Umamusume: Pretty Derby (ウマ娘 プリティーダービー, Umamusume Puritī Dābī) is the anime adaptation of the titular mobile game produced by P.A. Works and simulcasted by Crunchyroll.[1] It premiered in spring 2018.
A second season was confirmed in September 2020 and officially started airing on January 4, 2021. The third season begin airing on October 4, 2023.[2]
Plot[]
In a world very much like our own, great racehorses of the past have a chance to be reborn as "Umamusume" with the ears and tails of horses as well as their speed and endurance. The best of these umamusume go to train at Tokyo's Tracen Academy, hopefully moving on to fame and fortune as both racers and idols.
Special Week, a high school umamusume from the countryside, has just transferred to Tracen, and she's determined to fulfill her promise to her mother to become the best umamusume in Japan. On her way to school, she takes a pit stop at the race track and instantly falls in love with Silence Suzuka's style, becoming determined to race on the same team as her.[3]
Staff[]
- Original Developer: Cygames
- Director: Kei Oikawa
- Deputy Director: Masaaki Ota
- Written by: Akihiko Ishihara (Cygames), Masafumi Sugiura
- Character Designs: Yusuke Ikushima
- Lead Artist: Hiroshi Ito
- Color design: Naomi Nakano
- Editor: Ayumu Takahashi
- Music: Utamaro Movement, Lantis
- Music Director: Taro Iwashiro
- Studio: P.A. Works
- Producers:, TOHO Animation, Kansai Telecasting
Voice cast[]
Main characters[]
- Azumi Waki as Special Week
- Marika Kōno as Silence Suzuka
- Machiko Saitō as Tokai Teio
- Ayaka Ōhashi as Vodka
- Hitomi Ueda as Gold Ship
- Chisa Kimura as Daiwa Scarlet
- Oonishi Saori as Mejiro McQueen
- Kouji Okino as Trainer
Secondary characters[]
- Minami Takahashi as El Condor Pasa
- Rena Maeda as Grass Wonder
- Akari Kitō as Seiun Sky
- Yukina Shutō as Haru Urara
- Ruriko Aoki as Air Groove
- Azusa Tadokoro as Symboli Rudolf
- Yūka Aisaka as Narita Brian
- Yuiko Tatsumi as Hishi Amazon
- Eriko Matsui as Fuji Kiseki
- Lynn as Maruzensky
- Yuka Ōtsubo as Taiki Shuttle
- Sora Tokui as T.M. Opera O
- Megumi Toyoguchi as Hana Toujou
Theme songs[]
Opening theme[]
Ending theme[]
- Grow Up Shine! (グロウアップ・シャイン！)
List of episodes[]
- Episode 1: Gate of Dreams (夢のゲートっ!)
- Episode 2: The Debut Race Out of No Where (いきなりのデビュー戦)
- Episode 3: First Big Win (初めての大一番)
- Episode 4: Special Training (特訓ですっ!)
- Episode 5: The Derby with Rivals (ライバルとのダービー)
- Episode 6: Autumn Skies and Umamusume (天高く、ウマ娘燃ゆる秋)
- Episode 7: Promise (約束)
- Episode 8: For You (あなたの為に)
- Episode 9: Dreams of Spica (スピカの夢)
- Episode 10: No Matter How Many Times I Lose (何度負けても)
- Episode 11: Welcome Back! (おかえりなさい!)
- Episode 12: Stage of Dreams (夢の舞台)
- Episode 13: Echo, Fanfare! (響け、ファンファーレ!)
Trivia[]
- When the first season of the Pretty Derby anime series was produced, it was meant to serve as a promotion for the mobile game, which was originally slated for Japanese release the same year in 2018. The game, however, was delayed until 2021.