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After a five-year run, Kazuki Amamiya’s time-reset romance light novel, Haibara’s Teenage New Game+, has concluded its main story. The recently released 11th volume will be the penultimate of the series, with an upcoming 12th volume epilogue announced by Kazuki-sensei. Volume 11 cover Hobby Japan has released Haibara’s Teenage New Game+ via their HJ Bunko imprint since December 2021. The light novel features illustrations by Gin.

Cygames, Inc.’s quest for world domination continues as yet another racecourse welcomed Umamusume cosplayers to their turf. Club Hípico de Santiago hosted Chile’s first club-sanctioned Umamusume cosplay race on Friday, May 22. While many of these races have happened throughout the Americas, this was the first time that a major race track welcomed cosplay racers as part of the day’s main races. The club even covered every minute of the 50-meter race with all the vigor it shows in normal races.

The Umamusume franchise has been around for a few years, but the boom that came after the global release of its mobile game surprised even the most stoic otaku. For such a niche franchise, its global reception was extraordinary. All over the world, Umamusume fans have galloped to horse racing tracks to enjoy the sport that inspired the game or to take part in it. And love is what makes events like the Cosplay Trackside meetup at Santa Anita Park possible.