Narita Taishin

Narita Taishin is a 3-star Medium / Long character in Uma Musume: Pretty Derby. Narita Taishin's running style is End Closer. Dormitory: Ritto Dormitory.

On our Uma Musume: Pretty Derby tier list Narita Taishin is S tier, 9th of the 66 characters ranked, from where 2 current tier lists put Narita Taishin.

Other Medium / Long characters in Uma Musume: Pretty Derby: Air Shakur, Biwa Hayahide, Cheval Grand, Chrono Genesis, Dream Journey, Eishin Flash and 34 more.

Narita Taishin is an End Closer in both outfits. The original (Nevertheless) is a strong PvP pick thanks to her Unique, Nemesis, and Encroaching Shadow, an upgraded Straightaway Spurt few others have, plus Sleeping Lion for gold recovery in Long; she also works on Mile tracks like Tokyo 1600m that suit her skills.

Her Steampunk outfit (Difference Engineer) is built for Medium, where From the Brink fires early in the late race and, with her Unique, launches her from the back to the lead.

I'll show them! I can win. . . I know it!

Narita Taishin (ナリタタイシン) is a character in the Umamusume franchise, serving as an co-protagonist for the Umamusume: Pretty Derby - BNW no Chikai OVA.

Narita Taishin is a character in Umamusume: Pretty Derby.

Appearance

Narita Taishin has wavy brown hair that reaches to the back of her neck, styled in a slightly messy way that leaves several strands curling outwards, with a singular bang hanging down between her eyes.

Her long ears are the same shade of brown as her hair, and have fluffier sections near the bottom edges.

She wears a folded yellow bandana with a dark stripe pattern on her right ear, with a silver-and-blue circular ornament pinned to it.

Her sharp eyes are a dark blue that fades to a lighter shade at the bottom.

Her racing outfit prominently features a hot pink bomber jacket with a white fluffy collar, with the collar's ends transitioning into long white tassels.

The hot pink, patterned with darker pink zig-zag stripes, is complemented by yellow ribbons and insignias that run up the length of the arms, and has darker sections at the lower front where the jacket's pockets are.

She wears a small handful of pin buttons on the right pocket section.

Her jacket is worn over a sleeveless yellow top with the same color and pattern as her ear ornament, and is tied off at her left side to expose her midriff.

Narita Taishin also wears a dark metallic horseshoe ornament around her neck.

A red-checkered flannel long-sleeve shirt is tied around her waist, which goes over her form-fitting jeans (the likes of which have been customized to have the right leg cut short completely, and the left knee stylistically torn to expose her knee).

She wears running shoes with matching styles but asymmetric colors, with her right shoe being a dark blue with white accents, and her left shoe being white with black accents.

On her right leg, she wears a thin ankle bracelet.

Biwa Hayahide: Friend and rival.

IRL: A member of the BNW, who shared the Classics.

Matches (NT/BH):

1993 Satsuki Sho 1st/2nd

1993 Japanese Derby 3rd/2nd (1st: Winning Ticket)

1993 Kikuka Sho 17th/1st

1994 Tenno Sho (Spring) 2nd/1st

Matches (NT/WT):

1993 Yayoi Sho 2nd/1st

1993 Satsuki Sho 1st/4th

1993 Japanese Derby 3rd/1st (2nd: Biwa Hayahide)

1993 Kikuka Sho 17th/3rd (1st: Biwa Hayahide)

Super Creek: Roommate.

IRL: They shared the same main jockey, Yutaka Take.

On his mounts, they won each one Classic race.

Description

Narita Taishin's personal story features seven chapters of backstory set before the start of her racing career.

The player-trainer encounters their trainee during a difficult time: experienced trainers are urging Taishin to give up on her career due to her unusually small stature.

They believe her height prevents her from performing at full capacity and poses a risk to her health, increasing the likelihood of injuries and accidents on the track.

However, Taishin refuses to accept these biased views.

She is determined to prove to everyone — and to herself — that one's physical build is not an obstacle to achieving one's goals.

With steadfast resolve, she embraces the challenges ahead and strives for success in the Twinkle Series.

Winning Ticket

In the first episode, Narita Taishin participates in a race where she is met with skepticism from trainers due to her small stature.

Determined to prove them wrong, she makes a reckless and explosive break for the lead early in the race.

However, she quickly runs out of stamina and finishes in tenth place.

Following the race, a veteran trainer bluntly tells her that she is "not built for racing" and suggests she give up for her own safety.