 If you liked
Touch
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 ...then you might like
Cross Game
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From the same manga author. Focuses on a young boy's experience with romance and baseball.
Coming from the same author, it is no surprise that the two carry striking similarities. I would say that Cross Game is the more polished of the two while Touch is the more emotional.
Even if you have no interest in baseball or sports, both of these are a must watch. Adachi Mitsuru is a master of the slice-of-life and romance genres, and these two titles show just why that is.
Both series are slice-of-life school romance stories that revolve around baseball written by Adachi Mitsuru. Also the art style is quite similar despite Touch being a much older series. Both are fantastic series.
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Recommended by shinigamidono
Has a very similar story line.
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Recommended by animefreak1806
The storyline is extremely similar. The artwork is also very similar. Basically, if you enjoyed Cross Game, you'll enjoy Touch regardless of how old it may be.
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Recommended by paradoxspiral
Both shows revolve around baseball and the romantic relationship between the characters. Very very similar art and themes because they are created by the same mangaka. (So expect similar looking characters at times)
If you liked Cross Game and do not mind watching a long anime, Touch is by far the best option!
If you like Cross Game, be sure to watch Touch.
Both - Cross Game and Touch are awesome, both coming from the master of the slice-of-life and romance genres - Adachi Mitsuru. Storyline in Cross Game and Touch a very similar, the artwork is very similar too.
Both are sports genre anime, both has enough romance and drama.
Don't be scared by the number of episodes, enjoy the charm of the 80s, watch Touch. ^^
Both animes are made from the author. Similarities are
- they have similar art
- two siblings love the same person
- baseball and Koushien
- the girl's family owns a coffee shop
- families live next to each other
- leads are childhood friends
- leads are extremely talented
- male MC is a pitcher
- a talented batter, like Azuma, likes the female MC
- the male MC is new to baseball and pitching
- the male MC loses and then wins in the end
- they deal with death
- the female MC is exactly like Wakaba in Cross Game
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Recommended by shadowblaster5
Aside them being done by the same author (Adachi Mitsuru) — which led to a dozens of similarities (ex. characters, baseball, motivation) — both shows successfully encapsulate the slice-of-life genre to its peak (ex. tragedy, breakups, drama, etc.). The atmosphere wielded by these shows is semi-identical (barrier by the adaptation date). If you liked one, you'll certainly like the other one too!