In keeping with popular manga and anime trends, Uma Musume Pretty Derby uses the formula of animals turned into adorable waifus and a story loaded with dynamic and tender moments. The anime is an adaptation of a well-known mobile game, developed by Cygames and is one of the most downloaded in Japan. The premise puts the player at the head of a team made up of horse-girls, who have different abilities and compete in races, in the same way as in the real world. As additional information, the characters are based on famous racehorses.
The BTS television network dedicated a special to Uma Musume. During the broadcast, both the game modes and the selection of girls and their statuses were reviewed, as well as their equine similarities in reality. All under the leadership of the host cast, which included a racehorse expert. And everything seemed to be going well until the end of the special.
Social media was filled with negative comments about the game Uma Musume after the special ended. All opinions came from women who were very displeased with the concept of the game and anime. Criticisms abounded among those who described Uma Musume as ‘disgusting’, ‘a literal mockery of women’, ‘mistreatment of women and a lack of respect’, among others. The general feeling towards the game and anime, on the part of its critics, was of insensitivity and extreme machismo when presenting a concept in which a man owns a group of women that he uses to benefit in horse races.
Defenders of the franchise stressed that critics of the game do not know it in depth. Apart from that, the market also offers titles with similar themes, but with a woman as the protagonist in front of a harem of good-looking men. Although the controversy over Uma Musume fueled the already known bonfire around franchises of this type, it has not reached major compared to other anime and games.
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