Underplayed Gems

Uma Musume Pretty Derby (2018)

Uma Musume Pretty Derby poster
Original title
ウマ娘 プリティーダービー
Genre
animation, comedy, drama, Drama, Music, Slice of Life
Country
Japan
Length
3 seasons, 39 episodes
Rated
TV-14
Rating
8.2 of 10 from 92 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
The 3D catalogue: film cases on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this series is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

More series like thisWatch the trailer

or watch the trailer on YouTube

How it feels

The series follows horse girls who train and race at a boarding school. Team Spica members work hard to improve and compete in high stakes derbies.

upliftingenergeticinspiringlightheartedcompetitivedeterminedcutefast-paced

What happens

Umamusume: Pretty Derby is a Japanese anime television series adaptation of the Umamusume: Pretty Derby franchise created by Cygames. The main anime series, focusing on the journeys of members of Team Spica and their races, aired for three seasons from 2018 to 2023. The first season, produced by P.A. Works, aired from April to June 2018. A second season now produced by Studio Kai, with P.A. Works assisting in its production, aired from January to March 2021. A third season produced solely by Studio Kai aired from October to December 2023. Alongside the main anime series, multiple anime spin-offs have been made. An anime television series adaptation of the manga Umayon aired from July to September 2020. Its sequel, titled Umayuru, was released from October 2022 to March 2023. A web anime produced by Cypic titled Umamusume: Pretty Derby – Road to the Top was released from April to May 2023. An anime film also produced by Cypic titled Umamusume: Pretty Derby – Beginning of a New Era premiered in Japan in May 2024. An anime television series adaptation of the manga series Umamusume: Cinderella Gray produced by Cypic aired from April to December 2025, with a short spin-off anime titled Umayuru: Pretty Gray being released from April to May 2025. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

More like this

This page is from Underplayed Gems. Not quite it? You can browse by genre, country and year, or take this one into the 3D catalogue and ask the Catbot for something closer.