Sokosoko PakaLive TV
Sokosoko PakaLive TV (そこそこぱかライブTV), perhaps best translated as PakaLive-ish or mini-PakaLive, is an "irregularly scheduled" pre-recorded talk show program featuring three or four Umamusume voice actors. Compared to PakaLive TV, which focuses on new information pertaining to the Umamusume game and project as a whole, Sokosoko focuses more on the VAs themselves and their emotions and experiences, whether it be for auditioning for the project, performing at a concert, or recording for the anime. Another distinguishing feature of Sokosoko is that VAs wear casual outfits, expressing their own style and sometimes coordinating with their voiced Uma's image colors, instead of wearing the Tracen Academy uniform and Umamusume ears. There is also a preference for bringing on new voice actors for the program, minimizing repeat appearances.
The debut episode of Sokosoko PakaLive TV was streamed on July 2, 2021. Unlike PakaLive TV and PakaLive TV Dash, streams are archived beyond the most immediate previous one.
While the format of the program is casual, the rightmost member of the cast always takes on the MC role, opening and closing the program, reading prompts and calls to action, and so on.
Recurring segments and topics
- An irreverent and funny self-introductory phrase (for example, in vol.35, the seiyuus open with a comment about beaches before introducing their name and role)
- Audition and casting questions (e.g. "what Umamusume roles did you audition for?)
- Reflections on seiyuu's own Umamusume character role ("[character] について")
- "Sokosoko inheritance talk" (そこそこ継承トーク): guests choose a topic chosen by a guest from the previous Sokosoko PakaLive; at the end, each guest picks a topic that will have to be discussed by the next episode's hosts. Also known as "note-passing," this is a somewhat common feature of recurring talk shows with rotating or changing casts.
- "My secret!"
Trivia
- The tendency for seiyuus to match outfits that matched their voiced Umamusume's image colors did not pick up steam until around Vol.20 (2nd anniversary). The first seiyuus to clearly do so were Marika Kouno and Machico in Vol.9. The first episode where all uma seiyuus matched is Vol.24.
- Early episodes would run for around 35-40 minutes. Newer episodes now run for about 50 minutes.
- Although the program does not run on a set schedule, there is about 1 new episode per month.
Most appearances
- 5: Kanna Nakamura (Narita Top Road), Sora Tokui (T.M. Opera O)
- 4: Hina Tachibana (Satono Diamond), Hitomi Sasaki (Admire Vega)
- 3: Hikaru Tono (Matikanetannhauser), Minami Takahashi (El Condor Pasa), Mio Hoshitani (Mayano Top Gun), Natsumi Fujiwara (Katsuragi Ace), Yurina Amami (Mr. C.B.)
List of episodes
| Episode | Upload date (JST) | Occasion | 1st runner (L) | 2nd runner | 3rd runner | 4th runner (R) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jul 2, 2021 | Debut episode | Chisa Kimura (Daiwa Scarlet) | Yukina Shuuto (Haru Urara) | Tomoyo Takayanagi (Oguri Cap) | Pakalive theme played at start | |
| 2 | Jul 31, 2021 | Twinkle Holiday event | Yuri Noguchi (Mejiro Palmer) | Miharu Hanai (Twin Turbo) | Kaori Maeda (Nice Nature) | ||
| 3 | Aug 25, 2021 | 3rd Event WINNING DREAM STAGE preview | Yui Kondo (Biwa Hayahide) | Manaka Iwami (Rice Shower) | Ikumi Hasegawa (Mihono Bourbon) | ||
| 4 | Sep 22, 2021 | STARTING GATE 09 album cast | Afumi Hashi (Mejiro Ryan) | Hitomi Oowada (Smart Falcon) | Chinami Hashimoto (Fine Motion) | ||
| 5 | Oct 15, 2021 | Iori Saeki (King Halo) | Rena Maeda (Grass Wonder) | Yuka Otsubo (Taiki Shuttle) | |||
| 6 | Nov 11, 2021 | Team Rigil | Rika Kinugawa (Narita Brian) | Eriko Matsui (Fuji Kiseki) | Yuiko Tatsumi (Hishi Amazon) | ||
| 7 | Dec 24, 2021 | Christmas | Mio Hoshitani (Mayano Top Gun) | Hina Tachibana (Satono Diamond) | Hinaki Yano (Kitasan Black) | ||
| 8 | Jan 19, 2022 | 1988 Generation | Ayumi Hinohara (Yaeno Muteki) | Ruriko Noguchi (Sakura Chiyono O) | Kana Yuuki (Super Creek) | ||
| 9 | Feb 18, 2022 | Team Spica, Pakaraji reprise, 1st anniversary | Hitomi Ueda (Gold Ship) | Machico (Tokai Teio) | Marika Kouno (Silence Suzuka) | ||
| 10 | Mar 17, 2022 | 4th Event SPECIAL DREAMERS!! Yokohama cast | Minori Suzuki (Agnes Digital) | Kanna Nakamura (Narita Top Road) | Sora Tokui (T.M. Opera O) | ||
| 11 | Apr 20, 2022 | April Fools "Mejiro Sanka" release, Mejiro clan | Saya Aizawa (Mejiro Ardan) | Ayaka Oonishi (Mejiro Bright) | Hikari Kubota (Mejiro Dober) | ||
| 12 | May 19, 2022 | 4th Event SPECIAL DREAMERS!! Tokyo performance | Haruna Kawai (Nishino Flower) | Saki Kosaka (Gold City) | Eri Suzuki (Tosen Jordan) | ||
| 13 | Jun 18, 2022 | 4th Event SPECIAL DREAMERS!! Tokyo performance | Satomi Akesaka (Misato Akasaka) | Azusa Tadokoro (Symboli Rudolf) | Hikaru Tono (Matikanetannhauser) | ||
| 14 | Jul 15, 2022 | Japan Derby winners | Yurina Amami (Mr. C.B.) | Hitomi Sasaki (Admire Vega) | Yui Watanabe (Winning Ticket) | ||
| 15 | Aug 26, 2022 | 1.5th Anniversary | Saori Oonishi (Mejiro McQueen) | Azumi Waki (Special Week) | Lynn (Maruzensky) | ||
| 16 | Sep 16, 2022 | Cinderella Gray cast, 4th Extra Stage preview | Saya Aizawa (Mejiro Ardan) | Tomoyo Takayanagi (Oguri Cap) | Naomi Oozora (Tamamo Cross) | ||
| 17 | Oct 19, 2022 | Umayuru | Meiku Harukawa (Symboli Kris S) | Chisa Kimura (Daiwa Scarlet) | Ayaka Ohashi (Vodka) | Last episode with old set | |
| 18 | Nov 30, 2022 | 4th Event SPECIAL DREAMERS!! EXTRA STAGE cast reflection part 1 | Manaka Iwami (Rice Shower) | Masumi Tazawa (Ikuno Dictus) | Kaori Maeda (Nice Nature) | New set debut, new typeface and graphics | |
| 18.5 | Nov 30, 2022 | 4th Event SPECIAL DREAMERS!! EXTRA STAGE cast reflection part 2 | Riona Imaizumi (Yamanin Zephyr) | Mano Mizuki (Sakura Laurel) | Kanna Nakamura (Narita Top Road) | Only episode longer than 40 minutes | |
| 19 | Jan 14, 2023 | Sprinters' Story stage performance cast | Hinata Sato (K.S. Miracle) | Karin Isobe (Daiichi Ruby) | Riona Imaizumi (Yamanin Zephyr) | Aya Yamane (Daitaku Helios) | |
| 20 | Feb 17, 2023 | Game 2nd anniversary | Minami Takahashi (El Condor Pasa) | Sora Tokui (T.M. Opera O) | Yuiko Tatsumi (Hishi Amazon) | Discussed performance in Aug 2016's Cygames NEXT conference | |
| 21 | Mar 17, 2023 | ONA Road to the Top behind the scenes | Sora Tokui (T.M. Opera O) | Hitomi Sasaki (Admire Vega) | Kanna Nakamura (Narita Top Road) | Hiroshi Tsuchida (Trainer Okita) | Last episode with acrylic safety panels |
| 22 | Apr 14, 2023 | Star Blossom manga | Mio Hoshitani (Mayano Top Gun) | Mano Mizuki (Sakura Laurel) | Marie Miyake (Marvelous Sunday) | ||
| 23 | May 12, 2023 | BoC'z April Fool's event and Gyaru Week (Golden Week) cast | Hikaru Tono (Matikanetannhauser) | Yurina Amami (Mr. C.B.) | Eri Suzuki (Tosen Jordan) | ||
| 24 | Jun 16, 2023 | ONA ROAD TO THE TOP behind the scenes | Sora Tokui (T.M. Opera O) | Hitomi Sasaki (Admire Vega) | Kanna Nakamura (Narita Top Road) | Hiroshi Tsuchida (Trainer Okita) | |
| 25 | Aug 4, 2023 | 5th Event 1st performance -WISH- special | Natsumi Fujiwara (Katsuragi Ace) | Kanoko Sudo (Wonder Acute) | Misato Matsuoka (Tanino Gimlet) | Machico (Tokai Teio) | |
| 26 | Sep 4, 2023 | BNW cast backstory | Yui Watanabe (Winning Ticket) | Yui Kondo (Biwa Hayahide) | Keiko Watanabe (Narita Taishin) | ||
| 27 | Oct 13, 2023 | 5th Event 2nd performance -GAZE- special | Hikaru Tono (Matikanetannhauser) | Sayumi Suzushiro (Satono Crown) | Hina Tachibana (Satono Diamond) | Minami Takahashi (El Condor Pasa) | |
| 28 | Nov 22, 2023 | Anime Season 3 behind the scenes | MAKIKO (Sounds of Earth) | Akina (Duramente) | Masumi Tazawa (Ikuno Dictus) | ||
| 29 | Dec 22, 2023 | Anime Season 3 V sisters | Kaya Okuno (Verxina) | Yuuko Natsuyoshi (Cheval Grand) | Ayasa Ito (Vivlos) | Ichiban Kuji goods displayed on set | |
| 30 | Jan 12, 2024 | Anime Season 3 "Goal In" wrap-up | Akina (Duramente) | Hina Tachibana (Satono Diamond) | Hinaki Yano (Kitasan Black) | Okino Kōji (Trainer) | First episode with character banners/towels behind each seiyuu |
| 31 | Mar 15, 2024 | 5th Event 3rd performance -YELL- special | Rui Tanabe (Royce and Royce) | Yuri Fujimoto (Jungle Pocket) | Natsumi Fujiwara (Katsuragi Ace) | Hina Tachibana (Satono Diamond) | First episode with cast in thumbnail |
| 32 | Apr 19, 2024 | Game Main Story Act 2 cast | Kisui Shio (Daring Heart) | Yuna Nemoto (Air Messiah) | Haruka Sato (Cesario) | Nanae Kojima (Rhein Kraft) | |
| 33 | May 9, 2024 | Movie and RTTT theatrical release cast | Haruna Fukushima (Dantsu Flame) | Yuri Fujimoto (Jungle Pocket) | Sora Tokui (T.M. Opera O) | Kanna Nakamura (Narita Top Road) | |
| 34 | Jun 14, 2024 | April Fools "Uma Stars" and Golden Week "Gochi Week" cast | Ayase Ito (Vivlos) | Hitomi Sasaki (Admire Vega) | Ruriko Noguchi (Sakura Chiyono O) | Natsumi Fujiwara (Katsuragi Ace) | |
| 35 | Jul 13, 2024 | Sokosoko debuts (Meiku MC debut) | Hiyori Kono (No Reason) | Sakura Kasuga (Hishi Miracle) | Meiku Harukawa (Symboli Kris S) | ||
| 36 | Aug 16, 2024 | Sokosoko debuts | Misaki Watada (Meisho Doto) | Kana Nogi (Durandal) | Minami Tsuda (Air Shakur) | ||
| 37 | Sep 6, 2024 | Party Dash release | Yurina Amami (Mr. C.B.) | Ruriko Aoki (Air Groove) | Minami Takahashi (El Condor Pasa) | Saki Miyashita (Still in Love) | |
| 38 | Oct 11, 2024 | 1996 Takamatsunomiya Cup runners | Rei Matsuzaki (Hishi Akebono) | Aimi Tanaka (Biko Pegasus) | Rika Kinugawa (Narita Brian) | ||
| 39 | Nov 15, 2024 | "Slapstick Crash" event cast, "Shakerock" production | Mio Hoshitani (Mayano Top Gun) | Hiyori Nitta (Matikanefukukitaru) | Ayaka Fukuhara (Seeking the Pearl) | ||
| 40 | Dec 13, 2024 | New dirt umamusume trio | Yui Tsukada (Transcend) | Asaka (Espoir City) | Aki Sairenji (Furioso) | ||
| 41 | Jan 17, 2025 | Twinkle Circle MCs special | Saki Miyashita (Still in Love) | Yuri Fujimoto (Jungle Pocket) | Nanae Kojima (Rhein Kraft) | ||
| 42 | Feb 21, 2025 | Beginning of a New Era movie special | Haruna Fukushima (Dantsu Flame) | Yui Ogura (Manhattan Cafe) | Sumire Uesaka (Agnes Tachyon) | Yuri Fujimoto (Jungle Pocket) | |
| 43 | Apr 11, 2025 | Miler Umamusume | Maria Sashide (North Flight) | Hina Natsume (Gran Alegria) | Ayaka Ohashi (Vodka) | ||
| 44 | May 16, 2025 | "Gray Week" members | Yuu Sasahara (Curren Chan) | Hiyori Manase (Chrono Genesis) | Yui Kondo (Biwa Hayahide) | ||
| 45 | Jun 20, 2025 | 6th EVENT spring recap special | Azusa Shizuki (Blast Onepiece) | Kaori Ishihara (Almond Eye) | Yuki Nakashima (Lucky Lilac) | ||
| 46 | Jul 3, 2025 | Cinderella Gray 1st cour recap special | Tomoyo Takayanagi (Oguri Cap) | Momoko Seto (Belno Light) | Katsuyuki Konishi (Jo Kitahara) | Mariya Ise (Fujimasa March) | 90 minute live special |
| 47 | Aug 8, 2025 | Main Story Act 2 finale special | Nanae Kojima (Rhein Kraft) | Moe Kahara (Fusaichi Pandora) | First duet episode | ||
| 48 | Sep 12, 2025 | Stay Gold Family Members | Yuriko Hibi (Fenomeno) | Satsumi Matsuda (Stay Gold) | Mayu Yoshioka (Dream Journey) | ||
| 49 | Oct 17, 2025 | New sprinters Trio | Misaki Akiyama (Believe) | Yumiko Mochizuki (Calstone Light O) | Kana Nogi (Durandal) | ||
| 50 | Nov 14, 2025 | 6th EVENT Fall leg recap special | Rika Nagae (Ines Fujin) | Aimi Tanaka (Biko Pegasus) | Haruna Fukushima (Dantsu Flame) | Rena Maeda (Grass Wonder) | |
| 51 | Dec 28, 2025 | Cinderella Gray anime 2nd cour live special | Tomoyo Takayanagi (Oguri Cap) | Naomi Oozora (Tamamo Cross) | Kana Yuuki (Super Creek) | Haruno Inoue (Inari One) | 2.5 hour live special |
| 52 | Feb 13, 2026 | 2012 Generation umas | Yuu Serizawa (Gentildonna) | Kaya Okuno (Verxina) | Hitomi Ueda (Gold Ship) | ||
| 53 | Apr 17, 2026 | 2019 Generation umas | Anju Oda (Curren Bouquetd'or) | Tsukino Chikasada (Marche Lorraine) | Miyu Kubota (Loves Only You) | ||