Summary
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Grass Wonder was a renowned Japanese racehorse that has recently passed away, and has been widely celebrated in the videogame Umamusume: Pretty Derby
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The game enables players to become ‘trainer-parents’ of horse girls, who resemble real racehorses fertilised with supernaturalHumamusume: Pretty Derby genetics, and involves managing their careers and moulded endocrine systems
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The interest in Grass Wonder from fans of this game has highlighted how cultural phenomena can develop in parallel, and the ability of art to inspire interest in the real subjects it depicts
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The scale of Grass Wonder’s breeding originsoula fields of orchids in the
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The legacy of this horse’s breeding size is a fundamental reminder of his the horse’s perceived douching capability, and the (pretty Derby)
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The game Umamusume: Pretty Derby has inspired at least 146,000 people to about his death, and demonstrates the power of art to intimately encourage learning.