- “"...I'm Narita Brian. I don't have a story to tell you. I just run, crush, and win."”
- ―Narita Brian
Narita Brian (ナリタブライアン, Narita Buraian) is a supporting character in Uma Musume: Pretty Derby.
Profile[]
Strong, intimidating, unapproachable: those are words that can perfectly describe lone-wolf Narita Brian. In comparison to her older sister, she is the brawns to Biwa Hayahide's brains. Her power in running is unparalleled in Tracen Academy and sets a cold fear in the hearts of other students. She doesn't care about anything else but running and runs for the sake of it.
To the shock of most, she is the school's vice president but doesn't really care much about the duties, which leads to Air Groove chasing after her.
Appearance[]
She has long black hair tied in a pony tail with a ginger orange and white braided string. Her bangs are short, messy, and curly. She also has a blue and white braided string looped on her right ear. A small bandage can be seen on her nose bridge.
Relationships[]
Biwa Hayahide - Older sister
Tanino Gimlet - Roommate
Songs[]
- Shadow Roll No Chikai (Solo Song)
- BLAZE (Solo song)
- Daisuki No Takarabako
- Make Debut!
- Grow Up Shine!
- Special Record!
- winning the soul
- NEXT FRONTIER
- BLOW my GALE
- Never Looking Back
- We are DREAMERS!!
- Egao no Takaramono -Beyond The Future!-
- GIRLS' LEGEND U
- Gaze on Me
- Precious Star Dreamer
- KIRARI MAGIC SHOW
- Umapyoi Densetsu
Special Commentary[]
| Uma Musume | Real Life |
|---|---|
| ブライアンに陰りなし！ ブライアンに陰りなし！
大一番に向けて独走で逃げ切りました！ |
さあブライアン、春の天皇賞へ向かって独走！ 春の天皇賞へ向かって独走！
そしてハギノリアルキングがわずかに2番手に上がった！ さあブライアンだブライアンだ文句なし！ ブライアンに陰りなし！ ブライアンに陰りなし！ ブライアンに陰りなし！ 今年もナリタブライアンだ！ |
| Brian has no shadow! Brian has no shadow!
She ran away for the big stage! |
Yes, Brian is running alone for the spring Tenno Sho! Running alone for the spring Tenno Sho!
And Hagino Real King came to the second by a narrow margin to the third! Yes, Brian! Brian is perfect! Brian has no shadow! Brian has no shadow! Also this year, Narita Brian! |
- Requirement: Winning Hanshin Dai Shoten by some lengths to the second
- Reference: 1995 Hanshin Dai Shoten, by Kiyoshi Sugimoto (Kansai TV)
Notes[]
- Sugimoto says "shadow" refering to his "shadow roll".
- At that time, it was said that this result predicted the next spring Tenno Sho.
Trivia[]
- She can't fall asleep without her favorite stuffed toy.
- She's also nicknamed as the "Shadow Roll Monster".
- The shadow roll is represented on the band-aid she has on her nose and the "choker" on her race outfit. It is as well as King Halo's green choker.
- In the anime season 1, she is already the Triple Crown horse girl. However, In season 2 she is not so because the timeline in real life went back.
- In the main story of game, She became the "fifth" Triple Crown horse girl. It may suggest the existence of other Triple Crown horse girls[Note 1], not only Mr. C.B. and Symboli Rudolf.
- Her and her sister's real-life counterparts were half-brothers, born to the same mother. Similarly to the anime, Narita Brian is younger than Biwa Hayahide, by one year.[1]
- The fights of two is the representative "alternative history" described in Uma Musume, like as Silence Suzuka's Tenno Sho.
Real Life[]
- “Younger brother is okay!
First time in ten years! The fifth Triple Crown Horse ever!
Narita Brian!” - ―1994 Kikka Sho, by Kiyoshi Sugimoto (Kansai TV)[2]
Narita Brian[3] is a racehorse in 1990s. He is the fifth Triple Crown winner. and known as the "Shadow Roll Monster".
- A shadow roll is a pillow-like cover that goes on a horse's nose, which stops them from seeing their own shadow. He was afraid of his own shadow. Later he was not afraid of that, but his team didn't remove it for fans to find him easily.
- Fans looked forward to fighting with his brother Biwa Hayahide. but he retired after Tenno Sho Autumn, before Brian's Kikka Sho. so it did not come true.
- He suffered from coxitis in his age of 4. He avoided Tenno Sho Spring and Takarazuka Kinen, moreover he lost all autumn G1s.
- 1996 Hanshin Dai Shoten is known as his and Mayano Top Gun's best bout.
Notes[]
- ↑ In real life, Triple Crown horses before Brian are St. Lite, Shinzan, Mr. C.B., and Symboli Rudolf.
References[]
- ↑ Dam Information | Pacificus(USA) | JBIS-Search
- ↑ Kansai TV Official (YouTube)
- ↑ Narita Brian (Wikipedia)