Yeah, you're probably right. My favorite female protagonist is probably Mitsuki from Katsu. I dunno, something about a tough boxer chick does it for me, I guess. As for males, Koh is right up there with Yamato from Rough (loved that one to bits). The funny thing is: I hadn't really seen any of Adachi's work previous to the first episode of Cross Game - Now I'm such a fanboy, it's kinda crazy.
In the past few weeks, I've read/watched Touch (the anime is still pending, but I watched the live-action movie and enjoyed it), Rough (same with the live - nice that they have the same leading lady in both films), Katsu, Miyuki, the sum total of Cross Game's chapters so far and am acquiring H2 and Slow Step. Like I said, crazy...
Can't wait for more episodes of
this one, tho.