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jaybug:
http://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=anime&aid=8027



How to manage a baseball team, take it to nationals, while using Peter Drucker's principles of business management.

I lol'd when I read that. But I really wanted to see how they played that out. To me, this is a gasser. When I watched the first episode last night, it really made me think. One, that they can read Drucker, like someone here might read Sun-Tsu. Two, that there a lot of instances where they go for high concepts, that never make it on TV in the US. But that is another topic.

The animation seems rather standard, but it allows for a more impressionistic feeling, to allow for the story concept to sink into the viewer. We are not stunned by the dramatic backgrounds. We are not mesmerized by fanservice. The audience is left alone to concentrate upon the principles that are being talked about.

Baseball seems to be a more serious subject over there. But maybe that's just because baseball geeks have some control over what goes on the air, unlike here. I bet there are baseball purists here that would think Drucker totally inappropriate as a management tool. Not because it for business principles, but that it is too new, and forward thinking.

I really liked what I have seen so far in this show. I also think I will probably come away with a few more tools to use in my daily life. Ooh, good for you TV, that is fun to watch, what a concept.

SJR0531:
PLEASE tell me this is what Softenni failed to do and is actually a sports anime. If it's like Big Wind-up! then i'm all for it!

newy:
I don't think it's really a sports anime. It's probably more of an economics show just put in a baseball environment. Baseball is indeed quite popular in Japan. This show can probably put in the edutainment segment. Making an analogy with a popular topic might help getting people more interested in what rules the world.

A not so serious sidenote: It was surprising that they also use deformed characters. Didn't expected that for said educating show.

GoGeTa006:
is this like suzuka?
I wanted to look at it but TBH I dont like sports anime. . .

if its one the Suzuka trail I might give it a shot. .
hows it going?

cptjanvier:

--- Quote from: jaybug ---The animation seems rather standard, but it allows for a more impressionistic feeling, to allow for the story concept to sink into the viewer.

--- End quote ---

--- Quote from: newy ---It was surprising that they also use deformed characters.

--- End quote ---

Yep, standard animation, but the soft tones, the focus on talking and emotion rather than action, the prominent female protagonists, the quite bishounen male characters and the deformed characters say one thing to me: they are trying to appeal to the female demographic as much as they can. Major had lots of action, shouting and strong colors, Ookiku Furikabutte was all pastels and emotions and while Taisho Yakyuu Musume had plenty of action as the serious shoujo sports anime that it is, it was also all pastels. So the look is completely appropriate and indicative of the content so far (3 eps into the show).

Baseball and management ideas will appeal to the male demographic who is interested in baseball or other sports and the management ideas will make them think about improving their own results.

On that note:

--- Quote from: jaybug ---We are not mesmerized by fanservice.
--- End quote ---

I'm enjoying the lack of service for male fans as well. But bishies playing baseball ;D ... I hope I'll get to see a game soon. Now who the heck has been drooling all over my keyboard?!


ETA: The show is rather slow than action-packed, but if you like baseball and interesting concepts and don't mind anime that don't have (literal or figurative) explosions every three minutes, I really recommend it so far.

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