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    On a Pale Horse (Umamusume/Youjo Senki)

    "One warning. Don't fall off if you're riding this horse. Seriously, don't fall off no matter what." "Does she kick?" "No, but she'll try to finish the race by dragging you with her teeth."
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    On a Pale Horse (Umamusume/Youjo Senki)

    I did look it up because I was curious. Relatives of a jockey IRL are in the clear so long as there's no proof that they used 'inside information' to make the bet, like information about the condition of the horse. (This plays more into the issue of the horse being a favorite but secretly in...
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    On a Pale Horse (Umamusume/Youjo Senki)

    It certainly works for T.M. Opera O! Opera should have given yet another speech about how they should be honored to become part of her legend by being horribly crushed by her before the race with Poki that she lost. Doto is probably reciting those speeches in her sleep by the time New Era ends.
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    On a Pale Horse (Umamusume/Youjo Senki)

    That's fair. I'd agree that interpretation doesn't seem to fit this fic exactly - though it'd makes more sense if the Umamusume get 'more powerful' the more famous and revered they get. I do think the theory is it's not so much in the genre of cartoon physics as it is 'modern day myth' ala...
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    On a Pale Horse (Umamusume/Youjo Senki)

    As Agnes Tachyon is quick to point out - Umamusume biology cannot be explained by mundane science - but it goes way past that. Even the way they interact with matter, like how Gentildonna can squeeze a huge weight into a tiny ball, just makes no sense according to physics. Plus, of course, an...
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    On a Pale Horse (Umamusume/Youjo Senki)

    LOL yeah I was think about that when the armor on her uniform was described. She'd probably adapt to a rougher racing style just a little too well! It does make me consider how well Grass Wonder would do if she goes to Europe in El Condor Pasa's place along with Shirogane - which is something...
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    On a Pale Horse (Umamusume/Youjo Senki)

    They'd almost certainly be snap caps. Taiki uses a colt single action army revolver, and she is a champion quick draw competitor. You don't need a firing range for quick draw practice with snap caps and they protect the firing pin on the gun so it makes sense she would use them quite a bit to...
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    On a Pale Horse (Umamusume/Youjo Senki)

    I get the feeling Grass Wonder will be set up for a similar obsession for Shirogane as she has in canon with Special Week. Much 'Notice me, rival-sempai!' energy.
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    On a Pale Horse (Umamusume/Youjo Senki)

    Yes, it's canon - it was in the Q&A with the anime team. It may just be Japan that it is illegal in, to be clear, and it is likely that there are ways of getting around it like in some pachinko parlors where you can win a prize then go next door and sell (redeem) it for money - but yes...
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    On a Pale Horse (Umamusume/Youjo Senki)

    ...Her racing persona is 'Silver Eagle' though. (LOL at poor El Condor Pasa for the comparison, though she deserves it for tricking her friends into calling her 'The' as a nickname. Spanish might as well be moon runes to most Japanese...) Given the way it's treated when Rudolf makes the quip...
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    On a Pale Horse (Umamusume/Youjo Senki)

    The anime staff clarified in April of 2018 that Umamusume are 'like elves'. Presumably this means just that they age gracefully and do not have a decreased lifespan in comparison to humans, which makes sense given they are basically being rewarded by gods...
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    On a Pale Horse (Umamusume/Youjo Senki)

    I did love the part about Akira taking an extra job to pay for his Umamusume girlfriend's appetite. It kinda matches the expense of horses IRL and puts a bit of weight back into why not everyone would love having an Umamusume girlfriend. A girl like Oguri Cap would be high maintenance just in...
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    On a Pale Horse (Umamusume/Youjo Senki)

    Most of her class are focused on the Crown and are foregoing the Tiara though - honestly that's true of most of Tracen. (Because they are stallions IRL). And older Umas aren't allowed to participate in the Tiara or Crown, they only get one shot at it, unlike in the video game where you can end...
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    On a Pale Horse (Umamusume/Youjo Senki)

    I imagine that would be kind of unpopular... Right up until Team Rigil did their overseas races and either Shirogane is part of it, or the girls just do better because they are acquainted with the 'suicide horse' or 'rabbit' tactics that are more common in Europe than Japan. Rigil is kind of...
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    On a Pale Horse (Umamusume/Youjo Senki)

    Welp, guess we know what Shirogane is gonna do in terms of racing plans for her Classic season. Why run for the Tiara or Crown when you can run for both? I kinda wonder if she could pull off a mixed triple crown, it would not be easy given her speed but she has definitely got stamina, sets the...
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