoku is his actual first name.

Other trivia
Satomi Girls High School

**Satomi Girls High School** (里美女子高校) is a high school in the *Cross Game* series. Midori Koganezawa goes to this school and is a member of the baseball team.

The baseball team is pretty good. Aoba joined this team in their match against Ouka University. Midori tried to get Aoba to attend this school since Seishu didn't have a girls team, but Aoba declined. This school's uniforms are sailor fuku: white sailor shirts with blue and white collar, red tie, and blue skirts. Their baseball uniforms are white and dark blue with the word "Satomi' written on the front in the red cursive letter, and dark blue hat with the letter 'S' written on the front in white. Their batting helmets are light blue.

This school only appears in the anime.

(\*) = substitute member

## Trivia

* **Satomi** means "village; league" (里) (**sato**) and "see; hope; chance" (**見**) (**mi**)
Chapter 32

## Chapter Guide

**Forgive Me, Makihara** is the thirty-second chapter in the *Cross Game* manga.

## Characters

(Order of appearance)

* Nomo
* Ichiyou Tsukishima
* Momiji Tsukishima
* Kou Kitamura
* Osamu Akaishi
* Makihara
* Hiroko Oukubo
* Sentarou Maeno
* Tatsumasa Miki
* Yuuhei Azuma
* Daiki Nakanishi
* Sekiguchi
* Tsuneki
* Eitaro Shidou
* Shuugo Daimon
* Risa Shidou
* Aoba Tsukishima
* Yokomichi Oukubo
Koshien

**Koshien** (甲子園) are two baseball tournaments that take place between high schools in Japan, resulting in a final showdown at Hanshin Koshien Stadium (or Koshien Stadium).

## Spring Koshien (春の甲子園)

The National High School Baseball Invitational Tournament, also known as the Spring Koshien takes place in March. First played in 1924, the Spring Koshien starts off with 32 teams, 26 spots are automatically rewarded to certain regions. The Spring Koshien is also called Senbatsu (センバツ). Baseball games played in the fall lead up to the Spring Koshien.

## Summer Koshien (夏の甲子園)

The National High School Baseball Championship, also known as the Summer Koshien takes place in August. This is the largest amateur sporting even in Japan. The tourmanent takes place during the summer school vacation and ends in a two week tournment with 49 teams at Hanshin Koshien Stadium.

## Hanshin Koshien Stadium

The stadium opened It opened on August 1st 1924. It was primarily built to host the Japan national high school baseball tournaments, and as a result, the stadium is mentioned and referenced in a lot of high school baseball manga including *Cross Game*, *Mix*, *Diamond no Ace*, and *Major*.

## Relevance in Cross Game

Wakaba Tsukishima had a dream that Kou Kitamura, Osamu Akaishi and her sister Aoba Tsukishima played in a baseball game at Koshien Stadium and so the series revolves around Kou, Aoba and Osamu's efforts to make her dream come true. At the beginning of Kou's first year in high school, a coach, Shuugo Daimon was said to have gotten 8 teams to the final showdown at Koshien. Seishu's rival, Ryuo became championships at the Spring Koshein during Kou's second year while Seishu never made it there at all. Wakaba's Koshien dream takes place during the Summer Koshien.
Makoto Terada

**Makoto Terada** (寺田 誠, *Terada Makoto*) also known as **Mugihito** (麦人) is a Japanese voice actor, actor and narrator. Terada voices **Yokomichi Oukubo** in the *Cross Game* anime series.

### Personal

* **Born**:August 8th, 1944 in Musashino, Tokyo, Japan
* **Sign**: Leo
* **Gender**: Male
* **Height**: 167cm (5'6)
* **Blood Type**: A
* **Family**: Yoshizaburo Arashi (father, deceased), Keishi Arashi and Yoshisaburo Arashi VI (brothers), Michie Terada and Setsuko Hirose (sisters)

### Professional

VOICE ACTING

* **Agency**: Potato Village
* **Active**:1950 to present

## Media

### Selected Anime

Note: These link to other wikis

**TV Series**

* Kaseki in *Dr. Stone* (2019)
* Sukezaburou in *Tokyo ESP* (2014)
* Ino Hatsuse in *No Game No Life* (2014)
* Narrator in *Negima!?* (2006)
* Keel Lorenz in *Neon Genesis Evangelion* (1995)

### Selected Other Roles

* Zobek in *Castlevania: Lords of Shadow* (2010)
* Kiral Mekrial in *Super Robot Wars MX* (2004)

## Trivia

* Terada's father and his two brothers are kabuki actors and both his sisters are singers
Kyouko Hikami

**Kyouko Hikami** (氷上 恭子, *Hikami Kyōko)* is a Japanese voice actress. Hikami voices **Kimie Kitamura** in the *Cross Game* anime series.

### Personal

* **Born**: January 11th 1969 in Takarazuka, Hyōgo, Japan
* **Sign**: Capricorn
* **Gender**: Female
* **Height**: Unknown
* **Blood Type**: A
* **Family**: Tadayuki Hashimoto (husband)

### Professional

VOICE ACTING

* **Agency**: Mausu Promotion
* **Active**: 1992 to present

## Media

### Selected Anime

Note: These link to other wikis

**TV Series**

* Hikari Usanda in *Keroro* (2004)
* Paninya in *Fullmetal Alchemist* (2003 series)
* Tsubaki Takamura in the *Sakura Wars* series (1998-2000)
* Motoko Ohashi in *Great Teacher Onizuka* (1999)
* Seira Morimura in *Princess Nine* (1998)
* Momoko Hanasaki/Wedding Peach in the *Wedding Peach* series (1995–1997)
* Kasumi Rin in *Yu Yu Hakusho* (1992)

## Other Selected Media

**Video Games**

* Tsubaki Takamura in *Sakura Wars* (1996-2003)
* Luna Noah in *Lunar: Silver Star Harmony* (1998)

**Japanese Dubbed Roles**

* Topanga Lawrence in *Boy Meets World* (1994-2000 TV series) - (Danielle Fishel)

## Trivia

* She was part of the group, Furil. Furil was a trio of voice actresses from the anime Wedding Peach and they were active from 1995 to 1997 and have since disbanded.
Pitcher

The **pitcher** (abbreviated 'P') on a baseball team is the player who throws the baseball from the pitcher's mound towards the catcher in an effort to strike out a batter on the opposing team. The pitcher is usually assigned #1 in the numbering system.

## Objectives

The goal of a pitcher is to prevent a batter from being able the hit the ball. A successful pitch is delivered in such a way that the batter either allows the pitch to pass through the strike zone, swings the bat at the ball and misses it, or hits the ball poorly. When the ball enters the batter box, the umpire calls the pitch either a strike or a ball.

## Relationship with the Catcher

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.

### Terms Applying to Pitchers

* **Completed game**: A starting pitcher who completes the entire game
* **Relief pitcher**: A replacement for the starting pitcher in the case of exhaustion or injury
* **Pitching rotation**: The pitching order
* **Control Pitcher**: Pitchers who focus on the accuracy of their pitchers
* **Power Pitcher**: Pitchers who focus on the speed of their pitchers
* **Southpaw:**: Left handed pitchers

## Role in Cross Game

Pitchers in *Cross Game* are given the most focus in the series, with the female and male protagonists of the series being very talented pitchers.

The canon pitchers in *Cross Game* are: Kou Kitamura, Aoba Tsukishima, Takurou Oikawa, Noboru Kamikawa, Tatsumasa Miki (at Sena) and Matsushima. The non canon pitchers are Minako Kojima, Hiromi Fukuda, and Sawaguchi.
Sannou Academy High School

**Sannou Academy High School** (サヌー学校高校) is a high school in the*Cross Game* series. Sannou is located in North Tokyo, the same prefecture as Seishu and Ryuo. Sannou plays against the former school in game 3 of the Summer Koshien preliminaries in Kou's second year, and lose. The coach is Nishiguchi. Not much more is known about this school.
Takigawa Soba Restaurant

**Takigawa Soba Restaurant** (たきがわ そば れｓたうらんｔ) is a soba restaurant owned and operated by Mr. and Mrs. Takigawa. It is located next door to Kitamura Sports.

## About

This restaurant, as the name implies, sells soba. It was under construction when it was first seen. Kou is a frequent visitor as he likes soba. The Takigawas live above the restaurant, as Akane's room is able to be seen from Kou's bedroom, leading to an embarrassing incident.
The restaurant used to be located near the cemetery.

## References

1. ↑ *Cross Game* manga: Chapter 95 (pg. 2)
Kurokoma Vocational High School

**Kurokoma Vocational High School** (黒駒立実業高校) is a high school in the *Cross Game* series. This is the school Shuugo Daimon is transferred to after he gets fired from Seishu. Most of the varsity team players follow Daimon to this school.

When Daimon transferred to this school, his cocky and stern attitude remained, thinking the school was going to make it all the way to the finals and go against regional favorite Ryuo Academy, just to be eliminated in the first round by Sena Metro, ironically led by Tatsumasa Miki, Daimon's former player whom he had kicked off his previous team at Seishu. Not much more is known about this school.

## Trivia

* **Kurokoma** means "black" (黒) (**kuro**) and "horse" (駒) (**koma**)
Nawata

**Nawata** (縄田) is a minor character in the *Cross Game* series. He was one of Akaishi's friends in elementary school, and the fifth strongest fighter in the fourth grade. Nawata subs as second baseman on the Pons.

## Physical Appearance

Nawata has purplish brown hair and black beady eyes. He had buck teeth and a pointy nose.

## Personality

Not much is known about his personality, except, according to Kou, he's the 5th strongest fighter in their grade.

## Plot Summary

### *Part One: The Season of Wakaba*

#### Introduction

Nawata is first seen with Akaishi and Hayashi on the hill behind the baseball field watching the Doors and Pons play their sandlot game. He doesn't say anything to Kou when first introduced.

#### Pons vs Doors

Nawata is seen behind Akaishi (on the pitchers mound) substituting as second baseman for the Pons.

#### Ditching school

Nawata is seen with Hayashi and Akaishi at school the next day. Akaishi wants to ditch school but Nawata is Hayashi are reluctant to do so but quickly change their minds and follow Akaishi out the door.

#### Watching the Doors vs Beavers game

A few days later, Nawata is watching the Doors vs Beavers game with Hayashi and Akaishi. When asked by Wakaba, who had approached the trio, why they aren't joining the game, Nawata tells her they are crummy teams, however unlike Hayashi, Nawata doesn't snap at her when Wakaba tells them the teams will only get better as they continue to play. Nawata is last seen in the series watching Aoba's pitching skills. Whether or not he ever found out about Wakaba's death is unknown, as is his reaction to it.

## Relationships

### **Osamu Akaishi**

Nawata and Akaishi are friends in elementary school. The depth of their friendship is not explored but Nawata trusted and respected Akaishi enough to ditch school with him.

### **Hayashi**

Nawata and Hayashi are friends. The depth of their friendship is also never explored

### **Kou Kitamura**

Kou was afraid of Nawata, despite the latter never showing any violence toward Kou in the series. They rarely interacted on screen

## Trivia

### Etymology

* **Nawata**: "straw rope; cord" (縄 - **nawa**) and "rice fields" (田 - **ta**)

### Other trivia

* He had more of a presence in the manga than he did in the anime, usually seen hanging out with Akaishi and Hayashi
Kenji Hamada

**Kenji Hamada** (浜田 賢二, *Hamada Kenji*) is a Japanese voice actor. Hamada voices **Tadashi Shimano** in the *Cross Game* anime series.

### Personal

* **Born**: April 12th 1972 in Fukuoka, Japan
* **Sign**: Aries
* **Gender**: Male
* **Height**: Unknown
* **Blood Type**: O
* **Family**: Junko Takeuchi (wife) (2 children)

### Professional

VOICE ACTING

* **Agency**: Mausu Promotion
* **Active**: 1998 to present

## Media

### Selected Anime

Note: These link to other wikis

**TV Series**

* Teppei Kiyoshi in *Kuroko no Basuke* (2012-2015)
* Haruaki Azuma in *World Trigger* (2015)
* Barry in *Pokemon XY* (2013)
* Kitaouji Itsuki in *Gin Tama* (2006)
* Jouji "George" Koizumi in *Paradise Kiss* (2005)

## Trivia

* He was a smoker but since quit smoking in 2014
Four Great Seraphs

## Origin

### Origin

Maintaining the Holy System in God’s absence and rebuilt Heaven's strength and numbers by reincarnating Humans into Angels

The **Four Great Seraphs** (四大セラフ, *Yondai Serafu*) are the current leaders of Heaven and the Angels after the death of the God of the Bible.

## Summary

At some point in the past, the Four Great Seraphs and the Angels were led by the God of the Bible to fight against the original Four Great Satans and the Devils in the Underworld as well as Azazel and the Fallen Angels in the Great War, the latter of whom retreated prior. The God of the Bible eventually died in the Great War because of his exhaustion after placing numerous seals on the beast Trihexa and lost more than half of the armies of Angels.

After the Biblical God’s death, The Archangel Michael became the current leader of Heaven and the Angels. However without God, the Angels were incapable of increasing their numbers normally until the Four Great Seraphs created the Brave Saint system which allows humans to be reincarnated into Angels.

During the war against Qlippoth and Trihexa, three of the four Seraphs sealed themselves with the legendary beasts, leaving Gabriel as the sole Great Seraph remaining in Heaven.

## Former Members

 Uriel | Four Great Seraph (Formerly), Flame of God, Throne of Heaven
 Raphael | Four Great Seraph (Formerly), Throne of Heaven

## Trivia

* The Four Great Seraphs are the Angel counterparts of the Four Great Satans.
* The leader of the Seraph is in control of the Holy System that God of the Bible left behind to govern miracles as was demonstrated by Michael and later Gabriel, who received the control of the system from Michael.
* It was mentioned there are few Seraph from **Ten Seraphs** considered as a candidate to take a new seat for **Four Great Seraphs**
* Reincarnated Angels that have be promotion also have be considered as a candidate to become a new Seraph
Kensaku Kitamura

**Kensaku Kitamura** (樹多村 健作) is a character in the *Cross Game* series. He's the husband of Kimie Kitamura and Kou's father. He's the owner of Kitamura Sports.

## Physical Appearance

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## Plot Summary

### *Part One: The Season of Wakaba*

#### Introduction

Kensaku is first seen telling his son, Kou to deliver some baseballs to the Tsukishima Batting Center. He is then seen attending Wakaba's funeral and later giving Kou some money to attend the Summer Festival knowing he needed to get out of the house.

## Trivia

Name meaning

* **Kensaku**: "health; strength" (**健**) (**ken**) and "make; build" (**作**) (**saku**)
* **Kitamura**: "timber trees; wood" (**樹**) (**ki**); "many; much" (**多**) (**ta**) and "village; town" (**村**) (**mura**)

Other trivia

* He's a fan of the Tokyo Yakult Swallows, a real Japanese baseball team.
Volume 7

## Volume Guide

**Volume 7** is the seventh volume in Mitsuru Adachi's *Cross Game* manga series. The rematch comes to an end with the results causing a lot of changes in the staffing and baseball club at Seishu. Mizuki Asami, the Tsukishima's cousin, is also introduced.

## Chapters

* **Chapter 51**: Betrayed
* **Chapter 52**: He
* **Chapter 53**: Tiring
* **Chapter 54**: It Was You, Right?
* **Chapter 55**: It's a Date
* **Chapter 56**: First Dream
* **Chapter 57**: Well That's a Load of Nonsense
* **Chapter 58**: Fond Memories...
* **Chapter 59**: Playing on the Hill Around Back
* **Chapter 60**: Early Bird Gets the Fried Tofu

## Synopsis

At the top of the seventh, Noboru Kamikawa, the varsity pitcher starts tiring. Aoba Tsukishima hits a single, then scores off Keiichirou Senda's fly ball. Yokomichi Oukubo, Seishu's chairman, tells Eitaro Shidou that he has heard about irregularities in the school's finances and that he trusts that his faith in Shuugo Daimon's winning program was well placed. In the bottom of the ninth, Kou Kitamura strikes out all three varsity batters, winning the game. Daimon is fired and many of his picked players follow him to Kurokoma Vocational High School. Yuuhei Azuma chooses to stay at Seishu and begins living with the Kitamuras because the baseball dorm is closed down. When Azuma asks him about a photograph of Wakaba, Kou admits that he was in love with her. In response to Junpei Azuma asking about it, Kou says that he based his pitching form on Aoba's. The following spring, Aoba's cousin, Mizuki Asami, comes to live with the Tsukishimas.

## Cover Characters

* Aoba Tsukishima
* Nomo
* Aoba Tsukishima
* Wakaba Tsukishima

## Trivia

* The chapters in this volume are included in Viz Media Volume 3
Masumi Asano

**Masumi Asano** (浅野 真澄, *Asano Masumi*) is a Japanese voice actress, singer and narrator. Asano voices **Sawaguchi** in the *Cross Game* anime series.

### Personal

* **Born**: August 25th 1977 in Noshiro, Akita, Japan
* **Sign**: Virgo
* **Gender**: Female
* **Height**: 163cm (5'4)
* **Blood Type**: O
* **Family**: Kenjirou Hata (husband)

### Professional

VOICE ACTING

* **Agency**: Freelance (currently), Aoni Production (2007-2021), Arts Vision (1999-2007)
* **Active**: 1999 to present

## Media

### Selected Anime

Note: These link to other wikis

**TV Series**

* Hakufu Sonsaku in the *Ikki Tousen* series (2003-2010)
* Marguerite in *One Piece* (2009)
* Risa Asakaze in *Hayate the Combat Butler* (2007)
* Risa Harada in *D.N.Angel* (2003)

### Other Selected Media

**Video Games**

* GoGo Tomago in *Kingdom Hearts III* (2019)
* Ouka in *Warriors All-Stars* (2017)
* Falsita Fawcett in *Symphonic Rain* (2004)

**Japanese Dubbed Roles**

* GoGo Tomago in *Big Hero 6* (2014 animated movie) - (Jamie Chung)
* Cindy Vortex in *The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius* (2002-2006 TV series) - (Carolyn Lawrence)

## **Trivia**

* Her husband, Kenjirou Hata, is a manga artist best known for creating the *Hayate the Combat Butler* manga series
* **Nickname**: Masumin
* **Education**: Kokugakuin University Faculty of Literature
* **Awards**
	+ Best Radio Personality -  1st Seiyu Awards
	+ Highest Prize of Children's Story - 13th Ohisama Taisho
Kicchouji High vs Seishu High (Varsity)

## Tournament Infomation

**Kicchouji High vs Seishu High (Varsity)** is a baseball game between Seishu Academy High School's varsity team under Coach Daimon and Kicchouji High School.

## Named Players in Match

* Catcher: Taguchi
* Shortstop: Sakamoto
* First Baseman: Hasegawa
* Second Baseman: Nishiyama
* Third Baseman: Abe
* Left Fielder: Kato
* Center Fielder: Harada
* Right Fielder: Kimura
* Catcher: Kinji Takizawa
* Shortstop: Keisuke Kishibe
* First Baseman: Yuuhei Azuma
* Second Baseman: Minoru Ishiguro
* Third Baseman: Yuuji Kubo
* Left Fielder: Kazuo Ogura
* Center Fielder: Tatsumasa Miki
* Right Fielder: Tooru Onoda
Volume 5

## Volume Guide

**Volume 5** is the fifth volume in Mitsuru Adachi's *Cross Game* manga  series. The varsity and prefab team match at Seishu reaches it's conclusion in this volume.

## Chapters (Viz Titles)

* **Chapter 31**: Moving up to Varsity
* **Chapter 32**: Forgive Me, Makihara
* **Chapter 33**: Have A Great Time
* **Chapter 34**: You're Not Using Your Head
* **Chapter 35**: Wipe that Smirk off Your Face
* **Chapter 36**: Inter-Police What?
* **Chapter 37**: A Bit More Confidence
* **Chapter 38**: I'll Look Forward to That
* **Chapter 39**: Especially Childhood Friends...
* **Chapter 40**: If He Were That Kind of Ace

## Synopsis

After prefab player Makihara is tagged out while running for home, Keiichirou Senda reveals that Shuugo Daimon will not promote anyone to varsity, no matter how well they play, but Sentarou Maeno convinces Makihara to play his best anyway, for pride alone. At the top of the ninth, Kou Kitamura bats in two runners, tying the game. While on base, he tells Yuuhei Azuma that he did not think the latter would hit the pitches he turned into home runs. At the bottom of the ninth, Kou strikes out Azuma, but gives up a game-winning double to the next batter. A few days later, Kou helps the spoiled varsity manager, Risa Shidou shop for a day in return for the last available teapot which is the 16th birthday gift on Wakaba's schedule of presents, which Kou had promised to buy her. While Seishu's varsity team plays in the prefectural summer baseball tournament, Maeno takes the prefab team on an intensive training camp in the mountains. Kou forgets a suitcase and Aoba takes it to him by bus. She is misdirected by Kou's father and ends up getting lost in a thunderstorm. Eventually, she is found by Kou and Senda. Tatsumasa Miki ignores Daimon's instructions to make a play, he is left out of the Seishu lineup in the round-of-16 game.

## Cover Characters

* Aoba Tsukishima
* Nomo
* Wakaba Tsukishima

## Trivia

* The chapters in this volume are included in Viz Media Volume 2
Ichiyou Tsukishima

Uncle

* Isamu Asami

Cousin

* Mizuki Asami

Brother in law

* Yuuhei Azuma

In laws

* Junpei's Parents

**Ichiyou Tsukishima** (月島 一葉) is a character in the *Cross Game* series. She is the first and oldest daughter of Seiji and Youko Tsukishima.

## Physical Appearance

Ichiyou is a woman with black hair that goes down to her shoulder blades and dark brown eyes. She is usually seen wearing skirts and nice shirts. When she is working at the café, she wears a navy blue apron with a green clover symbol on it.

## Personality

Ichiyou has a mother like aura about her, makes sense as she had to take on the role of mother to her sisters when their mother died some years prior to the story. She is also shown to have somewhat of a fiery temper as a teenager, as seen in the manga where she threatens a customer with tokens. She mellowed out as she got older.

## Skills and Abilities

### Cooking

Ichiyou is a very good cook. She's the one who makes most of the dishes in the cafe and the napolian she makes at the cafe is very popular.

## Quotes

* (to unnamed customer) *"Keep lying like that and I'll stick this token where the sun don't shine!"*

## Trivia

### Etymology

* **Ichiyou**: "one" (**一**) (**ichi**) and "leaf" (**葉**) (**yō**)
* **Tsukishima**: "moon" (**月**) (**tsuki**) and "island" (**島**) (**shima**)

## References

1. ↑ *Cross Game* manga (Viz): Chapter 1 (Pg. 11)
Matsushima

**Matsushima** (松島) is a character in the *Cross Game* series. He's the left handed pitcher on the Ryuo Academy High School baseball team. He is 9th in the batting order.

## Trivia

Name meaning

* **Matsushima**: "pine tree" (**島**) (**matsu**) and "island" (**島**) (**shima**)

Other trivia

## References

1. ↑ *Cross Game* manga Chapter 79 (Pg. 10)
Sekiguchi

**Sekiguchi** (関口) is a character in the *Cross Game* series. He was placed on the prefab team when Kou, Osamu and Daiki entered high school. Like Makihara and Tsuneki, he didn't pass the selection exam. He played second baseman and was 3rd in the batting order. He retires from the baseball team after the first practice match between the varsity and prefab squads.

## Trivia

Name meaning

* **Sekiguchi**: "connection" (関) (**seki**) and "mouth" (口) (**guchi/kuchi**)

Other trivia
Volume 6

## Volume Guide

**Volume 6** is the sixth volume in Mitsuru Adachi's *Cross Game* manga series. The rematch game between the prefab and varsity team starts in this volume. This volume also introduces Junpei Azuma, Yuuhei Azuma's older brother.

## Chapters

* **Chapter 41**: Amazing, Amazing!
* **Chapter 42**: Nanten?
* **Chapter 43**: Cocky Little First-Year
* **Chapter 44**: And Who in the World Are You?
* **Chapter 45**: Big Brother
* **Chapter 46**: Middle Schoolers?
* **Chapter 47**: Junpei Azuma
* **Chapter 48**: Boy, I'm Rattled
* **Chapter 49**: Chairman?!
* **Chapter 50**: Of Course Not

## Synopsis

Seishu fails to reach the quarterfinals. Aoba Tsukishima meets Junpei Azuma, who gives her a ride home. Shuugo Daimon learns that the prefab team has been playing against other teams, but dismisses it as they lost all six games. However, Yuuhei Azuma learns that they were playing against teams, who all reached the quarterfinals or better in the summer tournament. Eitaro Shidou, the interim principal orders the prefab team dissolved. However, Sentarou Maeno proposes to instead hold a rematch scrimmage with the losing team's coach losing his job. Daimon agrees. The prefab team recruits Aoba to play center fielder for the scrimmage. Before the scrimmage, Yuuhei deliberately injures himself to avoid playing and tells Daimon to prove that he has enough other good players to take him to Koshien. Daimon says that he will overlook the incident and that the interim principal will not honor the agreement with Maeno anyway. The first two innings, Kou Kitamura lets the bases get loaded before striking out rhe next three batters. By the middle of the sixth inning, the game is scoreless.

## Trivia

* The chapters in this volume are included in Viz Media Volume 3
Yokomichi Oukubo

**Yokomichi Oukubo** (大久保 横道) is a character in the *Cross Game* series. He's the Seishu chairman and Hiroko Oukubo's grandfather.

## Trivia

Name meaning

* **Yokomichi**: "sideways; horizontal" (**横**) (**yoko)** and "roadway; street" (**道**) (**michi)**
* **Oukubo**: "large; big" (**大**) (**ō)** ,"long time" (**久**) (**ku)** and "protect" (**保**) (**bo/hō)**

Other trivia
Tatsumasa Miki

**Tatsumasa Miki** (三木 竜正) is a character in the *Cross Game* series. He's one of the baseball players recruited by Coach Shuugo Daimon. He played center fielder and was 1st in the battling order. He later transferred to Sena Metropolitan High School where he switched to pitcher.

## Trivia

### Etymology

* **Tatsumasa**: "dragon" (**竜**) (**tatsu**) and "justice; righteous" (**正**) (**masa**)
* **Miki**: "three" (三) (**mi** )and "tree" (**木**) (**ki**)
Hiroko Oukubo

**Hiroko Oukubo** (大久保 博子) is a character in the *Cross Game* series. She was previously the manager of the prefab team at Seishu Academy High School and is currently the manager of the varsity team. Her grandfather is the chairman of the Seishu school board.

## Physical Appearance

Hiroko has dark brown hair which is kept in a braid in the back of her head. Her eyes, when opened, are shown to be black.. She's overweight, and gets called insulting names like tubby or fat but she doesn't seem to be insulted by these names and just brushes the insults off. She wears the school's uniform when at school and when she's helping the team as manager, she wears a white and red sweatsuit.

## Personality

Hiroko is very down to earth, hardworking and friendly. Even though she is the granddaughter of the school board's chairman, she never uses that to her advantage. She is almost always in a good mood and seen with a smile on her face, and rarely (if ever) in a bad mood. She also seems to be eager to please or help others and never complains, going as far as to doing the laundry of the varsity team, even though at that time, she wasn't their manager.

## Trivia

Name meaning

* **Hiroko**: "knowledgeable" (**博**) (**hiro)** and "child" **(子) (ko)**
* **Oukubo**: "large; big" (**大**) (**ō)** ,"long time" (**久**) (**ku)** and "protect" (**保**) (**bo/hō)**

Other trivia
Seishu Academy Middle School

**Seishu Academy Middle School** (青空学園中学校) is the middle school the characters went to at the beginning of the second part of the series. This school is close to or attached to the high school that shares the same name. It has a dress code like most schools in Japan. The uniforms are similar to that of the high school except instead of green plaid bow ties and skirts, the bow ties and skirts are blue plaid.

Osamu Akaishi, Keiichirou Senda, Aoba Tsukishima and future varsity members Ehara, Mitani, Yashiro and Hama  were in the school's baseball club. The uniforms for the baseball club were also similar to that of the high school except the name of the school wasn't written on the front and the crowns of their hat were white, not black. Aoba was allowed to play in the practice games. Kou Kitamura and Daiki Nakanishi also attended this school but Kou never joined the team and Daiki quit after an incident with some of the older players. After Osamu graduated, Aoba became the captain of the team, despite her not being able to play in official games.

(\*) = unofficial member
Volume 1

## Volume Guide

**Volume 1*,*** also known as the*The Season of Wakaba*(若葉の季節, *Wakaba no Kisetsu*) is the first volume in Mitsuru Adachi's *Cross Game* manga  series.

## Chapters (Viz Titles)

* **Chapter 1**: Four-Leaf Clover
* **Chapter 2**: Since I was Three
* **Chapter 3**: Get Ready
* **Chapter 4**: What Did You Draw?
* **Chapter 5**: Just Barely Safe
* **Chapter 6**: Yowch!
* **Chapter 7**: Why You--!
* **Chapter 8**: Fireworks
* **Chapter 9**: She Said by Evening
* **Chapter 10**: It's Simple

## Synopsis

Fifth-grader Kou Kitamura was born on the same day and in the same hospital as his neighbor, Wakaba Tsukishima, who treats him as her boyfriend as a result. One day in early summer, she makes him take her to swimming lessons on his bicycle. On the way back, Kou joins a sandlot baseball game. Because he has never played before, he fields badly, but because he has practiced in the Tsukishima Batting Center since he was three years old, he hits the game-winning home run. After their joint 11th birthday, Wakaba gives Kou a schedule of birthday presents for him to give her through age 20. Kou's classmate Daiki Nakanishi makes him practice and subsequently pitch in a sandlot game against a team with Wakaba's little sister Aoba as pitcher. Wakaba tells Aoba that Kou might one day pitch 160kmph (99 mph), Aoba's ideal in a man, but that if he does, Aoba cannot have him. At a swimming camp, tragedy strikes.

## Cover Characters

* Wakaba Tsukishima
* Aoba Tsukishima
* Wakaba Tsukishima
* Momiji Tsukishima

## Trivia

* The chapters in this volume are included in Viz Media Volume 1
Episode 13

## Summer Training Camp?

* Title Screen
* Screenshot

## Episode Guide

**Summer Training Camp?** is the thirteenth episode of the *Cross Game* anime.

## Important Events

* Tatsumasa Miki is replaced by another member, Tanabe on the varsity squad due to Miki disobeying Daimon's orders
* The varsity squad wins their first, second and third games in high school regional championship preliminaries and advance to the fourth round

## Trivia

* **Title drop/reference**: "Summer Training Camp?" is referring to the prefab team taking a summer training camp to train up
* This is the last episode to use Koikogarete Mita Yume as the ending theme.
Momiji Tsukishima

Uncle

* Isamu Asami

Cousin

* Mizuki Asami

Brother in law

* Junpei Azuma

**Momiji Tsukishima** (月島 紅葉) is a character in the *Cross Game* series. She's the fourth and youngest daughter of Seiji and Youko Tsukishima.

## Physical Description

Momiji has brown hair that she keeps in two pony tails and brown eyes. As she get older, she has been shown and even stated by multiple people that she resembles Wakaba, to the point where Akaishi even had to do a double take when he saw her. After the time skip, even Kou was reminded of Wakaba when Momiji spoke to him.

## Personality

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## Trivia

### Etymology

* **Momiji**: "red" (**紅**) (**momi**) and "leaf" (**葉**)
* **Tsukishima**: "moon" (**月**) (**tsuki**) and "island" (**島**) (**shima**)

## References

1. ↑ *Cross Game* manga: Chapter 01 (Pg. 19-20)
2. ↑ *Cross Game* manga: Chapter 4 (Pg. 10)
Takurou Oikawa

**Takurou Oikawa** (及川 卓郎) is a character in the *Cross Game* series. He's was the pitcher on the Ryuo Academy High School baseball team in their second match against Seishu. In the batting order, he bats 7th.

## Trivia

### Etymology

* **Takurou**: "table, desk or high" (卓 - **taku**) and "son" (郎 - **rō**)
* **Oikawa**: "reach out" (及 - **oi**) and "stream or river" (川 - **kawa**)
Yuuko Sasamoto

**Yuuko Sasamoto** (笹本 優子, *Sasamoto Yūko*) is a Japanese voice actress. Sasamoto voices **Yuki Matsuyama** in the *Cross Game* anime series.

### Personal

* **Born**: January 30, 1973 in Chiba, Japan
* **Sign**: Aquarius
* **Gender**: Female
* **Height**: Unknown
* **Blood Type**: A
* **Family**: Unknown

### Professional

VOICE ACTING

* **Agency**: Apte Pro (currently), Office Nozawa (former)
* **Active**: Unknown to present

## Media

### Selected Anime

Note: These link to other wikis

**TV Series**

* Kaoru Shimizu in the *Major  series* (2004-present)
* Hinako Tsuwabuki in *Ouran High School Host Club* (2006)
* Kasumi Tsukino in *Super GALS! Kotobuki Ran* (2001)
* Jan in *Little Snow Fairy Sugar* (2001)

### Other Selected Roles

**Video Games**

* Flonne in *Disgaea RPG* (2019)
* Iria Animi in *Tales of Innocence* (2007)

## Trivia

* **Hobbies**: Listening to music, watching movies, reading and watching baseball games
Wakaba Tsukishima's Relationships

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

## Family

### **Aoba Tsukishima**

Aoba was very close to Wakaba, to the point where it bordered on big sister complex. Wakaba loved Aoba, and took care of her like a big sister does, although at times Wakaba often wondered why Aoba won't act more like a girl. Aoba often climbed into Wakaba's bed, to the latter's annoyance. Aoba was horrified to learn Wakaba wanted to marry Kou when they got older. After Wakaba's death, Aoba became more hostile towards Kou for taking up all of Wakaba's time. Aoba knows Wakaba's dream and tries to work together with Kou and Osamu to make it come true.

## Kitamura Family

### **Kou Kitamura**

Kou describes Wakaba as 'just a neighbor' and was often put off by her forward ways. Kou and Wakaba were born at the same hospital on the same day and have been pretty close since the day they were born. Wakaba decided that Kou is her boyfriend and wants to marry him when they get older, putting an engagement ring as the gift she wanted on her 20th birthday. After her death, it was revealed that Kou did, indeed return Wakaba's romantic feelings.

## Others

### **Osamu Akaishi**

Wakaba was aware of Osamu's feelings for her, but didn't reciprocate. She was friendly towards him though and even asked why he and his friends, Hayashi and Nawata, were just watching the sandlot teams play instead of joining them. Like most of the characters in the series, Osamu was devastated by her death.
Yuka Hirata

**Yuka Hirata** (平田 裕香, *Hirata Yuka*) is a Japanese voice actress, actress, television personality and model. Hirata voices **Risa Shidou** in the *Cross Game* anime series.

### Personal

* **Born**: September 15th 1983 in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
* **Sign**: Virgo
* **Gender**: Female
* **Height**: 158cm (5'2)
* **Blood Type**: Unknown
* **Family**: Unknown

### Professional

VOICE ACTING

* **Agency**: Across Entertainment
* **Active**:1998 to present

## Media

### Selected Anime

Note: These link to other wikis

**TV Series**

* Masamune Date in *Sengoku Otome: Momoiro Paradox* (2011)
* Kumi Mashiba in *Hajime No Ippo: New Challenger* (2009)
* Ruo Minai in *Shikabane Hime: Aka* (2008)

## Trivia

* **Hobbies:** Reading, listening to music and taking walks
Isamu Asami

Nieces

* Ichiyou Tsukishima
* *Wakaba Tsukishima*
* Aoba Tsukishima
* Momiji Tsukishima

**Isamu Asami** (朝見勇) is a minor character in the *Cross Game* series. He is Youko Tsukishima's younger brother, Mizuki Asami's father and maternal uncle of Ichiyou, Wakaba, Aoba, and Momiji.

## Trivia

Name meaning

* **Isamu**: "courage" **(勇) (isamu)**
* **Asami**: "morning; dynasty" **(朝) (asa)** and "see; hope; chance" **(見) (mi)**

Other trivia
Volume 12

## Volume Guide

**Volume 12** is the twelfth volume in Mitsuru Adachi's *Cross Game* manga series.

## Chapters

* **Chapter 101**: What's That Supposed to Mean?
* **Chapter 102**: Do I Really Look That Much Like Her?
* **Chapter 103**: 14 February
* **Chapter 104**: Tsukishima Gave It to Me?
* **Chapter 105**: And You Believe Her?
* **Chapter 106**: I Might Be a Pestilence
* **Chapter 107**: Only Because I Had a Good Nap
* **Chapter 108**: From Today
* **Chapter 109**: It's His First Date
* **Chapter 110**: It Goes So Fast

## Summary

Because of their fall record, Seishu Academy High School is not invited to the spring Koshien tournament. Akane Takigawa wins that year's Koshien poster art contest with a picture based on photos of Aoba Tsukishima, which Kou Kitamura had used to model his pitching after. Yuuhei Azuma tells Aoba that the only girl he would consider going out with is her. For Valentine's Day, Aoba has Kou give Azuma chocolates from her. Akane tells Kou that she will give him chocolates if he shows her a photo of Wakaba. Azuma later says to Kou that he likes Aoba because she is hard to figure out, since she is not true to herself. When Akane sees photos of Kou and Wakaba together, she comments on how obvious it is that Wakaba loved him and that she would still love him today. Then she gives him belated Valentine's chocolate. Azuma accidentally hits Aoba with a line drive during practice, breaking her leg. Because he feels guilty about it, he stops hitting hard during practice. To keep Aoba occupied in the hospital, Kou brings her a ball and a glove. When Aoba is discharged, Azuma starts hitting hard again. Ryuo Academy High School wins the spring Koshien tournament. Kou goes on his first date with Akane to a kabuki performance.

## Cover Characters

* Nomo
* Aoba Tsukishima

## Trivia

* The chapters in this volume are included in Viz Media Volume 6
Noriko Shitaya

**Noriko Shitaya** (下屋 則子, *Shitaya Noriko*) is a Japanese voice actress. Shitaya voices **Momiji Tsukishima** in the *Cross Game* anime series.

### Personal

* **Born**: April 22nd 1982 in Chiba, Japan
* **Sign**: Taurus
* **Gender**: Female
* **Height**: 153 cm (5'0)
* **Blood Type**: A
* **Family**: Unnamed husband (1 child)

### Professional

VOICE ACTING

* **Agency**: 81 Produce
* **Active**: 2001 to present

## Media

### Selected Anime

Note: These link to other wikis

**TV Series**

* Moegi Kazamatsuri in *Boruto* (2017 to present)
* Sakura Matō in *Fate/stay night* (2005-2016)
* Moegi Kazamatsuri in *Naruto* (2002-2007)
* Ururu Tsumugiya in *Bleach* (2004)
* Himeko Kurusugawa in *Kannazuki no Miko* (2004)

**Anime Films**

* Tanpopo in *Tamagotchi: The Movie* (2007)

### Other Selected Media

**Video Games**

* Nier in *Granblue Fantasy* (2019)
* Eru Tron in *Otomedius* (2007)

## Trivia

* Her husband is a man who isn't in the entertainment industry
* **Hobbies**: Making pizza, skiing, swimming, volleyball
Kicchouji High School

**Kicchouji High School** (吉祥寺高校) is a high school in the *Cross Game* series.

Seishu (under Coach Daimon) played against this school in the fourth round of the North Tokyo Summer Regional Tournament during Kou's first year in high school. Seishu lost against this school and failed to advance in the tournament.
During Kou's third year, Seishu went up against this school again in the first round of the Summer Koshien quarterfinals and won. Not much else is known about this school.
Volume 16

## Volume Guide

**Volume 16** is the sixteenth volume in Mitsuru Adachi's *Cross Game* manga series. Seishu Academy High School takes on their rival, defending Koshien champions Ryuo Academy High School in their second and final match to decide which school goes to Koshien. It's the start of the final showdown in this volume.

## Chapters

* **Chapter 141**: I Think So
* **Chapter 142**: That Comes Next, Right?
* **Chapter 143**: They Were Spectacular?
* **Chapter 144**: I Already Have
* **Chapter 145**: In the Blink of an Eye
* **Chapter 146**: Oh, He's Right ...
* **Chapter 147**: This Is Your Chance to Shine
* **Chapter 148**: He Made a Promise
* **Chapter 149**: Now I Remember
* **Chapter 150**: I Can't Recall

## Synopsis

The morning before the game between Seishu and Ryuo, Aoba Tsukishima asks Kou Kitamura if he loves Akane Takigawa more than her. In response, he asks if he can lie. At the hospital, when Aoba hears the results of Akane's surgery, she tells her sister, Momiji by text message to give Kou a peace sign from the stands, to signal that it was successful. Kou tells Osamu Akaishi about the surgery and Aoba arrives at the stadium just in time for his first pitch in the bottom of the first inning. Kou consistently pitches over 150 km/h and retires all three batters with two strikeouts. In the second inning, the Ryuo pitcher, Takurou Oikawa, walks clean-up hitter Yuuhei Azuma, but strikes out the rest of the side, while against Kou, the Ryuo slugger, Keitarou Mishima, gets on base by hitting a drag bunt. No other batters get on base in the first six innings except by walks. In the seventh inning, Azuma hits a single and is then batted in by Akaishi, a hit that Akane watches from her hospital room. At the bottom of the inning, Kou strikes out Keitarou with a 158kmph fastball, though Kou is disappointed he did not reach 160kmph. At the bottom of the ninth, with two outs, Aoba describes Kou's composure as something she could not maintain, but rather part of her sister, Wakaba Tsukishima's personality.

## Cover Characters

* Nomo
* Youko Tsukishima
* Aoba Tsukishima
* Wakaba Tsukishima
* Ichiyou Tsukishima
* Momiji Tsukishima
* Isamu Asami
* Mizuki Asami
* Kou Kitamura

## Trivia

* The chapters in this volume are included in Viz Media Volume 8
Risa Shidou

**Risa Shidou** (志堂 理沙) is a character in the *Cross Game* series. She is the spoiled daughter of Eitaro Shidou and the manager of the varsity team when Shuugo Daimon was the head coach. Her main motivation for being the manager is for all the press the team will get if they make it to Koshien, even going as far as to say her job doesn't start until the team starts getting recognized.

## Physical Appearance

Risa has brown eyes and blonde hair down to a little past her shoulders. When at school, she wears the school's uniform and she wears a pink sweat suit when managing the team. When not at school, she wears dresses and very girly clothes.

## Personality

Risa is spoiled and stuck up and tends to think highly of herself. She's also manipulative as seen when she forced Kou to hang out with her for the day in order for him to be able to get the cat teapot that Wakaba wanted for her 16th birthday, that Risa had bought. Risa has also been shown to have a determined streak when she wants something, such as when she was auditioning for a TV pilot and the job required her to know how to pitch a baseball. Even though she was terrible at it, she refused to give up, even spending all day pitching to the point where her hand starts bleeding.

## Plot Summary

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

#### Introduction

In both the anime and manga, Risa is first seen being completely unhelpful to the baseball team, despite somehow being the first string manager, dismissing Keiichirou Senda when he asked her for help bandaging his arm when he got injured and then calling her her dad when Senda called her out on her attitude. When some students had asked her why she wasn't managing the team, she told them that her job only starts after the team starts getting press.

## Trivia

Name meaning

* **Risa**: "logic; reason" (**理**) (**ri**)and "sand" (**沙**) (**sa**)
* **Shidou**: "aspire; plan" (**志**) (**shi)**and "public chamber; hall"(**堂**) *(***dō***)*

Other trivia

* It has been noted that she regrets not being much help to the baseball team when she was the manager
* Her motivation for joining the team as a manager is parallel to her dad's motivation for wanting Shuugo Daimon to manage the team to get them to Koshien. Neither Risa nor her dad are interested in baseball, but they are interested in the recognition and press the team will get if they make it to Koshien.
* After Risa resigned from manager, she has been shown to be watching the games and following what the team does
* Wikipedia has her listed as being one year ahead of Kou, however the official Viz translated manga states her as being in the same year as Kou

## References

1. ↑ *Cross Game* manga: Chapter 12 (Pg. 3)
2. ↑ *Cross Game* anime: Episode 7
3. ↑ *Cross Game* manga: Chapter 12 (Pg. 3)