Cross Game
Seen it?2009 | 1 seasons | 24 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and a short run with a modest audience, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for romantics, anyone who wants a laugh and animation lovers.
- The mood
- Funny with heart, romantic.
- The pace
- 1 season: a few weeks of evenings, short, snackable episodes, about 20 hours in all.
- What might put you off
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
Kō Kitamura, whose family owns a sporting goods store, has known the Tsukishima girls since he was born. The Tsukishima family runs a batting center and cafe, and they have four daughters. There's Ichiyo, the responsible eldest; Wakaba, Kō's cheerful best friend; Aoba, who doesn't get along with Kō; and Momiji, the energetic youngest daughter. When Kō enters high school, he aspires to lead his baseball team to the Koshien National High School Championship as their ace pitcher and make Wakaba's dream come true.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Ran for 1 season and reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 19K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
- Miyu IrinoKō Kitamura (voice)
- Haruka TomatsuAoba Tsukishima (voice)
- Akemi KandaWakaba Tsukishima (voice)
- Megumi ToyoguchiIchiyō Tsukishima (voice)
- Noriko ShitayaMomiji Tsukishima (voice)
- Takahiro SakuraiYūhei Azuma (voice)
- Masako NozawaNomo (voice)
- Yoshinori SonobeDaiki Nakanishi (voice)
- Daisuke KishioKeiichiro Senda (voice)
- Yuka HirataRisa Shidou (voice)