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I normally don't like sports animes, nothing against fans of the genre but for me, I dislike the unrealistic depictions of the games and how a single game spans many episodes, often to the detriment of character development.
In "Moshidora" I was even more apprehensive because the premise (a girl inadvertently buys a business book about management, but sticks with it to find guidance in managing a baseball team) seemed like the "it's funny because she's cute and therefor dumb but look she's trying to do smart stuff" subgenre, which I don't really like.
What I actually found in this series was pretty decent. The episodes follow Minomi as she incorporates lessons from the management bible to running a baseball team, with interesting results. All the while she is reporting back to, getting…
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I started _Moshidora_, thinking I couldn't care less about the cliched characters and the application of Drucker's writing is strained, to say the least. _Moshidora_ doesn't have great production values - for example, the stock sick-girl-in-hospital is a clear rip of Chiaki in _Minami-ke_ except for the green eyes. The animation is mediocre and the music completely forgettable; the OP and ED are nice, but that's about it.
I did appreciate how they brought in good examples for Drucker's stuff (I was afraid the first two episodes would be representative), which was a definite strong point. I was angry when I realized the twist people had talked of was the lame trope of the sick-girl getting worse, but mollified when she actually *died* and they didn't pull the EPIC LAME stunt of having her…
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Note: This is one of my works from Sekijitsu
Art
The art itself wasn’t anything special and the lighting was fair as well, yet it’s the scenes they execute in the series which makes it all worthwhile. You can’t have one thing without the other and that is also why the music was such a powerful aspect in this series. Though I have to say I liked Yuki’s character design the most out of the rest.
Music
I can easily say that Moshidora had great soundtracks playing in the background for whatever the mood. Though it’ll never beat Maeda’s work it really fitted in well for a baseball series. As the OP is sung by the lovely Asuza, her soothing voice lifts you up into a fantasy and might I say that ED accompanied by those screenshots were all so powerful emotionally. A job well done Producton I.…
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Moshidora was not very exciting I have to say. Yet, after the slow start this show finally made a connection with me right before it finished. It also made the list of very few shows to have made me cry. Actually the concept of the story is rather original - what happens if your manager read Drucker's book on management?
Despite Minami's dislike for baseball she decides to become the team's manager until her hospitalized friend gets discharged. Unfortunately the story is rather average starting after she buys the book, but the execution is done rather well and it is still rather enjoyable. Our horrible team is essentially on a losing streak and out of shape so our heroine comes to the rescue to bring them to Koushien the goal of every single baseball anime out there.
Of course you all pu…
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Seeing a business management book used in coaching a high school baseball team for Moshidora seemed like a strange premise for this anime, though it proved to be quite original. Drucker's management book proved to be quite effective in helping with Minami's managing of the team as she was able to implement business strategies that helped restore morale to the team and improve their skills as they were originally in shambles before her arrival. For a 10 episode series, Moshidora does do a decent job in its pacing with showing the slow improvements in the quality of the teamwork, coaching and playing coming from the high school team thanks to Minami's advice from Drucker's management book. It also devotes some time in focusing on some issues faced by individual members of the team, whether t…
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'Moshidora' is based on a best selling Japanese novel (translated) 'What If the Girl Manager of a High School Baseball Team Read Drucker's "Management"?' I am not making this up, the title really is that long. The anime title is an abbreviation.
The novel may have swept No.1 spot in every major book ranking chart in Japan with over 2.5 million copies sold in less than a year and half, but the anime adaptation is nothing but complete and utter failure.
One can tell how badly this show was neglected within minutes. Almost all the characters and backgrounds are nearly frozen! Not only that, there is absolutely zero creativity in art direction, as almost every single scene is either a standstill medium shot, standstill full shot, or moving long shot. It's like watching a slideshow.
Voice acti…
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Before I begin, I want to point out that baseball is my least favorite sport. Also, after working on starting a business, I found management to be less than enjoyable. So, why did I enjoy this anime? It was mainly because of their desire to revolutionize. Have you ever sat around with a few friends or colleagues and plotted to do something bigger than you are? And then, you work your best to carry out your goals.
Story: The plot is very basic; girl mistakes a business management book, Druckers, for a baseball management book, then she uses Druckers to manage the baseball team to go to nationals. A problem I had was they recited the whole plot at the beginning of each episode, so there was no surprise or suspense for the very end. Another problem I had was it seemed like they overused the…
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As someone who almost never watch anime, my perspective might be very different from anime enthusiasts, so please bear with me.
For those who are currently contemplating whether they should pick up this series, let me offer a few words of caution so you can maximize your enjoyment out of the entire experience. Moshidora is not about baseball. It is not about the thrill of winning.
What Moshidora offers us is a likable female lead and sage advices on how to be a leader. You will find that the advices given apply to us as well as to managers and world leaders: leading with integrity, what does it mean to innovate, what is an effective communication, what is a failure, focusing on the results but not the effort, and marketing not just what you want to sell, but also what people want. I hea…
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First thing I have to say, in Japan, this anime is adapted by a book I read. I just love it. So I decided to watch the anime and I wasn't disapointed.
At first you can think it's a boring anime just about baseball (it's not like I don't like baseball) with a girl who'll do the management of this club. But this anime is more than that. The characters a very good and you can watch the changement in the characters. It's more a anime about the Characters than the baseball. I love the ending song, Daisuki dayo which I think was very good for the final. The final was really good. But I'll recommend you this anime which is just wondeful. I was really touched by the anime even if I had known the plot.And there is so much anime I was so touched. It's not a tragedic drama but it's so perfect like t…
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One big question in deciding whether to watch Moshidora or not is to ask yourself if you like realistic anime. There are no "power ups" and the characters are very human.
Story (9): A key concept to this anime is applying business theory to managing a baseball team. For example "Marketing" is useful to the team because people can find beneficial interactions (e.g. joint practice with track team). I think this concept is executed well enough though. It is slow but every development makes sense. The pacing actually reminds me more of cross game than one outs or major although there is little if any romance in Moshidora. Perhaps this is a side effect from being an adaptation to a novel. Nonetheless, this plot driven anime accomplished so much more than most anime do in a full season.
Art(7…
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