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So here we have yet another of Adachi's baseball mangas. You can found the same childhoodfriend setting, only this time we have two girls and one boy. Both of these concentrate mainly on baseball and getting to Koshien, but have a nice romance going on all the way through the series. 

Both stories, done by Adachi Mitsuru, tell stories about the great pastime that is baseball. In addition, they both also have deep romance stories that involve childhood friends. 

Both feature a central trio of two protagonists and a female character (childhood friend in Touch, sister in Mix). Just like Touch, Mix focuses on baseball covered by a subtle romantic story. Adachi's unique storytelling and his 'quirky' humor are at full glory in this case too. 

Mr. Fullswing makes jokes about all kinds of sport manga, and about Touch as well. Probably if you know any of Adachi Mitsuru's work you'll get a good laugh. Also, in both, main characters are quite lazy and there is a reason why they end up in a Baseball club (another person). 

Both manga are about a boy who lives in the shadow of his brother who is skilled at a particular sport. They learn to excel at their chosen sports despite being negatively compared to their more gifted siblings. 

SWWEEET is the version of Touch where the the twin complex spirals out of control. It's the version where sex/reverse raping occurs and two of the childhood love triangle trio are mentally disturbed because of events in the past. If you found yourself reading/watching Touch and got frustrated over Tatsuya's lack of balls and him suggesting placing a picture on the wall to prevent sex, SWWEEET is the manga for you. It's insanely underrated and is in desperate need of attention. 

Adachi Mitsuru series about brothers, dealing with how they get along and how one deals with living in the other's shadow. Q and A is a lot more lighthearted than Touch, which in turn lacks Q and A's supernatural element, but the same author and the same story element make for an obvious comparison.