Anime: Uma Musume: Pretty Derby 502m2r

If you have one fiber of "I don't like competition" the whole plot will make you gag. It's about cute furry horse girl disguised in idols racing. Their whole world turns around racing. There is not one bit of friendship, accident or mental construction that isn't deeply rooted and sewed to some race result. You get things like "I was going to be crippled to life, but by sheer mojo spirit of being first, I can do as if nothing happened". This kind of mind over matter, and the kind of mind that can only envision to be first or to be a lack of space. To me it felt like cute cast (and in this, it's a good show for fan of cute furry) with the wackiest liberal propaganda attached to it. But hey, people say I see politic everywhere, I may just be bigoted. I wanted more shoujo ai / yuri also, we only get outlines :(

This is a great watch. Usually there's some gimmick through a series similar to this that elicits groans throughout the series that makes you disgusted with it. There's none of that here. It's a clean story, with a great cast, a fast pace, and great procedural character development.

All I can say, is that this is one series that is severely underrated. It will not disappoint, as there's frustration, failure, growth, tragedy, and triumph all woven into one series.

Watch this, you'll enjoy it.

Coming from PA Works, one should expect a certain level of polish, and that's one thing this show has a lot of despite its sheer fluff simplicity. The production quality is great, the large cast keep things interesting, and just about every episode ends with a heart-warming feel. Beyond that, though, whether or not you'll like this one might depend on what you think of the subject matter. "Horse girls" derby track racing seems to rub a lot of people the wrong way. Even I wondered whether or not I was just being sold into exploitation. But when it comes down to it, aside from the PA-moe "horse girls", this is basically just a high school track anime with a basic twist. Probably average at best, and as long as you're all right with the cutesy subject matter, it's probably average at worst as well.

Sleeper of the year. It came out of the pack on the first turn and by episode 4 it won me over.
It's also an otaku specialty, because horse racing is a huge sport in Japan, and so is the idol culture. If you want to tap into these markets, put a lot of money into an animation about horse girls, and then make them idols once they win.
It's a K-On series blended with a sports series, but don't let the pedigree stop you, this one can run. I expect it will get either spinoffs or another season, and you will not regret watching.