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golthin · 2009-05-01, 16:08

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Originally Posted by DanielSong39

I have a feeling Akane will be no more.

Alas, Aoba, you still can't have him - even if he throws 160km/h.

Why do I get the feeling that we will see a H2-level tragedy?

H2 was not a tragedy, it was just a LOUSY choice from the author.

itisjustme · 2009-05-01, 16:27

This is just my opinion, but just because your favorite couple didn't end up together doesn't make it lousy or a tragedy. :/ Also, probably not intentional but now you can't take for granted the main couple ending together in an Adachi work, adds to the tension.

Personally I think Cross Game is among the most melodramatic stuff Adachi's done shounen-wise, along with Touch, which makes me like titles like Katsu or H2 better. That being said, I feel the flow of the story is more favorable towards an Aoba and Koh ending than anything else.

golthin · 2009-05-01, 19:53

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Originally Posted by itisjustme

This is just my opinion, but just because your favorite couple didn't end up together doesn't make it lousy or a tragedy. :/ Also, probably not intentional but now you can't take for granted the main couple ending together in an Adachi work, adds to the tension.

Personally I think Cross Game is among the most melodramatic stuff Adachi's done shounen-wise, along with Touch, which makes me like titles like Katsu or H2 better. That being said, I feel the flow of the story is more favorable towards an Aoba and Koh ending than anything else.

The sad thing is that with H2, even if we didn't like the way it ended , it was consistant with Hikari's personality. We Hiroxhikari shippers were just hoping for her to have a change of heart and go with Hiro. she still went for the guy that needed her the most.

Agent86 · 2009-05-01, 21:26

Ch138 TL'd at the usual place.

I'm anticipating a big-time emotional scene next chapter. Since Adachi has crossed me up a few times this series, it may get really underplayed. But it will be absorbing.

I think Akane will be OK, if only to keep Kou from ending up with Aoba by default. Aoba deserves better than ending up with Kou because there's no one else for him. I'm not anti-KouXAoba, I just want them to be each other's best choice, not their only choices.

Bambi · 2009-05-01, 22:01

IMHO Cross Game is much more slice-of-life than sports (or anything else) manga and any unnecessary drama or story stunts will destroy that pace.

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Originally Posted by DanielSong39

I have a feeling Akane will be no more.

You mean Akane dying? Don't think so, it'll hurt story flow seriously. CG backstory is about two young baseball players trying to fill last dream of their childhood friend and Akane's death will destroy it. Off course her life is author's hands, but kill "same" character twice?

I still think she will be best fit for hardworker Akaishi

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Originally Posted by DanielSong39

Alas, Aoba, you still can't have him - even if he throws 160km/h.

Meaning of this sentence IMHO depends on translation, in anime ANBU and CA used "Don't steal/take him from me", so "you still can't have him" from manga could mean "He is mine, you can't have him".

Tri-ring · 2009-05-01, 22:10

Here is a long shot conclusion;

Akashi hooks up with Akane and Aoba ends up with Azuma because Ko not being able to forget Wakaba turns the two down and the two understanding Ko's feelings steps back.

golthin · 2009-05-02, 01:21

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Originally Posted by Tri-ring

Here is a long shot conclusion;

Akashi hooks up with Akane and Aoba ends up with Azuma because Ko not being able to forget Wakaba turns the two down and the two understanding Ko's feelings steps back.

Adashi will outdone himself with such ending lol. I really hope you are wrong.

Tri-ring · 2009-05-02, 01:29

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Originally Posted by golthin

Adashi will outdone himself with such ending lol. I really hope you are wrong.

I think it will be a very bitter-sweet ending which will reminiscence Ko's true and only love towards Wakaba.

poko-kun · 2009-05-02, 10:10

finish 148

Spoiler for 148:

Agent86 · 2009-05-02, 10:49

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Originally Posted by Tri-ring

I think it will be a very bitter-sweet ending which will reminiscence Ko's true and only love towards Wakaba.

Hmmm. Adachi's characters tend to remember the past, but not live in it. The characters in Cross Game are able to keep on without letting sad memories paralyze them in the present. I can't see the practical Kou abandoning his chance for love in favor of memories. And Waka would not let him get away with it.

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Originally Posted by poko-kun

finish 148

Spoiler for 148:

You may be right, but it's not easy to tell that kind of truth when one hasn't figured it out yet.

Westlo · 2009-05-03, 08:09

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Originally Posted by Agent86

Aoba deserves better than ending up with Kou because there's no one else for him. I'm not anti-KouXAoba, I just want them to be each other's best choice, not their only choices.

Yep i agree with that.

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Originally Posted by Tri-ring

Here is a long shot conclusion;

Akashi hooks up with Akane and Aoba ends up with Azuma because Ko not being able to forget Wakaba turns the two down and the two understanding Ko's feelings steps back.

Wakaba would teleport down from heaven and slap some sense into Ko before that happens.

Agent86 · 2009-05-03, 13:20

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Originally Posted by Westlo

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Originally Posted by Tri-ring

Here is a long shot conclusion;

Akashi hooks up with Akane and Aoba ends up with Azuma because Ko not being able to forget Wakaba turns the two down and the two understanding Ko's feelings steps back.

Wakaba would teleport down from heaven and slap some sense into Ko before that happens.

She'd likely try to knock some sense into Aoba, too

golthin · 2009-05-03, 18:49

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Originally Posted by Agent86

You may be right, but it's not easy to tell that kind of truth when one hasn't figured it out yet.

i can't wait to read this chapter myself.

evil|plushie · 2009-05-03, 22:08

Is it just me or does it seem like crossgame will be ending pretty soon? Maybe another volume or 2 at most. Here's what I think will happen in the end.

[spoilers]
Akashi ends up with akane. The promise to go on a date after the finals refers to a date between Akane and Akashi. Koh brings Aoba to wakanas grave. Somehow or another, in an adachistic fashion, it's revealed they like each other. [/spoilers]

poko-kun · 2009-05-04, 09:00

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Originally Posted by evil|plushie

Is it just me or does it seem like crossgame will be ending pretty soon? Maybe another volume or 2 at most. Here's what I think will happen in the end.

[spoilers]
Akashi ends up with akane. The promise to go on a date after the finals refers to a date between Akane and Akashi. Koh brings Aoba to wakanas grave. Somehow or another, in an adachistic fashion, it's revealed they like each other. [/spoilers]

Remember what Aoba's dad once told Kou to introduce his gf (if any) to Waka('s grave).

Just my wish since I'm KouxAo fan

BetoJR · 2009-05-06, 01:09

Now, wouldn't that be nice, if it were to happen already?

Bambi · 2009-05-06, 06:46

Yeah, i remembered that scene too, but we are still talking here about tsundere Aoba, so it can't be that easy

poko-kun · 2009-05-08, 01:45

If my wish became true that would be wonderful, but since I'm Adachi's fan, I know he won't let that happen so easy.

Spoiler for My guess,:

That's soooooo Adachi
T-T
I guess H2 ending still has left bitter taste in my mouth.

BetoJR · 2009-05-08, 04:36

Please don't spoil it for me, as I haven't read it yet.

And I truly hope your actual spoiler doesn't come true.

Spoiler for Reply to your guess:

lovelovelacus · 2009-05-08, 04:58

I think the best work of Mitsuru Adachi is H2, the second best is touch. After watching the first volume of Cross Game animation, I download its comics and read upto the lastest and found the story looks some of his previous works, but it is still a good one.

2009-05-01, 16:27	Link #82
itisjustme Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009	This is just my opinion, but just because your favorite couple didn't end up together doesn't make it lousy or a tragedy. :/ Also, probably not intentional but now you can't take for granted the main couple ending together in an Adachi work, adds to the tension. Personally I think Cross Game is among the most melodramatic stuff Adachi's done shounen-wise, along with Touch, which makes me like titles like Katsu or H2 better. That being said, I feel the flow of the story is more favorable towards an Aoba and Koh ending than anything else. Last edited by itisjustme; 2009-05-01 at 16:44.

2009-05-02, 10:10	Link #89
poko-kun Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007	finish 148 Spoiler for 148: Akane told Kou to "tell Aoba the truth" that might mean something more than to tell Aoba about Akane's operation.

2009-05-03, 22:08	Link #94
evil\|plushie The Last Frontier Join Date: Apr 2004	Is it just me or does it seem like crossgame will be ending pretty soon? Maybe another volume or 2 at most. Here's what I think will happen in the end. [spoilers] Akashi ends up with akane. The promise to go on a date after the finals refers to a date between Akane and Akashi. Koh brings Aoba to wakanas grave. Somehow or another, in an adachistic fashion, it's revealed they like each other. [/spoilers] __________________ God is on the side with the biggest cannon. http://sining83.blogspot.com

2009-05-06, 06:46	Link #97
Bambi Member Join Date: Oct 2008	Yeah, i remembered that scene too, but we are still talking here about tsundere Aoba, so it can't be that easy __________________

2009-05-08, 01:45	Link #98
poko-kun Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007	If my wish became true that would be wonderful, but since I'm Adachi's fan, I know he won't let that happen so easy. Spoiler for My guess,: May be Kou just tell Aoba the truth about Akane's operation, and confess to Aoba in front of Waka's grave that he will be by Akane's side. That's soooooo Adachi T-T I guess H2 ending still has left bitter taste in my mouth.

2009-05-01, 21:26	Link #84
Agent86 Yuki-ist and Hina-geek Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Los Angeles	Ch138 TL'd at the usual place. I'm anticipating a big-time emotional scene next chapter. Since Adachi has crossed me up a few times this series, it may get really underplayed. But it will be absorbing. I think Akane will be OK, if only to keep Kou from ending up with Aoba by default. Aoba deserves better than ending up with Kou because there's no one else for him. I'm not anti-KouXAoba, I just want them to be each other's best choice, not their only choices.

2009-05-01, 22:10	Link #86
Tri-ring Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Land of the rising sun	Here is a long shot conclusion; Akashi hooks up with Akane and Aoba ends up with Azuma because Ko not being able to forget Wakaba turns the two down and the two understanding Ko's feelings steps back.

2009-05-08, 04:58	Link #100
lovelovelacus Junior Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Australia	I think the best work of Mitsuru Adachi is H2, the second best is touch. After watching the first volume of Cross Game animation, I download its comics and read upto the lastest and found the story looks some of his previous works, but it is still a good one.