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| Rice Shower | |
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| Names | |
| English | Rice Shower |
| Japanese | ライスシャワー |
| Romaji | Raisu Shawā |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 米浴 |
| Chinese (Hong Kong JC) | 米槽 |
| Korean | 라이스 샤워 |
| Nicknames | ライス (Rice) |
| Profile | |
| Birthday | March 5 |
| Class | Senior Division |
| Dorm | Miho |
| Roommate | Zenno Rob Roy |
| Height | 145cm |
| Three Sizes | B75 W51 H76 |
| Shoe Size | 21cm |
| Weight | No change |
| Image Colors | #384A86 #CA3E6D |
| Emoji | 🌹 |
| Calls self | ライス (Rice) |
| Calls Trainer | お兄さま、お姉さま、トレーナーさん (Big Brother, Big Sister, Trainer-san) |
| Voice | |
| Voice Actor | Manaka Iwami |
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Rice Shower is a character in Umamusume: Pretty Derby.
Biography
"Rice only brings misfortune to everyone... I really... really hope I can change that!"
Bringer of misfortune? This racer pursues her dreams despite her dreary outlook.
A timid Umamusume, she is under the impression that any misfortune befalling those around her is entirely her fault, when really, it's just bad timing. Nevertheless, she is determined to eradicate this supposed jinx of hers. She loves reading picture books in her spare time, especially "The Blue Rose of Good Fortune."
| Self-Intro | I'm Rice Shower... To be honest, all I ever do is cause bad things to happen, and... I'm really just no good... B-but I'm trying to be better! |
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| Likes | Drawing |
| Dislikes | Others' misfortune, ghosts |
| Ears | Droop when she hears of other people's misfortune |
| Tail | She's mindful not to hit people with her tail |
| Family | Her parents used to read her picture books as bedtime stories |
| Personal Rule | Puts the wrap-around bands of picture books away for safekeeping |
| Phone Background | A single blue rose decorating her room back home |
| Before a Race... | She stretches for twice as long as the others |
| Best Subjects | Japanese (particularly modern Japanese) |
| Humble Brag | Surrounding herself with kind people. |
| Frequent Buys | Colored pencils (particularly cold colors), rice balls from the store |
| Secrets | She prefers bread for breakfast. |
| Her dream is to one day buy a 500-piece colored pencil set. |
Appearance
Rice Shower has long ears, and dark brown, almost black, hair. Her hair reaches her mid-back, and curls up at the tips, and she has long bangs that are swept to cover her right eye. She has pinkish-purple eyes. On her right ear, she wears a dark blue fascinator, with a blue rose as decoration.
Her race outfit consists of an off-shoulder dress, with black lace around the bodice, and in the center, a blue rose. The base of her dress is dark blue with dark magenta sleeves. The sleeves flare out at the end with cutouts almost resembling the petals of a flower, and have decorative black trim. The dress' dark blue skirt has a scalloped magenta line going around the center, and the trim of the dress is decorated with the same black lace found in the bodice. Her tail has a very large, black, tail bow. She wears high-denier thigh-high stockings, decorated with black lace at the top. Around her waist is a brown dagger holster decorated with a silver rose, with a dagger inside the holster. For her shoes, she wears a simple black pair of heels, laced at the center, with decorative black ribbons on either side.
Relationships
- Mihono Bourbon - Best Friend and Rival. Rice Shower greatly admires Mihono Bourbon and wishes she could be as strong as her. She will push herself extremely hard because of this idolization, and despite being best friends Rice Shower sees herself as less than Mihono Bourbon.
- In real life, Rice Shower infamously beat Mihono Bourbon at the 1992 Kikuka Sho, denying him the 1992 Triple Crown in an upset victory. Prior to this, he had come 2nd to Bourbon in the 1992 Tokyo Yushun (Japanese Derby).
- Haru Urara - Friend. Urara's overly-optimistic demeanor tends to balance out Rice's pessimistic mindset.
- Matikanetannhauser - Friend and Rival.
- Zenno Rob Roy - Roommate and friend. They both enjoy books, Rice's interest being in picture books, and can understand each other as they're both a bit reserved.
- Mejiro McQueen - Friend and teammate on the game-only team, Team Sirius. McQueen looks out for Rice, and wants her to become stronger and more confident. When she notices how Rice feels sad due to people judging her for winning the Kikuka Sho, she proposes the idea to Rice to have her challenge the Tenno Sho (Spring) with her. Rice also likes McQueen's way of speaking, because it reminds her of the princesses in the storybooks she reads.
- In real life, Rice Shower defeated Mejiro McQueen in the 1993 Tenno Sho (Spring), where the latter was favored to win for the third year in a row.
- Gold Ship, Winning Ticket, Narita Brian, Silence Suzuka, Special Week - Teammates on the game-only team, Team Sirius.
- Gold Ship defends Rice from people who are angry at her for defeating Bourbon.
- Narita Top Road - Rice Shower is often shown cheering Top Road on alongside Haru Urara in ROAD TO THE TOP.
- Narita Taishin - Friend.
Media Appearances
Anime
- Season 1 (OVA)
- Season 2
- Season 3
- ROAD TO THE TOP (Supporting character)
- Beginning of a New Era (Cameo)
Manga
Others
- Party Dash (Cameo in Gourmet Gauntlet)
Event Appearances
- Brand New Friends
- Half Anniversary Story
- Halloween Makeover!
- The Promised Hour: Silks & Three Riddles
Song Discography
Names in Other Languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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| Chinese (Hong Kong) | 米槽 | Rice Tank/Fermenter/Vat | Translated name by HKJC. It is not known why the name was translated this way, and due to similarities of the word 槽 and 糟, the name was wrongly written as 米糟 in many places. If it was translated, it would mean "Bad Rice". |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 米浴 | Rice Shower | Translated name used in the TW servers. It started off as a literal translation of the name that was used amongst Chinese horse racing fans. The name was also used by HKJC commentators nowadays, making it a rare case of a fan name being used by HKJC. |
Trivia
- Her initial character profile was uploaded to the official Twitter account on April 3, 2018 as a part of a giveaway campaign.
- The blue flare in her eyes is a reference to a commercial the JRA released in 2012 as part of their commercial series "The Winner."
- Ironically, Rice Shower prefers bread over rice for breakfast. Agnes Digital noted that Rice was flustered at the contradiction between her name and her preference.
- "Umamusume: Pretty Derby Artworks Vol.1" explains why her character designer made specific choices when designing her in relation to her real-life counterpart, which were as follows:
- As her IRL counterpart defeated favorites and was called "the assassin", she wears a dagger symbolic to the nickname.
- With the jockey's silk colors of blue base and red sleeves more muted to in the design, the brown dagger holster represents the brown sash pattern on the silk.
- She is often associated with blue roses, which can be found on her hat. In floral language, they represent "God's blessing" and "dreams coming true", and represents a wish of being blessed as a hero.
- In her career, before racing the Takarazuka Kinen, an accident that on the racecourse that leads to her trainer being hurt almost results in the race being cancelled. Tragically, the real life Rice Shower suffered a fall at the 1995 Takarazuka Kinen that led to his untimely passing, with the game event likely in reference to the tragedy.
- Additionally, the 1995 Takarazuka Kinen was moved to Kyoto Racecourse instead of the usual Hanshin Racecourse due to an earthquake, with the in-game race also being moved to the Kyoto Racecourse for Rice Shower's career.
- She currently has the longest ears in the series.
Student Introduction
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