One more out! One more out!
Created by
Mitsuru Adachi
（Serialized in Shogakukan's 「Weekly Shonen Sunday」）
Planning
Nobumasa Sawabe
Toshihiro Nakazawa
Planning Assistance
Shin'ichirou Tsuzuki
Masato Hayashi
Supervisors
Toshisato Okuno Shin Omura Takenori Ichihara
Original Planning Assistance
Masato Hayashi
Series Composition
Michihiro Tsuchiya
Main Character Design
Yuji Kondo
Art Design
Maho Takahashi
Subcharacter Design
Tomoyuki Matsumoto
Prop Design
Koichi Imano
Art Director
Color Design
Photography Director
Editing
Yutaka Kuramoto
Kayoko Ono
Miki Tsubouchi
Hiromi Komine
Sound Director
Sound Production
Music Producer
Music
Takeshi Takadera
HALF H・P STUDIO
Nobuhide Tanaka Toshiyuki Kuroiwa
Kotaro Nakagawa
Opening Theme
「Summer Rain」
Kobukuro
Lyrics／Composition: Kentaro Kobuchi
Arrangement: Kobukuro
（Warner Music Japan）
Music Assistance
TV-TOKYO Music
Warner Music Japan
Shougakukan Music & Digital Entertainment
Animation Producer
Animation Production
Ryosuke Sakurai
Producers
Shunji Aoki Naohiko Furuchi
Director
Osamu Sekita
Production Studio
Shogakukan Shueisha Production
SUBTITLED BY ANBU
The clover,
a perennial of the legume family.
The four-leafed specimen is said to bring good luck.
5th graders like you shouldn't be staring at that kind of stuff.
Go deliver the balls over to the Tsukishimas already!
Boys mature by using their imaginations, you know.
Just get going already!
I guess it finally broke.
Do you guys sell nozzles at your store?
Water spraying hasn't officially been approved as a sport yet, I'm afraid.
More like, I'm a year older than you, so you should show some respect!
Sure thing.
That was close. I almost knocked it over.
Aoba, Momiji,
come eat your snacks.
Okay!
What happened, Ko?
You're drenched!
Well, I came to make a delivery...
Dad's waiting inside.
Sure thing.
Hey, Ko. Thanks for the hard work.
We're getting our next shipment in two days,
so you'll have to make do with these until then, he said.
All righty.
You want to play a little?
I guess I'll try here.
Ko!
Take me to swimming school on your bike, Ko!
Come on, what are you standing around for?
We have to hurry!
Come on, hurry! I'm going to be late!
What happened to your bike?
I got a flat tire yesterday.
They're friendly, as usual.
I don't get what she sees in him.
It's fate.
They were born on the same day, in the same hospital,
and were right next to each other from the moment they were born.
Whoa!
Hold on tight, or you'll fall off!
Okay.
Not that tight, otherwise I can't steer!
Don't you two look nice together.
Are you guys on a date?
As if!
I'm just taking her to swimming school.
That's perfect, then.
Come join our team when you're done.
We're a little short on people today.
No way, man! Baseball's too much work.
What?
You punk!
Weren't you the one who suggested that we make a team in class?
Oh yeah,
thanks for buying the gear and uniforms from our store.
Don't tell me you suggested it just so you could sell those to us?!
He gets a bigger allowance whenever he brings in a big order.
Thanks for your patronage.
How dare you trick us!
It may be tough being low on members, but good luck!
You punk! I ought to—
A date, huh? That sounds fun, too.
Didn't I tell you not to hang on too tight?
If someone we know saw you doing that again, we could—
Look, it's someone we know.
Isn't that Akaishi from Class 4?
Yeah, did you know?
Did I know what?
He's the strongest fighter in our grade.
Did you also know that he likes you?
I'll be done by five.
So what?
Oh yeah.
That's for coming to pick me up.
I didn't say I was coming to pick you up!
I'll be done by five, okay?
By five.
I'm not saying this just because she kissed me on the cheek,
but Wakaba Tsukishima is the cutest girl in my class.
No, probably in the entire grade.
So there are a lot of guys who like her,
like Akaishi, the strongest fighter in our grade;
Hayashi, the third strongest fighter;
and Nawata, the fifth strongest.
Um...
Sorry I left you hanging, fellow Doors teammates.
Why are you here?
I haven't once forgotten about this team, you know.
This is to prove it.
I always wear the Doors uniform, so I can be a beacon of strength for you guys everywhere I go.
You're just wearing it as an everyday shirt, aren't you?
Listen, you guys.
The most important thing in baseball is teamwork.
When one of the members is in trouble, everyone should help him out.
Isn't that right, Mr. 2nd Strongest in Our Grade, Nakanishi?
It's the bottom of the fifth, with the score tied 5-5.
It's the Doors' turn to attack.
My my, isn't this a thrilling game?
This would have been a one-sided game if it wasn't for your four errors!
Well sor-ry.
I've never played baseball or even played catch before.
You've never even played catch?
This inning will be our chance;
it's my turn to bat.
All right.
I may have never played in games, or even played catch before,
but I've been swinging the bat since I was three
at Tsukishima Batting Center!
Strike!
What kind of pitch was that?
That's what you call a good ol' fastball.
It was right down the middle, too.
They're gone now.
It's now the bottom of the sixth.
The Doors are trailing by one, with no outs and a man on first.
Will they make a comeback?
If it weren't for your six errors—
And here's Nakanishi, their fourth batter.
It's going to center field!
Ball!
Four balls!
We have no outs, and the bases are loaded!
Substitution!
Akaishi...
Watching you guys made me want to play,
so I asked these guys if I could join their team.
That was amazing!
Of course.
He used to be the top pitcher at a famous Little League team up until a while ago.
Up until a while ago?
Yeah.
Until he punched out another pitcher and got kicked out.
Batting eighth, Kitamura.
Akaishi asks,
"What's your relationship with Wakaba Tsukishima?"
W-We're just neighbors.
Is that all?
Of course it is.
You better not be lying!
I wouldn't lie...
Hey, Ko!
I gave you a kiss, but you still didn't come to pick me up!
W-Well, this is actually...
What kind of pitch was that?
That was easily over a 100km/h!
Grade schoolers aren't supposed to be able to pitch like that!
I may have never played in games, or even played catch before,
but I've been swinging the bat since I was three.
I've been hitting 100km/h and over pitches at the Tsukishima Batting Center almost every day!
All right!
A grand slam home run!
What do you want me to do?
Play catch.
Catch?
You've shown me that you can bat at the game yesterday,
but you won't be useful to us unless you can play defense as well!
Like I said, I've never played catch before.
Then get used to it.
Why?
Just shut up.
Hey, Aoba, can you get the ball for me?
Hey, Aoba!
I didn't know Aoba could throw so well.
I think she's even been playing with a bunch of fourth grade guys lately.
She's pitching.
She's loved baseball ever since she was little.
Your dad made it to Koshien as a high school player, right?
Seems like it.
He said it was his dream to raise a son to become a professional baseball player.
But more importantly, let's exchange presents!
Can we stop doing this?
I never know what to get you.
No way!
This is an important event which happens only once a year!
I can go change it for a different one if you don't like it.
Nah, it's just barely okay.
Just barely, huh?
A clock again ?
You got me one last year, too.
I didn't think having just one was enough for you, Ko.
Geez.
Happy June 10th Birthday!
She's so pretty.
Really? Looks like a normal wedding dress to me.
I'm sure those two are going to be happy.
They got married on our birthday, after all.
The score is 2-3.
Just one hit, and they could make a comeback here! The summer's Koshien could be decided—
It's been a while since I've been in your room, Ko.
Really?
What happened to all the plastic models that used to be here?
They got all jumbled up together, so I stuck them in the closet.
You used to like airplanes, too, didn't you?
And trains before that.
Oh yeah,
you also wanted to be the manager of an aquarium
because you used to like big fishes, right?
And a zookeeper before that.
I wonder what you'll be when you grow up.
Who knows.
My hobbies change pretty often, you know.
What about baseball?
That's just me hanging out with the guys.
I can't wait to see what kind of an adult you'll become.
What are you sticking on my wall?
It's a list of presents I want each year, starting next year.
A list?
This way you'll know what to get me.
Oh, can I borrow this cap when I go to camp?
Sure, but it's a little dirty.
That's fine.
How do I look?
Wakaba Tsukishima is the cutest girl in my class.
No, probably the entire grade.
Probably.
I should get going.
Already?
Why don't you stay longer?
It's past nine, you know!
She's right.
Besides, you have to get up early tomorrow.
I'll walk you home, then.
It's okay, I live right down the street.
Yeah!
You should be more worried about getting back if you walk him home.
I'll walk you out to the road over there, then.
Fine, do what you want.
I'll be back by the evening two days from now, okay?
Yeah. From camp, right?
We're going to go to the summer festival the day after that, okay?
Sure.
Have fun at camp, then.
Ko!
Good night!
Good night.
I'm surprised you haven't gone home yet today.
Oh I get it.
It's because Wakaba's gone, isn't it?
As if!
Both the batting center and the café were closed?
Yeah.
Their regular holiday was supposed to be yesterday.
That's strange.
I could have sworn they were open when I passed by this afternoon.
That reminds me, Wakaba's coming back tomorrow, right?
Yeah, she said tomorrow evening.
I see.
But it really is hot today, isn't it?
I got the bath ready for you, so go wash off some sweat, okay?
'Kay.
They must be rehearsing for the summer festival.
Good night!
They play so hard each day even under the scorching weather, huh.
And now, time for a news update:
Amidst the increase in water-related accidents around the nation,
a girl has drowned while attending swimming school camp in the Minagawa Valley,
and was pronounced dead after being carried to a hospital late last night.
The victim was a fifth grader from Tokyo's Senkawa-kita Elementary School,
Wakaba Tsukishima, age eleven.
It's been reported that Wakaba got caught up in a current
and drowned while trying to help a younger girl whose legs were caught in the deep end.
Now back to our Koshien coverage.
It is now the 7th day of the competition—
Where are you going, Ko?
To the summer festival.
The summer festival? You can't be—
Do you have money?
Um, no.
Don't waste it, okay?
I won't.
I'll be back by the evening two days from now, okay?
We're going to go to the summer festival the day after that, okay?
Hey, little man,
you shouldn't be walking around with your head down like that.
Hey, Mister?
Yeah?
What should I do now?
Huh?
Akaishi...
I get it now.
It's not hard at all.
I just have to cry.
The clover,
a perennial of the legume family.
The four-leafed specimen is said to bring good luck.
We're playing Aoba's team?
Yeah, and you're pitching, Ko.
You having fun pitching like that?
I don't find baseball the least bit fun.
Why can't you be friends with Ko?
Wakaba liked him best, you know.
That's exactly why.
You shouldn't treat Ko like those other guys!
Once he gets serious...
Next time, on Cross Game Episode Two:
I hate him!