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“High school baseball player Chiaki falls for new teacher Touko, navigating forbidden student-teacher romance.”
Natsuzora and Run
夏空エンド・ラン
6.82
12,690 rank · 2,128 readers · 8 favorites
Shounen
Team Sports
Romance
Sports
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Synopsis
High school baseball player Chiaki falls for new teacher Touko, navigating forbidden student-teacher romance.
Second baseman Kaizu Chiaki is a normal senior high schooler who aims to reach the Koshien with his teammates and worries about his future career. One day, a new teacher arrives at his school. Her name is Takamine Touko. Crossing the boundaries between teacher and student, Chiaki and Touko find themselves gradually attracted to each other. (Source: MangaHelpers)
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 5 sampled reviews
7.4
/10
What 5 readers settled on.
100%
recommend
Score distribution
median 8
mode 9
σ 1.85
Agreement
Polarized
σ 1.85 · split reception
The polarity gap
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Not enough recommend signal yet
Score over time
↓ 0.60
Running avg · Feb 2017 → Apr 2026
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 8 “This is a pretty decent story with likable characters and a perfect length that makes it an easy, worthwhile binge-read. However, the ending feels rushed and the shift toward a sports-only focus...”
- 9 “The art is absolutely superb with realistic baseball scenes, and the forbidden romance dynamic is genuinely compelling. While the story and character archetypes feel somewhat generic and cliché,...”
- 7 “Natsuzora and Run excels as a sports manga, featuring dynamic, tense game sequences and a refreshing, team-oriented narrative led by a relatable, non-prodigy protagonist. However, the romance is a...”
Verbosity
Short · 40%
Medium · 60%
Long · 0%
Read Order & Related
A self-contained story.
No sequels, spin-offs or alternate tellings — Natsuzora and Run begins and ends here.
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A Manga Publication
- Format 25 × 5 ch × vol
- Total read 3h 20m approx
- Published Sep 2012 – Sep 2014
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M23017 catalog