TV series

Cross Game

2009–2010 · 1 season

A gentle, patiently told coming-of-age story where quiet everyday moments and grief sit alongside the slow build of a sports dream.

Overview: 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 feels: Warm, melancholic, earnest and light. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Grief, coming-of-age, friendship, family
Content: Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
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Full breakdown

Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: grief
coming-of-age
friendship
family
sport
Places: small town
school
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none