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Moshidora

Moshi Kōkō Yakyū no Joshi Manager ga Drucker no "Management" o Yondara (もし高校野球の女子マネージャーがドラッカーの『マネジメント』を読んだら, What If the Female Manager of a High School Baseball Team Read Drucker's "Management"?[1]), or Moshidora (もしドラ), is a 2009 Japanese novel by Natsumi Iwasaki. It follows high school girl Minami Kawashima who manages her school's baseball team using Peter Drucker's Management: Tasks, Responsibilities, Practices to rally her dispirited teammates. A 10-episode anime television series by Production I.G aired between April and May 2011. A live-action movie was released in Japan on June 4, 2011.

Plot

The story follows Minami Kawashima who, as a favor to her childhood friend, Yuki Miyata, takes over as manager for the Hodokubo High School Baseball team when Yuki is hospitalized with an illness. With no previous experience managing a team, Minami ends up picking up a copy of Peter Drucker's business management book, Management: Tasks, Responsibilities, Practices, and starts to manage the baseball team like one would manage a business, with the goal of reaching the nationals.

Characters

Minami Kawashima (川島 みなみ, Kawashima Minami)
Voiced by: Yōko Hikasa
Minami is a high school kid who hates baseball, having had her dreams of becoming a professional baseball player shattered at a young age. When her best friend, Yuki, is hospitalized with an illness, Minami takes her place as manager for a high school baseball team, using Peter Drucker's Management as a reference point.
Yuki Miyata (宮田 夕紀, Miyata Yūki)
Voiced by: Kana Hanazawa
Minami's best friend who has been with her since they were babies. She has had a condition since when she was little and had become hospitalized after becoming the manager of the baseball team. She joined the team having been impressed seeing Minami play baseball as a kid, and dreams of taking her team to the nationals. However, just as the team reach the finals of the prefectural tournament, she succumbs to her terminal illness and passes away.
Makoto Kachi (加地 誠, Kachi Makoto)
Voiced by: Kenjiro Tsuda
The coach of the Hodokubo Baseball Team. While his orders are sometimes harsh, he always has the team's safety in mind. After Minami informs him about innovation, he concocts the 'no-bunt, no-ball' strategy, hoping to revolutionize high school baseball.
Keiichirō Asano (浅野 慶一郎, Asano Keiichirō)
Voiced by: Tetsuya Kakihara
The team's main pitcher. He is often determined to show his worth on the field, though his play tends to weaken after making 100 pitches.
Jirō Kashiwagi (柏木 次郎, Kashiwagi Jirō)
Voiced by: Akio Suyama
The team's catcher, who is also one of Minami's childhood friends.
Ayano Hōjō (北条 文乃, Hōjō Ayano)
Voiced by: Sayaka Nakaya
The team's score keeper and part of the management team. She is incredibly shy, usually saying little else besides "Oh, yeah, right," and has a strong admiration for Yuki.
Jun Hoshide (星出 純, Hoshide Jun)
Voiced by: Yoshimasa Hosoya
Initially the team's captain, though prior to the prefectural tournament he steps down from this position to focus on his plays.
Masayoshi Nikai (二階 正義, Nikai Masayoshi)
Voiced by: Shintaro Asanuma
One of the team members who joins the management team and is later made the team's captain after Jun steps down.
Fumiaki Kutsuki (朽木 文明, Kutsuki Fumiaki)
Voiced by: Ryouta Akazawa
The team's pinch runner. He is a fast athlete, often occasionally training with the track club.
Yūnosuke Sakurai (桜井 祐之助, Sakurai Yūnosuke)
Voiced by: Hideki Nakanishi
The team's shortstop. He is rather timid and often makes mistakes under pressure.
Daisuke Niimi (新見 大輔, Niimi Daisuke)
Voiced by: Yasuaki Takumi
He's the team's secondary pitcher. He often lacks physical strength.
Hanae Chin (陳 花江, Chin Hanae)
Voiced by: Yukiko Monden
Hanae is a friend of Yūnosuke's who tries to support him when he's down. She later joins the management team, wanting to make something of herself.

Media

Novel

The original novel, written by Natsumi Iwasaki with illustrations by Yukiusagi and Bamboo, was published by Diamondosha and released in Japan on December 4, 2009. The novel sold 1.81 million copies during its first year and became the year's bestselling novel in Japan.[2]

Manga

A manga adaptation was launched in Shueisha's seinen manga magazine Super Jump on December 22, 2010.[2] After Super Jump ceased publication in 2011, the manga was transferred to Grand Jump Premium on December 21, 2011.[3] The most recent chapter of the series was published in the magazine's October 2012 issue, published on September 26.[4] The series has been suspended since then. Shueisha compiled the series into three tankōbon volumes, released from May 2, 2011[5][6][7]

Anime

In October 2010, the Japanese public broadcaster NHK announced that a 10-episode anime television series based on the novel would begin airing on its network starting in March 2011.[8] Due to the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, the series was delayed from its original airdate and aired between April 25, 2011, and May 6, 2011, instead.[9] Aimed at men and women in their 30s and 40s, the anime series is produced by Production I.G under the direction of Takayuki Hamana. The series' screenplay is by Jun'ichi Fujisaku while Jun Sato composes the music. The opening theme is "Dream Note" (夢ノート, Yume Nōto) performed by azusa and the closing theme is "I Love You" (大好きだよ, Daisuki dayo) performed by momo.[10]

Episode list

Live-action film

A film adaption starring actress Atsuko Maeda as the lead role of Minami Kawashima was released in Japanese theatres on June 4, 2011. Over 30 companies bid for the novel's film rights.[2] It debuted on the 4th position in the Japanese box office with a total gross of US$2,232,675 on its debut weekend.[12] The original soundtrack was released by Sony Music Entertainment on June 1, 2011.[13]

References

  1. ^ In this case, "Manager" is defined as "A student who is in charge of the equipment and records of a school or college team", not as "One who is in charge of the training and performance of an athlete or a team". (definition quoted from THE FREE DICTIONARY)
  2. ^ a b c "AKB48's Atsuko Maeda Stars in Moshidora Film Next June". Anime News Network. December 13, 2010. Retrieved January 29, 2011.
  3. ^ 「新月刊誌グランドジャンプPREMIUM誕生、里見桂ら新連載. Natalie (in Japanese). December 21, 2011. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
  4. ^ 月刊コミック『グランドジャンプPREMIUM』VOL.10大好評発売中！表紙＆巻頭カラーは里見桂「ファウスト」！. Grand Jump (in Japanese). Shueisha. September 26, 2012. Archived from the original on July 29, 2013. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
  5. ^ もし高校野球の女子マネージャーがドラッカーの『マネジメント』を読んだら 1 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Archived from the original on October 1, 2011. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
  6. ^ もし高校野球の女子マネージャーがドラッカーの『マネジメント』を読んだら 2 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Archived from the original on January 25, 2012. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
  7. ^ もし高校野球の女子マネージャーがドラッカーの『マネジメント』を読んだら 3 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Archived from the original on December 31, 2012. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
  8. ^ Loo, Egan (October 16, 2010). "Moshidora Business Novel Gets TV Anime Next March". Anime News Network. Retrieved January 29, 2011.
  9. ^ "NHKアニメの放送時間についてのおしらせ" (in Japanese). NHK. March 14, 2011. Retrieved March 15, 2011.
  10. ^ スタッフ&キャスト [Staff & Cast] (in Japanese). NHK. Retrieved January 29, 2011.
  11. ^ a b c d e f g h i j もしドラ (in Japanese). Web Newtype. Archived from the original on March 13, 2011. Retrieved March 10, 2011.
  12. ^ "Box Office Mojo". IMDb.com, Inc. Retrieved 2011-06-09.
  13. ^ "Amazon Japan Moshidora Movie Original Soundtrack Album". Amazon.com, Inc (in Japanese). Retrieved 2011-05-30.

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