In terms of sports and baseball, I don't really like
Cross Game. However, story-wise and humor-wise, I think
Cross Game is really good. Again, I find episode 13 a little slow in pace. Even though Kou and friends are attending a secret intensive training camp, I don't feel the intensity of the training at all. What I like about this episode is that Azuma and his teammate, Miki are starting to show displeasure with their coach's style and decision. I really hate the coach and hope to see him getting fired soon. ^-^As for episode 14, as expected, Seishuu fails to reach Koushien. In Azuma's mind, he feels that the coach should not keep Miki on the sideline throughout the game. Azuma is never a guy who openly show his emotions, so he just takes them out on the baseballs at Tsukishima batting center. In this episode, we are also introduced to Azuma's brother, who is the complete opposite of Azuma. Azuma is cool whereas his brother is simply a pervert.Anyway, there's a new Ending Theme. It's called Orange Days and it's by Squarehood. It's a nice catchy song.
What's Hot?Azuma notices the absence of the farm team and asks Aoba about it. Aoba lies to him that the farm team is attending a secret intensive training camp. To Aoba's surprise, she later finds out that her lie turns out to be the truth.
Kou forgets to bring a bag to the camp and Aoba offers to bring it to him. Following Kou's father's bad instructions, she alights at the wrong bus-stop, where the direction given by a local woodcutter makes her further lost. - The woodcutter looks creepy!
Kou finds Aoba's shoe near a swollen stream and starts to look for her frantically. The entire process is filmed by the woodcutter. - It's pretty funny.
Kou, Aoba and Senda think that the woodcutter is an obaasan. However, the bus driver tells them that the last obaasan in the area has just passed away. This freaks Kou, Aoba and Senda out. The truth is the woodcutter is an ojiisan. - Well, he does look like a guy. The only thing unmanly about him is his dressing and voice.
During one game, outfielder Miki changes his position against Coach Daimon's orders to make a game-winning play. As a result, Coach Daimon takes him out of the lineup for ignoring his orders. Azuma is the only one who agrees with Miki. - Coach Daimon is such a prideful and selfish jerk!
While watching Seishuu lose in the round of 16 without Miki in the lineup, Aoba meets a loud fan, who reminds her of her father. After the game, she helps the man by hitting a thief with a baseball. She then learns that he is Junpei Azuma, Yuuhei Azuma's older brother. - Yuuhei is definitely more cool.
Junpei gives Aoba a ride home. When he sees Ichiyou, he immediately falls in love and becomes her suitor. Momiji rates him 6/100 initially, and then changes her rating to 2/100. - LOL Momiji is so cute.
Momiji helps to drive Aoba's annoying suitor (the boxing guy) away. - Momiji is adorable!
What's Not?The baseball part is not very interesting nor exciting.
