Movie version “Uma Musume Pretty Derby Door to a New Era”
It has been announced that "Uma Musume Pretty Derby'' will be made into a movie for the first time under the title "Uma Musume Pretty Derby: The Door to a New Era'' and will be released on May 24, 2024. The curtain rises on a new story with Jungle Pocket as the main character. Along with the announcement, a teaser visual and special video were also unveiled for the first time.
"Uma Musume Pretty Derby" depicts a world in which "Uma Musume" who inherit the names and souls of real racehorses aim to conquer the Twinkle Series while living a school life with their friends and trainers. This is cross-media content that will be developed. Since its announcement, it has been developing works in various genres, mainly games, but also anime, music, and comic adaptations.
Its popularity quickly spread, and the game has been downloaded over 19 million times in total. In 2018, the official YouTube channel ``Pakatube!'' was opened, and the number of subscribers to that channel currently exceeds 1.06 million, and the total number of views has exceeded 280 million, making him a true success.
In the TV anime series, the TV anime "Uma Musume Pretty Derby'' broadcast in 2018 featured Special Week and Silence Suzuka, and the following ``Uma Musume Pretty Derby Season 2'' in 2021 depicted a story featuring Teio Toukai and Mejiro McQueen.
The final episode of "Uma Musume Pretty Derby Season 3'' has recently aired, and the story revolves around characters such as Kitasan Black and Satono Diamond, both of which are based on racehorses that defined an era.
In the first movie version of "Uma Musume Pretty Derby: Door of a New Era'', Jungle Pocket becomes the main character, and the curtain rises on a new story in which she competes with rivals of the same generation.
Jungle Pocket, who boasts that he aims to be the best in running, is shocked by Fujikiseki's running in the Twinkle Series and jumps into the world of racing, taking on the prestigious Triple Crown Classic Race, which can only be run once in a lifetime. However, rivals from the same generation such as Agnes Tachyon and Manhattan Cafe stand in their way...and the story unfolds.
The teaser visual that was also unveiled shows the main character Jungle Pocket's strong will as he fights passionately to become the strongest, as the catchphrase says, "I'm the strongest." It depicts a jungle pocket full of dynamism and a moment of powerful running.