TOHO MOVIE’s official YouTube channel has started streaming the first seven minutes of Umamusume: Pretty Derby Beginning of a New Era, an all-new theatrical anime film from the Umamusume: Pretty Derby franchise. The clip will be available online for a limited time of one month from June 24. The clip includes an important scene in the film, where the protagonist Jungle Pocket, who has been running in freestyle races, is shocked by Fuji Kiseki’s run and decides to challenge the Twinkle Series, as well as the opening movie featuring the theme song “Ready! Steady! Derby!”
Umamusume: Pretty Derby Beginning of a New Era opened in 331 theaters across Japan on May 24, 2024. The 108-minute film featuring Jungle Pocket (CV: Yuri Fujimoto) earned 354 million yen (2.26 million USD) on 226,600 admissions in its first three-day weekend of May 24-26, making its second place debut at the weekend box office.The film has stayed in the Japanese weekend box office top 10 for five consecutive weekends, and its cumulative total box office revenue has surpassed one billion yen (6.27 million USD), making it the seventh Japanese anime film that has reached the one billion yen mark in 2024.
The film’s official website describes its story:
Jungle Pocket, a.k.a. Pokke, is a Umamusume girl who has been running free in freestyle races, aiming to be the strongest. On a whim, Pokke watches a race in the Twinkle Series. She is shocked by Fuji Kiseki’s performance in the race, and decides to challenge for the Twinkle Series herself.Pokke enters “Toresen Academy,” where Umamusume girls gather, and under the guidance of trainer Tanabe, who raised Fuji Kiseki, she takes on the “Classic Triple Crown Race,” a race she is allowed to attempt only once in her lifetime. What awaited him there were rivals of the same generation who were even more talented than Pokke.Dedicated to her work, Dantsu Flame continues to work hard and honestly. Manhattan Cafe, running after a “friend” that only she can see. And Agnes Tachyon, a mad scientist who seeks beyond the possibilities of Uma Musume.These Umamusume girls put their pride, their will, and their souls on the line.
The hot and fierce battle opens the door to a new era.
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Source: TOHO MOVIE official YouTube channelⒸ2024 Movie “Umamusume: Pretty Derby Beginning of a New Era” Production Committee
