History Manga / H2

Along with his battery partner Atsushi Noda, Hiro is a once-in-a-decade pitcher with just one small problem: The doctor has told him if he keeps pitching his elbow will shatter in three months, and Noda has a back that won't allow him to play catcher anymore. The pair decide to go to a school, Senkawa High School,with no baseball team, and take up new sports. Meanwhile Hiro's best friend Hideo Tachibana, is quickly making his name in baseball as star hitter while attending Meiwa Daiichi High School, along with his girlfriend Hikari Amamiya, who Hiro indroduced to Hideo.

Like most of Adachi's work, the comic swings back and forth between serious baseball drama and light-hearted comedy (with plenty of Adachi's {{Fanservice}}). With a total of 34 volumes (338 chapters), ''H2'' is yet another of Adachi's well loved baseball comics, and his longest running manga to date. It was adapted into a Anime series of 41 episodes in 1995-1996, and a live action tv drama of 11 episodes in 2005.

* AwesomeByAnalysis: Several characters. Kine claims to be good at this, but his ego generally gets in the way. Hiro and Atsushi are often seen doing research on their opponents to pull this off.

* BerserkButton: Senkawa's principal '''hates''' baseball. This is due to how in his youth [[FreudianExcuse his own high school team somehow making it to a regional tournament... then being completely destroyed in a humiliating]] CurbStompBattle.
** The defeat itself wasn't ''too'' bad, but what infuriated him is how the incident became a case of NeverLiveItDown. Generations of alumni (himself included) had built the school's reputation over the years, but anytime the school is mentioned the defeat is seemingly all that seems to matter.

''H2'' by Creator/MitsuruAdachi (of ''Manga/{{Touch}}'' and ''Manga/CrossGame'' fame) is a baseball/romantic comic that originally ran in [[Magazine/ShonenSunday Weekly Shonen Sunday]] from 1992-1999. Less of a ComingOfAgeStory then other of Adachi's works, it still none the less tracks the progress of the protagonist Hiro Kunimi through his high school baseball career.

''H2'' by Creator/MitsuruAdachi (of ''Manga/{{Touch}} and Manga/CrossGame fame) is a baseball/romantic comic that originally ran in [[Magazine/ShonenSunday Weekly Shonen Sunday]] from 1992-1999. Less of a ComingOfAgeStory then other of Adachi's works, it still none the less tracks the progress of the protagonist Hiro Kunimi through his high school baseball career.

''H2'' by Creator/MitsuruAdachi (of ''Manga/{{Touch}} and Manga/CrossGame fame) is a baseball/romantic comic that originally ran in Magazine/WeeklyShonenSunday from 1992-1999. Less of a ComingOfAgeStory then other of Adachi's works, it still none the less tracks the progress of the protagonist Hiro Kunimi through his high school baseball career.

''H2'' by author/artist Creator/MitsuruAdachi is a baseball/romantic comic that originally ran in Weekly Shonen Sunday from 1992-1999. Less of a ComingOfAgeStory then other of Adachi's works, it still none the less tracks the progress of the protagonist Hiro Kunimi through his high school baseball career.

* UnderestimatingBaddassery: During the Meiwa vs Senkawa match, some of the Meiwa second string players mock Senkawa's informal team, boasting to each other that all they'd need is one good hit and Senkawa's morale would crumble. Hideo is annoyed by this, noting that with that attitude they'd never be anything more than second stringers.

* DeadpanSnarker: Hiro mostly ,but this is Adachi's go to for his heroes.

* LoveDodecahedron: Hideo and Hikari are dating, who were introduced by Hiro, who matured two years late, missing his chance to ask Hikari out (who would have certainly said yes). Haruka wants to be a 'pro baseball' player's wife, and certainly has found her man in Hiro, and she is pursued by Kina, Miko, Miyoshi, and possibly Yanagi. Hideo is also chased after by Miho.

** Meanwhile, Meiwa's coach admits that [[WhatCouldHaveBeen he had dearly hoped to recruit both Hideo and Hiro]], believing that would've made their team unstoppable. Hideo agrees... but also admits he's happy they're on opposite sides because he'd never really had a chance to go all out against Hiro. [[SpiritedCompetitor The coach completely understands how Hideo feels.]]

* BerserkButton: Senkawa's principal '''hates''' baseball. This is due to how in his youth [[FreudianExcuse his own high school team somehow making it to a regional tournament... then being completely destroyed in a humiliating CurbStompBattle.]]

* DeadpanSnarker: Hiro mostly ,but this is Adachi's go to for his hero's.

* LoveDodecahedron: Hideo and Hikari are dating, who were introduced by Hiro, who matured a two years late, missing his chance to ask Hikari out (who would of certainly said yes). Haruka wants to be a 'pro baseball' players wife, and certainly has found her man in Hiro, and she is pursued by Kina, Miko, Miyoshi, and possibly Yanagi. Hideo is also chased after by Miho.
* NervesOfSteel: Like many of Adachi's hero's Hiro and Hideo both are very stoic in the face of challenges.

Along with his battery partner Atsushi Noda, Hiro is a once in a decade pitcher with just one small problem: The doctor has told him if he keeps pitching his elbow will shatter in three months, and Noda has a back that won't allow him to play catcher anymore. The pair decide to go to a school, Senkawa High School,with no baseball team, and take up new sports. Meanwhile Hiro's best friend Hideo Tachibana, is quickly making his name in baseball as star hitter while attending Meiwa Daiichi High School, along with his girlfriend Hikari Amamiya, who Hiro indroduced to Hideo.

Like most of Adachi's work, the comic swings back and forth between serious baseball drama, and light-hearted comedy (with plenty of Adachi's {{Fanservice}}). With a total of 34 volumes (338 chapters) H2 is yet another of Adachi's well loved baseball comics, and his longest running manga to date. It was adapted into a Anime series of 41 episodes in 1995-1996, and a live action tv drama of 11 episodes in 2005.

* DudeMagnet: Haruka is really popular with the fellas, as seen in Kino, Miko and unfortunately Miyoshi, head over heels with her.

* LoveDodecahedron: Hideo and Hikari are dating, who were introduced by Hiro, who matured a two years late, missing his chance to ask Hikari out (who would of certainly said yes). Haruka wants to be a 'pro baseball' players wife, and certainly has found her man in Hiro, and she is pursued by Kina and Miko. Hideo is also chased after by Miho.

* DudeMagnet: Haruka is really popular with the fellas, as seen in Kino and Miko head over heels with her.

''H2'' by author/artist Mitsuru Adachi is a baseball/romantic comic that originally ran in Weekly Shonen Sunday from 1992-1999. Less of a ComingOfAgeStory then other of Adachi's works, it still none the less tracks the progress of the protagonist Hiro Kunimi through his high school baseball career.

''H2'' by author/artist Mitsuru Adachi is a baseball/romantic comic that originally ran in Weekly Shonen Sunday from 1992-1999. Less of a ComingOfAgeStory then other of Adachi's works, it still none the less tracks the progress of the protagonist Hiro Kunimi through his high school baseball carrier.

Like most of Adachi's work, the comic swings back and forth between serious baseball drama, and light hearted comedy (with plenty of Adachi's {{Fanservice}}). Totallying 34 volumes (338 chapters) H2 is yet another of Adachi's well loved baseball comics. It was adapted into a Anime series of 41 episodes in 1995-1996, and a live action tv drama of 11 episodes in 2005.