Uma Musume: Pretty Derby

Even though I enjoy the game and franchise as a whole, the first season isn't particularly compelling. Some of the aspects of their world that are normal but to us are horsey are fun, but underutilized. The sound was frequently mixed weird with glitches and bad balancing. The art felt manufactured and soul-less which unfortunately made it visually unappealing and didn't play into the fun designs the horse girls have. As a sports anime, it missed that sparkle that good sports anime have. The outcomes were pretty predictable and I never felt the stakes. The idol aspect of winning the races feels like a weird afterthought innearly every case.

The first thing that comes into my mind when I hear the word "horse girls" are those forbidden videos that you probably encountered at some point when you were watching porn. That's right. I'm talking about those ones. Just the idea of thinking about it makes me want to puke. Those videos changed my perspective of horses in a heartbeat. I found this anime yesterday when one of my friend added it into his/her's PTW list. The thumbnail of the anime looked enticing so I decided to click on it and it brought me to the information page. I first thought that this show wasa show with fox girls. However, I was wrong. This show was a show with horse girls. Horse. Girls. That first word.. It makes me want to puke. The past experiences I've had with horses in Pornhub and XVIDEOS.. They're terrible. They're terrible! But I decided to start this anime anyways because they looked like a fox. The story of Uma Musume is pretty simple. Horse girls racing. They win. They lose. Repeat. That's the plot of the story. We're simply just seeing cute horse girls racing each other. However, the simplicity is the gem of this show. It's not too edgy. There's nearly. Actually. No fan service at all. It's just pure entertainment and joy. This show is the ideal show for whoever's bored and doesn't really know which know they should watch. P.A. Works' art and quality still stands tall and strong. Powering the enjoyment of the show to the utmost. Though I have a small hope that it could've been better if they made the effects when running better. P.A. Works never fail with their art style and quality. Maintaining their status as one of the best anime producers out there. I approve! There's really nothing much for me to say about the sounds except from the fitting background musics that perfectly fits the scenarios. They're really good. I even cried. More than once. Not lying. Aside from the background musics. Everything else is pretty much already perfect and balanced so I have no negative comments. This also applies to the characters. They are likable and I especially like Silence Suzuka because she looks "the most" like a fox. Aside from my preference. The character developments are awesome and realistic. Losing is the key to success, and through hardwork, one becomes stronger. This anime also changed my perspective on horses. The memories of those terrible experiences had been completely cleansed by the pure kawaii horse girls of this anime. Ah, I have been enlightened. I really enjoyed this anime. It was relaxing to watch. Well. To a certain extent and it also calmed down my depressing emotions from a previous anime I've watched in which gave me depression. I am all happy again thanks to this anime! Anime really is amazing. Anything can become possible so long as it's anime. Cliche! But that's the point, isn't it? Heh. Anyways. If you want to see something that is relaxing and intense at times and is guaranteed that it won't give you depression. If you want to see kawaii girls running. If you want a little motivation. Then this anime is exactly just for you.

I first started watching it as a joke, but fuck, I think I fell in love with this anime. I never expected for an anime about a group of cute girls who sing and dance and do sports to be this good?? Not to mention it's just a promotional anime for a mobile game. First of all, it's such a bizarre concept but it just works. They go all the way with its weirdness and embrace it. The amount of references and easter eggs related to real life racehorses is incredible and just shows how much dedicated and truly passionate the team behind this project is. Theanimation is vibrant and fun, each character manages to have a unique and interesting design, and that's incredible considering there are like 60 horse girl characters in total. Another aspect I like about it is that it isn't a fanservice anime at all, like what I first thought it would be. It's very lighthearted, and at its very core it's just a well portrayed sport anime with themes of friendship and accomplishing goals. I was worried about the whole idol part but it doesn't feel annoying at all, it's barely used in the anime and I believe the whole reason it's tacked on to begin with is just because it's gonna be a part of the game. If you're expecting Love Live but with horse girls then you're gonna be disappointed. Anyway,the experience of watching this is just pure joy and I loved every second

Each season PA Works delivers an enjoyable series, this time Uma Musume: Pretty Derby. The anime deepen values such us the need to improve no matter the adversity and the friendship. It is great seeing they did not resort to the fanservice or the boring and the repetitive plot ideas of the average sports series. The simple story carries a diverse set of characters and exploits their various personalities. Furthermore, the idea of moving forward keep us the viewer entertain until the end of the series. The main story is about horse-girls and their struggle to be the best. They suffer, cry, smile, joke, they arerivals, and are good friends. The story follows Special Week and her dream. In the beginning, we can feel her character a bit generic. As the story progresses, her role increases the complexity showing her emotions and fitting the story development. Special Week is the center of the story. However, the other horse girls aren’t left behind, and all the characters advance with the story and develop their personalities. For example, Silence Suzuka, her reasons for competing, and her values. The story pacing is excellent. For a sports anime, they do not prolong the tracks in an annoying loop. The direction focuses on both aspects, the sport and the slice of life of this horse girls. It is pleasing how these girls keep fighting to improve and to be the best but in a very healthy way and not the annoying, pedant rivalry from other series. On the other hand, the horse-girls names came from real horses. Perhaps, some of the details in the story are from real events, but those do not spoil the plot. Furthermore, the story has comical events executed are a perfect time and are used to boost the interest in the characters. The anime tried to mix the horse-girl idea with the idols. I am not entirely sure if they succeeded, but the idea is not intrusive with the whole story and adds some dynamism at the end of each race. Another remarkable aspect from this series are the characters. For me, they are the most enjoyable part of the story. They do not need the fanservice or the idolizing theme to gather the viewer's attention. The plot helped the characters to evolve and to show their values, rivalry with some comical events each episode. Finally, I consider Uma Pretty Derby an acceptable series that could bring some entertainment that some viewers will find enjoyable and funny. You should give this series a try and maybe support the video game in the nearby future when released.

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