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Crunchyroll Adds Umamusume: Pretty Derby Anime Simulcast
posted on by Karen Ressler
Crunchyroll announced on Friday that it will simulcast Umamusume: Pretty Derby beginning with the anime's one-hour premiere special on April 1 at 12:00 p.m.EDT. The anime will stream in North America, U.K., Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Scandinavia, South Africa, the Netherlands, and Latin America.
The company streamed an English-subtitled trailer:
Kei Oikawa (This Art Club Has a Problem!, Outbreak Company, My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU TOO!) is directing the anime at P.A. Works. Yousuke Kabashima (D.Gray-man Hallow, Lord Marksman and Vanadis) is the character designer and chief animation director. Masafumi Sugiura (aka Pierre Sugiura, Touken Ranbu: Hanamaru scripts) and Cygames' Akihiro Ishihara are both writing and overseeing the series scripts. UTAMARO movement is composing the music at Lantis.
Cygames' Uma Musume Pretty Derby game is currently in development, with a planned release on iOS and Android in 2018. 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.
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