Tagged: Mitsuru Adachi

June 22, 2022

Ep. 66: Cross Game Vol. 1 by Adachi, & To Strip the Flesh by Toda

This week the team digs into a classic sports manga, Cross Game by Mitsuru Adachi! This story has huge twist/reveal in the first volume and the crew SPOILS IT, A LOT. But it’s not a spoiler to say that this (baseball!?) manga is EXCELLENT, so if you don’t want to...

Eric Henwood-Greer on Ep. 66: Cross Game Vol. 1 by Adachi, & To Strip the Flesh by TodaJune 25, 2022
(And I can't shut up and probably should write these up after listening to the full podcast...) I appreciate the…
Eric Henwood-Greer on Ep. 66: Cross Game Vol. 1 by Adachi, & To Strip the Flesh by TodaJune 25, 2022
And finally--I have to echo Deb's shout out for Dance Dance Danseur. I never played baseball as a kid, but…
Eric Henwood-Greer on Ep. 66: Cross Game Vol. 1 by Adachi, & To Strip the Flesh by TodaJune 25, 2022
AND... It is interesting that Adachi doesn't address women's sports. When he did Hiatari Ryōkō! for Shoujo Comic, Aim for…
Eric Henwood-Greer on Ep. 66: Cross Game Vol. 1 by Adachi, & To Strip the Flesh by TodaJune 25, 2022
And as to serialization... I think this would have worked for readers (especially as a weekly, as opposed to monthly,…
Eric Henwood-Greer on Ep. 66: Cross Game Vol. 1 by Adachi, & To Strip the Flesh by TodaJune 25, 2022
And as to the brilliant use of how time is used... I do think (shock!) that shoujo masters like Moto…