Another good sports manga which includes romance. Strange mix, huh? After reading Cross Game, I was looking for another sports romance when I landed on this, and boy, it sure is good.

The story is a bit generic. Our hero, Chiaki is a good baseball player in high school. He's a bit energetic and also an airhead sometimes. Touko, is the school teacher, young and pretty. He sees him, she sees her, and it's love at first sight. Great, right?

The art is superb. Absolutely terrific. The baseball scenes are almost realistic. Touko sensei looks great and she's definitely ending up in my best girl list. The other characters are also well drawn.

The characters are pretty cliche. It almost feels like your average shojo hero and heroines. Is that a good thing? If you hate shojo, then yes, but for me, a romance lover, they are the ideal. The forbidden essence of love is just great. The side characters also have a bit of the role, unlike other manga, so you do get to see them developing.

I'd give this a 9/10 and would recommend it to anyone who's in for a cute short romance read.