Sometimes, it can be easy to turn a cynical eye to the production of anime and anime-style video games.
For the upcoming Uma Musume (“Horse Girls”), Cygames is taking a page from smash-hit Kantai Collection.
But whereas Kantai Collection turned a bunch of warships into cute girls, Uma Musume bases its cast of young ladies on actual race horses, with each character sharing her name with her actual equestrian inspiration.