Synopsis

“Theworldisalwayswrong.”Aftersurvivinghighschoolwithmycynicalwitandacompletelackofromanticprogress,I—HikigayaHachimanwasreadytoliveapeaceful,uneventfullife.Noyouth,nodrama,noforcedsocialinteraction.ThatdreamcametoacrashinghaltwhenIsomehowwokeupinaworldwherehorsegirls—yes,literalgirlswithhorseearsandtails—raceprofessionallywhilechasingtheirdreams.Andapparently…I’mnowtheirtrainer.Me.Theguywhoseideaofteamworkis"doingeverythingmyselftoavoiddealingwithpeople."SpecialWeeksmilesatmelikeI’mherhero.TokaiTeioasksforadvicelikeIhavewisdom.MejiroMcQueendemandsatrainingplanlikeIknowwhatI’mdoing.Spoiler:Idon’t.Buteveryracepullsmedeeper.Everytear,everylaugh,everyfinishlinecrossed…Istarttounderstandthesegirls.Maybe...justmaybe...Thisworldisn’taswrongasIthought.Aloner,arealist,andaformerServiceClubghostbecomestheheartofanewteam.ThisisthestoryofhowI,HikigayaHachiman,becamethemostreluctant—andpossiblythemosteffective—UmaMusumetrainerthisworldhaseverseen.