Team Spica
The members of Team Spica, one of the prominent groups at Tracen Academy.
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Special Week
Moms, keep watching me! I'll be Japan's best horsegirl!
Birthday: May 2nd.
Height: 158cm (5' 2")
Voiced by: Azumi Waki
- Affectionate Nickname: "Spe-chan".
- Balloon Belly: As a result of her large appetite, she often gets these, mainly in episodes 3, 7, 8, 9, & the OVA.
- Big Eater: She struggles with her appetite, and tendency to stress eat.
- Country Mouse: She comes to the big city, after growing up in an extremely rural area with no other Horse Girls around.
- Demoted to Extra: She is reduced to a supporting character in the second season, passing the main character role to Tokai Teio.
- Fashionable Asymmetry: Her formal racing outfit includes mismatched shoes, one white and one purple.
- Friendless Background: She grew up in an area without any other Horse Girls, or children around her age. As such, she only had animals and her human foster mother as company.
- Friendly Rivalry: To several of the other girls, such as El Condor Pasa and Grass Wonder. To shake Suzuka out of her post-recovery funk, their trainer pushes the girls to consider each other rivals.
- Fun with Foreign Languages: Because several of her competitors in the Japan Cup are foreigners, she asks El how to wish them a good race in French. El whispers an answer in her ear, resulting in Special Week cheerfully greeting her opponents with "Don't get cocky!", unaware of what she's really saying to them.
- This becomes a Mythology Gag based Easter Egg after the introduction of Project L'Arc scenario - sending Spe to Intelligence training with El as support during the stay in France will make that exact phrase
appear onscreen.
- This becomes a Mythology Gag based Easter Egg after the introduction of Project L'Arc scenario - sending Spe to Intelligence training with El as support during the stay in France will make that exact phrase
- Happily Adopted: She has a close bond with her human mother, and grew up happy in spite of her isolation.
- Heroic BSoD: Starts to suffer from one following Suzuka's injury during the Tenno Sho. Special Week starts focusing so much on helping Suzuka recover that it becomes all that she can think about. Even in the middle of an important race she can't take her mind off Suzuka, leading her to run sub-optimally and lose as a result. It isn't until Trainer convinces her to view Suzuka as a rival that must be surpassed that Special Week starts to get her groove back.
- Historical Relationship Overhaul: While Grass Wonder appears as her friendly rival in the show and the game, IRL Special Week really hated him.
- Image Song: "Watashi No Shirushi Wa Dai Honmei"
- Missing Mom: Her birth mother died in childbirth, leaving Special Week to be raised by a human.
- Muggle Foster Parents: She was raised by a human, having never met other Horse Girls until starting at Tracen.
- New Transfer Student: How she debuts in both the anime and manga.
- Power Copying: She has a knack for picking up the techniques of more experienced runners, simply by watching them in action.
- Red Oni, Blue Oni: The passionate, outgoing Red to Suzuka's blue.
- Second Place Is for Losers: She accepts nothing but first place, and becomes extremely distraught even if she's the runner-up.
- To Be a Master: Her dream is to become Japan's greatest Horse Girl.
- Trademark Favorite Food: She loves carrots, even moreso than other Horse girls.
Silence Suzuka
Birthday: May 1st.
Height: 161cm (5' 3")
Voiced by: Marika Kouno
- The Ace: Legendary for her incredible speed, with a considerable following of fans among humans and Horse Girls alike.
- Call-Back: In Episode 11, Suzuka's left shoelace comes undone just before her race, similar to how her left shoe strap comes undone back in Episode 7. Except this time, she manages to win the race without incident.
- Career-Ending Injury: She breaks her leg, and doctors are uncertain whether she'll ever be able to run at full speed again.
- Cavalier Competitor: She loves running for the sheer pleasure of it, and left Team Rigil because the strict attitude was making it less enjoyable. Whether she wins or not doesn't matter to her, in comparison to her more serious opponents.
- Demoted to Extra: In season 2 she becomes a supporting character due to being away in America.
- Doomed by Canon: In the 1998 Tenno Sho, the real Silence Suzuka suffered a devastating injury mid-race that ended both his career and his life. In Episode 7, this tragedy is recreated with the fictional Suzuka breaking her leg mid-race during the Tenno Sho. Unlike her real-world counterpart, she survives because of Special Week rushing to catch her, but her racing career is left in doubt.
- Fashionable Asymmetry: Her formal racing outfit includes mismatched shoes, one white and one black.
- Fastest Thing Alive: She consistently leaves her opponents in the dust, running so fast that no one can hope to catch her. At one point, she achieves the real World Record for horse racing.
- Friendly Rivalry: Most of the girls consider Suzuka their top rival, and adore her. In order to help her overcome her post-injury fears, the trainer pushes her to have a rivalry with Special Week to motivate them both.
- Heroic BSoD: Even after fully recovering from her broken leg, Suzuka has trouble running at full speed. Not from physical pain, but from the mental fear of injuring herself again. Not helping things is Special Week, whose constant doting at her own expense causes Suzuka to start believing she's holding her friends back. She starts getting over it once Trainer pushes her to view Special Week as a Friendly Rival.
- Heroic RRoD: During the Tenno Sho, she runs faster than she's ever run before... and ends up breaking her leg in the process.
- Heroic Willpower: Spica's trainer credits her strength of will with allowing her to race again, when the doctors believed it was impossible.
- He's Back!: Suzuka makes her return to racing in Episode 11, and initially struggles in last place. But in the final stretch of the race, she makes her move and leaves the competition far behind. The crowd goes wild, with several characters crying Tears of Joy at Suzuka's victory. It doubles as a heartfelt tribute to the real Suzuka, who did not survive to race again.
- Hime Cut: The soft-spoken, elegant Suzuka wears her hair in this classic style.
- Image Song: "Silent Star"
- Put on a Bus: Due to her stay in America, her role in the second season is restricted to occasional calls on a tablet or smartphone.
- Signature Headgear: She wears an ear bonnet, in this case a white headband with a decorative ribbon and green ear coverings. As a nice extra detail, it's the exact same color as the ear bonnets the real horse wore for competitions.
- Significant Green-Eyed Redhead: Special Week's idol, who becomes her dearest friend once she starts at Tracen. She has green eyes and vibrant orange-red hair.
- Spared by the Adaptation: She survives being injured at the Tenno Sho, unlike the real Suzuka that had to be euthanized.
- Sugar-and-Ice Personality: She is often very quiet and reserved, but has a very caring nature towards her friends.
- Red Oni, Blue Oni: The reserved, gentle Blue to Special Week's red.
- Tempting Fate: She promises to race with Special Week, before she transfers to America later in the year. In the following race, she breaks her leg and may never be able to race again.
- Video Game Historical Revisionism: The final objective in her training campaign in the game is to make her win the Autumn Tenno Sho. Yes, the exact same one in which anime!Suzuka suffered a major injury and real!Suzuka - a fatal one.
Tokai Teio
The legend of the undefeatable Teio starts now!
Birthday: April 20th.
Height: 150cm (4' 11")
Voiced by: Anju Inami (initial PV only), Machico
A playful, prideful, and talented horse girl. As a big fan of Symboli Rudolf, she aims to be the Triple Crown winner like her and to overcome her. Her roommate is Mayano Top Gun.- A Taste of Defeat: She loses to Mejiro McQueen in Episode 5 of Season 2. It means she failed to be an undefeated horse girl, her alternative goal.
- Afraid of Doctors: Her in-game profile reveals it. In her training mode, regular checkup Random Event takes her motivation down a notch.
- Afraid of Needles: Develops a strong dislike for needles after being injected twice.
- Ascended Extra: She takes Special Week's mantle as the main protagonist during the show's second season.
- Badass Cape: She wears a knee-length one in red.
- Born Winner: Her success is partially attributed to her flexible knees and ankles, giving her a natural talent for running.
- Career-Ending Injury: Her initial injury threatens to become a chronic problem, with her re-fracturing her leg twice after the initial incident. She's advised to quit racing, and nearly does so before being inspired to make one last attempt.
- Dancing Is Serious Business: She trains the other girls to dance, after they embarrass themselves during their winning concerts.
- Friendly Rivalry: She's gained several close rivals, including her idol Symboli, team-mate Mejiro McQueen, and Nice Nature.
- Game-Breaking Injury: The second season focuses on Tokai Teio struggling to make a comeback after suffering a leg fracture that sidelines her career. With two more fractures, the doctors warn it has become a Career-Ending Injury and advise her to give up racing.
- Godlike Gamer: A Make a New Track Random Event reveals she is really good at the First-Person Shooter, the Puzzle Game, and the Rhythm Game.
- Graceful Loser: After losing against McQueen in the Tennoushou, she genuinely congratulates her and even hugs her teammate and rival, although she does shed a Single Tear.
- Image Song: "Koi Wa Derby☆"
- The Knights Who Say "Squee!": She's an incredibly talented racer in her own right, but worships Symboli as her personal idol.
- Pintsized Powerhouse: She's the smallest of Team Spica, and is also one of the most talented athletes overall.
- Signature Move: The Teio Step, her famous dance move involving elaborate footwork. Her real-life horse counterpart has similar moves.
- Spirited Competitor: She joins Team Spica because it allows her to challenge Rudolf, who she dreams of besting in a race.
- Straight to the Pointe: She does this in the opening, before spinning rapidly to the amazement of the other girls.
- 10-Minute Retirement: While she intended it to be permanent due to her sustained injury. Her departure from racing ultimately becomes this when footage of Twin Turbo's race shows up on the screen behind her, combined with the pleas of both her teammates and the gathered fans.
Vodka
What I pursue is only to be a cool horse girl!
Birthday: April 4th.
Height: 165cm (5' 4")
Voiced by: Ayaka Ohashi
A tomboyish horsegirl who enjoys a challenge and wants to be cool. Her principle and love for motorcycles were influenced by her father. She admires cool senpais like Narita Brian and Tanino Gimlet and shares a room with her rival Daiwa Scarlet.- Allergic to Love: Shown in the mobile game that Vodka does not handle romance well. Merely remembering a romantic subplot from action movies can lead to nosebleeds.
- Image Song: "Catch the Victory!"
- I Just Want to Be Badass: Inspired by her father.
- Those Two Guys: Constantly providing background bickering and action along with Daiwa Scarlet.
- Tomboy: She's notably rougher and less girly than her teammates. Appropriate, since the real Vodka is a rare example of a racemare winning the Japanese Derby, which is usually only contested by colts, let alone won.
- Tomboy and Girly Girl: Visually she's the tomboy to Scarlet's Girly Girl.
- Vitriolic Best Buds: She and Daiwa Scarlet are always this way.
Daiwa Scarlet
My goal always is to be the first! There's no other one!
Birthday: May 13th.
Height: 163cm (5' 4")
Voiced by: Sumire Uesaka (initial PV only), Chisa Kimura
A horsegirl full of competitive spirit. Usually, she plays a compliant honor student, in fact, however, she is a stubborn girl who wants to be the first in all. She shares a room with her rival Vodka.- Cool Crown: Wears a tiara.
- Cute Little Fangs: Which reflects her occasionally bickering personality.
- Fiery Redhead: In fitting with her name, she has red hair and a fierce disposition.
- Image Song: "Rising Girl"
- Of Corsets Sexy: Her racing outfit has a cinched-in waist, showing off her considerable assets.
- Second Place Is for Losers: Only first place is her goal.
- Stocking Filler: Wears this on her racing outfit.
- Those Two Guys: Constantly providing background bickering and action with Vodka.
- Tomboy and Girly Girl: She's the girly half of the pair when with Vodka.
- Vitriolic Best Buds: She and Vodka are constantly bickering, but are very close.
- Wrestler in All of Us: She gets the Trainer in a classic hold, when he makes her angry.
Gold Ship
Birthday: March 6th.
Height: 170cm (5' 6")
Voiced by: Hitomi Ueda
- Amusing Injuries: While helping McQueen train with very heavy horseshoes, she gets stomped on the back accidentally three times.
- Boke and Tsukkomi Routine: The trouble-making goofball to Mejiro McQueen's more serious nature.
- Bunny-Ears Lawyer: While she's usually seen slacking off during training exercises, she's the one member of Team Spica that never gets pointers beyond "keep doing what you're doing". As such, she's talented enough that her weirdness doesn't hold her back in races.
- Cloud Cuckoo Lander: She is prone to doing odd things, often in the background of other scenes.
- Crocodile Tears: When Mejiro hesitates to join Team Spica, she begins crying loudly until the other girl relents. The others in the team know Gold Ship is doing it to trick her.
- Eye Scream: Played for Laughs. She keeps poking or spraying her eyes, whenever she tries to mess with Mejiro McQueen.
- Hero of Another Story: Cygames announed a new manga starring her in October 2023.
- Image Song: "Goal to my SHIP"
- Lady in Red: Her racing outfit is completely red, and she's known for being a great beauty in the racing world.
- Loving Bully: Towards Mejiro McQueen. While Gold Ship teases and pull pranks on McQueen, she actually likes McQueen and was upset when it seems McQueen won't join Team Spica.
- One Head Taller: Gender Flipped. Gold Ship towers over Mejiro McQueen whenever the two are together.
- O.O.C. Is Serious Business: When she drops the goofball persona - mostly in the anime - you know shit just got real.
- Running Gag: Her various attempts to prank Mejiro McQueen, which always end with her getting a (comical) eye injury.
- Series Mascot: Because of her immense popularity, she became the face of the franchise. The official YouTube channel has her as their icon in which she acts as a virtual idol for promos and announcement.
- Signature Headgear: She wears a little pillbox hat on her head along with a sort of harness. It's so nice that it helps define her even more, which tells a lot considering how she is.
- Skill Gate Characters: Arguably the hardest to train between the five starting charactersnote of the game. This is not helped by the fact that skills that support her natural running style are contained in her own support cardnote .
- Statuesque Stunner: She's known for her beauty, and towers over the other girls.
Mejiro McQueen
Honor and glory to the illustrious Mejiro family!
Birthday: April 3rd.
Height: 159cm (5' 2")
Voiced by: Saori Onishi
- Ascended Extra: Like Tokai Teio, the second season puts the spotlight on her, particularly her relationship with the former.
- Boke and Tsukkomi Routine: She's the more serious of the pair, in comparison to the ever-strange Gold Ship. This usually involves her countering Gold Ship's pranks without batting an eye, and the other girl suffering the consequences.
- Career-Ending Injury: She develops suspensory ligament desmitis in her left leg by episode 12, which is incurable and recurrent, preventing her from running again.
- The Drag-Along: Gold Ship constantly gets her into whatever comes through her mind.
- Expressive Ears: At one point, during an emotional conversation, her ears are turned back◊ - exactly what happens with a real horse who is upset or angry.
- Friendly Rivalry: Develops one with Tokai Teio in season 2.
- Image Song: "Waiting for Tomorrow"
- Not So Above It All: She's usually calm and collected, but surprisingly comical when she does act out.
- Ojou: She is the daughter of a prominent family, and extremely ladylike at all times.
- One Head Taller: Gender Flipped. Gold Ship towers over her, something she sometimes uses to her (failed) advantage.
- Pimped-Out Dress: Her formal racing outfit has an enormous, frilly jacket.
- Sweet Tooth: She likes deserts. The game implies it more obviously.
- Wrestler in All of Us: After enduring a surprise long-distance run, she takes her revenge on the Trainer by getting him in an impressive hold while threatening him.
Kitasan Black
Just do it! If you don't start anything, nothing happens!
Birthday: March 10th.
Height: 162cm (5' 3")
Voiced by: Hinaki Yano
- All-Loving Hero: She loves helping others indeed.
- Ascended Extra: Originally just a support character in Season 2, she becomes the protagonist of Season 3 as the newest member of Team Spica.
- Chronic Hero Syndrome: Kitasan loves helping others, and frequently gets roped into helping people out around the neighborhood. Early on, she gets caught in a sequence of chores to help out people, from carrying an elderly woman home to pulling a stalled out truck to its destination.
- For Happiness: Her reason for running is so she could see the joy her races give towards the fans.
- The Knights Who Say "Squee!": Kitasan is a promising newbie in her own right, and worships Tokai Teio as her personal hero.
- Plot-Relevant Age-Up: Grew older and bigger upon entering Tracen Academy alongside Satono.
- Precision F-Strike: In her in-game personal story, Kitasan challenges Tokai Teio, whom she admires, after help from her future trainer. She trains herself to an extreme to return the favor to the trainer but is narrowly defeated. Just after the race, she shouts swearing in tears.Kitasan Black: KUUUSOOOOOOO! UAAAAAAAAAAAAAN!
- Stronger Than They Look: Despite having an average teenage girl build, she shown to be very strong, being able to pull a small car and carrying multiple crates of bananas in one sitting.
- Vitriolic Best Buds: With Satono Diamond, always arguing with her over their admiration for either Tokai or McQueen, respectively.
Team Spica's Trainer
Voiced by: Kouji Okino
- Armor-Piercing Question: When Special Week states her dream is to become "The best Horse Girl in Japan", he asks her what that means. She's unable to answer him at the time, and he asks this question again to the entire team when she joins Team Spica. Everyone's answer is different.
- Audience Surrogate: Trainer is the anime's representative for the game's Player Character.
- Chivalrous Pervert: He has a tendency to suddenly begin feeling up a Horse Girl's legs, commenting on their muscle tone and racing potential. In spite of this one quirk, he is a caring and supportive coach.
- Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep": His actual name is not revealed, with everyone simply calling him by his title.
- Foe Romance Subtext: He has some tension with Hana, the rival coach.
- Hyper-Awareness: When it comes to noticing the latent talents of an Uma Musume. This also extends to noticing injuries.
- Made of Iron: Played for Laughs. He is frequently kicked by his team, (who are horses, mind you) and walks it off every time.
- Model Scam: Subverted. His initial introduction involves him feeling Special Week's thighs, and being accused of being a pervert trying to scam her. But later on, she learns he's a professional coach at Tracen Academy and was completely sincere about wanting to train her.
- Motivational Lie: He confesses that the doctors told him Suzuka would never run again. Instead of telling her the truth, he continued to lie about her prognosis... and it paid off in the end.
- Mysterious Past: Nothing is known about his past. Though if we take subtle cues from what Hana talked about him, he worked as a trainer until quitting for some unknown reason and later came back to found and train Team Spica.
- Oral Fixation: He frequently has a lollipop in his mouth, which tends to fall out when he's shocked.
- Perpetual Poverty: He's always running out of money, either from the girls taking advantage of him treating them or begging Hana to cover his bar tab.
- Tears of Joy: He breaks down crying when Suzuka begins running at full speed, and wins her comeback race.
- Technician Versus Performer: The Performer to Hana's technician. He takes a very casual attitude towards his team, letting them run as they want instead of giving them a strict plan.
