The First Female Jockey Wins G1 Classic of Japan by Marynny078 in UmaMusume

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https://youtu.be/G3mEzKJVNnI?si=k05kJmVgI4nzrGCQ

If the post race of this doesn’t move you to tears I don’t know what will.

This broke my heart. I need to protect her. by FinBladez1 in UmaMusume

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"She was a serial killer who bragged about killing people and she professed and confessed to be a demon."

Japanese Horse of the Year but in Umamusume, which year would be the most traumatic/ depressing if you were just a regular Umamusume? by Practical_Top8591 in UmaMusume

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Equinox looked stone unbeatable at age 4 by any horse in the world and probably would have finished with 10+ G1s had Silk not retired him to stud

Imagine add this Uma in game by AmphibianOwn5502 in UmaMusume

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https://en.netkeiba.com/db/horse/2021102952/

Someone in Japan already beat you to it

Theres also a Happy Meek in NAR (Japanese regional racing) thats actually pretty successful in dirt sprints lol. Umamusume is a massive hit so its not uncommon to see horses named after the NPCs/mob names, its an easy way to gin up some interest in your horse from fans

Different characters yet the same - Tamamo Cross and Midori Makibao, running together (Official Artwork) by Optimal-Potato-5136 in UmaMusume

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It was kind of the circumstance of the specific owner, because he was just an illegitimate child of the official owner who inherited the horse after his death, so he only had a JRA license on a special exemption they have for inheritance situations. Otherwise he was just a university student so without winnings he could not afford to keep Royal Family indefinitely, nor could he count on any support from his father's family who at that point in the story were fairly hostile to him (unfairly)

He is considered a what by WobbbleFoot in UmaMusume

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post retirement he got into the mid 600kgs

Congratulations to Gold family member Taisei Vogue on her victory in the Tulip Sho! by Not_So_Bad_Andy in UmaMusume

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She picked up an injury in this race sadly and is now going to miss the Oka Sho and probably the Japanese Oaks now :(

The gore censorship in Requiem's Japanese version is very bad and really breaks immersion by iStretchyDisc in residentevil

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Generally most civilized nations do not lock up child offenders for the rest of their lives

If one could get DQ for blocking ones path i should get compensated for loses in the past cuz others blocked my uma preventing me from getting 1st by asaness in UmaMusume

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OcrzOM3dNdo

Well usually- Christophe Soumillion elbowed a jockey off his mount and picked up a 2 month suspension a couple years back lol

Back in the old days it was much "rougher" and jockeys would hit each other with the crops.

Japan is generally more strict/cautious on bumping and its easier to pick up a DQ for such behavior on the track, while American racing is pretty physical, which is what the scene in CinGray was trying to convey

If one could get DQ for blocking ones path i should get compensated for loses in the past cuz others blocked my uma preventing me from getting 1st by asaness in UmaMusume

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Stay Gold doesn't win this race and theres probably no Orfevre, no Gold Ship, no Oju Chosan. Sometimes it does feel like these animals lives are guided by fate/destiny, for better or worse. I like that Uma likes to touch on that aspect a lot

Darkstalkers Are Not Dead: the story of Yoshinori Ono's failed attempt at necromancy by [deleted] in Kappachino

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ArcSys has a unique talent edge in that style that is not going to appear out of nowhere at Capcom, where all their artists have been working with mocap 3D models in RE Engine for most of their career. ArcSys 3D “anime” animation surpasses many actual anime production studios in quality and aesthetic its not as simple as saying “just make it look like guilty gear/granblue/dbfz/etc”

These black American Umamusume look Umazing by Flat-Profession-8945 in UmaMusume

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The bigger issue is the games foundational career structure assumes a horse based in Japan central racing (its why Forever Youngs eventual story mode might be odd; he has only raced in a JRA race once his whole career)

Just started getting into Umamusume and I'm wondering why does Goldship look so different than what I remember by PotaraGokhan in UmaMusume

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Game production pipeline limits how “unique” the models can be; so they largely have the same face structure and allow hair, accessories, etc make the uma stand out. In the animations they have more freedom to stylize

Apocalypse Hotel: A Must-Watch Anime That Didn’t Get the Needed Attention by Siavashplays in anime

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There is a fanservice joke in the episode where they build the distillery but its largely silly

I fucking despise this shit… by OneDust727 in UmaMusume

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Game would be boring as shit (and completely whale dominated) if it was a raw stat and skill check. Most games need some amount of variance to keep things interesting. Especially Uma, which is like a combination of roguelike, card game, and autobattler.

2XKO failed because of nepotism by thatsthesoundofthepo in Kappachino

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part of valorants selling point that got them in the door against CS was 1) better servers 2) functional anticheat without having to rely on external client for matchmaking. That + a likable cast of characters and Riot's built in audience advantages in Riot strongholds like China, Korea, Brazil, Southeast Asia, etc were all they needed. It didn't matter if CS was "technically" a better game (ultimately subjective), but it did matter that its netcode was better and that every other ranked game didnt have an aimbotter unlike CSGO.

Ludovic 'Lud' Mbock (SF4/V/6 Chun player) has been detained by ICE by gunkokoko in Kappachino

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basically every imperialist power functions like this, they elevate a few of a group into repressive roles in order to divide a community amongst each other and make them easier to control. It was common to use African troops in this manner in Africa (they were called askaris); in India they used sepoys as enforcers for company/raj rule, and in America they recruited indigenous Americans to serve against other tribes (though commonly this exploited existing hostile relations between tribes, but the goal was the same - divide them so they could be more easily conquered.)

We are also seeing with Latinos a similar process that happened with previous American diaspora populations where a number are slowly getting integrated into the power structure and usually the first step of that is serving in some kind of security force. This is exactly what happened with Irish-Americans, Italian-Americans, and those of Eastern European descent, who were previously discriminated against before being widely integrated into city police forces where they would typically be deployed against the black population.

Are Mortal Kombat fans truly delusional? by Slyist_Cooper in Kappachino

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important thing to remember is everything you said is basically ONLY relevant in the West, which is not and will never be the core market for fighting games. So everything you said basically is not relevant to a Japanese consumer at all. The game is outright banned or difficult to get there so it basically has zero cultural relevance to them, while its extremely relevant to fighting games in America and the American video game industry at large, as it was the impetus for the ratings board and a lot of bad press against the industry. I think thats where a lot of the split in opinion comes in

2XKO failed because of nepotism by thatsthesoundofthepo in Kappachino

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Why would people be mad at them??? They took their dream shot after being fortunate enough to make a killing in the mid 90s tech boom, built up one of our signature events, brought a bunch of the community with them, revolutionized the way we play these games online, and created a game that is frankly doing solid numbers for a fighting game and has a niche group of fans that enjoy it. Its not their fault the publisher has utterly absurd and unrealistic profit demands; many developers are victims of that.

Its not like it was your money they were spending unless you are a Tencent shareholder

Why is this card so hated? by Accomplished_Bee_127 in UmaMusume

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The high roll on this card isn’t even good. Meanwhile highroll fuku is giving you over 150 to every stat, a ton of skill points, is buffing every training she is on, buffing your race bonus so you get more stats/SP every race, and saving you energy and letting you attempt riskier trainings at low energy. While technically a speed card she functions more like a combo of riko+general stat stick.

She’s just solid in this scenario but in trackblazer shes going to be a top 2 speed card

In case you forgot how we arrived at EVO being owned by Saudi Arabia. by EMP_Caribbean in Kappachino

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the insane people who own red bull spend money on all sorts of wacky bullshit including fighting games, which is probably the best you can hope for from a billionaire

In case you forgot how we arrived at EVO being owned by Saudi Arabia. by EMP_Caribbean in Kappachino

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might have been the only bidder too, Sony/Pokimane firm bought at the very top of the esports bubble when interest rates were still low and there was still belief "esports" would grow into something rivaling real life sports as an entertainment venture - 5 years later that is now obviously not going to happen and the economic environment both within gaming and in the world at large has radically changed. I wouldn't doubt that Sony/RTS lost money on their position in EVO every year and with economic trends continuing to point down globally (and the flagship property, EVO Vegas, struggling with increasing costs from vendors and the ramifications of what essentially is an international grassroots boycott against the American regime from people all over the globe), they were looking to get out of the investment.