Grass Wonder, one of the real racing horses, who inspired the figure in Umamusume: Pretty Derby, died on August 8 at the age of 30, which prompted the pour out of the condolence of fans of Anime-Ghost fans.
The Stallion Grass Wonder is one of the real Japanese racing races that Cygames turned into a form for his Umamusume: Pretty Derby Anime and Games. Because all the characters of Umamusume are anime girls with ears and horses, grassy wonderful have also retained sex. In the universe, Umamusume Grass Wonder is a warm but determined girl who grew up in America, but loves Japanese culture, reflecting how a real horse was grown American, but trained in Japan. Light brown hair of the characters with a white dot at the front imitate the chestnut coat of a horse with a white sign of stars.
Real Grass Wonder is known for winning Arma Kinen, one of the prestigious class 1 racing in Japan, twice. During his four-year career (1997-2000) he took first place in nine out of 15 races. At that time, Grass Wonder was adapted to the special racing week of Konitit (causing tight They end the photo in 1999), and this competition is presented in Umamusume: Pretty Derby Anime. After retiring in races in 2000, Grass Wonder began to sleep four masters, including the screen hero and seriously.
According to Official obituary From Big Red Farm, where Grass Wonder survived his twilight years, the former race horse was in good health until he began to fall yesterday evening. At the age of 30, he died of the failure of many organs related to age, which is an impressive age of a racing horse.
In response to news about a real miracle of grass, which goes to the great pasture in the sky, Umamusume Official account X Published: “On August 8 we received a message that Grass would think, one of the horses who served as an inspiration for the characters in our series, died. We would like to extend our condolences to all related events and pray for the rest of this master’s soul.”
Fans also published condolence news, and many hope that Grass Wonder was now in a place where there is a lot of dandelions (his favorite food). “The last horse from the strongest generation set off on his last journey … Thank you Grass Wonder,” one of the commentators Published. Other indicated That although they are gloomy, when a real horse goes behind the figure, horses will shine forever in the world of Ummusume.
By accident, Ren Maeda, who expresses Grass Wonder in Umamusume: Pretty Derby, published yesterday on X about his experience visiting a racing horse in real life. She said that she was going to come back and see him again, although unfortunately she would not have the opportunity.
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This photo was taken in 2018, when I went to see Grass Wonder personally as a voice actor playing the role of Wonder Grass.
He ate a lot … https://t.co/aofozthvhu
– Reina Maeda (◜‧̮◝) ﾏｴﾚﾅ (@Renamaeda07) August 7, 2025
Verity Towsend is a Japanese independent writer who previously served as an editor, collaborator and translator on the Automaton West website. She also wrote about Japanese culture and films for various publications.
