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“Childhood pitcher-catcher duo faces crisis when yips threaten their decade-long shared dream of reaching Koushien.”
18.44-
18.44-
7.42
4,018 rank · 687 readers · 5 favorites
Team Sports
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Childhood pitcher-catcher duo faces crisis when yips threaten their decade-long shared dream of reaching Koushien.
"I thought the distance between us would stay like this―" A love story between a cool catcher and a stupid baseball pitcher, childhood friends and battery-mates. The pitcher Yuudai and Shoutarou, the catcher, have been childhood friends and a battery since they can remember. The third year baseball players retired and now it's time for the the second year players to start aiming for the Koushien! However, before the autumn tournament, Yuudai suddenly starts to have the yips, which leads to an unexpected change in their lives. After embracing the same dream and chasing the white ball for 10 years, the distance between the two swayed... What will become of them? (Source: MU)
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median 7.5
mode 7
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· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 8 “Cutest plot, lovely art. Coming of age at its finest. This story could serve as example for the childhood friends to lovers trope, especially when done in sports settings. It's a slow burn love...”
- 7 “The art is nothing special but also not bad or low quality, the story itself seems more like a story about baseball than a romance one. The first chapter is mostly baseball talk which felt a bit...”
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A Manga Publication
- Format 6 × 1 ch × vol
- Total read 0h 48m approx
- Published May 2022 – Jan 2023
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M69385 catalog