Umamusume: Pretty Derby is a Japanese sports idol anime created by Cygames, combining horse racing, friendship, competition, and emotional character drama. The series is based on the multimedia franchise that includes anime, manga, and a training simulation game.

At first glance, the concept sounds unusual: famous racehorses from real life are reborn as anime girls with horse ears and tails. However, the series transforms their real racing histories into inspiring stories about dreams, rivalry, effort, and overcoming failures.

Story & World Setting

In the world of Umamusume, there are special girls called "Horse Girls" (Uma Musume) who possess incredible speed and athletic abilities.

They attend Tracen Academy, a school that trains young Uma Musume to become professional racers. Their goal is not only to win races but also to perform as idols after competitions through special victory concerts.

The main competition is based on Japanese horse racing culture, especially famous races such as:

• Japanese Derby
• Tenno Sho
• Arima Kinen
• Japan Cup

Many characters are inspired by legendary racehorses from Japan, with their personalities and stories adapted into anime form.