The upcoming Umamusume: Pretty Derby — Beginning of a New Era anime movie has been getting brief character trailers in the last few days, each previewing the determination of its respective Horse Girl and powerful animation that promises a feast for the eyes. Below are the five that have been released so far, with the latest being Jungle Pocket’s trailer.
The other previewed characters are T.M. Opera, Dantsu Flame,Manhattan Cafe, and Agnes Tachyon.
Umamusume: Pretty Derby — Beginning of a New Era is the latest anime in the Umamusume: Pretty Derby franchise and will see Jungle Pocket (Yuri Fujimoto) facing off against same-generation rivals Agnes Tachyon (Sumire Uesaka) and Manhattan Cafe (Yui Ogura) in the Classic Sankan (Triple Crown) Race. The film will premiere in Japan on May 24.
The Cygames-created Umamusume: Pretty Derby franchise started in 2018 with a P.A.Works-produced TV anime series. A second season produced by Studio KAI, with P.A.Works providing assistance, premiered in 2021. 2023 saw the release of the CygamesPictures-produced web anime Umamusume: Pretty Derby — Road to the Top, which was streamed on the Pakatube YouTube channel, and the Studio KAI-produced third season.
Crunchyroll describes the first season as:
This is a tale of a world where “horse girls”; with glorious names and incredible running abilities live alongside humanity. Horse girl Special Week has moved from the country to the city to attend Tracen Academy. There, she and her classmates compete to win the Twinkle Series and earn the title of “The County’s #1 Horse Girl.”
Aside from anime, the franchise includes works in other media like a social simulation game, manga, and stage play.
Staff
• Director: Ken Yamamoto (Pokémon: Hisuian Snow director, Princess Connect Re: Dive Season 2 opening storyboard artist and director)
• Scenario director and story composer: Tatsuya Kobari (Umamusume: Pretty Derby Season 3 co-series composer)
• Character designer and chief animation director: Jun Yamazaki (Umamusume: Pretty Derby — Road to the Top)
• Art director: Yusuke Watanabe (Cygames Corporate Animation Movie Follow Your Fantasy)
• Color designer: Yo Iwaida (Spy Classroom)
• Compositing director: Yuki Kawashita (Akebi’s Sailor Uniform)
• Compositing director: Akane Fushihara (Spy x Family Code: White)
• Music composer: Masaru Yokohama (Mashle, Tsurune) as music composer
• Animation producer: Tadashi Mizoguchi (Umamusume: Pretty Derby — Road to the Top)
• Animation production: CygamesPictures
Cast
• Yuri Fujimoto as Jungle Pocket
• Sumire Uesaka as Agnes Tachyon
• Yui Ogura as Manhattan Cafe
• Haruna Fukushima as Dantsu Flame
• Sora Tokui as T.M. Opera
Source: Toho Movie Channel