Shin Hotani, Monjūsaki describe meeting new coach Sakura Laurel
Kodoani.com – The official YouTube channel of Shueisha’s YanJan app aired a trailer for the manga Uma Musume Pretty Derby: Star Blossom in Monday. The video revealed the manga’s author and artist, and revealed that the manga will launch in YanJan, Shonen Jump+, and Tonari no Young Jump on April 10.
Shin Hotani drew the manga, and Monjūsaki wrote the script. The manga will focus on new trainer Tsubaki Akeishi and her fateful meeting with Sakura Laurel, an equestrian girl with big dreams.
Cygames announced the manga in March 2022.
Cygames is also publishing several other spinoff manga on Cycomi, including Uma Musume Pretty Derby : Haru Urara Ganbaru!, Starting Gate: Uma Musume Pretty Derby and Uma Musume Pretty Derby Uma Musumeshi.
The first 13-episode Uma Musume Pretty Derby television anime premiered in April 2018. The second season of the Uma Musume Pretty Derby main television anime premiered in January 2021.
The Uma Musume Pretty Derby: Road to the Top anime short will premiere on YouTube on April 16 at 9:00 p.m. JST. The anime is separate from the third television anime season. The anime will feature TM Opera O, Admire Vega, Narita Top Road and other Uma Musume (Horse Girls) going head-to-head to win the Classic competitions.
The Uma Musume Pretty Derby Umayon franchise’s spin-off manga series also inspired its own television anime, which premiered in July 2020 and ended in September 2020.
An anime special celebrating the game’s one-year debut online in February 2022.
A new short anime series titled Uma Yuru premieres in October 2022.
Game Uma Musume Pretty Derby launches in February 2021 for iOS and Android. The game was originally slated to release in Winter 2018 and was delayed to improve quality. The game was released on PC via DMM Games in March 2021.