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Officially at 211 chapters now - the Sumi match is about to start.
I know manga and anime is apples and oranges, but at this point I think Cross Game is just a bit better as pertains to the writing. You can see the maturation of the author here - while Adachi is always subtle and the master of understatement, I think the themes in Touch are somewhat more transparent and straightforward. It's something like a wonderful fairy tale, where CG feels more like a bittersweet reflection.
That said, Touch is fantastic. Tatchan is very neatly Kou's equal as a great male lead, although in some ways he's almost a cross between Kou and Aoba. There's no one quite like Minami in CG - she has a bit of Ichi-nee in her, a little Wakaba, but not much Aoba.
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