It's always interesting to see how various baseball anime portray the "battle" eps in ways that reflect their overall character. Major - GAR-fests of great drama and individual heroism. One Outs? Preposterous Oceans 11-level scheming and long expository speeches. OoFuri - high on emotion and psychology. And Cross Game? Just like the series as a whole, unpretentious, straightforward and matter-of-fact. No crescendos of dramatic music or superhuman feats - just baseball.
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