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Apr 7, 7:54 AM
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RobertBobert said:
@Revvie-chan People said it was weaker because PAWORKS wasn't doing it anymore, so I put it off until later.

lit S1 is the worst in both, animation and story. Season 2 is incredible, you will regret it if you don't watch it
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Story wise S2 is the best, even better than films and season 3.
Ofc animation in films is absolutely insane, better than any season.
Apr 7, 8:37 AM

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I wonder if this careless protagonist will be anguished like the other series.
@kuroneko99 - Oguri is a regular background character in Season 1-3 always vicariously eating away as a running joke. This present show takes place before Season 1, so it kinda already spoiled a little of the story (besides the manga and the story of the real life Oguri Cap that Umamusume always take much of it’s plot points in all it’s stories based on actual events.)
Apr 7, 12:06 PM
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@_FRB_ I'm obviously not going to watch season 2-3 and ovas in random order, lmao.
@RobertBobert Good, just throwing it out there. I have no idea why it's so prevalent people think you can, even from people that ostensibly know what they are talking about.
Apr 7, 1:19 PM
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New director extreme good. I dropped other UM but this look more like good slice of life anime, love this <3
Apr 7, 3:11 PM

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Reply to RobertBobert
@Revvie-chan People said it was weaker because PAWORKS wasn't doing it anymore, so I put it off until later.
@RobertBobert Season 1 is the weakest (because it was by PA). Season 2 is the strongest (by far). But animation-wise from Season 2 onwards, things have improved considerably due to hype over the IP and more investment.
Apr 7, 3:53 PM

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@RobertBobert Season 1 is the weakest (because it was by PA). Season 2 is the strongest (by far). But animation-wise from Season 2 onwards, things have improved considerably due to hype over the IP and more investment.
@Revvie-chan I'm not going to argue about the seasons, I've only watched it and the chibi spinoff at the moment. Not to mention the manga, for obvious reasons.
Apr 7, 4:12 PM

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@Revvie-chan I'm not going to argue about the seasons, I've only watched it and the chibi spinoff at the moment. Not to mention the manga, for obvious reasons.
@RobertBobert oh that was not the intention, but I see I see. I hope you have fun, then
Apr 7, 6:54 PM
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Tried to calculate cadence of Oguri running, got smth like 400~ which is twice as high as human professional runners. Well, it's expected since she is also twice as fast.
@Vizvezdenec umas run about 60~75km/h like irl racehorses, while the human professional sprint speed is about 40km/h
Apr 8, 12:02 AM
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Haha, silly horse girl anime... No wait, why am I invested?
Apr 8, 9:08 AM

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yep finally that MC with unique characteristic !!

this series of uma musume will be better than before
Apr 8, 9:57 AM
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UMAPYO UMAPYO UMAPYO
Apr 8, 1:27 PM
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@Vizvezdenec umas run about 60~75km/h like irl racehorses, while the human professional sprint speed is about 40km/h
@system5 well, umas are not running sprint, right? They run medium distances. So for human let's say 3 kms has record of 7:17,55, which is equivalent to 25 km/h.
Apr 8, 1:46 PM
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I love the idea to show how regional races and leagues looks like, but I never expected to be this brutally honest. I don't really like the idea of introducing bully characters but I think this is the nature of showing how regional life looks like and what problems they have etc. Overal it is a very strong start for this season! I'm loving it so far!
Apr 8, 9:39 PM
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I love the idea to show how regional races and leagues looks like, but I never expected to be this brutally honest. I don't really like the idea of introducing bully characters but I think this is the nature of showing how regional life looks like and what problems they have etc. Overal it is a very strong start for this season! I'm loving it so far!
@TheDucky94 this actually follows IRL events.
Well, obviously not bullying, but in general Oguri Cap is a rare case of tier-1 horse starting career with more than 10 local races, usually it's like 2-5 local races, and it's even more rare for horse in JRA hall of fame (like let's say last great horse, kitasan black son equinox who won 6 G1 races in a row, had only 1 local race in his career and immediately started to participate in g2-g1 races).
Apr 9, 1:06 AM

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NirvashX1 said:
yep finally that MC with unique characteristic !!

this series of uma musume will be better than before

So you mean Agnes Tachyon was a regular MC?๐Ÿ‘€
"All truth is meaningless. In the end, 'meaning' comes from the mind of each individual human. Even when there is a single truth, it can mean different things to different individuals. The truth has no meaning in itself!" - Erika Furudo
Apr 9, 12:03 PM

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NirvashX1 said:
yep finally that MC with unique characteristic !!

this series of uma musume will be better than before

So you mean Agnes Tachyon was a regular MC?๐Ÿ‘€
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idont know who she is !!

i only watch umamusume tv adaptation show

not playing the game anyway
Apr 9, 12:57 PM

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NirvashX1 said:
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idont know who she is !!

i only watch umamusume tv adaptation show

not playing the game anyway

she's one of the movie MCs
"All truth is meaningless. In the end, 'meaning' comes from the mind of each individual human. Even when there is a single truth, it can mean different things to different individuals. The truth has no meaning in itself!" - Erika Furudo
Apr 10, 9:48 AM
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I've only watched the first season of the show so far. Does that mean I can watch it as a spin-off of the first season without any problem? I like the original manga, but I didn't start reading it from the start, so I wanted to make up for that with the anime.
@RobertBobert I don't think this one is on the same universe as the 3 seasons ofpretty derby. It's a bit spoiler from the manga, but The 2nd season MC were already entering the school on the latest chapters. It's different compared to the pretty derby series so far.

Some fans even speculate that the story is more of a prequel to the game since the prologue of the game has a sub-trainer (which is Kitahara) and the main trainer (the old guy you see on the pv) watching Oguri's last race with Mejiro McQueen (MC of 2nd Season ini pretty derby series)
Apr 10, 1:35 PM

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@RobertBobert I don't think this one is on the same universe as the 3 seasons ofpretty derby. It's a bit spoiler from the manga, but The 2nd season MC were already entering the school on the latest chapters. It's different compared to the pretty derby series so far.

Some fans even speculate that the story is more of a prequel to the game since the prologue of the game has a sub-trainer (which is Kitahara) and the main trainer (the old guy you see on the pv) watching Oguri's last race with Mejiro McQueen (MC of 2nd Season ini pretty derby series)
@VladVisigoth you'd better edit and put the latter paragraph in spoilers tag. It's one of major spoilers







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ใ‚ใชใŸใ‚‚… ็ง “ใŸใก” ใฎไธญใซ… ๅ–ใ‚Š่พผใ‚“ใงใ‚ใ’ใ‚‹ใ€‚
Apr 11, 8:07 PM
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Man I loved this, never watched any Uma Musume seasons, read the manga, or played the game, but this reminded me of how much fun it is to run.
Apr 13, 3:07 AM

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I always wanted an anime of Cinderella Gray made by Cygames Pictures, so this is literally a dream come true for me.

Everything about this adaptation is perfect, like Joe said: ""Cap"... As in "peak"...", because oh boy Cinderella Gray is absolute PEAK.

I'm so happy I finally got to see my girl Belno being animated, she is by far my favorite umamusume โค๏ธ (and is funny to see that her name is Belno, since all the translators of the manga call her Berno lol)
Belno my beloved โค๏ธโค๏ธโค๏ธ


I guess this season will cover until the end of "The White Lightning Arc", that's great because adapting so little means we will have even more seasons!!!

I'm still impressed about them picking a band (and a boys band at that!) for the opening theme (it's a really good song!!!) instead of having Oguri's seiyuu sing an original Uma Musume song, but I think this is the right way to do it if they do plan on making multiple seasons. Also Oguri's seiyuu still sings the ending theme so it's all just perfect.
Bands for the openings, Oguri herself for the endings.
Sorry if my english is bad (ใฃห˜โ–ฝห˜)ใฃ~~~
Btw, cry about it.

Apr 17, 2:56 AM
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Omg I love her. Honestly, I liked the flavor all the characters gave. I really like this so far!! I had a little trouble telling the difference between Oguri Cap and Fujimasa March in the key visual a little, but I've got it now!

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Apr 17, 10:30 PM
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Absolutely fantastic start. Can't wait for more!
Apr 21, 11:44 AM
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Den er så god start den er så trist jeg kan godt lide det
Apr 27, 12:41 AM

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This is already setting up Oguri Cap's ascent, and her rivalry with March will be a treat to watch. Am impressed with CyGames!
May 4, 5:35 AM
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the anime is pretty unique
May 5, 7:52 AM
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Wow the first episode is already so incredible, finally a protagonist who has class, we also finally see some wickedness among the mare girls, which makes it all the more realistic
the fact that our protagonist starts at the very bottom of the ladder
May 7, 6:55 PM

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Omg we’re so back. Alexandros singing the OP was such a pleasant surprise. They’re one of my favorite Japanese bands. I really love the ED too. I’m a fan of the Uma Musume series, so I was really looking forward to this. It has a different vibe than the main story, but I really like it. It was cool to see more of what it’s like to be a new student at the school, since I’m used to seeing the girls do the big races.

If you see this and aren’t sure whether to watch prior seasons first, please do. I promise it’s a fun time from season 1 to now. The characters are so lovable, and the races are amazing (especially in s3 and on). Don’t forget the movies too! Shin Jidai no Tobira is especially impressive.
May 9, 11:24 PM

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Wow, was not expecting an uma spinoff to be this well made, I'm already invested in Oguri's journey to become a legendary uma musume. The cygames animation is really doing wonders whenever we see our races.
May 11, 5:23 AM
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amazing absolute cinema
May 11, 8:39 AM
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I so love the episode, Oguri Cap debut is the best part from the other uma musume series
May 16, 12:52 PM
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Picked this up on a whim and did not expect this to be this good. Oguri Cap vs Fujimasa March rivalry is going to be cool to see lay out. The opening theme is also phenomenal and is doing wanders for selling the show away from the bubbly idol reputation it has.
May 17, 5:58 AM

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The legend of Oguri Cap begins. She's such an adorable goofball haha. She's the one we used to see with big chunks of food in the main anime from time to time. Some cliche this episode but I like it. The fact that she had a late start and yet was close to the other girls time is insane. OP/ED songs are whatever though.
Jun 3, 4:30 PM
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I want to imagine what the Uma girls were like in the days of those hieroglyphics ๐Ÿ‘€ horse girls running and being defied for it. Totally. But hey, what a way for the legend to get her feet in. Running past the guy saying there isn't a star.

I'm happy with the twintail horse girls ๐Ÿ™ for obvious reasons

XD When an Uma girl doesn't know what uniforms are. Oh Cap.

Can't blame a girl for aiming high ๐Ÿซ‚ let protag aim for the Twinkle Series.

Holy that food amount XD kitchens beware. The fact Cap's all giddy about a storeroom is kinda adorable ๐Ÿ˜„ even tho obviously it's not where she's supposed to be staying. Cap's stare in the morning ๐ŸคŒ

Their meeting was meant to be. Could feel that moment.

I'll say as a sidenote, it's awesome to see running in Uma Musume without the CG models. That's the running we need ๐Ÿซก love this starting episode for the season. May Uma not screw this up.
Jun 12, 4:17 PM

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One of the pleasant seasonal pickup recommendations I got from a friend as I've never seen the series, but I genuinely enjoyed the start to Cinderella Gray. Oguri Cap might be a little dense but she is a hard worker who just enjoys running. Excited to see her story and path to becoming a legendary racing horse (girl)
Jun 30, 5:18 PM
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New Girls, New beginnings.
Jul 1, 11:17 PM

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got Oguri from the three star selector so time to binge this while farming this goofballs career
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Inhales oxygen
Aug 8, 7:18 PM
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wow that was nice.

Aug 25, 10:23 AM

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Wow, I'm blown away!
The animation and graphics are way better than previous seasons. The overall feel is very much like modern shounen anime, it's as if I was watching Boku no Hero Academia.
I've got a really good feeling about this.
Aug 30, 8:15 PM
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Absolutely amazing
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