- “As you can see, I’m a magical girl! Really! …You don’t believe me?”
- ―Sweep Tosho
Sweep Tosho (スイープトウショウ Suiipu Tosho) is a character in Uma Musume: Pretty Derby.
Profile[]
A horse girl who is a self-styled witch. She’s quite stubborn, almost never listens to coaching, and crosses her arms when she doesn’t get her way. Sometimes she’ll even stay that way for 30 minutes without moving. She called herself “Mahou Shoujo Sweepy” and believes she will be able to use magic when she win a race. She thinks of trainers as her magical familiars.
Appearance[]
Sweep Tosho has long, brown hair in twintails with hair rings. As well as purple eyes with a witch hat, which she wears all the time (except in her casual attire)
Her competition outfit consists of a black robe, with a red shirt underneath and necktie as well as a belt. She wears thigh boots as well as white gloves.
Relationships[]
Songs[]
- Umapyoi Densetsu
- Make Debut!
- Irodori Phantasia
- Special Record!
- GIRLS' LEGEND U
- Ms. VICTORIA
- DRAMATIC JOURNEY
Special Commentary[]
| Uma Musume | Real Life |
|---|---|
| 1着はスイープトウショウ！ よく差し切りました！
やっぱりこの娘は強い！ 今日は切れました！ |
スイープトウショウです！ 差しきりました！
やっぱりこの馬は強い！ 今日は切れました！ |
| The winner is Sweep Tosho! She overtook others well!
She is still strong! Today she is so sharp! |
Sweep Tosho! She overtook others!
This horse is still strong! Today she is so sharp! |
- Condition: Winning senior Queen Elizabeth II Cup, the tactics is "betweener" or "chaser"
- Reference: 2005 Queen Elizabeth II Cup, by Tetsushi Baba (Kansai TV)
Notes[]
- In Uma Musume version, the word "よく(well)" is included, probably considering her character.
Trivia[]
- Her grandmother taught her how to use "magic". She admires her and wants to be like her, too.
- Her witch-like outfits and her grandmother probably comes from her real-life mother and grandmother's name.
Real Life[]
- “(You don't want her to be your girlfriend, do you?)
No, I don't. I was often asked about it when she was active. She is troublesome. Probably she would have swayed me, so I couldn't hold it.
(ommision)
It was hard to make her get into the gate.
But once she started running, she really got tame and easy to be ridden.
She had good strides. I felt very exhilarated when I run with her.” - ―Unruly Horse Encyclopedia, by Kenichi Ikezoe, main jockey[2]
Sweep Tosho is a racehorse in the middle of 2000s. She has an amazing finishing stride enough to win Takarazuka Kinen, though she is so stubborn and hated training or entering the starting gate.
- Tosho Farm puts their crown at the top if the horse is male, and bottom if it is female.
- Her grandmother Samantha Tosho was named after American sitcom Bewitched. and Samantha's daughter named Tabatha Tosho, too. Sweep was named after his father, though, it reminds a magical broom.
- She won 2005 Takarazuka Kinen for the first time in 38 years as a mare. She was one of the pioneer mares strong enough to defeat sires.
- In 2006 Arima Kinen, She refused entering the gate for a few minutes. As a result, she was aired the longest of all horses there, despite it was Deep Impact's last run.
- Fans call her a tsundere. In Niconico Encyclopedia article, both real-life and Uma Musume ones are in the list.
- Her last crop is also one of Deep Impact's. He was sold for 220 million yen, and named Sweep Hours.
- She is one of representative horses Kenichi Ikezoe rode on. He is good at driving ill-tempered horses, such as Orfevre, her, or Meikei Yell.
- When Sweep Tosho was released in Uma Musume, Ikezoe took a message on his twitter.
- “Uma Musume really goes popular!!
I heard I am her papa in the game...💦
I don't play games, and I don't know particular, though, please enjoy Sweep's selfishness. lol
In the game, listen to the trainers, Sweep~😌 ”- ―Kenichi Ikezoe[3]
Notes[]