Mix (manga)


Mix is a Japanese baseball-themed shōnen manga series written and illustrated by Mitsuru Adachi. It is a sequel to Touch. Its chapters have been serialized since May 12, 2012 in Shogakukan's Monthly Shōnen Sunday magazine. As of February 2020, the chapters have been compiled into sixteen tankōbon volumes.
An anime television series adaptation by OLM aired from April to September 2019.

Plot

Thirty years after Tatsuya and Kazuya Uesugi brought Meisei High School to their only appearance and championship at the National High School Baseball Championship, a pair of highly talented stepbrothers, Touma and Souichirou Tachibana, bring the possibility of a return to the Kōshien, as they learn of the Meisei High sports heritage of their fathers.

Characters

Main Characters

;Touma Tachibana
;Souichirou Tachibana
;Otomi Tachibana

Tachibana Family

;Eisuke Tachibana
;Mayumi Tachibana
;Punch
;Keiichi Sawai
;Naoko Tachibana

Meisei Students and Staff

;Haruka Ohyama
;Gorou Ohyama
;Shirou Nangou
;Ryou Akai
;Arisa Mita
;Ichiban Natsuno
;Kousaku Koma
;Tadashi Imagawa
;Kenji Nishiki
;Daisuke Nikaidou
;Kuroyanagi

Others

;Takumi Nishimura
;Isami Nishimura
;Hiroki Mita
;Tomohito Akai
;Ryuuichi Masaki
;Shouhei Harada
;Minami Asakura

Media

Manga

Mix chapters have been serialized since May 12, 2012 in Shogakukan's Monthly Shōnen Sunday magazine. As of February 2020, the chapters have been compiled into sixteen tankōbon volumes.
In May 2020, it was announced that Mix would go on hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Anime

An anime television series adaptation aired from April 6 to September 28, 2019 on NTV and ytv. Produced by OLM, Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation and Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions, the series is directed by Odahiro Watanabe, with Atsuhiro Tomioka handling series composition, Takao Mai designing the characters and Norihito Sumitomo composing the music. Sumika performs the series' opening theme song "Equal", while Little Glee Monster performs the series' ending theme song "Kimi ni Todoku Made." Porno Graffitti performs the series' second opening theme song, while Qyoto performs the series' second ending theme song. Funimation has licensed the series, and produced an English dub as it aired.

Episode list

Reception

By November 11, 2012, volume 1 had sold 284,084 copies. By April 6, 2013, volume 2 had sold 345,120 copies. Volume 2 was the 48th best-selling manga volume from November 19, 2012 to May 19, 2013, with 390,176 copies and the 82nd best-selling manga volume from November 19, 2012 to November 17, 2013 with 464,362 copies. By April 6, 2013, volume 3 had sold 319,599 copies. By January 12, 2014, volume 4 had sold 182,060 copies.