The Uma Musume Who Became My Best Friend

How should I put it? 1. I didn't sense any transsexual elements. Isn't the point of transsexual stories to understand the psychological transformation? The character Liuli in the book seems to be female from the beginning, so the transsexual aspect in the book feels completely natural and logical; there are no transsexual elements at all. Writing her as female wouldn't have affected the plot at all. 2. Furthermore, it lacks a sense of excitement. Leaving aside comparisons with masterpieces like *Ma Er*, *The Road to the Peak*, and *Cinderella with a Gurgle*, and even compared to commendable works like *The Gate of the New Era* and *Ma Yi*, its level of excitement feels even lower than *Ma San*. While *Ma San* is absurd, at least *Northern Black* provides some excitement. But in this story, the female protagonist inexplicably crushes all sorts of powerful figures. It's unclear where she puts in any effort; she strangely overwhelms all the talented monsters and the "Scroll King." Is it because she has high talent? But in *Ma Niang*, the talented monsters like the Overlord, Lu Doufu, and Xiao Mao all show signs of hard work. The Overlord trains to the point of heart-pounding intensity, and Xiao Li Mao does nothing but eat and train. And then the female protagonist defeats them all? Just because she has high talent? The Overlord's bloodline, Zhuo Fu's bloodline, plus their hard work, can't compare to the female protagonist's talent alone? The entire story isn't even as exciting as some short stories on the *Strange Literature Forum*. 3. It's also unclear what kind of help the trainers provide to the female lead. There's not a trace of the bond between Okino and Suzuka, Watanabe and Ayaka, Minamisaka and Old Man Star, Kitahara Rokuhei and Little Hat, or Komiya and Tama. It feels like the entire bond between the male and female leads is just artificial sweetness and moe. You could design the male lead as a mere accessory, but you could easily refer to the relationship between Uncle Wada and the Overlord in those fanfictions on the Weirdosho forum. Reading the book, it feels like the male lead's existence is solely for selling TS (sex appeal) and artificial sweetness. 4. How could the 88-90 generation possibly encounter good operas from 99-01, or the generation of Tyrant and Noblewoman, Zofu? To highlight the heroine's strength, there's no need to use props everywhere. Why not just anchor it to one time period? If you're going to use Tyrant and Zofu to highlight the heroine's strength, why not just use Vodka, the Emperor, Almond Eyes, and Northern Black all together? 5. If you enjoy cute and adorable characters, you can watch it, but if you're looking for tsukkomi (sex) elements or are watching for the action-packed My Little Pony theme, I wouldn't recommend it. It seems the absence of horse girl and tsukkomi elements doesn't significantly impact the plot.

Where is the marriage change? Please tell me. #(Question mark) Wherein lies the tension and conflict between traditional and modern gender roles in the TS (transgender) concept? Isn't this just a romance novel that purely uses TS as a background element?

This is the first time I've seen a horse girl anime featuring a Uma Musume protagonist lose in an official race, especially a Japanese G3 race. They kept praising her pedigree, talent, and training before making me think she was amazing, but it turned out to be just this. I think the author is having a blast with their overly sentimental writing style.

It's a bit outrageous that my best friend isn't Chinese. My best friend's name is so tacky, they should have changed it. That's a bit of a letdown. #(Black line)#(Black line)

A very good novel, witty yet not mindless, a gem among Uma Musume fanfiction. A rare good fanfiction from the Hedgehog Cat series. #(Recommendation)

After reading the new book, I reread the old one and was struck by the significant improvement. The old book had a host of glaring problems, but the new one is definitely a much better read. Keep up the good work, author!

Excuse me, is there a plot later in the book where Liuli deliberately avoids winning the three crowns in order to avoid changing back to her original form?