Umamusume: Pretty Derby - Beginning of a New Era

Umamusume: Pretty Derby - Beginning of a New Era (2024)

ウマ娘 プリティーダービー 新時代の扉

Jungle Pocket, an Umamusume who has been racing tirelessly in pursuit of becoming the greatest, is ready to take on the once-in-a-lifetime Classic Triple Crown series. However, standing in her way are rivals from the same generation, whose talent may even surpass her own.

Date of release
2024-05-24
TMDB
8.5 / 10 (35)
Runtime
1h 48m
Genres
Animation, Drama, Comedy, Fantasy
Director
Ken Yamamoto

Casting

Interesting facts

Umamusume: Pretty Derby – Beginning of a New Era is a 2024 Japanese animated sports drama film directed by Ken Yamamoto from a screenplay by Kiyoko Yoshimura. Based on the multimedia franchise Umamusume: Pretty Derby that centers on the titular anthropomorphic racehorses, it is produced by CygamesPictures and stars Yuri Fujimoto, Sumire Uesaka, Yui Ogura, Haruna Fukushima, Sora Tokui, Eriko Matsui, and Kenichi Ogata. The film is loosely based on events surrounding the 2001 Japanese Classic Races and follows Jungle Pocket in her journey to become one of the strongest racers while facing strong competition.

Production

On December 28, 2023, an anime film that is part of the Umamusume: Pretty Derby multimedia franchise, titled Umamusume: Pretty Derby – Beginning of a New Era, was announced through a teaser visual and trailer. It would be produced by CygamesPictures and directed by Ken Yamamoto, with Kiyoko Yoshimura writing the script, Tetsuya Kobari serving as scenario director and story organizer, Jun Yamazaki designing the characters and serving as chief anim…

In several interviews leading up to the film's North American release, Ken Yamamoto shared various details about its production. Yamamoto revealed the film had been in production for three years, adding that it began prior to the development of the franchise's OVA Road to the Top.

Yamamoto has cited the real-life Agnes Tachyon's dominance during his brief racing career as the deciding factor to have his contemporary Jungle Pocket as the film's protagonist, framing their rivalry as having major ramifications to Jungle Pocket's character.

When asked on how the film's races were animated, Yamamoto remarks that he used jockey cams recorded during real-life horse races as source material. He also shared that the team coordinated thoroughly to convey its grounded nature using motion, color palettes, and editing, while also expressing the narrative purpose of each represented race.

On March 22, 2024, the film's official website also revealed the main theme song, titled "Ready!! Steady!! Derby!!". The song is performed by Yuri Fujimoto, Sumire Uesaka, Yui Ogura, and Haruna Fukushima as their respective characters.

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