The Tsukishima sisters&#039; cousin from their mother&#039;s side. Mizuki&#039;s father, Isamu Asami, is a younger brother of Yōko Tsukishima. He is a world-renowned mountain climber and often travels around the world. As a result, Mizuki becomes an excellent climber too and has been raised overseas most of his life. However, he wants to at least finish his high school in Japan. Thus, he enrolls in Seishū and stays with the Tsukishimas. A kind and honest person, he is very popular with girls in Seishū, but he has stated that he is only interested in Aoba Tsukishima. He sees Yūhei Azuma as his rival on Aoba. He is in Seishū mountaineering club, although he is always having his own activities as the club activities is below his expectations. He is often seen climbing tall structures, such as poles and school buildings, without any equipment.    (Source: Wikipedia)

The main character is Kou Kitamura, son of the owner of Kitamura Sports. In the same neighborhood is a batting center run by the Tsukishima family. Due to their proximity and the relationship between their businesses, the Kitamura and Tsukishima familes have been close for many years, with their children going back and forth between the two homes like extended family. Because Kou and Wakaba were the same age and always together, Aoba was jealous of all the time Kou spent with her older sister. Aoba is a natural pitcher with excellent form, and Kou secretly trains to become as good as she was, even while publicly showing little interest in baseball.

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Commonly referred to as Kakkii by fans, Kakihara is a voice actor and a singer. As the latter, he is a member of Kiramune (music label) and represents the color of green. He was inspired to become a voice actor by [Yuuji Ueda](https://anilist.co/staff/95058/Yuuji-Ueda)'s performance in the Tokimeki Memorial dating sim game, and moved from Germany to Japan at age 18 to pursue his dream.

Kakihara speaks Japanese, English and German.

**Non-anime roles:**
- Wanderer - Genshin Impact (VG)
- Lloyd Bannings - The Legend of Heroes Series (VG)
- Asaba Harumasa - Zenless Zone Zero (VG)

<b>Affiliation:</b> CJ ENM Voice Actors 5th Class; 2003 Tooniverse Voice Actor in Korea

Cross Game is a moving drama that is heartfelt and true, yet in the brilliant hands of manga artist Mitsuru Adachi, delightfully flows with a light and amusing touch. The series centers around a boy named Ko, the family of four sisters who live down the street and the game of baseball. This poignant coming-of-age story will change your perception of what shonen manga can be.
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(Source: Viz Media)

Mizuki Asami