Anime like Cross Game
These 12 shows score most like Cross Game (Shonen) across all six Codex criteria — not just same-genre guesses, but the closest matches on the actual rubric. Ranked by how near their criterion profile sits to Cross Game.
Shared strengths in characters and emotional themes — same Shonen demographic.
Shared strengths in emotional themes and characters — same Shonen demographic.
Shared strengths in emotional themes and characters — same Shonen demographic.
Shared strengths in characters and emotional themes — same Shonen demographic.
Shared strengths in characters and emotional themes — same Shonen demographic.
Shared strengths in characters and emotional themes — same Shonen demographic.
Shared strengths in characters and emotional themes — same Shonen demographic.
Shared strengths in characters and emotional themes — same Shonen demographic.
Shared strengths in characters and storytelling — same Shonen demographic.
Shared strengths in characters and storytelling — same Shonen demographic.
Shared strengths in storytelling and emotional themes — same Shonen demographic.
Shared strengths in characters and storytelling.
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- What anime is most like Cross Game?
- Major (8.13) tops the list as the closest match to Cross Game on the Anime Codex rubric. Shared strengths in characters and emotional themes — same Shonen demographic.
- How are "anime like Cross Game" picks chosen?
- Each show is scored on six criteria. We rank every other title by how close its six-criterion profile is to Cross Game, preferring the same demographic — so the matches share what actually made Cross Game good, not just surface tags.