Uma Musume Pretty Derby - The Story of a Trainer Who Has Ended Up Becoming an Uma Musume in a What-If Scenario (Doujinshi) - Ch. 2

[MangaDex]

 

[Hareta33]

Thanks for the translation! This is definitely one of my favorites rn.

 

[ShieldStop]

It wasn't a oneshot!!!! Yay!!

 

[Trostishere]

So her umamusume gene got the best of her aye? Its pretty scary to be honest, to suddenly found yourself not being who you are anymore, his wish was to be useful to his horse girl, the messed up goddess turned him into a horse girl instead. And if i follow this type of story correctly, this girl will not ever turn back into a man instead accept her new identity. But all is good and fine, its a doujin, no one is going to put that kind of psychological sickness in their work, especially from the japanese authors.

 

[Demonhearts]

Not one shot...?

Horray...

 

[Hikineet]

Thanks for the chapter.

 

[Zblurth]

So her umamusume gene got the best of her aye? Its pretty scary to be honest, to suddenly found yourself not being who you are anymore, his wish was to be useful to his horse girl, the messed up goddess turned him into a horse girl instead. And if i follow this type of story correctly, this girl will not ever turn back into a man instead accept her new identity. But all is good and fine, its a doujin, no one is going to put that kind of psychological sickness in their work, especially from the japanese authors.

tbh I think we do not have enough story like that but yeah it is also not the point of this little story

 

[Zblurth]

Many thanks for the TL
I do enjoy this little story

 

[Nesiax]

Thanks for the translation
I'm ready for Umamusume Boom coming this June

 

[Raptorofwar]

RUN RUN RUN.

 

[Shake_The_Disease]

Love this one, I hope we see more of it.

 

[TheLaidBackMan]

RUN RUN RUN.

RUN RUN RUN
I'M GONNA RUN AS A FLASH
TONIGHT I FIGHT
TO BE THE WINNER!

 

[chatnoirchatgris]

I was expecting a more run down clandestine underground street racing track but it looks like a normal track.

Love the ear flapping on trainer and NTR if only we could get it animated.

 

[MidnighTea]

So her umamusume gene got the best of her aye? Its pretty scary to be honest, to suddenly found yourself not being who you are anymore, his wish was to be useful to his horse girl, the messed up goddess turned him into a horse girl instead. And if i follow this type of story correctly, this girl will not ever turn back into a man instead accept her new identity. But all is good and fine, its a doujin, no one is going to put that kind of psychological sickness in their work, especially from the japanese authors.

Most of these sorts of stories are wish fulfillment fantasies. That is to say a male author wants to explore their feminine side but create a contrivance where their self-insert OC is "forced" to do so. The forced part is important because it lacks the shame and baggage that comes with consciously choosing the indulgence (i.e. abdicating your "duty" to be a man). Them turning back -- or even suffering realistic psychological distress -- would defeat the whole point of the escapism. Both the author and Trainer-san want to fully experience being a horse girl on some level and are exactly where they want to be.

I know you might be thinking "then just write a story about wanting to be a girl and becoming a girl, why does it have to be so complicated?". If so, I agree. I think that sort of self-honesty make for a better writer and story. But that sort of story is considerably more rare in the gender bend genre.

 

[LadyAvalon98]

Most of these sorts of stories are wish fulfillment fantasies. That is to say a male author wants to explore their feminine side but create a contrivance where their self-insert OC is "forced" to do so. The forced part is important because it lacks the shame and baggage that comes with consciously choosing the indulgence (i.e. abdicating your "duty" to be a man). Them turning back -- or even suffering realistic psychological distress -- would defeat the whole point of the escapism. Both the author and Trainer-san want to fully experience being a horse girl on some level and are exactly where they want to be.

I know you might be thinking "then just write a story about wanting to be a girl and becoming a girl, why does it have to be so complicated?". If so, I agree. I think that sort of self-honesty make for a better writer and story. But that sort of story is considerably more rare in the gender bend genre.

Without conflict the story is less interesting. Throughout my years of reading Gender Bender manga and doujinshi I've always found the ones in which the protagonist wants to become a girl and then become a girl pretty generic and/or lame and they're always short because without any conflict there is no story.

 

[MidnighTea]

Without conflict the story is less interesting. Throughout my years of reading Gender Bender manga and doujinshi I've always found the ones in which the protagonist wants to become a girl and then become a girl pretty generic and/or lame and they're always short because without any conflict there is no story.

What about Onimai? While it might be a stretch to say Mahiro consciously wants to be a girl, but they definitely go out of their way to express feminine and/or enjoy their situation. And that one has been running for eight years with no signs of slowing down. And even before that, Nekotofu said in an interview Onimai was partly inspired by a 2004 manga/anime called Kashimashi. In Kashimashi, the protagonist very much embraces becoming a girl. The conflict Hazumu suffers isn't gender based but the love triangle she finds herself in with Tomari and Yasuna.

Rather, my experiences with the genre leave me with the opposite conclusion as you -- stories where the protagonist and/or author aren't honest with themselves lead to cliche-laden romps follow the same boilerplate routes. i.e. "why aren't you wearing a bra?! we need to go bra shopping now!" . It doesn't take long for the the author to run out of ideas if they're not used to coming up with their own.

EDIT: Also sometimes relatively conflict-free stories can be a nice change of pace. Watching Miranda be a huge nerd in Mental Otome is something I enjoy like a cup of herbal tea. And that one has been ongoing for about three years now.

 

[Elizviel]

Finally another chapter translated 😭😭😭
Thanks for the tl 🥰🥰

 

[LadyAvalon98]

What about Onimai? While it might be a stretch to say Mahiro consciously wants to be a girl, but they definitely go out of their way to express feminine and/or enjoy their situation. And that one has been running for eight years with no signs of slowing down. And even before that, Nekotofu said in an interview Onimai was partly inspired by a 2004 manga/anime called Kashimashi. In Kashimashi, the protagonist very much embraces becoming a girl. The conflict Hazumu suffers isn't gender based but the love triangle she finds herself in with Tomari and Yasuna.

Rather, my experiences with the genre leave me with the opposite conclusion as you -- stories where the protagonist and/or author aren't honest with themselves lead to cliche-laden romps follow the same boilerplate routes. i.e. "why aren't you wearing a bra?! we need to go bra shopping now!" . It doesn't take long for the the author to run out of ideas if they're not used to coming up with their own.

EDIT: Also sometimes relatively conflict-free stories can be a nice change of pace. Watching Miranda be a huge nerd in Mental Otome is something I enjoy like a cup of herbal tea. And that one has been ongoing for about three years now.

I like those cliches. I just disagree with your sentiment that self-conscious writers (or mcs) lead to better stories since what makes a story better is subjective as some people might have a preferred trope that they like to see in genderbending and others have their own idea of how a story should play out. I personally think stories in which the MC wanted to become a girl from the start and then just becomes one are boring but that's just my preference.

 

[Thorn14]

I was just thinking "Man I hope more of this gets translated."

Thanks!

 

[MidnighTea]

I like those cliches. I just disagree with your sentiment that self-conscious writers (or mcs) lead to better stories since what makes a story better is subjective as some people might have a preferred trope that they like to see in genderbending and others have their own idea of how a story should play out. I personally think stories in which the MC wanted to become a girl from the start and then just becomes one are boring but that's just my preference.

I just find this preference a bit confusing. Shouldn't the quality of the storytelling be what makes or breaks a work rather than how it uses a narrative device? I would personally much rather read a high-quality story that takes a direction I dislike than a very bland story that nonetheless checks all of my preferences. Whether I personally find a story boring or not comes down to the author's ability to write stories. (i.e. great pacing, natural sounding dialogue, memorable characters, etc.)
And yeah, I contend that most stories that have those things also have an author mature enough to self-interrogate. Of course the MC doesn't need to be mature, but it does take maturity to write immature characters well. Or indeed to make use of common tropes like the bra shopping scene and do it in a way that feels fresh.

I don't actually have a preference for whether the MC wants to be a girl or not, so long as the manga itself is good. But I do find such manga refreshing for their rarity. (and are often more relatable to LGBT+ readers like me)