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Cross Manage
First tankōbon volume cover
クロス・マネジ
(Kurosu Maneji)
Genre
Manga
Written byKaito [ja]
Published byShueisha
English publisher
ImprintJump Comics
MagazineWeekly Shōnen Jump
English magazine
DemographicShōnen
Original runSeptember 15, 2012 – July 16, 2013
Volumes5

Cross Manage (Japanese: クロス・マネジ, Hepburn: Kurosu Maneji) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kaito [ja]. It was serialized in Shueisha's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump from September 2012 to July 2013; its chapters were collected in five tankōbon volumes. The series was also published in North America in English through Viz Media's digital manga anthology, Weekly Shonen Jump.

Plot

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Teenager Sakurai is forced into becoming the manager of the girls' lacrosse team at his school after accidentally touching the chest of his female classmate Toyoguchi. Sakurai is reluctant at first but after witnessing Toyoguchi's extreme determination and hard work, Sakurai tries again to put all of his efforts into something and becomes the manager of the team. While Toyoguchi is thrilled, there are many other members of the team who are not, Sakurai has his work cutout for him as he has to prove his worth to the other girls while also solving current problems that arise for the team.

Characters

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  • Sakurai: Manager of the Fujioka Lacrosse Club
  • Misora Toyoguchi: Captain and an attacker of the Fujioka Lacrosse Club
  • Nachi (Nacchin) Saiga: Best friend of Misora and Midfielder on the team
  • Rurie Tanaka: Defensive Player
  • Junko (Jun) Mizuhashi: Defensive Player
  • Shinobu Komatsu: Goalie
  • Ichino Noto: Attacking Player
  • Aya Sawashiro: Defensive Player
  • Yurika Kato: Attacking Player
  • Sanari and Unari Yuki: Midfielder Players
  • Momiji Kujidera: Defensive Player
  • Hana Nozawa: Defensive Player
  • Seki: One of Sakurai's best friends
  • Wakamoto: One of Sakurai's best friends
  • Sugita: Club Advisor for Fujioka Lacrosse Club
  • Chiumi Hayami: Soccer Club manager who has a crush on Sakurai
  • Ryuzo Nakahara: "Big Brother" to Misora and son of the owner of Nakahara sports store
  • Teruki: Worker at the Nakahara sports store
  • Namine Chihara: Best lacrosse player in Japan and on Choran's first string lacrosse team
  • Momo Mimori: Midfielder for Choran who aspires to be as good as Namine
  • Toka Yamauchi: Captain of Choran's first string lacrosse team and Defender
  • Jueri Watanabe: Goalie for Choran who is another prodigy like Namine
  • Makoto Yokoyama: Midfielder for Choran
  • Karuto Okamura: Defender for Choran
  • Ageha Matsui: Attacker for Choran
  • Anzu Hikasa: Defender for Choran
  • Michiru Omoto: Defender for Choran
  • Kazuha Koshimizu: Defender for Choran
  • Mahori Sonozaki: Attacker for Choran
  • Tsubaki Imai: Attacker for Choran
  • Hyoketsu Nakao: Principal of Choran and coach of their lacrosse team

Publication

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Written and illustrated by Kaito [ja], Cross Manage was serialized in Shueisha's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump from September 15, 2012,[3] to July 16, 2013.[4] A special chapters was published in Jump Next! on October 15, 2013.[5][6] Shueisha compiled its individual chapters into five tankōbon volumes published between March 4 and November 1, 2013.[7][8]

In North America, the manga was published by Viz Media and serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump Alpha. The first chapter of the manga was published on October 1, 2012.[2] Viz Media has released all five tankōbon volumes through their digital manga service from May 14, 2013 to March 11, 2014.[9][10]

Volumes

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No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1 March 4, 2013[7]978-4-08-870635-1May 14, 2013[9]978-1-4215-6447-0
2 May 2, 2013[11]978-4-08-870669-6August 27, 2013[12]978-1-4215-6805-8
3 July 4, 2013[13]978-4-08-870770-9October 8, 2013[14]978-1-4215-7139-3
4 September 4, 2013[15]978-4-08-870807-2December 24, 2013[16]978-1-4215-7390-8
5 November 1, 2013[8]978-4-08-870839-3March 11, 2014[10]978-1-4215-7535-3

See also

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  • Blue Flag, another manga series by the same author

References

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  1. ^ "Weekly Shonen Jump Alpha, Oct 1, 2012". Viz Media. October 1, 2012. Archived from the original on October 4, 2012. Retrieved August 4, 2024.
  2. ^ a b Hodgkins, Crystalyn (September 24, 2012). "Viz Media's Shonen Jump Alpha Adds Cross Manage Lacrosse Manga". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on March 12, 2013. Retrieved April 3, 2013.
  3. ^ ジャンプ新連載は、女子ラクロス部描く青春部活もの. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. September 15, 2012. Archived from the original on April 12, 2020. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
  4. ^ Ressler, Karen (July 17, 2013). "Kaito's Cross Manage Lacrosse Manga to End on Monday". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on October 10, 2019. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
  5. ^ KAITO「クロス・マネジ」完結編、ジャンプネクストに掲載. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. October 15, 2013. Archived from the original on April 12, 2020. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
  6. ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (October 14, 2013). "Viz's Weekly Shonen Jump to Publish Cross Manage Extra Chapter". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on October 10, 2019. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
  7. ^ a b クロス・マネジ 1 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Archived from the original on May 1, 2013. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
  8. ^ a b クロス・マネジ 5 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Archived from the original on May 28, 2014. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
  9. ^ a b "Cross Manage, Vol. 1". Viz Media. Archived from the original on August 14, 2020. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
  10. ^ a b "Cross Manage, Vol. 5". Viz Media. Archived from the original on April 12, 2020. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
  11. ^ クロス・マネジ 2 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Archived from the original on July 2, 2013. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
  12. ^ "Cross Manage, Vol. 2". Viz Media. Archived from the original on August 6, 2020. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
  13. ^ クロス・マネジ 3 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Archived from the original on July 3, 2013. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
  14. ^ "Cross Manage, Vol. 3". Viz Media. Archived from the original on April 12, 2020. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
  15. ^ クロス・マネジ 4 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Archived from the original on May 28, 2014. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
  16. ^ "Cross Manage, Vol. 4". Viz Media. Archived from the original on April 12, 2020. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
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