Moshidora

Moshidora
Cover of novel featuring Minami Kawashima
もしドラ
Genre	Business, Sports, Baseball
Novel
Written by	Natsumi Iwasaki
Illustrated by	Yukiusagi and Bamboo
Published by	Diamondosha
Published	December 4, 2009
Manga
Published by	Shueisha
Demographic	Seinen
Magazine	Super Jump
Original run	January 2011 – present
Anime television series
Directed by	Takayuki Hamana
Produced by	Atsuko Kashiwagi Kenji Saito Mitsuhisa Ishikawa
Written by	Jun'ichi Fujisaku
Music by	Jun Sato
Studio	Production I.G
Original network	NHK
Original run	25 April 2011 – 6 May 2011
Episodes	10 (List of episodes)
Live-action film
Directed by	Makoto Tanaka
Written by	Makoto Tanaka
Released	June 4, 2011 (2011-06-04)
Runtime	125 minutes

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^?, Moshi Kōkō Yakyū no Joshi Manējā ga Dorakkā no "Manejimento" o Yondara, What If the Manageress of a High School Baseball Team read Drucker's "Management"?), 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. The novel has been adapted into a 10-episode anime television series by the Japanese public broadcaster NHK and produced by Production I.G. Originally scheduled to air on March 14, 2011, it was postponed due to the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami and instead aired between April 25, 2011 and May 6, 2011. A live-action movie was released in Japan on June 4, 2011.

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.

He's the team's secondary pitcher. He often lacks physical strength. He is portrayed by Shota Matsushima in the film.

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.