"So cuuute!" Voice Actress Marika Kono's Blunt-Cut Hair Overflowing with Suzuka Love Receives Praise, Her Umamusume Costume Appearance Sparks Reactions

Voice actress Marika Kono updated her X account and shared off-shots from her appearance on "Paka Live TV," the official live streaming program for the popular content Umamusume: Pretty Derby. The meticulously crafted visual that evokes the character from the series has become a major topic of conversation among fans.

Kono commented on her hairstyle inspired by Silence Suzuka, the character she voices. "Actually, the other day, I had the ends of my hair cut blunt just like Suzuka-san!" she reported, revealing that she recreated the character's distinctive straight-cut hair ends.

In the published images, Kono is dressed in a costume modeled after the Tracen Academy uniform and poses while wearing Silence Suzuka's trademark green ears. As mentioned in the post, the hair ends are beautifully rendered in a perfectly straight "blunt-cut" style, creating a finish that shows respect for the character down to the smallest detail.

In response to this post, fans flooded in with praise, commenting "So cuuute!" "Very blunt cut! It suits you so well!" "Too cute!" and "I can feel your Suzuka love!"

Umamusume: Pretty Derby is a multimedia content featuring "Umamusume" (Horse Girls) who inherit the names and souls of real racehorses and possess horse ears and tails as they aim for victory in races. It has expanded across multiple platforms including games, anime, music, and manga adaptations, and has gained support to the point of creating a social phenomenon, especially since the game version's release in 2021. The passionate dramas woven by the unique Umamusume continue to captivate fans.