I wish more people would read Mitusru Adachi. He’s one of my favorites.
And I wish that they would bring his major works to America, Touch, H2, Cross Game, etc. He’s one of the biggest mangaka in Japan and we don’t even have any of his manga here.
http://suitablefortreatment.blogspot.com/2010/02/works-of-mitsuru-adachi.html
After 170 chapters, Mitsuru Adachi finishes off Cross Game. I’ve just finished the penultimate chapter. I almost cried, but you could’ve seen this ending coming since last week.
I envy you who are about to read the manga for the first time.
Too bad they’ll never bring the Cross Game manga here. The industry believes that sports manga can’t ever catch on in the US. It’s our loss. Adachi-sensei is a very good story teller. Every time I read the scanlation, I ponder the greatness of this tale. Love, friendship, and baseball. Just plain a great story.
[Although when you read his other manga, you’ll find out that he runs through the same plot devices.]
Adachi-sensei still one of the best you’ll ever read.
I’m gonna link a scanlation. It’s to Cross Game by Adachi Mitsuru. It’s one of the finest manga out there now. Mitsuru-sensei is the Japanese film director, Ozu, as a mangaka. Not in theme, but in the ability to establish atmosphere. He loves to extend time panel by panel.
Umm. You should be reading this.
You must watch.
