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Uma Musume Pretty Derby Project Reveals 41 New Cast Members

The "1st EVENT Special Weekend!" event for Cygames' Uma Musume Pretty Derby project revealed 41 new characters and their respective voice actresses on Saturday. The new cast includes:

• Akari Kitō as Seiun Sky
• Nozomi Yamamoto as Yukino Bijin
• Yui Watanabe as Winning Ticket
• Naomi Ōzora as Tamamo Cross
• Ayaka Fukuhara as Seeking the Pearl
• Yui Ogura as Manhattan Cafe
• Eri Suzuki as Tosen Jordan
• Yukina Shutō as Haru Urara
• Karin Takahashi as Kawakami Princess
• Afumi Hashi Mejiro Ryan
• Hiyori Nitta as Matikanefukukitaru
• Chinami Hashimoto as Fine Motion
• Hitomi Ohwada as Smart Falcon
• Keiko Watanabe as Narita Taishin
• Minami Tsuda as Air Shakur
• Saki Kōsaka as Gold City
• Kana Yūki as Super Creek
• Haruno Inoue as Inari One
• Haruna Kawai as Nishino Flower
• Aimi Tanaka as Biko Pegasus
• Rei Matsuzaki as Hishi Akebono
• Kotomi Aihara as Bamboo Memory
• Marie Miyake as Marvelous Sunday
• Ikumi Hasegawa as Mihono Bourbon
• Shiori Sugiura as Sweep Tosho
• Tomomi Mineuchi as Ines Fujin
• Yui Kondou as Biwa Hayahide
• Sachika Misawa as Sakura Bakushin O
• Yūki Takada as Shinko Windy
• Sumire Uesaka as Agnes Tachyon
• Haruka Terui as Zenno Rob Roy
• Misaka Watada as Meisho Doto
• Manaka Iwami as Rice Shower
• Hitomi Sasaki as Admire Vega
• Yū Sasahara as Curren Chan
• Minori Suzuki as Agnes Digital
• Ayami Fujino as Eishin Flash
• Shino Shimoji as Nakayama Festa
• Ayaka Imamura as Mayano Top Gun
• Hikari Kubota as Mejiro Dober
• Kaori Maeda as Nice Nature

Cygames began streaming the first promotional video for the game's upcoming anime adaptation, as well as the second promotional video for the smartphone game on Saturday. The videos feature the song "Endless Dream!!" performed by the cast and reveal that both the anime and game will debut in 2018.

The previously announced cast includes:

• Azumi Waki as Special Week
• Marika Kōno as Silence Suzuka
• Machico as Tōkai Teiō
• Yuka Aisaka as Vodka
• Ruriko Aoki as Air Groove
• Minami Takahashi as El Condor Pasa
• Tomoyo Takayanagi as Oguri Cap
• Rena Maeda as Grass Wonder
• Hitomi Ueda as Gold Ship
• Azusa Tadokoro as Symboli Rudolf
• Yuka Ōtsubo as Taiki Shuttle
• Chisa Kimura as Daiwa Scarlet
• Sora Tokui as T.M. Opera Ō
• Yuka Aisaka as Narita Brian
• Yuiko Tatsumi as Hishi Amazon
• Eriko Matsui as Fuji Kiseki
• Lynn as Maruzensky
• Saori Ōnishi as Mejiro McQueen

P.A. Works (A Lull in the Sea, Shirobako) is in charge of animation for the anime, while Cygames, TOHO animation, and Lantis are producing the anime. P.A. Works previously animated a promotional video for the game, which debuted at last year's AnimeJapan 2016 event.

The manga, titled STARTING GATE! -Uma Musume Pretty Derby-, already launched on Cygames' Cycomi manga website in March. S.Kosugi is drawing the manga.

The game is currently in development. The game's concept begins with Uma Musume (Horse Girls), girls endowed with excellent running capability, and who aim to become top idols and compete in the national sports entertainment show "Twinkle Series." Players take the role of both teacher and trainer for the girls in the Nihon Uma Musume Training Center Gakuen (Japan Horse Girls Training Center Academy) and help them make their debut.

Update: Cygames removed the anime promo video and replaced it on July 20. The new video has been embedded.