#Umamusume: Pretty Derby Game Celebrates Its 1st Anniversary with Special Anime Clip

Cygames’ Umamusume: Pretty Derby mobile game started its service for iOS and Android in Japan on February 24, 2021. To celebrate its first anniversary, the franchise’s official YouTube channel has started streaming a seven-minute special anime clip.

The story begins at the entrance ceremony of the Tracen Academy in spring. Kitasan Black (CV: Hinaki Yano), still unaware of her dream, begins to pursue her aspirations with a clean slate, while Satono Diamond (Hina Tachibana) attempts to win the GI to fulfill her family’s long-cherished wish. No one knows what the outcome of the race will be for both of them as they set off with their hearts full of hope.

The clip was directed by Kei Oikawa, who worked on the two-season TV anime in 2018 and 2021, at the second season’s anime production studio Studio KAI. The ED theme song “Ambitious World” sung by Kitasan Black and Satono Diamond will be available on music distribution services on February 24.

The TV anime’s first season was aired for 13 episodes in Japan from April to June 2018, then its second season followed with another 13 episodes from January to March 2021. Both season are available on Crunchyroll to its members in North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Africa, Oceania, the Middle East, and CIS.

Synopsis:

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.”

Source: “Umamusume Pretty Derby” official YouTube channel / Twitter

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