Cygames opened an official website for the Uma Musume: Pretty Derby – Road to the Top original net anime on Wednesday and revealed the main cast, staff, and a promotional video. The anime is set to premiere on April 16 at 9: 00 p.m. on Uma Musume‘s official YouTube channel.

Cast


Narita Top Road: Kanna Nakamura (Soredemo Ayumu wa Yosetekuru)


Admire Vega: Hitomi Sasaki (Urara Meirochou)


T.M. Opera O: Sora Tokui (Love Live! School Idol Project)


Okita Trainer: Hiroshi Tsuchida (Shingeki no Kyojin)


Rice Shower: Manaka Iwami (Otonari no Tenshi-sama ni Itsunomanika Dame Ningen ni Sareteita Ken)


Curren Chan: Yuu Sasahara (Tensei Oujo to Tensai Reijou no Mahou Kakumei)


Meishou Dotou: Misaki Watada (Bocchi the Rock!)


Haru Urara: Yukina Shutou (Idoly Pride)

Staff


Director: Chengzhi Liao


Scenario Director, Series Composition: Tetsuya Kobari


Character Design, Chief Animation Director: Jun Yamazaki (Koisuru Asteroid)


Character Design Supervisor: Minami Kiyonaga (Umayuru)


Color Design: Ayumi Nakahara


Art Director: Shingo Kanai (High School Fleet Movie), Osamu Hasada (Harmony)


Director of Photography: Si Zhi Song (Kawaikereba Hentai demo Suki ni Natte Kuremasu ka? photography)


3D Director: Yoshinori Nakano (Princess Connect! Re:Dive)


Editing: Kashiko Kimura (Sora yori mo Tooi Basho)


Music Producer: Tetsuya Uchida (The iDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls)


Sound Director: Takaomi Kanasaki (Princess Connect! Re:Dive)


Content Director: Takuma Akitsu


Studio: CygamesPictures

The anime focuses on T.M. Opera O, Admire Vega, Narita Top Road, and other Uma Musume aiming to win the Classic competitions. It is a part of Cygames‘ Uma Musume: Pretty Derby mixed-media project, where anthropomorphized racing horses as girls with exceptional running capacity aim to win at the “Twinkle Series” sports event. The project includes songs, webcomics, and a smartphone game that was released in February 2021.

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Official site: https://umamusume.jp/anime/roadtothetop/

Source: Uma Musume Project