Looming Shadow
Manhattan Cafe
★★★
/Long/Late Surger
Introduction
Manhattan Cafe is a 3-star Long character in Uma Musume: Pretty Derby. Manhattan Cafe's running style is Late Surger. Dormitory: Miho Dormitory.
On our Uma Musume: Pretty Derby tier list Manhattan Cafe is S tier, 8th of the 66 characters ranked, from where 2 current tier lists put Manhattan Cafe.
Is Manhattan Cafe good?
Manhattan Cafe (Creeping Shadow) was the first trainee with 30% Stamina growth, which makes her much easier to train for Long races. Her Potential kit adds the rare recovery skill Relax and Stamina Siphon, a recovery and debuff hybrid, so she has plenty of ways to last.
She's a Late Surger for Long distances; get her to Potential 3 early.
Strengths
- 30% Stamina growth
- Plenty of recovery options
- Strong Long Late Surger
Weaknesses
- Built almost entirely for Long races
Profile
Manhattan Cafe carries the title "Looming Shadow". Manhattan Cafe is a female Umamusume. Her birthday is 1998-03-05, and she stands 155 tall. Manhattan Cafe is voiced by Yui Ogura in Japanese. Manhattan Cafe was released on 8 December 2025.
Background
Appearance
She is a quiet umamusume with long, jet-black hair, a white ahoge, and golden eyes.
As her name suggests, she is a coffee drinker, and has a deep, calm, so-called "handsome voice".
As for her signature racewear, she wears a black knee-length overcoat with intricate gold embellishments on either side, and gold pockets.
She wears a black blazer underneath, with gold stripes on the cuff, and black gloves.
Underneath this shirt, she wears a white collared shirt, tied by a yellow tie with black stripes at the end, two stars, teal and black, in the center.
There is a simple black choker around her neck.
She wears a black pleated skirt with gold decor, and white trim around the edge.
There's a black belt with gold chains tied around her waist, over her shirts.
On her legs, she wears black stockings, the right shin decorated with golden diamonds.
She wears simple white loafers with black heels.
Cafe's Friend: A mysterious presence only Cafe can see, Cafe strives to run fast enough to catch her "friend", but always finds her just out of reach.
IRL: It is speculated that Cafe's friend is the Umamusume representation of Sunday Silence, the real-life Cafe's father.
As a stud horse, Sunday Silence was a transformative presence in Japanese horseracing, and of all of his children, Cafe was said to bear the strongest physical resemblance to him.
Yukino Bijin: Roommate.
IRL: They had a colt whose pedigree was yet registered.
Agnes Tachyon: Classmate, rival and friend.
IRL: Another of Sunday Silence's foals. Since they didn't fight at the Classics, real-life fans don't regard them as "rivals".
Matches (MC/AT):
2001 Yayoi Sho 4th/1st
Red Desire: Junior.
IRL: Daughter.
Stories
8Tagline
Always chasing shadows... Quite the mysterious Umamusume.
Self-introduction
I'm Manhattan Cafe. I have... a friend I want to catch up with... She's always running ahead of me... You see, right there...
Strengths and weaknesses
Good at: Brewing coffee
Bad at: Sunny days
Ears and tail
Ears: Can hear a voice no one else can
Tail: Silky and well-moisturized, even without using any products
Family
Her whole family are coffee lovers, so they import coffee beans directly
Shoes and weight
Shoe size: Left and right: 22.0cm
Weight: No change
Secrets
Did you know? She loves mountain climbing.
Did you know? She knows a surprising amount about deep-sea creatures.
The real racehorse
The racehorse Manhattan Cafe raced 2001 to 2002: 12 races, 6 wins (record 6-0-1-5), with ¥522,830,000 in prize money.
Stats
- Speed101
- Stamina120
- Power115
- Guts105
- Wit109
At 5 stars, Creeping Shadow. Each bar is measured against the highest value in the Uma Musume: Pretty Derby roster.
Skills
12Aptitude
AptitudeTrack: Turf A, Dirt G Distance: Sprint G, Mile F, Medium B, Long A Running style: Front Runner G, Pace Chaser C, Late Surger A, End Closer C
Stat growth
GrowthTraining gains: Stamina +30%
Chasing After You
Unique skill (Creeping Shadow)When positioned midpack in the second half of the race, moderately increase velocity steadily to chase Cafe's friend, very slightly intimidating runners ahead.
Rainy Days ○
Innate skillModerately increase performance in rainy weather. Skill points: 90
Stamina Eater
Innate skillVery slightly steal endurance from runners ahead when positioned toward the back mid-race. (Long) Skill points: 160
A Little Break
Innate skillSlightly recover endurance when positioned midpack or further back mid-race. (Late Surger) Skill points: 180
Mountain Climber
Awakening skillSlightly improve running on an uphill. Skill points: 160
Relax
Awakening skillRecover endurance when positioned midpack or further back mid-race. (Late Surger) Skill points: 180
Pass Expert
Awakening skillSlightly decrease fatigue when determined to pass another runner. (Long) Skill points: 160
Stamina Greed
Awakening skillSlightly steal endurance from runners ahead when positioned toward the back mid-race. (Long) Skill points: 160
Coffee Break
Evolved from RelaxRecover endurance and slightly increase velocity when positioned midpack or further back mid-race. (Late Surger)
Don't Leave Me
Evolved from Stamina GreedSlightly leech endurance from runners ahead and slightly increase velocity when positioned toward the back mid-race. (Long)
How to get Manhattan Cafe
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