So this is a term that I’ve mentioned a lot when it comes to Special Week, and it will be relevant in the next few posts… but what does it refer to?
Continue readingThe Golden Generation
The rules of Racehorse naming
So Imma let you all on a little behind the scenes of what I’ve been working on for the blog (this is tied to the topic of the post, I swear).
Continue readingThe secrets in “Pyoitto Hareruya!”
I remember one of the first pieces of trivia that blew my mind after the game released was that the shot above had the girls sorted front to back in order of who died first.
Continue readingWhy are all the girls’ birthdays so close together?
You might notice if you log into the game from now until around June, there’s basically a birthday every other day.
Continue readingSpecial Week – Extra Notes
Right, now that I’ve illustrated other points, let’s rewind and talk some things I skipped from driving other things home.
Continue readingSpecial Week – Franchise Evolution
Following in the steps of the last two posts, I want to illustrate the way that the franchise has evolved by showing how the depiction of Special Week has evolved.
Continue readingSpecial Week – Main Heroine
For those just tuning in: I’ve been explaining a lot of the basic concepts of the franchise lately (as in, the entry-level stuff), and to cap off this round of that, what better way than to talk about the most basic Main Heroine of the franchise?
And I mean basic in the best and worst way both, actually.
Continue readingThe Basics – Starting Gate
Uma Musume is good.
Bold statement from someone that dedicates a full blog to it, I know. But the thing is… it almost wasn’t AS good, and you can see it very clearly in something readily available still.
Continue readingThe Basics – Tresen Gakuen
The Basics – Live Shows
Uma Musume is often called an “idol thing”, and while the presence of Live Shows are an easy thing to point to as the reason for this, I always say that if it was “an idol thing” then Smart Falcon’s main character trait wouldn’t be explicitly being an idol.
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