is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tsunomaru. It was serialized in Shueisha's manga magazine Weekly Shà Ânen Jump from November 1994 to February 1998, with its chapters collected in 16 volumes.
A 61-episode anime television series produced by Pierrot was broadcast on Fuji TV from March 1996 to July 1997. A second manga series, titled Taiyà  no Makibaà Â, was serialized in Weekly Playboy from 2007 to 2011, and later in the Shà « Play News website, under the title Taiyà  no Makibaà  W, from 2011 to 2016, with the overall series' chapters collected in 36 volumes.
The Midori no Makibaà  manga has had over 9 million copies in circulation. In 1997, it won the 42nd Shogakukan Manga Award in the children category.
Midori Makibaà  is a small, white mule. His physique, comparable to that of a donkey and characterized by wide nostrils, distinguishes him from larger thoroughbreds. Compensating for his stature with exceptional determination and speed, Makibaà  achieves victory in major races.
His career begins with significant challenges, yet he is driven by two powerful motives: to defeat his lifelong rival, the thoroughbred Superhorse Cascade, and to win back his mother, Midori, who was sold to settle a debt. Despite numerous hardships, Makibaà  prevails through a series of demanding races to establish himself as a celebrated racehorse.
Written and illustrated by Tsunomaru, Midori no Makibaà  was serialized in Shueisha's manga magazine Weekly Shà Ânen Jump from November 28, 1994, to February 9, 1998. Shueisha collected its chapters 16 volumes, released from June 2, 1995, to June 4, 1998.
A second series, titled , started in Shueisha's Weekly Playboy on March 26, 2007. The manga was later moved to the Shà « Play News website, continued under the title , where it ran from May 9, 2011, to November 14, 2016. Shueisha collected the Taiyà  no Makibaà  chapters in 16 volumes, released from August 17, 2007, to June 17, 2011, while the Taiyà  no Makibaà  W chapters were collected in 20 volumes, released from September 16, 2011, to February 17, 2017.
A 61-episode anime television series adaptation, produced by Pierrot and directed by Noriyuki Abe, was broadcast on Fuji TV from March 2, 1996, to July 12, 1997. The opening theme is by F.MAP; the song is a cover of 's 1970 song . The ending theme is by Men's 5.
The series was re-released on a Blu-ray box on July 27, 2022, which included a five-minute-long new episode that adapted the final chapter of the original manga series.
A spin-off original net animation (ONA) series, titled , premiered on December 16, 2024, on the YouTube, X/Twitter, TikTok, and Instagram platforms. It was directed by , who also oversaw the scripts, and produced the series at DLE with cooperation by KDDI. The music was composed by , and starred Inuko Inuyama, Shigeru Chiba, Toshiharu Sakurai, and Frogman.
A second season, titled , premiered on October 8, 2025. It is directed by Frogman and Tsukasa Nishiyama, with Naotoshi Nakajima and Yuh Ochiai overseeing the scripts, and Matsuno returned to compose the music.
An art exhibition to celebrate the series' 30th anniversary ran at the Graveyard Gallery in Nakano, Tokyo from November 7 to December 2, 2024.
The manga has had over 9 million copies in circulation. In 1997, the manga won the 42nd Shogakukan Manga Award in the children category.