Manhattan Cafe is a mysterious girl from Uma Musume: Pretty Derby, known for her deep blue hair and a long fringe that almost hides her face. She has a unique white strand of hair, gentle nature, and is famous for making coffee. Manhattan Cafe is quiet, often seen alone, and has the strange ability to see spirits, especially her "friend" that nobody else can see. She shares a dorm with Yukino Bijin and often supports her friends, but stays away from sunny days. Her closest relationships involve Agnes Tachyon, Jungle Pocket, and trainer, who believe in her even when others call her odd.
Manhattan Cafe has long, dark blue hair reaching her waist, with a distinctive single white ahoge (cowlick).
Her eyes are bright golden but look small, giving her a sharp gaze.
She is 155 cm tall, with body measurements of B73/W54/H78, and shoe size of 22.0 cm.
Her main outfit is a black coat and gold accessories, inspired by real company colors.
She wears low-exposure clothes, and all of her shoes are also designed to protect her horse-like hooves.
Other outfits include a green Japanese-style dress and a swimsuit.
Her personal style often features cat motifs, like cat paw prints and cat face belt buckles.
When sleeping, she wears pajamas with hair tied up, showing her rarely-exposed forehead.
Manhattan Cafe is calm, quiet, and often seems distant.
She talks in a poetic and dreamy way, with soft gestures.
She has trouble fitting in, because others think her ghost-seeing ability is weird.
Despite that, she is kind, helpful to juniors, and loves making coffee for her friends.
She is shy about happy, everyday things—like blushing during Christmas outings.
Manhattan Cafe is inspired by a real racehorse of the same name.
She comes from a family of coffee lovers, and brings her own coffee beans, often making original blends.
She enjoys climbing mountains, especially at twilight, because she can talk better with her invisible friend there.
Her room in the dorm is full of strange and mysterious objects, like crystals and strange bottles.
Rumors say spooky things appear in the dorm because of her.
She has a very strong sense for spirits and can see and talk with ghosts and other supernatural things.
Only she can see her "friend," a spirit horse girl who always runs ahead of her during training.
She can hear voices that nobody else can hear.
Her moods and even her body weight change mysteriously from day to day.
She is very skilled at making coffee, and sometimes makes sweets.
Agnes Tachyon
Agnes Tachyon is her classmate and sometimes her rival.
Manhattan Cafe and Agnes Tachyon share an old science classroom for their hobbies and research.
Tachyon always tries to pull her into experiments, and Manhattan Cafe usually refuses in a dry way, but sometimes agrees if their trainer asks.
Both girls have opposite tastes—cafe likes coffee, while Tachyon loves tea.
Jungle Pocket
Jungle Pocket is her friend and rival, sharing big race victories in their year.
They sometimes train and talk together and even tease each other about their wins.
Yukino Bijin
Her dorm roommate, who isn’t scared by the ghostly happenings in their room.
Yukino often enjoys Cafe’s coffee and sweets, and supports her in everyday life.
Trainer
Her trainer is the only person who really believes Manhattan Cafe can see her "friend."
They work together to help her reach her racing goals, even if things get spooky.
Her trainer helps her feel more normal and is never scared by all the ghostly stuff around her.
Together with Tachyon as an advisor, they support Manhattan Cafe in reaching her dreams.
- "I am... here. Together with someone you can't see."
- "Hey, hurry and take me with you."
- "Manhattan Cafe. I have a friend I want to catch up to... Someone who always runs ahead of me... See, over there..."
She dislikes sunny, clear days but loves dusk and nighttime.
Her smartphone wallpaper is a photo of a full moon over a mountain.
Unusual things always happen around her, like ghostly shapes in her photos.
She is good at hiking and knows a lot about deep sea fish.
She gets along easily with animals, especially cats.
Her father, the original Manhattan Cafe horse, was a famous real-life racehorse and stud.
Her bust measurement shrank from 81 cm to 73 cm after the official character update.
Chasing the Invisible Friend
Manhattan Cafe always trains with her invisible friend every night, trying to catch up to her in races.
As a child, she stayed alone in her room because nobody believed she could see ghosts.
Her invisible friend made her feel like she wasn’t alone and inspired her to run for fun.
Connection with Trainer
One day, a trainer begins visiting her.
At first, she doesn't share much, but when the trainer shows true interest in her "friend," she starts to open up.
Together, they start to train seriously.
The trainer is so brave that even the spooky things at her house don’t scare her.
With support from Agnes Tachyon and the trainer, Manhattan Cafe starts entering real races, gaining confidence.
School and Everyday Life
At school, many find her strange, but her true friends stick by her.
She helps others, often giving advice to younger teammates.
She makes stylish coffee for Yukino Bijin, gives tips to juniors, and makes sweets for her younger siblings.
Events in Manga and Anime
In the anime and manga, she is seen making coffee for friends, scaring others with ghost stories, getting caught up in Tachyon’s experiments, and blushing at Christmas parties.
In special events and games, she often helps with mystery cases and weird happenings.
In major races, she always tries to catch up to her invisible friend and dreams of one day seeing her face.
Her character design and outfits are inspired by both fashion and references to her real-life racehorse namesake.
The story often explores supernatural, mysterious themes since she sometimes brings ghostly trouble wherever she goes.
Jokes online claim Manhattan Cafe quits racing and runs a real coffee shop with her trainer and Tachyon after retirement!
She remains a unique, gentle, and quietly powerful character in Uma Musume: Pretty Derby.
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